October 27, 2007
Dear Friend of Upland Hills School,
The air is crisp with fall. And
with the many falling leaves, there come
plenty of compelling requests for your
charitable dollars. My letter to you
today is just such a request. What is
different about my request is how direct
and visible an impact your gift can make
in the life of a child at Upland Hills
School.
Do you value a school that believes
in Nature as a primary teacher? Visit
the school and notice the restoration of
the savannah prairie between the garden
and the greenhouse, or check out the
improvements being made to the
greenhouse so that the children can grow
food nearly year around. Take a walk on
the trails around the school and come
upon a “squirrel hut” built by one of
Ted’s Groupers-they actually journal and
spend the night in those things!
How about a school that teaches
cooperation, collaboration, creativity
and helps to develop a sense of self and
self confidence? Attend any Theatre Play
Shop or Jellybean Players performance at
the Karen Joy Theatre and you will see
that school is Upland Hills. Watch an
afternoon of Playful Moments or Movement
and witness a young child learning self
mastery and relationship building
through play.
Come to the school at all hours and
witness the boundless energy and
curiosity of children at play, learning
as they play about themselves, about
each other, about how the world really
works. Observe the deep caring of one
child for another as he comforts a
friend who has fallen, or as she shouts
encouragement during All School Games.
My kids’ best, lifelong friends are
still the ones they made here at school,
five years after they graduated.
Perhaps a little harder to discern
is the impact of a gift to Nancy’s Fund.
Just look around and you will see at
least one of the 23 children who are
able to attend school this year through
the magic of tuition assistance.
If you like what you feel and like
what you see when you visit or think
about Upland Hills School, consider
making a gift this year to Upland Hills
School. Maybe you can join the ranks of
“The Bridge Builders” with a gift of
$1000 or more. Or perhaps you can afford
to dedicate $500 towards Nancy’s Fund.
You may be moved to offer $1 per day to
support the day to day operations of the
school. Even if you can only give $10 or
$25, it is an important gift that
directly affects the life of one of our
students.
This year, you can even give
on-line, at our website,
www.uplandhills.org – check it out! It
can’t be any easier than this to support
the children, staff and facilities at
Upland Hills School.
Join the tradition of annual
giving; Upland Hills School exists
because of the strength and generosity
of our community. Don’t forget that your
annual gift is 100% tax deductible!
Sincerely,
Linda Bowers Director of Annual Giving
P.S. I just found out that we have a 10%
matching challenge grant from a group
that includes an alumni, current parent,
alumni parent, grandparent, and staff
member.
For every $100 that is
raised between November 1 and December
31, this group will match it with an
additional $10! Make your
annual gift go even further and join in
the fun of this challenge.
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