The Meadowbrook School Annual Report of Philanthropic Giving

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THE MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL
Annual Report of Philanthropic Giving, 2014-2015
A Letter From the President of the Board of Trustees
The 2014-15 Meadowbrook School year was one for the
history books. The 95th year at Meadowbrook started with the
inauguration of the 9th Head of School, Michael J. Reardon. With
his experience, we are poised for an exciting lead up to our 2019
Centennial Celebration and beyond. The energy and momentum
from the success of his first year is evident all around campus.
In addition, Meadowbrook enjoyed a record breaking fundraising
year in 2014-15. We are grateful for the generosity of all of our
donors reflected in this year’s Annual Report of Philanthropic
Giving. As president of Meadowbrook’s Board of Trustees, I
want to say thank you to all. It takes all of us – parents, alumni,
grandparents, faculty and friends – sharing in the common goal of
advancing our wonderful school. In order to fulfill our mission,
we are grateful to all those who recognize the importance of
philanthropic support. The entire Meadowbrook community but,
most importantly, our students and faculty, are the beneficiaries of
your commitment and generosity. Thank you!
In 2014-2015, over two hundred and fifty individuals contributed
to our school, including alumni, parents (past and present),
grandparents, faculty, staff and friends. Throughout the school year, we reached out to the community and the response was
overwhelming. We started the year with a beautiful new monument sign at the corner of Meadowbrook and Hampton Roads
because of the wonderful generosity of Geoffrey and Gretchen Jackson. This literally laid the “foundation” for a great year.
In October, the Meadowbrook School Golf Outing was an amazing success bringing together members of our community
for a fun-filled day and raising over $30,000 for Meadowbrook in the process. From September through June, your support
of Parents of Meadowbrook initiatives such as Fall Festival, BINGO Night and the 4th annual Run for Education, resulted
in POM’s gift to the school of over $16,000 – funds which supports all the unique programming that makes Meadowbrook
so special. Finally, the year culminated in a terrific auction event hosted by Gwen and Dave Campbell. Over one hundred
and thirty friends of Meadowbrook came out to celebrate our school at the Campbell’s lovely home where we raised over
$250,000!
We are especially thankful to those who this year took the first step in becoming philanthropists by making a gift to the
Meadowbrook Annual Fund. For almost a century, the Meadowbrook School has been committed to providing its families
the finest elementary school education, but we cannot do it alone. Your unwavering commitment and generosity are essential
to our ongoing success in fulfilling this mission. I look forward to your continued support.
Thank you,
Jeffrey W. Franz
President, Board of Trustees
The Meadowbrook School
The Meadowbrook School is grateful to the
following individuals and organizations
who made gifts to our school from July 1,
2014 through June 30, 2015. Gifts in kind and
cash donations to the Meadowbrook Annual
Fund, Endowment, Restricted Gifts and special
projects are listed as follows:
Founder
$25,000 +
Gwen and David Campbell
Cedarcrest Charitable
Foundation
Laurie and Jeff Franz
Kristen and Clifford Haugen
Sheila and Kevin Hudson
Gretchen and Geoff Jackson
Marie-Louise Jackson+
The Kretschman Family
Vesta Fund
Fellow
$10,000 to $24,999
Alexis and Andy Isztwan
Bobbie and Ned Leiby
National Philanthropic Trust
Parents of Meadowbrook
(POM)
The Pitcairn Family
Cindy and Timothy Seeberger
Sponsor
$5,000 to $9,999
Janet and Stan Angelo
Benjamin Obdyke
Saryu and Jitu Desai
Catharine Keim
Barbara and Bruce Panczner
Paradise Property, LLC
Tracey LoPolito and
Chris Schubert
Head of School Circle
$2,500 to $4,999
Leyla Salehli and Doug
Horgan
Barbara and David Junkin
Jenny Yu and Randy Kamien
The McKeown Foundation
Colleen Perkins and
Christopher Bernert
Stephanie and Chip Weinstein
+ Indicates the passing of one
of our community members
Spirit of 1919
$1,919 to $2,499
Megan and Brian Brogan
Sareta Coubarous and
Larry Carter
Elizabeth and William B.
Chamberlin III ‘39+
Jenn and Larry Cheifetz
Alicia and Albert Kent
Neeta and Hayden McCulloch
Gwo-Hwa and Ricardo Proenca
Michael J. Reardon
Alli and Derek Schwartz
Red and Gray Club
$1,000 to $1,918
Becky and Frank Blumenthal
Marc Boulden ‘72
Margie and Paul Boutcher
Karen and Skip DiFelice
Alice and Mark Dougherty
Lisa and Paul Dougherty
Adrienne and Michael Fletcher
Owen O. Freeman ‘48
Gretchen and George Graham
Dawn-Marie Hutchinson
Eloise Hyndman
Beatrice Pitcairn
Aleatheia and Owen Rahman ‘94
Carol Sacks
Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg
& Torchia, LLC
Liana Clark and Mason Schecter
Dorothy and Robert H. Smith+
Mary Stein-Deuschle and
Walter Deuschle
Brittany and Erik Stout
Dawn Zapotok
Benefactor’s Club
$500 to $999
Ellen and Christopher Asplundh
Julie and Martin Badour
Bedford Cost Segregation LLC
Burke, Lawton, Brewer &
Burke LLC
Lynne Dillett
George Graham ‘49+
Betty and Rodger H. Hess ‘52
Karin and Boris Isztwan
Terri and Chandler Johnson
Carla Lopinto-Khoury and
John Khoury
Robert K. Kurz ‘70
Donna and Gary Kyle
Dennis Mordan
Nadine M. Nagurny
Carolyn and Michael Pfeiffer
Clark K. Riley ‘49
Alana O’Reilly and Dale Russell
Century Club
$100 to $499
Susan Nguyen and Oliseyi Abdul
Nina and Gus Altimany
Diane and Mark Armstrong
Automotive Careers
Kristen and John Bair
Baker Tilley Virchow
Krause LLP
Ilene and Mitchell Bell
Barbara and Joseph Bernert
Stuart Boreen ‘74
Box Tops for Education
Mia Isha and Sam Brown
Cindy Carpenter
Lynne and Mike Cichetti
Gail and Ron Cohen
William S. Colehower ‘51
Lisa and Michael Coulton
Jennifer and John DeMasi
Gwendolyn Dixon
Clifford W. Donahower ‘48
Jeffrey A. Dvinoff ‘84
Eisner Amper
Lisanne Faigen ‘99
Darlene and Everett Farr
Jennifer M. Farr ‘01
Pam and Bill Fehling
Judith Feiner
Sharon Feiner
Denise and Steven Felsenstein
Michael Fusco ‘61
Kim and Joe Gaines
Kate and Len Garza
G-Fit for Women
Giant Food Stores, LLC
Jennifer and Seth Goldberg
Pam Greenberg
Albena and Jonathan
Grohsman
Carol and James Gross
Cecilia Harbison
James P. Harbison ‘65
Jeffrey Harbison ‘72
John B. Harbison ‘67
Heidi Kurtz and Paul Hewitt
Lynn and Steve Hewitt
Independence Blue Cross
Innisbrook
Anthony Jacquinto ‘79
Amanda and Joshua Jones
Josh Askins Sports LLC
Tanya and Myron Kasian
Franz H. Kaufmann ‘59
Bernice F. Keebler
Kings Corner Pub
Robin Naples and Lee Kubersky
Cathy and Ron Langlois
Legacy Group LLC
Kanli Jiang and Chengyang Liu
Gayle Loney
Matt Paul Sports
Wayne S. Maxson ‘63
Mary Alice and Allan
McCulloch
Tricia Balcer and Bill
McCullough
Sherita and Mingo McCutcheon
Merck Partnership for Giving
Metrocorp
John Meyers
Diane and Robert Middleberg
Janice and Dennis Mockaitis
Kelly and Jim Mosteller
Maureen and Kevin Moyer
MRC Inc.
Jennifer and Jonathan Nadler
Kerri Odhner, DMD
Pediatric Dental Associates
Pilates by Linda
Karin Pitcairn
Gale and Jeffrey Pollock
Sarah Pollock ‘03
Heather Knopf and Tom Reeves
Timothy A. Rice ‘64
Julia and Joshua Rix
Gus Sacks ‘00
Jeffrey C. Spink ‘84
Laura Keim ‘83 and
Stephen Hague
Susquehanna Bancshares Inc.
Gerard Stegmaier
Sarah and Henrik Swanljung
Erica and Brian Sweigard
Target
William Thompson ‘66
Karen and James Tomlinson
Mark Trail
Carolyn and Don Trost
Laurie and Stelios Tsinontides
Stephani and Marcus Tyrance
Mary Landis and Rob Vallerio
Valley Car Wash
Barbara Yorke and Paul Villa
Erika Evans-Weaver and
Joseph Weaver
Tamecia and Jeff Williams
Supporter
Up to $99
Jennifer Angelo
Jenny and Brad Barone
Galina Berger
Allison Black
J. W. F. Blizard ‘45
Des Brennan
Steven Conway ‘95
Suzanne McDowell Cordon ‘95
and Marco Cordon
Shamea Crafton and Rafael Cruz
Jesse C. Dougherty ‘06
Dottie and Patrick Duffy
Cailly and Joseph Eibell
Peter Elkes
Richard T. Ellison ‘65
Melinda Himes Faison ‘95
Pnina and Paul Feiner
Erin Hayes
Nichole and Terry Hayes
Melissa Raab Held ‘03 and
Andrew Held
Gretchen and Vance Hendricks
Mark Holland
Shari Holloway
Rosamund Humphreys
Crystal Lindo and Mark Jathan
Tracy and Bruce Johnston
William Johnston
Bertha Jones
John Keim ‘92
Jennifer and Steven Kiefaber
Scott L. King ‘69
Carol and Ellis Kirby
Janet Snellenburg-Kline and
Steven Kline
Georgina Kolotello
Mackenzie Kramer ‘05
Sima and Vishu Kulkarni
Tomeka Lee and Curtis Gregory
Lindsay and Sean Lord
Michelle Worth Martinka ‘97
Gayle McGill
Susan and Charlie McIlvaine+
Brittany and Christopher Mercer
Harriette Mishkin and
Ron Friedman
Stephanie and Dan Namerow
Lois and Bruce Peiffer
Elizabeth and William Powell
JoAnn and John Prego
Kathy and Michael Proud
Margaret and David Raab
Brian O. Remmey ‘72
Michael P. Richards ‘58
Pat and Manny Sieradzki
Jenny Schmitt
Daniel Schuman ‘05
Jill and Kerry Schuman
Matthew Schuman ‘02
Preston Scoboria ‘52
Natalie Yenyk and Michael
Smerechansky
Jean Bai and Henrik Sonntag
Katie Turner
Dee and Russell Turner
Phyllis Ward
Dana Glaser Werner ‘86 and
Dean Werner
Cassey and Bill Zadrovicz
Evan Zaret ‘09
Robin and Ken Zaret
We are grateful
to the following
members of the
Meadowbrook
School Board
of Trustees who
made gifts to
our school and
students this year.
Stan Angelo
Frank Blumenthal
David Campbell
Larry Carter
Leman Davis ’50
Jeffrey W. Franz
Clifford P. Haugen
Sheila Hudson
Alexis Dillett Isztwan, Esq.
Geoffrey W. Jackson
David Junkin, M.D.
Barbara “Bobbie” Leiby
Neeta McCulloch
Bruce W. Panczner
Michael J. Reardon
Christopher H. Schubert, Esq.
The following
individuals
made gifts to
Meadowbrook in
support of Special
Projects:
These gifts help to sustain our
existing programs such as our
Scholarship Fund, the annual
Ice Skating trips, the Yearbook
and many more that help to
make Meadowbrook so unique.
Bank of America Charitable
Gift Fund
Allison Black
Gwen and Dave Campbell
Foundation
Jenny Yu and Randy Kamien
Catharine Keim
(POM)
Karin and Andrew Pitcairn
Michael J. Reardon
Vesta Fund
Dawn Zapotok
Anonymous
The Meadowbrook
School is proud
of its alumni
and encourages
their continued
financial support.
The educational foundation
that is established at
Meadowbrook sustains our
students as they continue their
educational journey. Over 4%
of our alumni participated in
the Meadowbrook Annual
Fund. We hope to grow this
number significantly as we
approach the Centennial
Celebration in 2019.
Class of ‘39
33% Participation
William B. Chamberlin+
Class of ‘45
33% Participation
J. W. F. Blizard
Class of ‘48
67% Participation
Clifford W. Donahower
Owen O. Freeman
Class of ‘49
25% Participation
Clark K. Riley
Class of ‘50
5% Participation
Leman Davis
Class of ‘51
50% Participation
William S. Colehower
Class of ‘52
18% Participation
Rodger H. Hess
Clarence P. Scoboria
Class of ‘54
17% Participation
Gilbert P. High
Class of ‘58
13% Participation
Michael P. Richards
Class of ‘59
11% Participation
Franz H. Kaufmann
Class of ‘61
8% Participation
Michael Fusco
Class of ‘63
25% Participation
Wayne S. Maxson
Class of ‘64
10% Participation
Timothy A. Rice
Class of ‘65
20% Participation
Richard T. Ellison
James P. Harbison
Class of ‘66
11% Participation
William B. Thompson
Class of ‘94
5% Participation
Owen Rahman
Class of ‘67
20% Participation
John B. Harbison
Class of ‘95
13% Participation
Steven Conway
Suzanne McDowell Cordon
Melinda Himes Faison
Class of ‘69
9% Participation
Scott L. King
Class of ‘70
6% Participation
Robert K. Kurz
Class of ‘72
23% Participation
Marc Boulden
Jeffrey Harbison
Brian O. Remmey
Class of ‘74
14% Participation
Stuart Boreen
Class of ‘79
5% Participation
Anthony Jacquinto
Class of ‘83
8% Participation
Laura Keim Stutman
Class of ‘84
22% Participation
Jeffrey A. Dvinoff
Jeffrey C. Spink
Class of ‘86
7% Participation
Dana Glaser Werner
Class of ‘87
8% Participation
Todd A. Keim
Class of ‘92
8% Participation
John D. Keim
Class of ‘97
5% Participation
Michelle Martinka
Class of ‘99
5% Participation
Lisanne Faigen
Class of ‘01
4% Participation
Jennifer M. Farr
Class of ‘02
4% Participation
Matthew Schuman
Class of ‘03
5% Participation
Sarah Pollock
Class of ‘05
7% Participation
Mackenzie Kramer
Daniel Schuman
Class of ‘09
8% Participation
Evan Zaret
CLASS OF 2015
A Meadowbrook tradition,
each graduating class presents
to the school at graduation a
gift of their own money. This
year’s class decided to raise
money in order to update the
Walker Cup and Red-Gray
Soccer Bowl. Thank you to
every member of the class of
2015 for their support with this
special restricted gift.
Aidan Bell
Jake Campbell
Alice Dougherty
Sam Franz
Patrick Isztwan
Peter Proenca
Myles Turner
Current parents
are our most
loyal and
We are grateful to the 92%
of parents who made gifts to
this year’s annual fund drive
which was kicked off with the
Meadowbrook School Happy
Birthday Challenge.
consistent
Parent Annual Giving
donors to the
Class of 2015
100% Participation
Ilene and Mitchell Bell
Gwo-Hwa and
Ricardo Proenca
Meadowbrook
Annual Fund.
Class of 2016
100% Participation
Nina Timani and Gus Altimany
Galina Berger
Mia Isha and Sam Brown
Larry Carter
Sharon Feiner
Aimee and Eric Kretschman
Neeta and Hayden McCulloch
Laura Keim ‘83 and
Stephen Hague
Class of 2017
60% Participation
Jennifer and Steven Kiefaber
Class of 2018
95% Participation
Jennifer and John DeMasi
Denise and Steven Felsenstein
Cystal Lindo and Mark Jathan
Daniel Loney
Elizabeth and William Powell
Class of 2019
62% Participation
and Marco Cordon
Nichole and Terry Hayes
Leyla Salehli and Doug Horgan
Julia and Joshua Rix
Liana Clark and Mason Schecter
Tamecia and Jeff Williams
Class of 2020
100% Participation
Shamea Crafton
Tracy and Bruce Johnston
Karin and Andrew Pitcairn
Xuhong Wang and
Jiangsheng Yu
Class of 2021
76% Participation
and Marco Cordon
Albena and Jonathan Grohsman
Amanda and Joshua Jones
Daniel Loney
Erica and Brian Sweigard
Erika Evans-Weaver and
Joseph Weaver
Dawn Zapotok
Class of 2022
87% Participation
Colleen Perkins and
Christopher Bernert
Cailly and Joseph Eibell
Tomeka Lee and Curtis Gregory
Tricia Balcer and Bill
McCullough
Jennifer and Jonathan Nadler
Natalie Yenyk and
Michael Smerechansky
Jean Bai and Henrik Sonntag
Sarah and Henrik Swanljung
Class of 2023
80% Participation
Jenny and Brad Barone
Adrienne and Mike Fletcher
John Khoury
Aleatheia and Owen
Rahman ‘94
The faculty and
staff of The
Meadowbrook
In addition, we are grateful
to the following faculty and
staff members, past and
present, who supported the
Meadowbrook Annual Fund
this year. School take great
Faculty Annual Giving
pride in dedicating
Jenny Barone
Becky Blumenthal
Megan Brogan
Cynthia Carpenter
Suzanne McDowell
Cordon ‘95
Karen DiFelice
Dottie Duffy
Joe Gaines
Cathy Keim
John Keim ‘92
Carol Kirby
Heather Knopf
themselves
tirelessly to the
education of our
children.
Cathy Langlois
Barbara “Bobbie” Leiby
Sean Lord
Susan McIlvaine
Brittany Mercer
Janice Mockaitis
Lois Peiffer
JoAnn Prego
Melissa Raab Held ‘03
Michael J. Reardon
Jenny Schmitt
Mary Stein-Deuschle
Brittany Stout
Carolyn Trost
Dana Glaser Werner ‘86
Cassey Zadrovicz
Grandparents
and Friends play
a special role in
the lives of our
students.
We acknowledge with
gratitude the following past
and present grandparents
who made gifts to the
this year.
Grandparent and
Friends Annual Giving
Acknowledging
the value of the
education their
children received
at Meadowbrook
the following
parents of
alumni continue
to support our
school.
Thank you to the many
parents who made gifts to the
this
year.
Parents of Alumni
Annual Giving
Ellen and Christopher Asplundh
Kristen and John Bair
Cindy Carpenter
Gwendolyn Dixon
Darlene and Everett Farr
Kate and Len Garza
Pam Greenberg
Carol and James Gross
Diane Hershock and
Robert Middleberg
Rosamund Humphreys
Alexis
and Andy Isztwan
Bernice F. Keebler
Catharine Keim
Dennis Mordan
Bonnie and Richard Moses
Margaret and David Raab
Carol Sacks
Jill and Kerry Schuman
Mary Stein-Deuschle and
Walter Deuschle
Carolyn and Don Trost
Laurie and Stelios Tsinontides
Robin and Ken Zaret
Barbara and Joseph Bernert
Cindy Carpenter
Saryu and Jitu Desai
Lynne Dillett
Peter Elkes
Pnina and Paul Feiner
Erin Hayes
Lynn and Steve Hewitt
Eloise Hyndman
Marie-Louise Jackson+
Bertha Jones
Catharine Keim
Gayle Loney
McCulloch
John Meyers
Nadine Nagurny
Beatrice Pitcairn
Tracey and Chris Schubert
Cindy and Timothy Seeberger
Dorothy and Robert Smith+
Gerard Stegmaier
Karen and James Tomlinson
Stephanie and Chip Weinstein
The Meadowbrook
School is
fortunate to be
the recipient of
gifts throughout
the fiscal year
from several
organizations
and foundations.
It is with gratitude that we
acknowledge the following
contributors:
Organizations,
Foundations and
Matching Gifts
AmazonSmile
Aramark
Bank of America Charitable
Gift Fund
Foundation
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Giant Food Stores, LLC
Goodsearch
IBM Corporation
Metrocorp
(POM)
Target
Vesta Fund
Wells Fargo Foundation
Gifts Made
in Honor or
Memorial
A lovely way to honor or
memorialize a loved one
is by making a gift to the
Meadowbrook School. The
following donors have chosen
to remember people in this
way:
In memory of John A. Stein
Mary Stein-Deuschle
In honor of Janae Faison ’21
In honor of Kirby Dixon ’03
Gwendolyn Dixon
In honor of
Londyn Henderson ’19
Gwendolyn Dixon
In honor of
Olivia Sweigard ’21
In honor of
The Haugen Family
Nadine Nagurny
In honor of
Delaney Schwartz ’21
In honor of Alli Schwartz
Metro Corp
In honor of Sarah Pollock ’02
The following
businesses
contributed
$64,500 in support
of the Scholarship
Program here at
the Meadowbrook
School.
Without the support of these
gifts academically qualified
students could not otherwise
attend our fine school. In return
for the generosity of these
businesses they receive a tax
credit for their Pennsylvania
taxes.
Educational
Improvement Tax
Credit and Opportunity
Scholarship Tax Credit
Donors
Ambler Savings Bank
Ambulatory Surgical
Services, Inc.
Benjamin Obdyke
Math-U-See
Susquehanna Bancshares Inc.
Utica National Insurance
Group
Tee Up FORE
Meadowbrook!
Through sheer determination
on the part of our Golf Outing
Committee members (marked
with a *) this outing has
continued to grow and raise
more money for the academic
programs and the students
of Meadowbrook. Last fall’s
event raised over $30,000
and we are so grateful to our
sponsors and players!
Sponsors
Benjamin Obdyke
SmartElectric
Brogan Group Investment
Advisors
Leydon Landscaping
Riley Riper Hollin &
Colagreco
& Torchia
Bluebell Kitchens, Inc.
High Swartz LLP
Paul Boutcher Building
Burke, Lawton, Brewer &
Burke, LLC
Farryn Electric
Classic Computers, Inc.
Fenningham, Stevens &
Dempster LLP
Granite Galleria
Josh Askins Sports LLC
Mallon Insurance Group LLC
Matt Paul Sports
The Addis Group
Minute Man Press of Ewing
New Jersey
Golfers, Diners
and Volunteers
Andrew Addis
Gus Altimany
Stan Angelo*
John Aromando
Bill Attardi
Jason Balmer
Brad Barone
Becky Blumenthal
Frank Blumenthal*
Paul Boutcher
Michael Brookshire
Rob Bruno
Gwen Campbell*
Damon Campbell
Jason Campbell
Dave Campbell
Larry Carter
Bill Casey*
Corey Collins
Joe Coluzzi
Beth Conduit
Bobby Crawford
Nick Cuce
Curt Cyliax
June Davis
Greg DiStefano
Ron D’Orazio
Eric Dzgielski ‘01
Craig Ecker
Geoff Ehrman
Ross Faigen
Liseanne Faigen
Suzy Faigen
Dave Feeley
Matt Felten
Dean Fiadino
Bill Fox
John Fox
Jeff Franz*
Chris Furgiuele
Chris Gaffney
Michael Gana
Tom Genuardi
Jim Glanzmann
Gil High ‘54
Robert Hyson
Alexis Isztwan
Geoff Jackson*
David Junkin*
Myron Kasian
Steve Kriz
Lou Kuchler
Albert Lindner
Kevin Logue
Sean Lord
John Lord
Jennifer Maguire
Andrew Martin
Mike McBrien
Bob Metzgar
Joe Michalski
Julia Mignatti
Jim Ottomano
Richard Pace
Bruce Panczner
Mike Reardon*
Bob Reardon
Sean Reichert
Chris Schubert
Derek Schwartz
Felix Slipak
Erik Stout
Mike Tichenor
Brendan Toner
Bill Wagner
Gus Altimany
Martha and Jim Fraser
Jim Glanzmann
Albena and Jonathan
Grohsman
Willis Hayes
Jeffery Heath
Beth and Will Nord
Lynne Dillett
Sheila Hudson
Neeta McCulloch
Karin Pitcairn
Karen DiFelice
As a small
community,
Meadowbrook
relies heavily on
those who can
lend a hand by
making specific
gifts donated
in kind.
The following individuals and
organizations have supported
the Meadowbrook School with
specific gifts, donated in kind.
We are grateful and thank the
following:
Gifts in Kind
Janet and Stan Angelo
Ted and Susan Blumenthal
and Marco Cordon
Marsha Gates
Christie and Tom Gera
Lenore Kintisch
Carol and Ellis Kirby
Anamaria and Robert Lakata
Neeta and Hayden
McCulloch
Liana Clark and Mason
Schecter
Karen Tomlinson
The Parents of
Meadowbrook
(POM) provide
a tremendous
amount of
support to our
families.
The 4th Annual Run for
Education this spring raised
more money and involved
more community support than
ever before. Special thanks to
our co-chairs, Karin Pitcairn
and Gretchen Jackson for
taking on this challenging
event and pouring your hearts
and souls into it. It was a huge
success!
Benjamin Obdyke
SmartBulb
Bedford Cost Segregation
Eisner Amper
Burke Lawton Brewer &
Burke
& Torchia
GFit Women
Legacy Group LLC
Whole Foods
Susquehanna Bank
Bernie’s
Trader Joe’s
Matt Paul Sports
MRC Playground Construction
Pilates by Linda
Baker Tilly
Automotive Career Placement
Counselors
Valley Car Wash
King’s Corner Pub
Odhner Orthodontics
Pediatric Dental Associates
Innisbrook
I9 Sports
The Little Gym – Abington
Sponsors and
Supporters
Briar Bush Nature Center
KidStuff Coupon Book
The Abdul Family
The Brogan Family
The Jackson Family
The Pitcairn Family
The Sacks Family
Supporters:
THE MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL AUCTION
“A STARRY NIGHT”
$250,000 was raised for our
school!
The annual Meadowbrook
School auction is an
opportunity for members of
the Meadowbrook community
near and far to come together
to celebrate all that we love
about our school. Its important
goal is to raise money to
supplement the budget. This
year’s auction, “A Starry
Night” was tasked with a two
pronged goal, first to raise
unrestricted dollars and second
to raise money for much
needed technology upgrades
and capital improvements.
We acknowledge with
gratitude the Campbell family
for hosting this wonderful
event. Gwen and Dave have
been loyal supporters of
Meadowbrook since Jake
first came to Meadowbrook
in Second Grade. They were
gracious hosts and the fun
atmosphere of “A Starry Night”
definitely lead to an amazing
success. In this one record
breaking evening, over
In addition to Gwen and
Dave, we are most grateful
to the Kretschman family
for donating all of the beer
and wine for the evening, the
fabulous parent volunteers
and all those individuals and
organizations listed below
who donated their gifts and/or
services.
A Starry Night
Volunteers:
Sharon Feiner –
Silent Auction Chair
Joe Gaines –Auctioneer
Alice Dougherty – Pastry Chef
Auction Committee:
Aimee Kretschman
Jennifer DeMasi
Terri Johnson
Karin Pitcairn
Jennifer Kiefaber
Mary Landis
Frank Blumenthal
Clifford Haugen
Jenny Schmitt
Brittany Mercer
Neeta McCulloch
Kelly Mosteller
Larry Carter
Dan Loney
Hayden McCulloch
Jeff Franz
Jim Mosteller
Adrienne Fletcher
Carolyn Stern
Tamecia Williams
Abington YMCA Stepping
Stones
AFC Fitness
Jennifer Angelo
Arden Theatre Co.
Diane and Mark Armstrong
Auggies Unique Pizza
Beauty Image Spa and
Boutique
Colleen Perkins and
Christopher Bernert
Bernie’s Pub
Allison Black
Margie and Paul Boutcher
Briar Bush Nature Center
Brunswick Zone XL
Camden Riversharks
Baseball Club
Camp Waziyatah
Gwen and David Campbell
Larry Carter
Jennifer and Sean Cashman
Lynne and Mike Cichetti
Gail and Ron Cohen
and Marco Cordon
Lisa and Michael Coulton
Cross Fit 267
David Arnold Hair Salon
Design Hype
Domenic Graziano Flowers
& Gifts
Alice Dougherty
Eclectic Journey Photography
Eden Medical Spa & Salon
Elements Dance Factory
Susan Elkins
Erika Evans-Weaver
Farryn Electric
Pam and Bill Fehling
Judith Feiner
Sherrie and Alan Fetterman
Adrienne and Michael Fletcher
Fresh Salon
Germantown Academy
Susan Glassman-Gettes
Jennifer and Seth Goldberg
Rhonda Grallnick
Grub Burger Bar
Cecilia Harbison
Head Over Heels
Melissa Raab Held ‘03 and
Andrew Held
Hiway Theater
Leyla Salehli and Doug Horgan
Independence Seaport Museum
Joey Tate’s Restaurant
William Johnston
Jules Thin Crust
Jillian Katona
Catharine Keim
John Khoury
Janet Snellenburg-Kline and
Steven Kline
Heather Knopf
Sima and Vishu Kulkarni
Donna and Gary Kyle
Cathy and Ron Langlois
Le Papillon Hair Salon
Levis Hot dogs & Sandwiches
Leydon Landscaping
Daniel Loney
Love Salon
Mad Golfer Golf Club
Mandarin Garden
Massage Envy
Matt Paul Sports
McCulloch
Neeta McCulloch
Gayle McGill
Brittany and Christopher Mercer
Janice and Dennis Mockaitis
Monster Mini Golf
Bonnie Moses
Stephanie and Dan Namerow
National Constitution Center
National Liberty Museum
National Philanthropic Trust
Necklace by Lena
Susan Nguyen
Lois and Bruce Peiffer
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Amanda and James Pierce
The Pitcairn Family
Posh Pups
Aleatheia and Owen Rahman ‘94
Michael J. Reardon
RejuvinEssence Day Spa
Re-Think Home Interiors
Rhinoceros Toys
Rosnov Jewelers
Carol Sacks
Painting With A Twist
Panera Bread
(POM)
Salon L’Etoile & Spa
Carole and Bob Schmutzler
Tracey and Chris Schubert
G Fit Women
Señor Salsa
Shutter Buddies Studios
Steam
Joyce Strother
The Little Gym - Jenkintown
The Lucky Cupcake Company
The Meadowbrook School
The Mens and Boys Store
The Rose Group
Thunderbird Bowling Lanes
TNT Amusements
Mark Trail
Phyllis Ward
Wells Fargo Foundation
William Penn Charter School
Cassey and Bill Zadrovicz
Dawn Zapotok
“A Starry Night” highlight was when Jeff Franz,
President of the Board of Trustees, made a
special announcement to the guests. He and
Laurie pledged to match all Stand Up for
Meadowbrook donations made that evening.
In his heartfelt speech, Jeff reminded the
Meadowbrook family just how special our
school truly is. We are most grateful to Jeff
and Laurie for their generosity and for leading
by example. Many thanks to those individuals
who rose to the Stand Up for Meadowbrook
challenge and helped us far exceed our goals!
Thank You to Starry Night’s Stand UP Supporters:
Jeff and Laurie Franz
The Pitcairn Family
(POM)
Tracey LoPolito and Chris
Schubert
Catharine Keim
Colleen Perkins and
Chris Bernert
Adrienne and Mike Fletcher
Aleatheia and
Owen Rahman ‘94
Carol Sacks
Michael Reardon
Donna Kyle
(
The Parents of
Meadowbrook
(POM)
Every Meadowbrook parent
is a member of POM. Every
time you support a POM
event you are supporting the
Meadowbrook School. We are
most grateful to the 2014-15
POM leadership team who
together with every parent
were a part of many significant
gifts to the school. Over
$16,000 was raised for our
students through your support.
POM Officers
President
Karin Pitcairn
Vice President
Gretchen Jackson
KidStuff Coupon Book Chair
Jenn Cheifetz
Pie Sale
Jennifer DeMasi
Potluck Dinner
Alice Dougherty
Men of Meadowbrook Breakfast
Frank Blumenthal
Jabrowski Book Fair
Becky Blumenthal
Bingo Night
Sheila Hudson &
Maureen Moyer
Fall Festival
Gretchen Jackson
Treasurer
Terri Johnson
Blood Drive
& Joshua Jones
Secretary
Aimee Kretschman
Innisbrook Gifts
Aimee Kretschman
Scholastic Book Fair
Gretchen Jackson
Spaghetti Dinner &
Family Reading Night
Neeta McCulloch
Science Fair
Heather Knopf &
Jennifer Kiefaber
5K Run for Education
Gretchen Jackson
& Karin Pitcairn
Teacher Appreciation
Luncheon
Heidi Kurtz
Rita’s Water Ice
Karin Pitcairn
The Legacy Society
The Meadowbrook
School Library
The Legacy Society is
comprised of individuals
who have the philanthrophic
foresight to include
Meadowbrook in their estate
planning.
Clark K. Riley ‘49
Collection
The library collection has been
enriched by contributions of
books purchased at the annual
Book Fairs and by gifts-inkind, including gently used
books, from the following
people:
The Parents of Meadowbrook
Elizabeth and Waverly Badour
Allie Bernert
The Blumenthal Family
Annie and Seamus Brogan
Cindy Carpenter
The DeMasi Family
Gregory Diloyan
Emmit Fitzgerald
Amelia Fletcher
The Franz Family
Harper Goldberg
Elizabeth Grohsman
Londyn Henderson
Farah Horgan
Sierra Hudson
The Isztwan Family
Christian and Holden Jackson
Emanuel Johnson
David Jones
Cathy Keim
The Kent Family
Lenore Kintisch
The Loney Family
Meadowbrook School
Office Staff
The McCulloch Family
Brittany Mercer
Rayna Pfeiffer
Jack Pfeiffer
Morgan Pitcarin
Michael Reardon
Liam and Lucas Reeves
Jenny Schmitt
Carole Schmutzler
Tommy Snipes
Brittany Stout
Carolyn Trost
Nicole Villa
McCoy Williams
Many thanks to this year’s
Library Volunteers for their
invaluable help with keeping
the books on the shelves and
in order:
Sharon Feiner
Crystal Lindo
Jo Ann Prego
Carole Schmutzler
Arlene Wright
Annual Giving by the Numbers
The dollar amounts reflect cash gifts given to the school
between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.
Annual Fund $108,925
EITC/OSTC $64,500
Restricted Annual Giving $113,763
Scholarship $25,344
Annual Auction and Golf Outing $294,777
TOTAL$607,309
Meadowbrook
School Revenue
Meadowbrook
School
Revenue 2014-15
2014-15
Tuition and Fees
5%
3%
8%
Auxiliary
56%
Annual Giving &
Events
24%
Restricted Giving
Tower Rental
4%
Miscellaneous
Expenses
MMeadowbrook
eadowbrook SSchool
chool E
xpenses 2014-15
2014-15
6%
Salaries and
Benefits
8%
Instructional
9%
65%
12%
Administration
Interest
Plant
Th
In Gratitude & Memory
A Special Thank you To Mrs. Marie-Louise Jackson & Family
L to R: Geoffrey, Marie-Louise Jackson & Gretchen Jackson at Grandparents’ Day
2014
In Gratitude & Memory: Mrs. Marie-Louise Jackson
It is with sad hearts we honor the recent passing of Mrs. Marie-Louise
Jackson. Among the most generous benefactors to Meadowbrook School over
its nearly 100 year history, Mrs. Jackson made us a philanthropic priority once
her two grandsons, Christian ’20 and Holden ’21, joined our school community.
Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Mrs. Jackson, a Fulbright Scholar came to the
T to B: Christian Jackson ‘20 and Holden
United States in the 1950s and taught high school French in the Cheltenham
Jackson ‘21
School district. Later, in the 1970s, she was an adjunct professor of French at
Arcadia University. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen and earned two
masters degrees and an honorary PhD. Mrs. Jackson, an educator, scholar and philanthropist, made Meadowbrook her home
for the past forty years. Mrs. Jackson and her late husband, Eugene, donated the land near our school to Abington Township
and we have been beneficiaries of the recently dedicated “Jackson Park.”
Mrs. Jackson was a true philanthropist who gave not for the attention, but because her heart grew full knowing what
an impact she had on others. She was aware her generosity helped improve the lives of others and nowhere more so than at
dear old Meadowbrook. Mrs. Jackson’s gifting to Meadowbrook began humbly with a donation of art books to the library,
and grew quickly and meaningfully due to her generosity and kindness. Her giving, coupled with that of her son, Geoff and
his wife, Gretchen, has touched on almost every aspect of campus life, including new playground equipment and upgrades,
the new granite sign at Hampton and Meadowbrook Roads, our new website, cable TV advertising, capital improvements,
staff development and expansion, marketing materials, and the Hawk Talk community speaker series. The list is long and
impressive, and we gratefully thank and recognize Mrs. Jackson and her family in this Annual Report of Philanthropic Giving.
WHY WE GIVE
Andrew & Karin Pitcairn, Parents of Morgan Pitcairn, 2020
Why We Give: Andrew & Karin Pitcairn
Gratitude is the word that comes to mind when we
think of the Meadowbrook School. Gratitude for the staff,
faculty and amazing education that Meadowbrook provides to
every child that walks through their doors from the first day of
school through graduation.
We were fortunate enough to find this gem of a school
while our daughter, Morgan, was still in Nursery School.
One visit and we immediately knew this was the right place
for our family, or perhaps we should say our daughter knew
it was the right place for her! We visited just about every
school within an hour of our home. Upon arriving and touring
Meadowbrook, we asked Morgan what she thought of all the
schools and which was her favorite. Without hesitation she
yelled “Meadowbrook!”
The warm welcoming environment, from the faculty
to the dedication of every staff member, is nothing short of a
tremendous school experience. Each morning our daughter is
so excited to go to school and this is a direct result of what the
teachers pour into every student that enters their classroom.
They help them learn in a safe and loving environment. The
teachers see how each child learns and specializes on that.
They teach to the individual student- not just the class as a
whole. Students excel when they are empowered and our
teachers lay the groundwork for a successful education.
The Pitcairn family: L to R, Andrew Pitcairn, Morgan Pitcairn
‘20, and Karin Pitcairn
Our gratitude goes beyond what lies inside- we
choose to give financially by donating to the Meadowbrook
Annual Fund which helps cover the cost of what it takes to
run a private, independent school. By doing this, we want to
encourage 100% participation to show support and help grow
our school. We also donate financially in order to continue
special programs being offered at Meadowbrook - this helps
continue certain traditions that Meadowbrook has offered
for the past 96 years. And last, but not least, we donate time.
Whether it’s volunteering at a classroom level or fundraisers
put on by the Parents of Meadowbrook, ultimately, our goal is
to help Meadowbrook thrive.
Why do we choose to do this? Because Meadowbrook
gives our children more than the average education. We
want to give back to what has been so lovingly given to our
daughter. Meadowbrook is more than just a school- it’s a
family that is dedicated to helping our children become the
best people they can be inside and outside of a classroom.
Morgan Pitcairn ‘20

The Meadowbrook School Annual Report of Philanthropic Giving

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