2008-2009 Annual Report ON GIVING

Thank You for Your Generosity!

With a deep sense of gratitude to the many generous donors and volunteers who are recognized within its pages, I am pleased to tell you that the 2008-2009 Annual Report on Giving for The Pingry School is now available for review. As part of our environmental and financial stewardship and sustainability efforts at Pingry, we do not mail printed copies of this publication.  Instead, click here to view the Annual Report.

What a year! Thanks to the generosity of alumni, parents—both current and former, grandparents, faculty and staff, and many friends, and thanks to the exceptional commitment of time, effort, and passion on the part of our many volunteers, The Pingry Fund not only met its goal of $2.25 million, it exceeded it. Our community responded to the call with contributions totaling a remarkable $2.385 million. Thank you!

Particularly striking was the passion with which the Pingry community rallied to support our families whose economic circumstances had changed for the worse during the year. Countless donations for financial aid, including a magnificent $1 million gift, meant that we were able to meet the demonstrated need of more than 40 students who had never before needed financial assistance—and our community is richer for their continued presence. The compelling need for financial aid endowment will be one of the central themes of the next decade for all independent schools and colleges, and we are blessed with alumni, parents, and friends who are both philanthropically inclined and understand the importance of endowment for this purpose.

Each day in this, my fifth year at the helm of Pingry, I am reminded of what a great school feels like and how fortunate I am to have the best job in the world. This is a great school in large measure because of the support and generosity of the Pingry community—support and generosity that affirms and inspires the work that we do. To all who give of their time and resources I offer my heartfelt thanks.

Sincerely,
Nathaniel E. Conard
Headmaster

October 5, 2009

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