St. Anne’s-Belfield School
impact WINTER 2016
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SPOTLIGHT
PHILANTHROPY IN ACTION
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Our donors really make an impact at St. Anne’s-Belfield School!
Seniors take a tour on the river as a part of their entrepreneurship senior seminar in which they worked with Rivanna River Co. to develop a marketing and improved business plan.
DEAR FRIENDS,
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ABOVE: School Librarian Sarah FitzHenry assists a student in finding the perfect read. MIDDLE: Pre-School
students enjoy a visit from their furry friend the rabbit. BELOW: Two
K - 4 students enjoy a break from class at recess.
re you familiar with the Latin phrase, “E
reinforces the donor’s connection to the School, and each
pluribus unum”? Those of you who studied
one helps create a community where every child is known,
Latin may recognize that it can be translated
where every teacher has the skills and resources to make a
as, “Out of many, one,” and it has been used
difference, where every child can participate in a variety of
to describe how different people can come together for
activities to stretch their limits and help them learn to excel
a common purpose. It is so powerful a concept that it is
and to come up short and yet recover and learn.
incorporated in the Seal of the United States of America and appears on the $1 bill. (Go ahead and take a look; it’s on
This issue of Impact celebrates each and every donor who has
the right side, on the banner in the eagle’s mouth.)
given his or her gifts to make the School stronger. These gifts have indeed helped create the one we know as St. Anne’s-
It is just as powerful and important at St. Anne’s-Belfield
Belfield School. And to these donors, we say, “thank you.”
School. We are individuals, and yet each of us plays an important role in moving the School forward. Working
All the best,
together, we make the School a better environment for our children and students. Nowhere is this more evident than in the variety of ways our donors choose to support the School. Our School community
Bruce Cauthen ‘74
comes together each year to create the best environment
DIRECTOR OF DONOR RELATIONS & ANNUAL GIVING
possible. Each gift to the School is important. Each one
INSIDE
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CONTINUED SUPPORT, CONTINUING TO THRIVE Donors' generous giving empowers our students
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ALUMNI GIVING Alumni participate in "Show the Love" and the Day of Giving
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Faculty and staff have the opportunity to make a difference and grow with professional development