recordMilestone GrantReceived from theRobin HoodFoundation“If the condition of man is to be progressively

ameliorated, as we fondly hope and believe,

education is to be the chief instrument in

effecting it.”

— President Thomas Jefferson, early 1800s,

Graham Windham’s founding years

We are extremely pleased and proud

to kick-off our Bicentennial Year with

the announcement of a first time, one-year

renewable grant of $400,000 from the

Robin Hood Foundation. This grant will be

used to implement the national Parent-Child

Home Program (PCHP), a home-based

family-centered literacy program for toddlers

in Graham Windham’s Bronx programs.

The PCHP will provide in-home

educational guidance to 100 Bronx families,

including those receiving foster care and/or

prevention services at Graham Windham

serving children supporting families strengthening communitiesvol. xxxiv issue no. 1

Message from the CEO:

Built to LastI

t was 1806. The Napoleonic Wars were raging in Europe. Here in The United

States, Thomas Jefferson was President, Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific and

Noah Webster first published his Compendious Dictionary of the English

Language. And, in a little clapboard house in Greenwich Village, Elizabeth Hamilton

(widow of Alexander Hamilton and daughter of Revolutionary War General Philip

Schuyler), Isabella Graham and her daughter, Joanne Bethune, founded The Orphan

Asylum Society of the City of New York — today’s Graham Windham — and pledged

“never refuse an orphan child brought to us

for protection whether or not we have a dollar

in the treasury.”

Two hundred years is a long time by

most standards. It certainly is a very long time

for a social service agency to last. But here

we are in 2006, still standing, still serving

and still imagining our future 200 years after

our founding. It is a good time to stop for a

moment and reflect on how we got from

there to here, and to reset our clock.

Clearly we were built to last. An organization will not survive for 200 years if it were

not. It starts with our DNA, meaning our mission and values. Graham Windham is an

“intentional” community. Our mission is to serve the desperate and needy children and

families of New York. It is unswerving. Fidelity to mission is our first value. Doing so

with integrity and always always — the best interests of the children in mind follows.

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NBC Supports Book- Give-Away Week

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“…here we are in 2006, still standing, stillserving and still imagining our future 200years after our founding.”

Poul Jensen

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CEO Letter, continued from page 1

Our mission defines who we are and our values determine

how we act.

Being sound operationally is essential. Attention to the

bottom line is a non-negotiable. Organizations will not survive,

let alone thrive, if their resources are inadequate or if they are

not managed efficiently. Financial insolvency is the number

one destroyer of service organizations. Service quality matters

equally. Organizations have to do what they do well. If they do

not, they will be eclipsed and eventually replaced by those that

do. Service excellence is always where we set our sights.

Holding to a steady course keeps organizations coherent

and level-headed. That is particularly important when the service

field (child welfare and protection) is so fraught with primal

emotions and radically shifting ideologies. Over the years,

Graham Windham has never deviated from its core beliefs —

the primacy of child safety, good child care and sensible child

development. We stick to the knitting and we mean business.

You won’t find Graham Windham getting all caught up in the

latest fad of the day. We are exceedingly well anchored.

That does not mean, however, that we do not evolve.

In fact, continual renewal is a prerequisite for an enduring

organizational life and Graham Windham has been adept at

adjusting to its constantly changing task environment. We live

by the four A’s (or try to): Alert to change, Agile in deployment,

Adaptive in practice and Aligned in purpose — which brings

us to today, and tomorrow. Even a cursory awareness of current

events makes clear that the urgency of our mission has in no

way withered over the years. The horrors of child abuse and

neglect seem never to fade. It is an appalling and always

shocking constant. The context within which it manifests,

however, does change and that requires a great deal from us.

In some ways, It is becoming harder and harder to be wise and

to do good. That’s because for every forward step society takes,

there’s a (usually unintentional) consequence that pushes it

backwards. It is easy to get entangled in the dialectic and lose

your way and your footing in the process.

We remain, therefore, forever vigilant, forever committed

and forever invigorated. And that, friends and supporters, is

how we intend to make our bicentennial celebration a truly

meaningful one, and the start of our third century of services

an auspicious one. We ask you then — unhesitatingly — to

please join hands with us to create a future for Graham

Windham that is equal to our solemn mission and extraordinary

200 year legacy. It is a future that also means hope, and a

future, for all the desperate and needy children and families

we serve. It is a mission and a vision fully deserving of our

hard work, and your generous support.

Poul Jensen

President and CEO, Graham Windham

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Robin Hood, continued from page 1

Penny Hardaway – Former NewYork Knicks Player Scores Big forGraham Windham’s Children

On December 20, 2005, in the middle of the holiday transit strike,

forty-four children from Graham Windham’s Beacon Center set out on

foot to attend Penny Hardaway’s Annual Holiday Give-Away. Caught up

in the excitement of the evening, the children hardly noticed the frigid

temperatures and the long walk to the Harlem State Office building

where the party was held.

“This was the best party ever for the Beacon students. The enthusiasm,

e x c i t e m e n t ,

entertainment,

food, dancing,

face painting

and the gifts

were all very

special,” said

Bibiana Thomas,

Director of the Beacon Program. Throughout the course of the evening

Penny danced with the children to the sizzling tunes of the Master of

Ceremonies, Uncle Magic — The Hip Hop Magician and the children

enjoyed a live performance by The New York Knicks City Dancers. GW

Graham Windham extends a special thank you to Shamika Lee, a

member of Graham Windham’s Board of Directors for facilitating this

event and to Penny Hardaway, Inc.’s volunteers and Penny for providing

such a wonderful evening for the children of Graham Windham.

and families enrolled in Graham Windham’s Early Head Start program, as

well as biological parents who have reunited with their children. Kieran

McGrath, Senior Program Officer at the Robin Hood Foundation said, “The

Robin Hood Foundation is committed to targeting poverty in New York City

by finding and funding the best community-based groups, such as Graham

Windham and forming partnerships to maximize results.”

Decades of continuous positive results for the national PCHP

indicates that this program is one of the most effective means of promoting

early literacy and education, family togetherness, prevention and reunification.

As an additional benefit, the PCHP will provide an extra set of “eyes and

ears” in the homes of the families served, helping to further

support Graham Windham’s unwavering commitment to home safety for

all children in its care. “A partnership with the Robin Hood Foundation

could not have come at a more appropriate time for Graham Windham.

Starting off our Bicentennial year in this light, with the funds to be able to

help our children and families in this capacity, furthers our critical efforts to

promote literacy for our youngest clients,” said Charmane Wong, Graham

Windham Vice President.

Each family enrolled in Graham Windham’s PCHP will be assigned

a Home Visitor, who will visit two times a week. In the twice-weekly

sessions with the parent (or other primary caregiver) and the child, the

Home Visitor will model verbal interaction, reading and play activities. The

Visitor will show parents how to use books and toys, provided by Graham

Windham, to cultivate language and emergent literacy skills that promote

school readiness. During the two-year project, families will acquire a library

of children’s books and a large collection of educationally stimulating toys.

“This partnership makes sense because the Robin Hood Foundation

and Graham Windham share a common mission, to help disadvantaged

children and families overcome barriers to attaining self-sufficiency.

Not having the ability to read or write is one of the greatest obstacles. We

are extremely grateful to the Robin Hood Foundation for providing this

opportunity in our Bicentennial Year,” said Poul Jensen, Graham Windham

President and CEO. GW

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Twenty year-old Transito Chauca is a proud and self-

sufficient young adult. Transito knows that her hopes

and aspirations are achievable and she anticipates

her future with dignity and grace. On February 1, 2006, she

completed a two-year Medical Assistance Program offered

at the Sanford Brown Institute. After securing a full-time

job, Transito plans to live on her own for the first time and

return to school to become a pediatrician. She has acquired

a newfound confidence and what were once just dreams is

now reality.

At the age of 13, Transito moved from Ecuador to

The United States with her mother to join her brother. She

faced many challenges that tested her confidence: a new

home, a different country, a foreign language, a new school,

the stress of making friends, pressures of being a teenager

and a family life that was often in crisis. As a result of family

unrest, she was placed in New York City’s Foster Care

System and came to Graham Windham. During her first

year, at 17, Transito lived with a foster family in the Bronx

and completed high school. When she turned 18, Transito

was accepted into Graham Windham’s Supervised

Independent Living Program (SUP) where she continues to

live with a female roommate. Through this program

Transito has participated in various trainings including life

skills, the world of work and educational and vocational

programs. While SUP is designed to help teens mature into

self-sufficient adults with the ability to live on their own,

the program also provides permanency-planning services to

ensure that upon discharge residents have a stable, life-long

connection (biological family members, foster parents,

mentors or guardians).

Today, Transito is busy completing a five-week

internship for her Medical Assistance program and applying

for full-time Medical Assistance jobs. When she officially

leaves Graham Windham, the permanency-planning staff has

arranged for Transito to remain connected to her biological

older brother and a mentor at VIM Clothing where she

works part-time. Her future goals will take discipline, guidance

First Person: Transito ChaucaResident, Graham Windham’s Supervised Independent Living Program

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Graham School Students “PlayBall” With Bloomberg EmployeesFor the second year, teens from the Graham School participated in this

year’s “Best of Bloomberg” 2005 holiday program, which is an entire

week in the month of December when Bloomberg employees take time

off from work to participate in charitable activities. Ten youth from the

Graham School joined Bloomberg volunteers for a fun-filled basketball

outing at the Chelsea Piers Field House on December 13, 2005.

Pictured at Right:

On January 26, 2006,

NYPD Police Officers

who appear as the

main characters, along

with Elmo, in a popular

Sesame Street book,

“The People in Your

Neighborhood”, visited

Graham Windham’s

Finest Childcare Center

located at One Police

Plaza to read their book

to the children.

Family PermanencyPlanning Services(FPPS) hosts AnnualFoster Care HolidayParty

On December 9, 2005, Graham Windham

staff hosted over 300 of the Agency’s foster

care children and their families for the Annual

Foster Care Holiday Party at Washington

Irving High School. The children, ranging

from birth to eighteen years old, and their

families were treated to a full buffet of food,

snacks and desserts and enjoyed an array of

entertainment including magic tricks, photo

opportunities with Minnie Mouse, and dancing

to the energetic music of Deejay Steven Glus.

Graham Windham staff provided a variety of

activities including face painting, pin the nose

on Rudolph, Holiday Bingo, a snowball toss,

and arts and crafts. The children were all

smiles when they received cuddly teddy

bears, books, dradels, yo-yos and other prizes

for their participation in the games!

The Citigroup Foundation Renews Support for Early ChildhoodIn December 2005, the Citigroup Foundation awarded Graham Windham a renewed grant of

$50,000 to continue support of Graham Windham’s Community-Based Literacy Program. This

generous support will allow Graham Windham to enhance literacy services in all of the Agency’s

Brooklyn Early Childhood Programs as well as serve those children between one month and

eight years of age who currently receive foster care and prevention services in Brooklyn.

“Since 2001, the Citigroup Foundation has provided early and significant funding for

Graham Windham’s efforts to build a comprehensive, family literacy model to address the

needs of both parents and home-based child care providers in the Agency’s early childhood

education programs. The Citigroup Foundation’s continued loyal support has been essential to

the success of this program and we are pleased to continue this partnership in our Bicentennial

Year,” said Poul Jensen, President and CEO.

The primary goal of Graham Windham’s Brooklyn Early Childhood Literacy Program is two-

fold; the Agency is committed to providing Graham Windham’s young children with the proper

supports during their early years to help to increase reading and literacy skills and to train parents,

in-home providers, and foster parents on how to augment their child’s literacy development.

This program is designed to encourage stable and interactive educational environments inside and

outside of the classroom to increase the likelihood that all children in Graham Windham’s care

attain their full potential as adults. “We recognize the importance of building a strong foundation

for learning early in a child’s development and are pleased to know that the children and families

who participate in the Graham Windham program continue to achieve academically at high levels,”

said Stephanie Hochman, Program Officer, Citigroup Foundation. “Citigroup is pleased to strengthen

its commitment to help make communities where we do business better places through our

support of Graham Windham.” GW

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Once again, Graham Windham’s Bronxville

Friends demonstrated the true meaning of

sharing the holiday season, when volunteers

of all ages arrived at The Graham School

campus on December 7, 2005, for Graham

Windham’s second annual Adopt-a-Cottage

for the Holidays Program. Spearheaded by

Karin Kuhns, a long-time Graham Windham

Volunteer, the Adopt-a-Cottage for the

Holidays Program has grown tremendously.

Last year, the Bronxville Friends together

with the children on campus decorated four

cottages for the holidays. This year all 12

cottages were garnished with holiday cheer

and decorations.

Carmen Paolercio, a Graham Windham

Board Member, helped coordinate the

Bronxville Friend’s “Santa Night” this year

where more than 100 Bronxville Friends

fulfilled Christmas “wish lists” for 165

children on the Graham School Campus.

Additionally, this holiday season, the

Bronxville Friends worked with the

Bronxville Middle School 7th grade class

and the Bronxville High School Youth

Council to provide all of the presents and

Christmas Day stockings for approximately

40 children who woke up Christmas morning

on the Graham School Campus.

Under the leadership of Graham

Windham Board Members Pamela Minetti

and Tracy Rutherfurd, the Bronxville High

School Youth Council regularly hosts activities

on the campus twice a month. Earlier in the

holiday season, the Bronxville High School

Youth Council cooked a festive Thanksgiving

meal with the children at Fox, Rogers and

Perkins cottages. At Christmas time, the Youth

Council sang songs, made candy houses

and shared hot chocolate and Christmas

cake with the children.

For the last 16 years, the Bronxville

Friends have been extremely generous to

the children that Graham Windham serves.

“It is truly a strong commitment between the

two communities,” said Karin Kuhns. GW

Graham Windham is extremely grateful

to the Bronxville Friends for their tireless

generosity and for providing the opportunities

for our children and families to experience

the joys of the holiday season.

Bronxville FriendsShare Holiday Cheer NBC Supports

Graham Windham’sFirst Annual Book-Give-Away WeekA Storybook Success!

Thanks to the generosity of NBC and its Annual Toy Drive, Graham Windham

received 3,000 donated books and hosted the Agency’s First Annual Book-

Give-Away Week from January 23 – 27, 2006. Over 400 children and 196

families visited Graham Windham’s multi-service centers in Brooklyn, Harlem and the

Bronx to receive a variety of books for children of all ages.

Literacy staff was available each day to speak with families and answer questions

about the wide range of literacy and education services provided through Graham

Windham’s Community-Based Literacy Program. In addition to books, Literacy Staff

provided families with take-home reading activity worksheets that promote parent-

child interaction and success in school.

“We are extremely thankful to NBC for providing the books necessary to

establish Book-Give-Away Week. This event was so successful because families had

the opportunity to interact and get to know Graham Windham’s Literacy Staff and

celebrate the Agency’s continued commitment to literacy and education,” said

Karenne Berry, Director of Literacy and Education.

For many years, a variety of individual donors, companies and organizations have

donated books and toys to Graham Windham. However, this is the first year Graham

Windham’s Literacy Program designated an entire week to distributing books to families.

Book-Give-Away Week was a huge success and Graham Windham’s Literacy staff

looks forward to continuing the tradition in the coming years. GW

To learn more about how you can donate books, toys, and other in-kind gifts to Graham

Windham please call (212) 529-6445, Ext. 316 or email ifillw@graham-windham.org.

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A Short History

Graham Windham, the oldest non sectarian child welfare agency in The United States, is celebrating its 200th

Anniversary! Founded in New York City in 1806 by a group of dedicated forward-looking women, including

Isabella Graham and Elizabeth (Mrs. Alexander) Hamilton, Graham Windham has been meeting the needs of New

York City’s poorest, most vulnerable children for two centuries.

Two hundred years of continuous service is an outstanding record for any institution. But, consider the dramatic

societal changes and upheaval we have seen over those 200 years and their profound effects upon our children and their

families – The Civil War, industrialization, pandemic disease, two World Wars, The Great Depression, The Civil Rights

movement and epidemic levels of drug abuse and associated diseases like HIV/Aids. Now consider that over that same

period of time, we have experienced a revolutionary change in our approach to child welfare – institutionalization gave

way to foster care, which was replaced by a preference for early intervention, permanent family reunification and/or

adoption. And all the while, our population of at-risk children has grown, with the most vulnerable children facing

greater and greater risks. When you take all of these factors into consideration, it is nothing short of miraculous for one

agency to have grown, adapted, expanded and modified its services and programs continuously over 200 years to meet

the ever-changing needs of New York City’s most vulnerable population.

And yet, many of the principles that guided our founders, and many of the basic needs they sought to meet, have

remained constant. In 1806, The Orphan Asylum Society of the City of New York (which evolved into The Graham

Home for Children) was established to care for and educate parentless children regardless of their financial resources.

In 1835, The Society for the Relief of Half-Orphan and Destitute Children (which evolved into Windham Child Care)

was established to enable widowed parents to work while their children were safely and properly educated and cared

for. Then, as today, the agencies that would eventually become the combined Graham Windham were dedicated to

providing safety, stability, education and family for those children whose own families were unable to do so.

Similarly, in the past as today, those agencies relied for support upon the good will and generosity of those in the

community, including civic leaders, business leaders, prominent members of society and celebrities. Early supporters

included Governor DeWitt Clinton and singer Jenny Lind. Later supporters included Mrs. R.G. Dun, wife of the

founder of Dun and Bradstreet, Miss America Lee Merriwether, actress Debbie Reynolds, singer Eddie Fisher and

cowboy star Hopalong Cassidy. In 1965, Mrs. Brooke Astor donated funds that enabled the Graham School to build

a gymnasium, and in 1996, Mrs. Astor was honored at Graham Windham’s 190th Anniversary Gala, for which The

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton served as The Honorary Chair. Other past gala honorees include Arthur Ashe,

Ruby Bridges, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, Joan Ganz Cooney, Oscar de la Renta, Jim Henson, Charlayne Hunter-Gault,

Judith Jamison, Wynton Marsalis and Maurice Sendak.

Today, as we prepare to celebrate our 200th Anniversary, Graham-Windham continues to provide vital preventive

services, education, protection and assistance to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children of New York City. As

we embark on our third century, we remain true to the ideals and principles of our founders while we strive to meet

and adapt to the ever-changing needs faced by our children. We are confident that if Mrs. Graham and her deter-

mined and dedicated cohorts could visit us today, they would be proud of their legacy.

— Melissa M. Thomson, Trustee and Bicentennial Ball Co-Chair, Graham Windham

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The First Day: March 15, 1806

In March of 1806, Mrs. Isabella Graham, President of the Society for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children, found

herself faced with the problem of caring for six children whose widowed mothers had recently died. Rather than commit the

children to the grim confines of the local almshouse, Mrs. Graham enlisted her daughter, Divie Bethune, her recently widowed

friend Elizabeth (Mrs. Alexander) Hamilton, and several other prominent New York City women and together they created the

Orphan Asylum Society in the City of New York. Soon thereafter, Mrs. Graham’s young charges were living in a small house in

Greenwich Village and the institution we now know as Graham-Windham had embarked on its two-hundred year mission serving

the needs of New York City’s most vulnerable population.

Mrs. Hoffman 1st Director

Mrs. Hamilton 2nd Director

Mrs. Bethune Treasurer

Mrs. Rodman Secretary

TRUSTEES

Mrs. Startin

Mrs. Sadler

Mrs. McVickar

Mrs. Pierce

Mrs. Faielie

Mrs. Aspinwell

The following resolutions were

agreed to.

1st: That unlimited powers be

given to the Board to act in such

manners they shall deem proper

till the next general meeting.

2nd: That the Gentlemen,

subscribers to the Institution be

requested to select a committee

to visit the Asylum occasionally

& to make a minute of their

observations on the present

regulations, & suggest such

alterations & improvements as

they may conceive beneficial to

the future welfare of the

Institution a book for which …..

be & to they the same before the

Board at their next meeting

found at the Asylum.

Orphan SocietyTranscribed from “Minute Book, Orphan Society,” 1806 to 1822, pictured at left.

The female subscribers to the proposals for providing an Asylum forOrphan Children, met at the City Hotel on Saturday the 15th day ofMarch at 11 o’clock A.M. Mrs. Graham was called to the chair when thefollowing ladies were unanimously chosen as a Board of Director for theensuing half year.

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OCTOBERThree barrels of apples, from Mrs. O. B. Potter.

NOVEMBERA large box of cut flowers, fromMrs. De Forest.

Oranges, apples, cake and nuts forThanksgiving, from Mrs. Brewster.

Turkey and cranberries, from Mr. Gen Battersby.

A large framed picture, from Mrs. Appleton.

A hundred and thirty pounds ofcoffee, from Messrs. Hard and Rand.

Five dollars for Christmas, fromMrs. C. Devoe.

DECEMBERLarge supplies of turkeys for theChristmas dinner, from Mrs. T. C. Sloane.

An extension table, nursery chairs,toys and nine forks, from Mrs. Merchant.

JANUARYA hymn book for the choir, fromMrs. Cortlandt Irving.

A set of Rand & McNally’s large school map, from Mrs. Geo. D. Phelps.

FEBRUARYA quantity of china and glass, fromthe estate of Mrs. R. L. Stuart.

An afghan and two pairs of slippers for the nursery, from Mrs. Henry W. Smith.

A bountiful dinner for the house-hold on Wasington’s Birthday, froma friend, by Miss Talbot.

MARCHTwo boxes of oranges, from Mrs. T. M. Adams.

Three pairs of knitted reins andfour booklets for the nursery children, from Mrs. Carrier.

One hundred and sixty-two numbers of “Harper’s Wide Awake”and one hundred and sixty-onenumbers of “Harpers Young People.”

APRILTwo hundred and twenty Hot Cross Buns, from Mr. Geo M. Ballou.

Thirty five dozen eggs, from Park & Tilford.

Ten dollars for ice cream, fromMrs. H. D. Forest.

Two hundred cakes, from Mrs. Devoe.

MAYTwo large dishes and somestoneware, from Mrs. Davison.

Six tops, six jumping ropes, a gameof lotto and colored beads, fromMrs. T. M. Adams.

Ice cream and cake for theevening of the ColumbianExhibition, from Miss Bradley andMiss Henry.

A large quantity of hymnals, fromRev. J. Ireland Tucker, D D., Troy N.Y.

Fifteen dollars for the ColumbianCelebration, from Mrs. Brewster.

A furnished doll’s cradle, from “alittle child who wanted to makesomebody happy,” through Mrs. W. W. Knox.

A suit of boy’s cloth and one-half dozen shirt waists, from Mrs. C. Bowman.

Booklets, from Mrs. Phelps.

Booklets, from Miss Butler.

Coral and cones for KindergartenInstitution.

DONATIONS: 1892-93Transcribed from Annual Report pictured above.

June, 1808. Thirty dollars from the pupils of

Miss Frances Brenton's school, the fruits of their

self-denial in voluntary living for some days on

mush and molassess, in order that the money

thus saved might be given to the Asylum.

1812. One dollar from Miss Emma Stansbury,

gained, one cent at a time, for learning one

hundred questions in the Catechism.

1839. Two hundred loads of street manure

from the Mayor and Corporation.

1851. Portrait of Mrs. Hamilton by Huntington,

presented by Duncan C. Pell.

For 200 years Graham Windham has relied upon the generosity and support of the public to safeguard our Founders’ pledge to

“never refuse an orphan child brought to us for protection whether or not we have a dollar in the treasury.”

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We are delighted to invite you to join us for

The Graham Windham Bicentennial Ball,

honoring Joel I. Klein, Chancellor of the

New York City Public Schools, for his tremendous

commitment to public education for the children of

New York. We are planning an extraordinary benefit

celebration worthy of honoring both Chancellor

Klein’s outstanding achievements and the historical

significance of Graham Windham’s 200th anniversary

and our remarkable legacy of charitable giving in

The United States. In the past, Presidents, First Ladies,

Senators, Governors and Mayors have recognized and

supported Graham Windham’s vital mission. We hope

you too will join us in supporting Graham Windham

by purchasing a table or tickets for this extraordinary

event for New York City, for our children and for the

nation!

Heather McVeigh Tracy RutherfurdMelissa Thomson Georgia Wall

Bicentennial Ball Co-Chairs

2006 Joel I. Klein

2005 John Sargent

2004 James Gorman

2002 Kenneth Lewis

1999 Michael Ainslie

1998 Marian Sulzberger Heiskell

1997 Judith Jamison

1996 Mrs. Vincent AstorRuby Bridges

1995 Charlayne Hunter-GaultDonna Hanover

1994 Dr. T. Berry Brazelton

1992 Maurice Sendak

1991 Oscar de la Renta

1989 Wynton Marsalis

1988 Joan Ganz Cooney

1987 Arthur Ashe

1986 Jim Henson

S AV E T H E D A T E

HONOREE

JOEL I. KLEINChancellor of the New York City Public Schools

THE BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE

HONORARY CHAIRSenator Hillary Rodham Clinton

Senator Charles E. Schumer

CIVIC CHAIRVernon Jordan

CORPORATE CHAIRSSuzy and Jack Welch

CO-CHAIRSHeather McVeigh Tracy RutherfurdMelissa Thomson Georgia Wall

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH, 2006Cocktail Reception 6:30 PM | Dinner and Dancing 7:30 PM

Cipriani Wall Street55 Wall Street, New York City

Inquiries 212.529.6445, Ext. 316www.graham-windham.org

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T H E G R A H A M W I N D H A M B I C E N T E N N I A L B A L L

Pictured Above: from the Archives — New York OrphanAsylum, present day Graham Windham

ISABELLA GRAHAM AWARDEES

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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GENEROUSDONORS AND VOLUNTEERS

$400,000 +Robin Hood Foundation

$50,000 +The Citigroup Foundation

$10,000 +Mr. and Mrs. Ernest AbrahamsonAltria Employee FundAnonymousTheodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.Renate, Hans and Maria

Hofmann TrustThe Hyde & Watson FoundationJames T. Lee Foundation Inc.New York Life Insurance

FoundationThe New York Times Co.,

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Todd S. ThomsonVerizon FoundationThe Walbridge Fund, Ltd.

$5,000 +Commonwealth Metal CorporationMr. and Mrs. James R. CraigieThe Epstein PhilanthropiesMr. Joseph L. Rice and

Ms. Franci J. BlassbergThe Meredith Corporation

FoundationMs. Georgia Wall and

Mr. Donald GogelThe Wickham Foundation

$2,500 +Mr. and Mrs. Warren J. AdelsonAlianza Dominicana, Inc.Ms. Carole D. CrockerMr. Kenneth M. DeRegtMr. and Mrs. Anthony Paolercio, Jr.Ms. Mary Thomas and

Ms. Ellen ViolettThe Vanderbilt Family Foundation

$1,000 +Mr. and Mrs. Clifford BergerMs. Celia Felsher and

Mr. John L. CecilCitibank, N.A. Commerical

Markets GroupMr. and Mrs. Michael DelaneyMr. and Mrs. James G. DonlevyMr. and Mrs. Robert V. FerrariMr. and Mrs. Milton GrallaDr. and Mrs. Charles A. GrayMs. Cheryl HensonMr. David HuntMr. and Mrs. Raymond E. JoslinMr. and Mrs. Roger C. KlineMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kunhardt, Jr.James A. Macdonald FoundationMr. and Mrs. Matthew M. McKennaMr. and Mrs. Vincent McMahonMr. and Mrs. Howard McMorris, IIMr. and Mrs. Richard McVeyMr. David J. Megley and

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Serving ChildrenSupporting Families

Strengthening Communities

Graham Windham33 Irving PlaceNew York, NY 10003

www.graham-windham.org

A Holiday Dream Comes True forOne Graham Windham Family

Each year, Graham Windham Trustee Shamika Lee organizes a holiday

gift drive for Graham Windham’s teens. This year she introduced the

Agency to the Queens Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi (KAP), an

organization that engages in a number of community services throughout

Queens and other areas of New York City. The Chapter made a holiday

wish come true for a family of three in Graham Windham’s care by

“adopting” the family this past holiday season. Members purchased a

variety of gifts including clothing, a DVD player, cook wear, a laptop, toys

and other gifts for the family to open on Christmas Day.

For more information about how you can “Adopt” a family for the

holidays, birthdays and other special occasions, please call

(212) 529-6445, Ext. 316 or email ifillw@graham-windham.org.

and support. While Transito will provide the hard work and drive,

Graham Windham will make certain she has the future emotional

support and guidance needed. Recently, Transito said, “My goal

was to be able to finish going to school by the age of 21 and to be

able to depend on myself. Thanks to Graham Windham staff, I

have achieved this goal.” GW

First Person, continued from page 3

Pictured at Left: Graham Windham’s children were paid asurprise visit from Santa Clause On December 13, 2005, whenBath and Body Works region 20 organized and hosted a holidayparty for Graham Windham at the Agency’s 540 Atlantic AvenueSite in Brooklyn.