Introduction
Why give to Sanford?
Giving is woven through the very fabric of our school. Everyday, Sanford benefits from gifts of time, talent and treasure made possible by students, parents, grandparents, alumni, trustees, and friends.
Giving comes in many forms:
- Students who give a smile in the hallway or a helping hand in the lunch line or on a service project on Martin Luther King Day
- Families who participate in a bake sale or toy drive or at the book fair
- Mothers, fathers and other family members who serve as room parents
- Home & School representatives, auction volunteers, and field trip chaperones who support students and their activities
- Faculty who spend extra time with students and who enhance the classroom experience with learning opportunities that go above and beyond the regular course of a day
- Trustees who spend evenings and early mornings at meetings that help them govern the school
- Alumni who return to share their experience after Sanford with current students or volunteer to organize a reunion or a Homecoming event.
Giving of ourselves includes sharing of our treasure, as well. As parents, we give to affirm the decision we made to educate our students in a fine independent school. As faculty, we all give because we value the opportunity to be part of this school and we believe passionately in its mission. As alumni, we give out of appreciation for the education we received and the energetic
caring of faculty who prepared us for the future, And, as friends, we give out of understanding the impact that Sanford School has on its students and its community.
There are many avenues for giving to Sanford. Our annual report primarily recognizes the support we receive for the Annual Fund, which is the foundation for philanthropy at Sanford. However we also acknowledge capital gifts for building projects, resources to increase our endowment, goods and services to enhance our programs, matching gifts from generous companies and corporations, planned gifts through the development of estate plans and wills, and restricted gifts that provide, among other things, need-based financial aid for our students.
In whatever manner you are able to give to Sanford, your generosity of spirit and resources make a difference.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards,
Karen Riordan
Director of Development