2022–2023 BROOKLYN FRIENDS FUND
For 155 years, Brooklyn Friends School has provided an essential educational experience for our students. Spanning a spectrum that begins in our Preschool with our two-year-old play-based curriculum and culminating with our Upper School students who receive an esteemed International Baccalaureate education, our students will continue to have a meaningful social impact well beyond their time in our buildings.
Fueling all aspects of the educational program, gifts to the Brooklyn Friends Fund have a direct and immediate impact on opportunities for teaching and learning, grounded in our Quaker values. Unrestricted gifts last year allowed every child in our school to experience a creative, engaging, and empowering experience.
Together, we are all stewards for Brooklyn Friends School students—today and tomorrow. We thank you for partnering with us on this worthy journey.
Director of Institutional Advancement Crissy Cáceres Head of School
Karen Edelman
PURPOSE
Your gift advances our mission. Our students are changemakers, moving throughtheir lives with intention and impact.
Whatever success I have had professionally was the result of teamwork—a commitment by a dedicated group to do whatever it takes, however long it might take, to make meaningful change in policies that affect the health of our country. I can trace all of what drove me in my career back to my years at Brooklyn Friends.
— MITCH ZELLER ’75, RETIRED DIRECTOR OF FDA, CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS
COLLABORATION
We are different people,but something specialabout our team is thatwe would bring ourintegrity together toform a Togethercommunity. we are a teamof respect, listening,learning, and growth,and it is really special.
— LILY BOYD ’22, FRESHMAN,BOSTON COLLEGE
Your gift inspires a commitment to teamwork, camaraderie, and partnership.
CREATIVITY
Brooklyn Friends School is where you become a human; where you learn who you are, what you love, and how to live consciously and passionately.
— JONATHAN BACH ’15, ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER, WICKED THE MUSICAL
Your gift sparks curiosity, passion, and joy in our students.
When I went to college, I quicklyrealized that the skills acquiredthrough the BaccalaureateInternational program atBFS put me at a significantadvantage. Inquiry-basedwriting, research, and deepexamination in all of mysubjects prepared me for therigor of my classes. It alsoinspired me to travel and studybeyond my college campus,in Washington DC, Amman,Jordan and Poland.
OPPORTUNITY
Your gift gives our students access to tools that foster a passionate exploration of the world.
— EMMITT SKLAR ’17, DIRECTOROF COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICENGAGEMENT AT THE NYC COUNCIL
LIFELONG LEARNING
Your gift ensures our students achieve their personal excellence and provides limitless possibilities.
I was totally embraced by Brooklyn Friends. Every teacher I ever had there completely and totally embraced me.
— MURIEL MCCLENDON ’77, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UCLA
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL 375 Pearl Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: 718-852-1029 Fax: 718-643-4868 bfsdevelopment@brooklynfriends.org To make a gift that directly impacts the Brooklyn Friends School experience, visit brooklynfriends.org/donate.
