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From that first Discovery Series Dinner, we will be inviting the public to more events - as we invite you to our 2001 Annual Report - to learn about us and to become a part of the Perkins family. C. Richard Carlson President Kevin J. Lessard Director PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ANNUAL REPORT 2001 Perkins has always been a place of change. As the first school for the blind in the United States, Perkins' beginning was one of changing the field of education to include children who are blind. Perkins later established the first kindergarten for blind children. We helped the first two deafblind people known to be educated - Laura Bridgman and, soon after, Helen Keller. We developed the Perkins Brailler, which has become the standard braille-writing machine across the world. Perkins has introduced to Massachusetts home-based education for families of babies who are blind. Through the Hilton/Perkins Program, we have been the first to invest in services for deafblind children in developing countries. In keeping with our tradition of promoting change, Perkins has been addressing the severe national shortage of teachers, which is especially dire for teachers of students who are blind or deafblind. We have begun an initiative to establish a masters degree-training program for specialized teachers. A key part of the program would be distance learning in order to train teachers from all over New England, the United States and eventually beyond. This exciting program has been two years in planning and is key to ensuring the future education of blind and deafblind children. The Hilton/Perkins Program continues to have enormous impact in areas of the world where there has been little history of educating children who are deafblind. In addition to our 70 on-going projects in 50 developing countries, we helped establish the first four university training programs in Latin America for educators of people who are deafblind. This is vital for assuring that new programs can find trained teachers. In South Africa, we sponsored the first conference on deafblindness. The scope of our work in Russia has expanded to encompass projects in St. Petersburg, Estonia and Lithuania. We sponsored the first Eastern European-wide conference on early intervention for infants and toddlers. We also have been working with the Chinese government to introduce services for deafblind students at six schools for the blind. In FY 2001, Perkins hosted its first fundraising dinner in over 20 years. The Discovery Series Dinner benefited Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library and included a press briefing that resulted in numerous newspaper articles about the importance of braille and cassette tapes for people who cannot read traditional print. The speaker for the dinner was Henry Grunwald, former Ambassador of Austria and former editor-in-chief of Time, Inc. Mr. Grunwald himself has become legally blind due to macular degeneration and was a compelling spokesperson about the isolation brought on by not being able to read and the need for the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library. We are very pleased to announce that the first legally blind athlete to place in the Olympics, runner Marla Runyan, has become Perkins' first official Ambassador. Runyan also has written an autobiography, No Finish Line: My Life As I See It, and earned a Masters in Education of students who are deafblind, which, ironically, was paid for years ago by the Hilton/Perkins Program. She met with Perkins students over breakfast and gave a motivational speech to an enraptured audience on campus. She will appear nationally and internationally on behalf of Perkins. In other campus news, the first deafblind Girl Scout troop in the United States was recently formed at Perkins, and the Deafblind Program established preschool services to serve children ages three to five. Rob Walsh, ParaOlympic skier, was the class of 2001 graduation speaker and did a wonderful job imploring students not to consider their handicap a disadvantage. Lower School students enjoyed hands-on exploring during their annual overnight trip to the national seashore, and Community Living began a monthly dinner series for adults. In the Outreach Program, 24 New England students attended Space Camp in Alabama, and over 250 people were served in the Low Vision Clinic, which evaluates and trains people to make optimum use of their vision. Perkins Infant/Toddler and Preschool Programs sponsored the 18th conference for families of the youngest blind children where over 360 mothers, fathers and professionals offered support, wisdom and guidance to one another. For all the accomplishments of Perkins School for the Blind, our work is far from over: We annually visit the homes of over 400 blind babies to help parents learn how to encourage their child's development - but Massachusetts still has 300 babies not benefiting from essential early intervention. All of our day and residential programs for students are full - yet a waiting list is not an indication of success but a sign that many students in Massachusetts and New England are not receiving the educational services they need. Elders, many who have lost their sight late in life due to glaucoma or macular degeneration, constitute the majority of the blind population - yet our Elder Learning Center and Outreach to Elders do not have the resources necessary to reach these significant numbers. Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library provides braille and books on tape to nearly 17,000 people - however, this is only 7% of the eligible population. Additional funding is needed to help Perkins reach the thousands of people unable to use traditional library services. The Hilton/Perkins Program is making huge strides for deafblind children, all too often a hidden population - yet there are still thousands of families in developing countries unaware that their deafblind children can be educated. Perkins' need for financial support is great. Federal funding is minimal, and State support uncertain, especially given the budget problems in Massachusetts. Funding for the library has decreased, despite the fact that current funding - augmented by Perkins - covers only a small fraction of the need. In 1829, Perkins was founded by individuals driven by compassion, foresight and generosity - individuals who wanted to make a difference. And it is the compassion, foresight and generosity of people today who enable Perkins to continue reaching out to those who all too often are overlooked. From blind babies in Boston to young deafblind children in India, everyone associated with Perkins School for the Blind says thank you - and welcomes you to the Perkins family. HILTON/PERKINS PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD LATIN AMERICA Mexico Guatemala El Salvador Costa Rica Panama Dominican Republic Cuba Brazil Argentina Uruguay Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru Venezuela CARIBBEAN Jamaica Belize Antigua St. Lucia Haiti Trinidad & Tobago Guyana Barbados EUROPE Greece Spain Portugal Ireland Iceland Finland EASTERN EUROPE Russia Belarus Estonia Lithuania Poland Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Romania Bulgaria Croatia Turkey AFRICA Gambia Ghana South Africa Kenya Tanzania Uganda Nigeria ASIA/PACIFIC India Nepal Pakistan Philippines Thailand Malaysia Indonesia China Hong Kong New Zealand SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS & REGISTRATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2001 OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAM PARTICIPATION Hilton/Perkins Program 10,000 Outreach Services 631 Infant/Toddler Services 425 Preschool Community Services 44 Community Living Services 6 TOTAL = 11,106 ON-CAMPUS PROGRAM PARTICIPATION Secondary Services 77 Deafblind Program 56 Lower School Services 54 Preschool Services 10 TOTAL = 197 ADDITIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPATION Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library 16,798 Howe Press 9,600 Outreach Training/Workshops 1,026 Parent and Family Services 1,000 New England Center for Deafblind 391 Low Vision Service 369 Volunteer Services 250 Diagnostic Evaluation Services 130 Educational Leadership Program 9 TOTAL = 29,360 ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2001 RESOURCES (IN DOLLARS) Tuition 26,230,110 Non-Operating Investment Income 4,223,993 Sale of Materials for the Blind 3,899,582 Private Grants & Resources 2,281,134 Library Service 1,757,045 Net Assets released from restriction 1,426,908 *Annual Donations 1,343,958 Government Grants & Resources 1,076,569 Income from Outside Trusts 293,172 Total $42,532,471 *3,096,692 Gifts and Bequests were also received in FY 2001 for non-operating purposes. Net Assets released from restriction = 3.3% Annual Donations = 3.2% Government Grants & Resources = 2.5% Income from Outside Trusts = .7% Library Service 4.1% Private Grants & Resources = 5.4% Sale of Materials for the Blind = 9.2% Non-Operating Investment Income = 9.9% EXPENSES (IN DOLLARS) Education 19,709,176 Employee Benefits 6,621,256 Special Departments 4,085,236 Administration 3,806,995 Buildings & Grounds 3,642,033 Depreciation 3,295,958 Household & Food Services 1,171,812 Interest 200,000 Total $42,532,471 Education = 46.3% Employee Benefits = 15.6% Special Departments = 9.6% Administration = 8.9% Interest = .5% Household & Food Services = 2.8% Depreciation = 7.7% Buildings & Grounds = 8.6% BEQUESTS Remembering Perkins in your will is a personal legacy to ensure that future generations of children and elders who are blind, deafblind and multihandicapped blind achieve their greatest potential and live independently with dignity. We honor the memory of the following men and women whose bequests were received during the past year. Gennaro Acampora Trust Marjorie Acomb Barbara Day Adams Helen May Austin Flora N. Beggs Evelyn and Samuel Bennett Anna Berger Charles H. Bradford B. Evelyn Brooks Anne L. Buchsbaum John C. Campbell James F. Duggan Cynthia E. Foster Ada B. Friedman Selma Gordon Emily Grutzbach John A. Herrick Kathryn Keay M. Elizabeth Kilburn Newvart Matthewson Elizabeth L. Merrill Jane S. Ostiguy Mildred Pennell Janet Perkins Jean Progin Eleanor M. Purseglove Lena C. Rapp Cornelia K. Ryan Edward L. Ryan Harry Sandler Trust Frances Salmon James C. Thompson Ruth E. Underhill Katherine D. Walker Doris McVoy Williams Jean Wilson TOTAL GIFTS AND PRIVATE GRANTS RECEIVED FY 2001 (IN DOLLARS) Foundations 2,984,503 Individuals 1,508,752 Trusts 1,132,293 Bequests 446,667 Gift Annuities 99,998 Corporations 41,612 Total $6,285,825 Foundations = 48% Individuals = 24% Trusts = 18% Bequests = 7% Gift Annuities = 2% Corporations = 1% VISIONARY SOCIETY Annual Giving - the unrestricted gifts from friends - is critical to sustaining Perkins mission of supporting our students and clients as they strive to attain their maximum potential. Gifts to the annual fund support the educational and training programs that develop the skills and confidence necessary for every individual whom we serve to live, work and function as independently as possible within the community. We are grateful for this support from our leadership donors. Helen Keller/ Anne Sullivan Circle: Mr. John W. Agren John W. Alden Trust Mr. Robert Amory III Mr. and Mrs. Walter Amory Anonymous (5) Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Bardeen Mrs. C. K. Baxter Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bennett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bianchi Mr. Edward L. Bigelow, Jr. Mr. Fred Bigony Mr. Donald Brecher Mrs. Wesley Brown Mr. Geoffrey A. Brown, Jr. Mr. Eric G. Burns Mrs. Emily S. Byrd Mr. Henry J. Camosse Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Carlson Mr. Park Chamberlain Mr. and Mrs. Frederic M. Clifford Mr. M. Leighton Collis Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Comenitz Jane B. Cook Trust Mrs. Gladys Copeland Mr. Stephen Cornell Charles M. Cox 1940 Trust Mr. Prescott C. Crafts, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Cross Mr. and Mrs. John W. D'Antuono Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Darling Mrs. Susan R. Deland Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. DeLorey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DiBenedetto Mr. Dana Djerf Doran Family Charitable Trust Mrs. Jennifer Eckert Mr. and Mrs. William J. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Eleazer, Jr. Mr. Bradford M. Endicott E. Joseph Evans Charitable Trust Mrs. Lucy Everts Mr. John Fierke Ms. Victoria Fremont Mrs. Marc Friedlaender Ira S. & Anna Galkin Charitable Trust Mrs. Annette G. Gardner Mr. Anoop Ghanwani Mr. Michael Gorton Mr. and Mrs. Alton Grube Mr. Richard Grubman Mr. Javier Guevara Mr. and Mrs. Eric R. Haartz Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hagopian Ms. Cynthia Hallowell Ms. Elisabeth Harper Ms. Katharine Heberton Mr. Joseph C. Honan Mr. Wilbur Hooven Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hostetter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hubbs Ms. Jennifer M. Huntington Mr. and Mrs. William E. James Mr. William J. Joyce Mrs. Esther B. Kahn Mr. Peter L. Kelley and Ms. Karen Duggan Mr. Adam B. Krafczek, Jr. Mr. Donald J. Kranz Ms. Josee LaPlante Ms. Celia Lebow Ms. Ruth Lelacheure Agnes M. Lindsay Trust Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lowell Mr. Ralph Lovejoy Mrs. Arthur T. Lyman, Jr. Mary J. Minichiello and Antoinette Minichiello Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Monrad Dr. and Mrs. William Moomaw Mr. and Mrs. Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Mr. and Mrs. David W. Murray Mr. Howard Musoff Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Nichols, Jr. Mr. Robert A. Norcross Mr. and Mrs. John Onufrak Mr. and Mrs. Stan Patey Mr. and Mrs. Endicott Peabody, Jr. Mr. Jerry Perl Mr. and Mrs. Erik K. Pfau Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pierce Ms. Mary Pinheiro Ms. Mattina R. Proctor Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Quickel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rabe Ms. Gail Radley Lange Rice Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Ridge Mr. Anthony L. Rinaldi Mrs. Henry B. Roberts Mr. John Roessner, III Mr. and Mrs. H. Gunther Rudenberg Harry Sandler Trust Mr. Steven Satter Mr. Mark Schwartz and Dr. Bettina Katz Mrs. Helen G. Scott Miss Marcy A. Scott Mrs. Gertrude F. Shelley George and Beatrice Sherman Family Charitable Trust Mrs. Jeanette Sinisi Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Sonn Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Spitz Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Steiner Mrs. Molly G. Stiller Mr. Paul Stuka Ms. Anne TenBrook Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Thompson Mr. Robert L. Thomsen Mr. and Mrs. William N. Thorndike, Jr. Mr. John F. Tighe Mr. Gerard B. Townsend Mrs. Mary Truslow Ms. Ursula Turano Mr. and Mrs. Eijk van Otterloo Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vinciullo Mrs. Mary B. Wakefield The Honorable William F. Weld Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wells, Jr. Ms. Audrey Whitehead Mr. and Mrs. Mark Williams Mrs. Ralph B. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Willis Mrs. Jean W. Wilson Mr. Matthew B. Winthrop The Rev. and Mrs. Brinton W. Woodward, Jr. Ms. Valeria Wolanski Ms. Joan M. Youngman Champions' Circle: Geeta B. Aiyer and Kamesh Aiyer Mrs. William Allyn Mrs. George A. Aspacher Mr. Benjamin B. Baker Mrs. W. T. Bennett, Jr. Mr. John F. Biagiotti Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Blancke Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Blandford Dr. Kurt Bloch Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Boit Mr. and Mrs. Billy H. Burdine Mr. James Burke Mr. Samuel Cabot, III Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Carey Ms. Gloria Catalano Mrs. Florence C. Chesterton Mr. Alan L. Citron Mr. and Mrs. John Conner Mr. and Mrs. John L. Cooper Mr. Timothy A. Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. John I. Curtin Ms. Susan J. Dexter Ms. Rose M. Donabed Ms. Dorothy Dow Mrs. Carroll Dwight Mr. and Mrs. George C. Dyment Mrs. Mae E. Eagleson Mr. Charles Ferguson Mason and Helen Merriman Fernald Mrs. Mary L. Flanigan Ms. Natalie E. Fossati Mr. and Mrs. John W. Furlong Leslie B. Gaffin and Michael A. Gaffin Mr. and Mrs. George M. Galvin Ms. Ruth Garcelon Mr. and Mrs. John L. Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Albert K. Gayzagian Mr. Joseph R. Gilhooly Mr. Anthony J. Grassi Mr. Francis X. Hall Mr. Arthur R. Hilsinger Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Holway Mrs. June Hubbard Dr. and Mrs. James H. Jackson Mrs. Emilie K. Jacobs Mrs. Wanda C. Jennings Mrs. Thomas L. Johnson Mrs. Thomas M. Joyce , Sr. Ms. Mary A. Kelley Ms. Carolyn F. Kiess Mr. James D. Kiggen Mr. and Mrs. Seth A. Klarman Ms. Chris Kokkinos Mr. Michael Kolligian III Ms. Pauline F. Krull Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert Ms. Helen C. Long Mr. Ralph Lovejoy Mr. Henry Lyman Mr. and Mrs. Jacek Makowski Ms. Louise N. Marsden Mr. William F. McCarthy Mrs. Putnam McDowell Mr. and Mrs. Alan McIlhenny Mr. John K. Mitchell Ms. Lois M. Monge Mrs. John T. Nichols Mr. Robert D. O_Toole Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Oler Mrs. Marjorie B. Osborne Ms. Charlotte Paley Mr. Lewis H. Parks Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Pechet Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. J. Platt Mrs. Carolyn C. Preston Ms. J. Elisabeth Rice Mr. Walter T. Rich Mr. Dave Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rowe Dr. Robert M. Russell and Dr. Sharon S. Russell Mr. A. H. Sandwen Mr. H. David Scarbro Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Scott Mr. Theodore Shoolman Dr. and Mrs. Merrill I. Skolnik Mr. Paul L. Smith Ms. Christine J. Spadafor Dr. George W. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sutton Ms. Virginia Taub Mr. Edmund Thompson Miss Elizabeth M. Toomajian Mr. Edward J. Trainor Mr. David C. Twichell Mr. Hugo Uyterhoeven Mr. and Mrs. Detlev Vagts Mrs. Henry Vanasse Mr. Victor J. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Neil Wallace Ms. Bea Waring Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Warnecke Mr. LeRoy Weber, Jr. Ms. Barbara Weedon Mrs. Fern White Mr. W. W. Wilson, Jr. Mr. Charles D. Winston Miss Mary L. Woods Mr. Frank Yeomans CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS Corporate, foundation and organization support is important to Perkins for both unrestricted and restricted uses. These important funds strengthen our programs and provide for a variety of Perkins initiatives. Anonymous (2) Algonquin Gas Transmission Company Allin Congregational Church Ashland Lions Club Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Charitable Foundation A. W. Baldwin Charitable Foundation, Inc. Baltimore Community Foundation Belford & Stone Attorney Best Buy Co., Inc. Bethesda Lodge, No. 30 I.O.O.F. Bose Foundation, Inc. The Boston Center for Blind Children Boston Sand & Gravel Chapman Waterproofing Co. The Charles River Ventures Fund at The Boston Foundation Choate, Hall & Stewart Combined Jewish Philanthropies Commonwealth Charitable Fund, Inc. Commonwealth Co-Op Copeland Family Foundation, Inc. D'Arrigo Bros. Co. Demoulas Foundation Disola Development District 33K Leadership Development Committee Eaton Foundation Edison Mission Marketing & Trading Elks: Peabody Lodge No 1409 ETEC, Inc. Everett C. Benton Lodge Excess Electrical Co. Inc. Fleet Charitable Gift Fund Walter Henry Freygang Foundation Grover J. Cronin Memorial Foundation Hellenic Women's Club, Inc. Conrad N. Hilton Foundation The Roy A. Hunt Foundation Immaculate Conception Parish International Association of Lions Clubs International Brotherhood of IBEW Local #7 The Irvine Company Joseph & Thomas Opticians, Inc. Lachaise Foundation Lehman Brothers The Joan and Theodore Levitt Family Fund at The Boston Foundation Fred and Sarah Lipsky Foundation Lockwood Nutrition Service, Inc. Lois L. Lindauer Searches Malden Eagles Aerie #893 Mathis Pfohl Foundation Martin Salomon Morton & Gustel Schreiber Morton Foundation New England Plastics Corp News and Media Services Incorporated Norfolk & DedhamGroup Oswald Family Foundation PaineWebber Thomas A. Pappas Charitable Foundation, Inc. Pinewood Acres Childrens Charity, Inc. Rare Coins of New Hampshire L.W. Robbins Associates N. Sacca & Sons Sara Campbell, Ltd. Sanders Fund, Inc. Sawyer Charitable Foundation Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Sholley Foundation The Stuka Family Foundation Telephone Pioneers of America Thermo Electron Corporation Wild Family Foundation Winchendon Furniture Co., Inc Yawkey Foundation Zartarian Foundation MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Donors who work for a company or business with a matching gift program can double or triple their contributions to Perkins. This year, the following companies matched gifts their employees made to the Perkins School for the Blind. 3Com Corporation ADC Foundation Aetna Foundation, Inc. AIM Foundation BankBoston BD Matching Gifts Program CIGNA Corporation COMPAQ Computer Corporation Computer Associates International, Inc. Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation The Duke Energy Foundation Eastern Enterprises Foundation Factset Research Systems Fidelity Investments Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fiduciary Trust Company FleetBoston Financial Foundation FM Global Foundation General RE Corporation Genuity Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Company Harcourt General Charitable Foundation, Inc. Houghton Mifflin Company Ikos Systems Iris Associates John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Lucent Technologies Massachusetts Financial Services Company Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc. Motorola Foundation National Grid New England Business Services, Inc. Norton Company Foundation Philip Morris Companies, Inc. The Pioneer Group, Inc. Pitney Bowes Polaroid Fund SmithKline Beecham Community Partnership The Stanley Works Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation Sun Microsystems Foundation, Inc. Thomson Financial The Times Mirror Foundation Unilever United States Foundation, Inc. United Way of Bergen County Veritas Software THE THOMAS H. PERKINS SOCIETY The Thomas H. Perkins Society was established to recognize friends who have made planned gifts, or notified Perkins of their bequest intentions. Helen Anders James E. and Rosamond W. Barber Douglas H. Barker Edgar Bernard Vito Bertolino Benjamin Beyea B.E. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Carlson John A. Chandler Prescott C. Crafts, Jr. Evelyn Crossman C.E. Dufresne John T. Edsall Lucy Everts Mason and Helen Merriman Fernald Mr. and Mrs. Milton A. Fine Paul S. Goodof Harold Grasse William K. Hargreaves Abraham Hases Frank M. Hilliard James Murray Howe Ms. Jennifer M. Huntington Mrs. Emilie K. Jacobs Wallace H. Kountze Waltrud Lampe Richard C. Lord Adah M. Marker Francis H. Markey Maurice J. McCarthy Eileen Queenan McGrath Emma Mae Miller Nancy J. Moore Marian Mosteller Peter Philips M.G. Pothier Frances A. Sagan Miss Marcy Ann Scott Dr. Richard M. Shiff Johannes and Julia Solleveld Nicholas U. Sommerfeld Elaine and Harold Sorenson Jana Susat Anne TenBrook Marilyn L. Thorpe Irene M. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. William N. Thorndike, Jr. Charles G. Warner Dorothy G. Wilcox The Rev. and Mrs. Brinton W. Woodward, Jr. Albert S. Wynot DISCOVERY SERIES DINNER We are grateful to the following donors who supported our Discovery Series Dinner for the benefit of Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library. Discovery Series Committee: Beth Bardeen - Chair Janet James - Chair Elizabeth Monrad - Chair Linda DiBenedetto Fern Fergus Bunny Hickey Laurie Rabe J. Elisabeth Rice The Rev. Brinton W. Woodward, Jr. Donors: Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Steven Aubrey Max and Beth Bardeen Mr. and Mrs. William Bruins Mrs. Anne Bryant Ms. Nancy Cannon and Mr. Tom O'Connell C. Richard and Deborah Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Carr, Jr. Mr. David Cheever, III Choate, Hall & Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Frederic M. Clifford Mrs. Gladys Copeland Mr. Prescott C. Crafts, Jr. Thomas and Linda DiBenedetto Edison Mission Marketing & Trading Mr. and Mrs. Mason Fernald Fiduciary Trust Ms. Natalie E. Fossati Mrs. Marc Friedlaender Mr. and Mrs. Albert K. Gayzagian Mrs. Michael Grogan Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Haley Ms. Cynthia Hallowell Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Hases Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Irwin William and Janet James John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. Ms. Sheila Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Seth A. Klarman Mr. Michael Kolligian III Ms. Pauline F. Krull Lehman Brothers, Inc. Lois L. Lindauer Searches William and Angela Lowell L. W. Robbins Associates Miss Angela Manerson Ernest and Elizabeth Monrad Mr. and Mrs. Stan Patey Ms. Roseanne Payette Endicott and Andrea Lamp Peabody Mr. and Mrs. David A. Pope Bruce and Laurie Rabe Mr. Norman J. Reilly J. Elisabeth Rice Patricia B. Rice Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Sorensen Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Spitz Mr. Jason E. Starr Mr. and Mrs. Neil Wallace Mark and Kym Williams Dudley and Sally Willis Rosemary Wilson, Esq. The Rev. and Mrs. Brinton W. Woodward, Jr. Yawkey Foundation MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION Mr. Roland M. Achin Mr. Anthony Ackerman Mr. John Airasian Arnold W. Alexander, Esq. Jacqueline L. Allen, Esq. Mr. Robert Bannish Mrs. Paul Bauguss Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bennett, Jr. Mr. Philip Bianchi Ms. Nathalie H. Bonsal Mrs. Anne Bryant Mr. Christopher Cabot Mr. Samuel Cabot, III Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Ansel B. Chaplin Mr. Charles Cheever Mrs. Sarita B. Choate Mr. and Mrs. Frederic M. Clifford Mrs. Lisa C. Conner Mrs. Judith H. Cook Robert Cordy, Esq. Mr. David Crohan Mr. Harry H. Crosby and Mrs. Mary Alice Brennan-Crosby Mrs. Betsy Z. Demirjian Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DiBenedetto Dr. Robert B. Downes Mr. and Mrs. William J. Edwards Dr. John R. Eichorn Mr. Lawrence G. Eliot Mrs. Rachel Elliot Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ellis Mrs. Sydney Feldman Mr. and Mrs. Mason Fernald Mr. William R. Fitz Mr. and Mrs. Albert K. Gayzagian Mr. Paul S. Goodof Rabbi Earl Grollman Ms. Cynthia Hallowell Mr. Rudman J. Ham Mr. Charles T. Haydock Mr. William T. Heisler Mrs. J. S. Hemphill Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Holway Mr. Nelson D. Hooe, Jr. Mr. Amos Hostetter, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Francis A. Hubbard Ms. Jennifer M. Huntington Mrs. D. Thomas Huntoon Mrs. Charles Innes Mr. Thomas B. Irwin Mrs. Emilie K. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. William E. James Mr. Eric H. Jostrom Mrs. Gregory Khachadoorian Mr. George H. Kidder Mr. Owen B. Kiernan Mr. Ernest V. Klein Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Lessard Mr. David W. Lewis, Jr. Mr. Peter B. Loring Dr. Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lowell Miss Lydia W. Lyman Judge John S. MacDougall, Jr. Mrs. Putnam McDowell Mr. John F. McNamara Mr. Walter E. Mercer Ms. Corey Merriman Mr. Winthrop G. Minot Mr. Edward J. Mitton Mrs. G. Monks Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Monrad Ms. Pauline Moor Mrs. Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani Mr. and Mrs. H. Gilman Nichols, Jr. Mr. Nicholas Nixon Mr. Morgan Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Endicott Peabody, Jr. Mr. Roland F. Pease Mr. Jerry Perl Mr. George L. Pew Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. J. Platt Mrs. Eliot T. Putnam Mr. Eliot T. Putnam, Jr. Dr. Kenneth E. Quickel, Jr. Mr. Kevin Quinlan Ms. Vicki A. Rellas Ms. J. Elisabeth Rice Mr. John Richards Mr. George W. Siguler Mr. Benjamin F. Smith Mr. Robert J. Smithdas Nicholas U. Sommerfeld The Honorable and Mrs. George Sprague Mr. James E. Thompson Mrs. Benjamin Thorndike Mr. William N. Thorndike, Jr. Mr. Melvin Wesley Mr. and Mrs. John Wiggins Mrs. Ralph B. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Willis Rosemary Wilson, Esq. The Rev. and Mrs. Brinton W. Woodward, Jr. THE PERKINS ENDOWMENT The gifts and bequests of Perkins friends make it possible for the School to sustain the excellent quality of service that has become the Perkins hallmark over the years. While a few foundation and government grants enable Perkins to initiate new programs, the consistent support of donors makes possible our daily academic, residential and home-based programs. Those who wish to make Perkins School the recipient of a personal bequest may use the following form: I hereby give, devise and bequeath to the Perkins School for the Blind, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the sum of ............................... dollars ($...................), the same to be applied to the general uses and purposes of said corporation under the direction of its Board of Trustees; and I do hereby direct that the receipt of the Treasurer for the time being of said corporation shall be sufficient discharge to my executors for the same. Such a notice may be sent to the Treasurer of the Corporation as follows: Planned Giving Office Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 617-972-7284 OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION President: C. Richard Carlson Vice Presidents: Mrs. Linda DiBenedetto Dudley H. Willis Secretary: William A. Lowell Treasurer: H. Gilman Nichols Assistant Treasurer Charles C.J. Platt Honorary Trustees: Roland M. Achin Mrs. Mason Fernald John Lowell Nicholas U. Sommerfeld Board Of Trustees: C. Richard Carlson * Frederic M. Clifford* Mrs. Linda DiBenedetto* William J. Edwards Albert Gayzagian* Loretta Warner Holway Janet Burrows James William A. Lowell Mrs. Elizabeth Monrad Andrea Lamp Peabody Dudley H. Willis The Rev. Brinton W. Woodward, Jr. *Appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth THE FOLLOWING ARE CAPTIONS INCLUDED IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT: Producing the Perkins Brailler, the worldwide standard braillewriting machine. Distributing unabridged books on tape, free, through Perkins braille and talking book library to nearly 17,000 patrons. Providing educational support and weekend programs for public school students. Delivering individualized day and residential services to 200 students ages six to 22. Teaching skills for independence to elders in their homes and at Perkins elder learning center. Educating 400 of the youngest visually handicapped children and their parents at home. Helping teachers, parents, professionals and schools for deafblind children in over 50 developing countries. Design: Nieshoff Design, Lexington, MA Photography: Mark Ostow Printing: Champagne/Lafayette