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20 11 AN NUAL RE PORT

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L E T T E R F RO M T H E E X E C U T I V E D I R E C TO R Dear Friends:

The 2010-2011 school year got off to a great start with the a newly finished building. The Phase II Renovation Project was completed in the late summer of 2010, allowing us to enjoy new classrooms, a computer lab, a science lab, a cafeteria & kitchen, a gymnasium, and a library.

Our new facilities greatly enhanced the programming capabilities of the Academy. Our afterschool program expanded to provide many new opportunities for enrichment and extracurricular involvement, including Floor Hockey, Fitness Club, Cooking Club, Robotics, Glee Club, and Green Team (recycling). And the Academy used additional space to host parent education classes during Evening Study periods so that parents could attend while their sons completed their homework. A new Alumni Support Center enhanced the Academy’s ability to host and work with returning alumni, and Bellesini became the host site for the Saint John’s Prep SAT prep classes.

I want to thank those of you who invested in the lives of these young men—those who believed in the power of education to transform lives and equalize the playing field for students living in poverty. Our donors are the indisputable reason for our students’ success. I hope that you will continue to partner with us to help more students reach their full potential.

With gratitude,

Julie DiFilippo Executive Director

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2011 HIGHLIGHTS Class of 2011 Achievements:  100% Placed in Private High Schools!  Offered a combined total of more

than $1.1 million in 4-year high school scholarships!

 During their four years at Bellesini,

they gained an average of 9 grade levels in language arts & reading, and 8 grade levels in mathematics

 100% tested at or above grade level

in language arts & math!  90% scored at or above grade level in

reading

High School Placements Since 2005 A USTIN P REP B ROOKS S CHOOL C ENTRAL C ATHOLIC H IGH S CHOOL G ROTON S CHOOL N OBLE & G REENOUGH N OTRE D AME H IGH S CHOOL P HILLIPS A CADEMY A NDOVER P INGREE S CHOOL S T. J OHN’ S P REPARATORY S CHOOL

Classes of 2005-07 College Placements

Alumni Achievements:  Bellesini’s Alumni Support Program

grew to serve more than 60 alumni

 100% of alumni have gone on to grad-

uate from high school, compared to just 37% of their Lawrence peers

 85% of Bellesini alumni have gone on

to attend college, while another 10% have enrolled in trade schools

A NNA M ARIA C OLLEGE B OSTON C OLLEGE ITT T ECHNICAL I NSTITUTE K EENE S TATE J OHNSON & W ALES M ERRIMACK C OLLEGE N ORTHEASTERN U NIVERSITY M IDDLESEX C OMMUNITY C OLLEGE N EWBURY C OLLEGE N ORTHERN E SSEX C OMMUNITY C OLLEGE P ACE U NIVERSITY P ROVIDENCE C OLLEGE S ALEM S TATE C OLLEGE U NIVERSITY OF M ASSACHUSETTS A MHERST U NIVERSITY OF M ASSACHUSETTS L OWELL U NIVERSITY OF N EW H AMPSHIRE W HEATON C OLLEGE

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FISCAL YEAR 2 We would like to thank the many generous donors who help make the dream of tuition-free private education in Fund between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. We apologize for any errors or omissions. Please call the development

$100,000+

Ibrahim El-Hefni Technical Training Foundation Highland Street Foundation

$25,000-$99,000

The Bulens Family Foundation` The Rands Foundation Stevens Foundations Wellington Management Foundation Yawkey Foundation II

$5,000- $24,999

Frank Reed & Margaret Jane Peters Memorial Fund, Bank of America Phil. Management Mr. Firdaus Bhathena & Dr. Jasmin Bhathena Catholic Schools Foundation Greater Lawrence Summer Fund, Essex County Community Foundation Gable Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hart, III Moses Kimball Fund Lawrence Community Development Block Grant Liberty Mutual Foundation Paula & Richard Long Long Family Charitable Foundation Carolyn & Peter S. Lynch Sean McDonough Charitable Foundation Dr. David McGrath Mrs. JoAnn McGrath Dr. & Mrs. James Meyers Amelia Peabody Foundation Charles G. Pringle Charitable Foundation Rogers Family Foundation The Josephine G. Russell Trust Blanche M. Walsh Charity Trust

$1,000-$4,999

Mr. Bert P. Allen The Bert P. Allen, Jr. Revocable Trust Andover Group Fund, Essex County Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Christopher W. Armstrong Drs. Ajita & Atul L. Bhat Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bruno Mr. & Mrs. Gary Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Chaisson Ashraf & Sharmin Dahod DeLuca Family Charitable Trust Demoulas Foundation Ms. Julie DiFilippo Mr. & Mrs. Paul DiFilippo DiFilippo Corporate Finance Group, Inc. Mr. Richard Feldman & Ms. Frann Bilus Mr. & Mrs. William Fletcher Admiral S. Robert Foley, Jr. Kitayun Ghista Saab Family Fund, Greater Lowell Community Foundation Hampshire Development Corporation Christopher Hopey, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. John MacMillan Ms. Donna McGrath Merrimack Valley General Fund, Essex County Community Foundation Nooril-Iman Charitable Foundation, Inc Dr. & Mrs. Glennon O’Grady

James W. O’Brien Foundation W. O’Neil Foundation, Nativity Miguel Network Quota International of Andover Adelard A. & Veleda Lea Roy Foundation Saint Michael Parish Mr. & Mrs. Richard Santagati Mr. & Mrs. John Schutz Sovereign Bank Foundation The Artemas W. Stearns Trust TD Charitable Foundation UNICO Merrimack Valley Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John Waters Mr. & Mrs. Kingman Webster

$1-$249

Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Abbe Robinson Aquino ‘07 & Ms. Juana Fajardo Fershid Aspi Aspi & Ferzin Engineer Mr. & Mrs. John Baczewski Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Benda Mr. Daniel Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Howard W. Bezanson, Jr. Chand Bhan & Rekha Quazi Bhan & Quzai LLC Mr. & Mrs. Malcom Beaudett Joanne Bibeau, Esq. Law Offices of Joanne J. Bibeau $500-$999 Mr. Maurice Bibeau Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Alwan Mr. Paul Bibeau Mr. Peter Calkins & Ms. Susan Casey Mr. & Mrs. Roland Bibeau Mr. Gary Comeau Mr. Stephen Bibeau Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Currie Mr. & Mrs. James Bloomer Ms. Sheila M. Doherty Braulio Bobadilla ‘09 & Ms. Josefina Garcia Mr. & Mrs. Paul Esdale Ms. Catherine Bohn & Mr. David Whelan Mr. & Mrs. Michael Giarrantano Gerald, Robin, & Jonathan Bohn Adi & Rutty Guzdar Mr. Larry Bohn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Haak Ms. Barbara Boyle Jackson Lumber & Millwork Madeline B. & Albert J. Brandi Charitable FoundaPatrick Jones, Esq. tion Lawrence General Hospital Matthew Brunell, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. William Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Clay Button Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Mr. Samuel Cabot, III Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Poduska Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Caporale Dr. John Raser & Ms. Amanda Cochrane Mr. Thomas Carabine Raytheon Matching Gifts for Education Ms. Maureen Cavanaugh Mr. & Mrs. Belisario Rosas Mr. Raymond Cebula, III Mr. Mark Shirman Dr. & Mrs. Barry Chudnofsky TD Bank, N.A. Ms. Sarah Cleveland Dr. & Mrs. Michael Terlizzi Mr. & Mrs. John Colella Mr. Al Torrisi Mr. & Mrs. Mark Connolly Mr. & Mrs. Sergio Urbano Mr. & Mrs. Richard Consoli Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Welch Hon. & Mrs. John Cratsley WorldCom Exchange, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Cummings Mr. & Mrs. John Curran Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Cutts $250-$499 Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Dandurant Mr. & Mrs. David Abdoo Ms. Sarah Darter Adobe Systems Incorporated Ms. Catherine Dawson Ms. Susan Campbell & Mr. Jeffrey Shea Rev. John Deegan, O.S.A. Robert Chwaliszewski, Esq. Rev. John Delaney Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Daniels, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Deorocki Amy & Timothy Dittrich Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Devito Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel DiFilippo Mr. & Mrs. Alan Freedman Mr. & Mrs. John DiFilippo Fuddruckers New England Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Donovan Ms. Mary Jo Gagnon Mr. Michael Duff Mr. & Mrs. Robert Horton Mr. John Evans Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Levis Drs. Douglas & Megan Evans Joseph R. Levis Foundation, Inc. Mr. Leonard Feldman Mr. John McEleney Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ferrin Ms. Barbara Moore & Mr. Jack VanWoerkom Mr. John Finley & Mr. Stan McGee Mr. John Munro, IV Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fleiss Service Center of Greater Lawrence Ms. Isabella Fusco River Bank Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gannon Danny Rodriguez ‘08, David Rodriguez ’12, Gradivel Ms. Patricia Gannon & Juan Rodriguez Col. & Mrs. Roger Goudreau Mr. Harry Ruda Jeffrey Gutierrez ’07 & Ms. Percia Garcia Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Paul Harder Mr. & Mrs. Chester Sidell Dr. Edward Hardiman United Way of Greater Nashua Mr. & Mrs. James T. Hardwick, III

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011 DONORS Lawrence a reality. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report for gifts received to our Annual office at (978) 989-0004 to inform us of any inaccuracies so that we may correct the record.

Mr. D. Michael Herlihy Ms. Debra J. Hilbert Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Hill Ms. Christine Johanson Mr. & Mrs. Larry Keene Robert & Victoria Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kennicker Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Kleinrock Peter Laboy ’08, Jaden Reyes ‘14 & Ms. Aileen Moore Steve LaFortune, Esq. & Gina LaFortune, Esq. LaFortune & LaFortune Mr. & Mrs. Marc Laplante Mr. & Mrs. Frank LeBlanc Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Licciardello Licciardello Financial Services Mr. & Mrs. Randal Lilly Harold & Edith Lohr Ms. Rosa Lopez Mr. Stephen Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lunder The Lunder Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Lunt Ms. Donna M. Mailloux Massachusetts Cultural Council Mr. Robert McCusker Michael Mercado ‘05 & Ms. Gloria Mercado Mr. & Mrs. Russ Mercier Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Mescall Eruch & Roxane Mody Kavas & Beroz Mody Mehernosh Mody Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Mr. & Mrs. Paul Moroney Mr. & Mrs. Michael Morris, Sr. Morris, Rossi, & Hayes Ellen Munick, Prudential Howe & Doherty Realtors Mr. & Mrs. John Munro, III Ms. Ann Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Mark Muto Mr. & Mrs. John Obert Ms. Margaret Ochs Mr. & Mrs. Kirkman O’Neal Ms. Debra O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. Matthew O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O’Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah O’Sullivan PACE Systems, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John Packard Jamshed & Farzana Palsetia Kaizad & Maharukh Patel Mrs. Barbara Pathak Mr. Samuel Peabody Mr. & Mrs. Walter Perry Ms. Cristine Perry Ms. Mary Peters Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Power Mr. Scott Powers & Ms. Margaret O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. George Putnam, III Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Reardon Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Reilly Battista & Kathryn Remati Rev. George F. Riley, O.S.A., Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Rogers Rev. James Ronan Ms. Katherine Rosenfield Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rossi

Laurence J. Rossi, Esq. Ms. Denise Rossman Mr. & Mrs. Gary Ryan Mr. Michael Ryan Channara San ‘05, Joseph San ‘06 & Mr. San Doeum Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Sapienza Mr. Thomas Schutz Ashuraj & Hufrish Sirohi Mr. & Mrs. William Soo Ms. Idelisse Sparks Mr. & Mrs. Paul Spieler St. John’s Preparatory School Mr. & Mrs. Earl Svendsen Ms. Martha Sybert Mr. Colin Temple & Ms. Colleen Mescall Danny Thach ‘09, Ling Liang & Tony Thach Mrs. Margaret Toonen Mr. Robert L. Tosi, Jr. Tony Van ‘09, Nguyet Thu & Tho Van Mr. Peter Vandergraaf Prof. George Verghese & Dr. Ann Kailath Nauzar Vimadalal Rev. William F. Waters, O.S.A. Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Woolford Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Youngman

GIFTS IN-KIND

Mr. & Mrs. David Abdoo Advanced Allergy Treatment Centers of NE Andover Barbershop Andover Electrology & Laser Center Andover Eye Care Andover Landscape Construction Mr. Firdaus Bhathena & Dr. Jasmin Bhathena Ms. Janet Bibeau Joanne Bibeau, Esq. Boston Bruins Boston Celtics Boston Duck Tours Boston Red Sox Brooks School Summer Program Mr. Don Bulens & Ms. Lynne Capozzi Mr. & Mrs. Gary Campbell Campbell Realty Celebrities for Charity Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel DiFilippo Ms. Julie DiFilippo Mr. John Evans Elements Therapeutic Massage Elizabeth Grady Mr. Richard Feldman & Ms. Frann Bilus Anaheet Gazder Good Sports, Inc. Groomingdales of Andover Highland Street Foundation Indra Salon Lowell Spinners Mr. & Mrs. William Lucas Mr. & Mrs. John MacMillan Kaime J. Mahaniah, MD & Katrin Schneck Mann Family Orchards Dr. David McGrath Ms. Donna McGrath Merrimack College Hockey Merrimack College Lacrosse Camp

Merrimack Valley Catholic Basketball Association Ms. Colleen Mescall Mr. & Mrs. Matthew O’Neill Palmer’s Restaurant & Pub The Pike School Photos in a Minute Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Rogers Rose & Dove Specialty Gift Shop Shift Your Style Storybook Cove Ms. Jennifer Sullivan Union Studio Yoga Mr. & Mrs. John Waters Wignall Animal Hospital

GIFTS IN HONOR

Myra Bhathena Fershid Aspi Kitayun Ghista Eruch & Roxane Mody Kavas & Beroz Mody Mehernosh Mody Jamshed & Farzana Palsetia Kaizad & Maharukh PatelAshuraj & Hufrish Sirohi Nauzar Vimadalal Shahvir & Nazneen Vimadalal Joanne Bibeau, Esq. Harold & Edith Lohr Julie DiFilippo Matthew Brunell, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Horton Nadja McHale and Sandi Galgay Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Sapienza Walter Morris Mr. & Mrs. Paul Harder The Doctors and Partners at North Andover Pediatric Associates and Woburn Pediatrics Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O’Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Sapienza Employees of North Andover Pediatric Associates and Woburn Pediatrics Alexander Nunez Admiral S. Robert Foley, Jr.

MEMORIAL GIFTS

Hon. Robert H. Bohn, Jr. Ms. Catherine Bohn & Mr. David Whelan Gerald, Robin, & Jonathan Bohn Hon. & Mrs. John Cratsley The Deceased members of the Consoli, LaLiberty, Davis, & Foley Families Mr. & Mrs. Richard Consoli Fr. Paul Kamide Mr. Robert McCusker Muriel Daniels Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Daniels, Jr. Anthony Sapienza, Sr. and William & Sue Mills Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Sapienza

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FY ’11 FINANCIALS

July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

Bellesini Academy is financially independent of Merrimack College, the Augustinians, and the Archdiocese of Boston. The Academy depends entirely upon the generosity of individual donors, private foundations, and corporations in order to provide tuition-free private education to the young men of Lawrence.

C O L L A B O R AT I O N S

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Bellesini collaborates with 30+ local organizations in order to provide the best programs possible to our students:  AmeriCorps  Asian Center of the Merrimack Valley  Augustinian Volunteers  Brooks School  Central Catholic High School  City CORE  Family First  Greater Lawrence Educational Collaborative Academic Bowl  Groton School  Junior Achievement  Lawrence Community Works Family Asset Building                   

Individual Development Accounts Lawrence Higher Education Resource Center (HERC) Lawrence Public Library Geography Bowl Lawrence Public Schools Meal Services Lawrence Recreation Department Lawrence YMCA Let’s Get Ready Mary Immaculate Nursing Home Merrimack College Merrimack College Stevens Learning Center Merrimack Valley Catholic Basketball League Merrimack Valley YMCA's Camp Otter & Camp Lawrence MSPCA at Nevins Farm North Shore Independent Schools Athletic League Pike School Salvation Army St. John's Preparatory School Stephen Philips Memorial Scholarship Fund TDBank Youth & Music Initiative

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MISSION

Blessed Stephen Bellesini, O.S.A. Academy is an independent Catholic middle school dedicated to providing a quality scholarship education to boys from limited financial means living in Lawrence. Founded in 2002, the mission of the school is to provide an academically challenging and highly structured environment that develops the potential for each student to succeed in competitive secondary schools & colleges.

W H O W E S E RV E  60 boys in grades five through eight  60 alumni attending high school & college  Average family annual income: $25,740  Average family size: 4  Single parent households: 57%  English is a second language: 95%  Student Ethnicity: 93% Latino, 7% Asian  Religious Tradition: 70% Catholic, 30% Non-Catholic 94 Bradford Street Lawrence, MA 01840 Phone: (978) 989-0004 E-mail: office@bellesiniacademy.org Website: www.bellesiniacademy.org B R E A K I N G T H E C Y C L E O F P O V E R T Y … . . . O N E S T U D E N T A T A T I M E