Dear Falcons,
When we were invited to join Forward Together, the Comprehensive Campaign for FWCD, as the public phase chairs, we enthusiastically accepted. We saw this as a way to say thank you for the outstanding education and opportunities FWCD made available to our three daughters and our school community. Even though our Lower School days are behind us, we felt it our privilege to pay it forward for future generations of students and their families.
We have been amazed at – and grateful for – Falcon alumni, parents and community members who embrace this sentiment. Through the generous financial support contributed to achieve the goals for this campaign, FWCD’s campus is already enjoying enhanced athletic fields and greater resources because of increased endowment gifts. In addition, we are now seeing the construction of the new beautiful Lower School building as a result of gifts and pledges received to date.
There are still naming opportunities available for the Lower School and endowed programs, which stretch across all three divisions. We consider it an honor to pave the way for future Falcons just as parents, grandparents and faculty did for us 60 years ago. Please join us in this campaign and help us cross the finish line this spring. Forward Together!
Very sincerely,
Heather and Ryan Senter Forward Together Consitiuency Co-chairs
Classroom
Ryan, Lily ’22, Martha Wynn ’27, Eloise ’24, Heather
Dear Falcons,
The 60th anniversary is replete with reasons to celebrate and recognize important milestones for our school. It is also the impetus for considering ways in which we each can participate in securing the future of the School for the benefit of our students and families.
I invite the campus community and beyond to join us as we write Fort Worth Country Day’s next chapter. We are now focused on fulfilling the funding for our new Lower School and increasing gifts to our endowment. Every dollar you give or pledge makes a difference and brings us closer to our goal. Your donation to the Forward Together Campaign is an investment in the future potential of our school. Together, we can inspire the generations to come.
We have all been fortunate to be the beneficiaries of those who’ve donated in the past. It is now incumbent on our generation to step up and play our part to secure the future of our school and further preserve its legacy that means so much to us all, so those in the future can benefit as well.
William Butler ’96 Member, Board of Trustees
Forward Together Organization and Operations Co-chair
Courtyard
William ’96, Anjie (Landreth) ’94, Adelaide ’26, Ward ’24
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Kids are really kind of coming into their own in lower school. I’m so excited for all of the children to get to go to school in this amazing new building. I just can’t wait to see what kind of things transpire out of it from an educational perspective. ”
~ Whitney Baggett Creel ’04
Library
Atrium
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I give because Country Day is a premier learning institute in this city. We all know that our children are our future, and we certainly want them to have the finest of facilities and the finest of teachers.”
– Joy Ann Havran
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Reception
I am beyond thankful for what Country Day gave to me. I want to do anything to help the School thrive. ”
~ Katy Rhodes Magruder ’98
Endowment Naming Opportunities
Endowment is the key to FWCD’s financial stability and sustainability, ensuring continuation of outstanding teaching and academic experiences for our students. Recognition for establishing an endowment begins at $50,000, which can be pledged and paid over five years. Gifts of any amount can be added to an established, existing endowed fund. All donors will be recognized for contributions to the campaign.
Falcon Students
To establish a named tuition assistance fund
• Tuition Assistance (need-based), Full Tuition $ 500,000
• Tuition Assistance (need-based), Half Tuition $ 250,000
• Tuition Assistance (need-based), Quarter Tuition $ 125,000
• Co-curricular Program Support (need-based) $ 50,000
Program Support
Minimum gift to establish a new endowed fund - $50,000
• Academic Programs – travel, field trips, community engagement
• Arts Programs – performance, dance, visual arts
• Athletic Programs – team travel, equipment, field maintenance
Professional Development
Minimum gift to establish a new endowed fund - $50,000
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Conference Support
• Service Awards and Recognition
Leadership and Academic Positions
To establish a named position
• Assistant Head of School $1,500,000
• Director, Fine Arts $1,500,000
• Director, Athletics $1,500,000
• Other Academic Positions $1,000,000
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There’s nothing more important to us than our kids, and there’s no place they spend more time than at school. For us, it’s an easy place to devote our time, energy and resources. We’re putting in everything we have, hoping they get everything out of that, along with their peers, teachers, and the entire community here at FWCD. Giving back to a place that makes your kids so happy and brings them joy every day is easy. ”
– Haddy and Edward Manuel
Lower School Naming Opportunities
Together We Can
How to make a group gift
Community and family are FWCD hallmarks. The School community often comes together to support students and faculty by combining resources to address challenges and meet academic, arts or athletic goals.
We invite you to consider joining with family or friends to combine resources to invest in the Lower School or establish an endowed fund. Doing so provides gifts that move us closer to meeting the financial goals for these priorities. Combined gifts could include parents who have become friends through shared student activities, alumni joining with classmates, or friends made while watching sports. Your group gift also demonstrates the true sense of community for which FWCD is known.
Each group member is welcome to pledge their portion of the gift and arrange a payment schedule that best meets individual preferences. Gifts and pledges can be paid by cash, credit card or stock transfers. Gift recognition will be in the name of the group, with individual attribution included.
Space Naming Gift Reserved Available Library $ 2,500,000 Reserved Grade 1 & 2 Wing $ 5,000,000 Yes Grade 3 & 4 Wing $ 5,000,000 Yes Classrooms $ 350,000 3 Reserved 13 Available Entry $ 1,000,000 Reserved Commons $ 2,500,000 Yes Collaboratory $ 550,000 Reserved Science Specialty Classrooms $ 550,000 2 Reserved Small Group Rooms $ 150,000 1 Reserved 2 Available Counselor Office $ 125,000 Yes Academic Support Offices $ 150,000 2 Reserved Conference Room $ 250,000 Reserved Offices $ 125,000 2 Available Administration Suite $ 1,000,000 Reserved Break Room $ 100,000 Reserved Nurse Office $ 75,000 Reserved Outdoor Classrooms $ 250,000 2 Reserved Story Tree Patio $ 2,000,000 Yes Butterfly Garden $ 200,000 Reserved Fireplace $ 500,000 Yes
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I am an example that you are never done with Fort Worth Country Day. Our associations, whether alumni, a parent, a grandparent, a teacher or a mix of those, are for a lifetime and not defined by your years at the School. ”
~ Dan Bloch H’06
Your investment of any amount to Fort Worth Country Day’s Forward Together Campaign is vital for our continued success. Consider making a gift or pledge by Wednesday, May 22, the last day of school in our 60th year, as we work toward securing a bright future for our Falcons for the next 60 years.
For more information about making a gift, establishing a new fund, contributing to an established fund, taking advantage of a naming opportuning or maximizing a gift’s potential by combining resources with other Falcons, contact Sandra Tuomey, Director of Advancement, at sandra.tuomey@fwcd.com or 817.302.3223.
Science
lab
Pledge payment options – Five (5) year pledge period Gift Amount 5-year pledge Annual pledge payments (5 payments) 5-year pledge Quarterly pledge payments (20 payments) 5-year pledge Monthly payments (60 payments) $ 500,000 $ 350,000 $ 250,000 $ 100,000 $ 50,000 $ 25,000 $ 100,000 $ 70,000 $ 50,000 $ 20,000 $ 10,000 $ 5,000 $ 25,000 $ 17,500 $ 12,500 $ 5,000 $ 2,500 $ 1,250 $ 8,333 $ 5,834 $ 4,167 $ 1,667 $ 833 $ 417
Campaign Co-Chairs
William Butler ’96, Organization and Operations Co-chair
Gloria Moncrief Holmsten ’00, Leadership Gifts Co-chair
Heather and Ryan Senter, Constituency Co-chairs
Honorary Chair
Kit Tennison Moncrief ’70
Steering Committee
Gantt Bumstead
Brian Crumley ’92
Randy Eisenman ’93
Bryan King
Stephen Luskey ’01
Rob Semple ’95
Helen Todora
Michael Todora
Lower School Subcommittee
Helen and Michael Todora, Co-chairs
Claire and Joseph Berkes ’98
Anne Carvalho
Larkin and Richard McMillan
Mary (Hallman) ’03 and Dwayne Smith
Constituent Campaign Committee
Parents
Claire and Joseph Berkes ’98
Leigh (Taylor) ’95 and Michael Bornitz
Haddy and Edward Manuel
Larkin and Richard McMillan
Grandparents
Carol and Vern Spurlock
Jerry and James Taylor
Alumni
Asad Dean ’90
Katy Rhodes Magruder ’98
Reid Shackelford ’93
Past Parents
Joy Ann and Bob Havran
Bari (Buckner) ’83 and John Brookman ’80
Faculty/Staff
Andréanne Annis
Dan Bloch
Hugo Muñoz
Campaign Staff Support
Eric Lombardi
Tom Mitchell
Sandra Tuomey
Caren Handleman
