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Thanks to Our “Bridge to Success” Donors!
Two of five new faculty residences constructed this summer are individual homes located just past the outdoor pool at the beginning of Academy Drive, one funded by the Mary Mae Foundation, and one by “Bridge to Success” donors.
by Christopher Margraf, Interim Director of Development
In addition to providing a new faculty home, “Bridge to Success” funds also supported the complete dethatching, aeration, over-seeding, and drainage improvements to Shumway Fields, where our girls’ and boys’ varsity soccer programs play, which took place in late July through the middle of August. Two new reading rooms were also constructed for student use in the McDonald Library, and new boys’ and girls’ athletic lockers were installed in the Stone Athletic Center.
Campus was abuzz this summer with a number of building projects and renovations taking place, thanks to $460,000 raised through our “Bridge to Success” initiative this past spring and to the generous grant of $500,000 to Lawrence Academy from the Mary Mae Foundation last fiscal year. The most noticeable changes to campus involved the installation of five new modular faculty homes. Four of these homes were purchased through the Mary Mae funding with the stipulation that only teaching faculty may live in these residences. Two individual homes were installed in the parking lot adjacent to the swimming pool, while two townhouses were built at the end of Academy Drive. The fifth faculty home, was constructed behind Rob and Laura Moore’s home abutting Old Ayer Road. The addition of the new housing generated a lot of activity on campus in Marcus Cabot, who just moved into one August, as 22 faculty families either moved of the new homes, is inspired by the in or changed their residences. construction activity.
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Overall, major kudos should be extended to our director of buildings and grounds, Carl Anderson, and his entire team for working at a frenetic pace to ensure that all of these projects, in addition to their general summer work, were completed in a timely fashion. We also want to extend our sincere gratitude to our “Bridge to Success” donors for allowing the school to fulfill some considerable campus needs this past summer.
