Volunteer leaders set Annual Fund goal

Ten percent makes a big difference to Darlington. Each year, the Annual Fund makes up the 10 percent gap between what the School can reasonably charge for tuition and what the School needs to provide the excellent education for which it is known.

This year, Darlington is seeking $1,350,000 to bridge the gap between tuition and the budget. Gifts to the Annual Fund keep Darlington’s mission alive in many ways, including funding instructors who are able to focus on individual students and encourage them to achieve more than they thought they were capable of doing, environments that are comfortable and conducive to learning, and educational opportunities that offer students the chance to experience academic success from varied perspectives throughout their elementary and secondary education.

This year’s campaign focuses on participation from every person connected with the School, parents, grandparents, alumni, the School’s volunteer leaders, friends of the School, faculty, and administration. Gifts can be made to Darlington School’s 2002-2003 Annual Fund online at www.darlingtonschool.org/development, or by mailing a completed pledge card to the Development Office, Darlington School, 1014 Cave Spring Road, Rome, GA 30161.

The 2002-2003 Annual Fund Board consists of:

· Mollie Avery, vice president for development

Rome, Ga.

· Lucy Babcock T’71, Lower School Division chair

Rome, Ga.

· Anne and W. Frank Barron Jr. ’48, Grandparent Division co-chairs

Rome, Ga.

· Mary Jane Bevill, Parents Association president

Cartersville, Ga.

· Dan Bishop, Upper School Division chair

Rome, Ga.

· Stephen E. Conrad, Parent of Alumni chair

Rome, Ga.

· Stephanie Ellen Denney ’91, Atlanta Alumni Phonathon co-chair

Atlanta, Ga.

· J. Lewis Glenn ’64, Atlanta Major Gifts chair

Atlanta, Ga.

· Robert L. Harbin ’67, National Annual Fund vice chair

Rome, Ga.

· Jackson B. Harris ’71, Board of Trustees, Development Committee chair

Rome, Ga.

· William B. Harrison III ’86, Rome Alumni Phonathon Division chair

Rome, Ga.

· David V. Hicks III, Darlington School president

Rome, Ga.

· Peter W. Hjort, Rome Major Gifts chair

Rome, Ga.

· J. Terry Honan ’64, Board of Visitors chair

Cumming, Ga.

· Robert P. Hortman ’72, Athletic Booster Club president

Rome, Ga.

· Mary Kathleen McGuffey ’90, Atlanta Alumni Phonathon co-chair

Atlanta, Ga.

· William A. Mitchell Jr. ’58, Board of Trustees chair

Atlanta, Ga.

· Chason L. Mull ’78, Day Parent chair

Rome, Ga.

· Sally Muschamp, Middle School Division chair

Rome, Ga.

· Joyce Riddle Neely T’62, National Annual Fund chair

Winston Salem, N.C.

· Shelly Stein Peller ’76, Fine Arts Booster Club president

Rome, Ga.

· J. David Pesterfield ’68, Reunion Gifts chair

Jacksonville, Fla.

· The Rev. Douglas E. Remer, Resident Parent chair

Atlanta, Ga.

· Roby Robinson Jr. ’58, Board of Trustees vice chair

Alpharetta, Ga.

· Michael L. Van Cise ’97, Alumni Gift Officer

Rome, Ga.

· Timothy Wallis ’69, Board of Trustees member

Rome, Ga.

· Ed Watters ’83, Alumni Division chair

Rome, Ga.

· Rena Cooper Webb ’88, Alumni Council president

Armuchee, Ga.

· Steven R. Winkler ’72, Board of Visitors chair

Baton Rouge, La.

· Dianne Birdsong Womble ’77, Tiger Pride president

Cedartown, Ga.