The time is NOW Perkins School for the Blind Annual Report 2005 INSIDE COVER CAPTION: "While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done." - Helen Keller, Perkins School for the Blind Alumna A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR AND THE PRESIDENT The time is now. At Perkins School for the Blind we just finished recognizing our 175th year of service. We have reaffirmed our position as a world leader in the education of children and adults who are blind or deafblind, many with additional disabilities. We have celebrated where we've been. Now itās time to see where we're going. "Seeing Possibility," Perkins Strategic Plan 2005-2010, charts an ambitious course for the next five years. It grows out of what we have done for the last 175 years and what we are doing today. It will make a difference here in Massachusetts and New England. Its influence will be international. Over 70,000 people benefited from the efforts of Perkins in 2005. This Annual Report recounts that work. For that great number of people who are better able to see possibility, we know that there are still children with visual disabilities who do not have teachers in Massachusetts. We know that many newly-blind elders sit home alone without the means to read, and that graduates struggle to find employers who will give them the opportunity to prove themselves. Perkins 2005 Annual Report celebrates the accomplishment of 70,000 children and adults working to lead productive, meaningful lives. We thank all members of the Perkins family for their hard work and support. We thank you for your part in the success of 2005 and hope you will join us as we reach for new possibilities. Sincerely, Janet B. James, Chair of Perkins Board of Trustees & Steven M. Rothstein, President THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2005 Perkins transforms lives on our campus and around the globe. We help parents learn how to encourage the development of their babies who are blind. We send teachers to public schools to help children learn braille and travel safely from class to class. We provide books on tape to elders coping with vision loss. We help developing countries begin services for deafblind children. Please join us as we examine some of the highlights of 2005. PHOTO CAPTION: The time to move forward together is now. THE HEART OF PERKINS Perkins School for the Blind is a multi-service educational and training agency that reached over 70,000 people in 2005. Our campus is a beautiful, thriving community of students, staff and services that has a tremendous impact in New England and the world community of people who are blind or deafblind. To understand how we help, all you have to do is experience the smiling face of a Perkins student on campus. Everyday about 200 students stream around campus, some with canes or on the arms of friends with partial vision, some in wheelchairs. Parents bring babies to support groups, preschoolers learn to swim, and elementary school-age children practice for the first time on a Perkins Brailler(r), the braille typewriter made on campus at Perkinsā Howe Press. High school students hold cables as they sprint on an outdoor track, and the student council lobbies for expanded lockers. A child who is deafblind creates a story with pictures on a computer. Students who are blind and attend public schools come to campus on weekends and school vacations to connect with peers and build their skills for independence. Twice a day, truckloads of braille and recorded books rumble to the post office en route to Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library patrons throughout New England. Elders convene on campus to learn to adapt to late-in-life vision loss. Our campus thrives as Perkins staff who work with students in public schools or in Community Living Services return to campus for meetings. Teachers of students who are blind or deafblind from developing countries study for a year at Perkins. Preschool staff organizes their annual conference that brings 350 parents to campus. Professionals attend courses at Perkins Training Center. The quiet at the end of the day at Perkins is misleading. Students are studying in their rooms. Program aides are helping kids with multiple disabilities get ready for bed. Email is arriving from parents across the United States looking for advice and from the schools we work with in developing countries. ...and the Perkins family is getting ready for another day of possibility. 175 YEARS OF POSSIBILITY Thank you to all who celebrated the Perkins 175th Anniversary. Together, we will continue transforming lives. Perkins 175th Anniversary brought thousands of people together to recognize the heart and accomplishments of Perkins School for the Blind. Students, alumni, staff, volunteers, donors, trustees and friends brimmed with pride for the achievements of their predecessors as well as for their own accomplishments. Through television and newspapers, the general public learned how Perkins has been transforming lives in the Boston area and around the world. Billboards on Massachusetts highways reminded motorists that at Perkins "All we see is possibility." Our anniversary celebrations began in 2004 and culminated in spring 2005. Perkinsā Open House brought 1,500 people to campus to see our work first hand. Nearly 450 friends and supporters of Perkins attended our 175th Anniversary Gala. Massachusetts First Lady Ann Romney was the Chair of the event; CBS4 News anchor Lisa Hughes served as emcee, and her colleague, sports anchor Bob Lobel, orchestrated a thrilling auction. William Gibson, author of The Miracle Worker, was awarded the Anne Sullivan Medal for making a difference in the lives of people who are deafblind. Bank of America received the first Perkins Miracle Worker Award for their efforts to help people who are blind. Perkins 2005 Graduation marked the finale of Perkins 175th Anniversary. South African Justice Zak Yacoob, a Justice in the countryās highest court and a graduate of a South African school for the blind, spoke at the ceremony and praised Perkins students for showing "tenacity, courage and considerable strength." He urged them to help others, for "as you give, you also gain." SHOULDER TO SHOULDER Everything we do starts in our classrooms ö just as it did over 175 years ago. But the challenge of preparing students to become independent in today's competitive world is greater than ever. 70% of people who are blind are unemployed or underemployed. In order to help students develop the skills they need for college or employment, we constantly evaluate and improve our educational services. In 2005, we launched a restructured English Language Arts Curriculum. The challenging new program focuses on the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, the basis for the Massachusetts standardized test, MCAS, and involves all language areas - fiction, nonfiction, essay, poetry, drama, public speaking and debate. Students are becoming versed in Shakespeare and modern classics such as Richard Wright's "Black Boy." They are increasing their vocabularies and developing their written and spoken communication skills. They are honing their critical thinking abilities, vital skills for future employment. Education is a process and Perkins is at the forefront as we help our students stand shoulder to shoulder with their sighted peers. QUOTES: "Literature is important because it helps you get through life - you learn about the personal, about family, and history." - Miranda "Everybody has flaws. If a character has no flaws, the book isn't realistic." - Jon "Good literature makes your blood boil, takes you away. I've been through tough times, and I've read and read and I've learned that what I've been through isn't so bad." - Katie Miranda, Jon and Katie are students in Perkinsā 11th grade Language Arts Class. TEACHER OF TEACHERS QUOTE: "I've attended Perkins' trainings in Massachusetts and here in Maine. Sessions have been on autism, teaching math skills, tactile graphics and premature babies. The presentation is always first rate with top experts in the field. It applies directly to our daily work. Itās especially helpful when training is in Maine because classroom teachers and others who work everyday with the students can attend and learn how to reinforce the work Iām doing." - Nancy Moulton, Teacher of the Visually Impaired, who works with children from birth to age 21 throughout York County, Maine, (pictured with a student top right). 90% of blind children today attend public school, dramatically increasing the need for qualified teachers of the blind or deafblind. In Massachusetts there is only one teacher for every 26 blind students. The national recommendation is eight to one. The shortage means that both Perkins and public schools have difficulty finding new qualified teachers. A mother recently pulled her daughter out of Boston-area public school because that school couldn'tāt offer enough hours of a specialized teacher. Perkins now provides services to the child, but we, too, could offer more hours if we had more teachers. To combat the teacher shortage that is compromising the education of far too many children, Perkins in 2004 restructured our teacher training activities into the Perkins Training Center. With the help of two anonymous foundations and many generous donors, we also began supporting the UMass Boston graduate teacher training program, New Englandās only degree granting program for teachers of the visually impaired. Just one year later in 2005, classes of future teachers at UMass were full, and Perkins trained over 2,000 teachers, teacher aides, and school administrators who work with children who are blind or deafblind. This is a 55% increase. These trainings were held on campus and throughout New England and beyond. Perkins is working for the day when every child who is blind or deafblind in New England and beyond receives the full education that every child deserves. PHOTO CAPTION: Perkins School for the Blind taught alumna Anne Sullivan how to teach Helen Keller. Since the 1920ās we have trained international teachers of children who are blind or deafblind. Professionals have always flocked to our campus to learn the best educational practices. Today, Perkins is more than ever the teacher of teachers. FREEDOM TO READ Reading is a right, not a luxury. Imagine that all bookstores, newspaper stands and libraries carry materials only in languages you donāt know. That is the situation for people who cannot read traditional print. Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library is the place for New Englanders to get free books and magazines on loan in braille, large print and on tape. Most patrons are legally blind, but some are people who cannot read traditional print due to other disabilities such as dyslexia or severe arthritis. 2005 brought us another step closer to ensuring that the world of reading is open to everyone. Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library introduced Newsline, a way to listen to daily newspapers over the phone. Despite the good news about free services from Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library, only 10% of the eligible population are enrolled in the library. People who have lost their sight late in life often do not know about these invaluable services. Perkins has been trying to change that. In 2005, Perkins successfully worked with our friends in the legislature for a library budget increase from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We also expanded our donor base to support the library. In cooperation with the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind we contacted thousands of newly blind people who did not know about the free library. We also launched a major outreach initiative to optometrists and ophthalmologists to spread the word of our services A team of volunteers allowed us to handle more book and machine requests. The result: 2,500 more patrons have rekindled their joy of reading. The reach of Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library has expanded to cover six states - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont - and Washington, DC. This has significantly increased the available books for patrons in those states as well. TOOLS FOR LITERACY The Perkins Brailler(r) is the pencil and paper for people who are blind. In developing countries, few schools have sufficient Perkins Braillers(r) for their students. Even fewer students can afford their own. In 2005 Perkins began working with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to distribute Braillers to schools in Latin America and Africa. 84 schools now have 468 new Perkins Braillers(r), allowing as many as 5,700 children at those schools to have access to the worldās premiere braille writing machine. The sturdy Perkins Brailler(r) is renowned for lasting decades. The harsher conditions in many developing countries can wear on machines. The support of USAID allowed Perkins to offer Brailler repair training courses to people from 15 developing countries. Hundreds of Braillers have now been returned to use. In 2005 Perkins also developed a training video for Brailler repair. It is available in English and Spanish and has audio description for people who are blind and captions for those who are deaf. Braille literacy is the key to employment and independence. Perkins is at the forefront of bringing tools for literacy around the world. PERKINS INTERNATIONAL FAMILY The teaching, care and guidance in every Perkins classroom is the same teaching, care and guidance that Perkins brings to children in developing countries where 85% of children with disabilities receive no education. Through our Hilton/ Perkins Program, Perkins in 2005 helped children in 55 countries. The Hilton/Perkins model of service is collaboration. We work with schools, governments and other partners to ensure that new programs will be self-sufficient far into the future. We are transforming societies. Our reach is vast. Here are a few highlights of 2005 when Perkins... Argentina~In partnership with Cabred University in Cordoba and Metropolitan University in Chile, opened the first post-graduate program in Latin America for teachers of students who are deafblind or have multiple disabilities. Armenia, Malawi, Vietnam and Sri Lanka~Helped schools for the blind launch the first classrooms for blind children with additional disabilities or deafblindess in those countries. Brazil~Sponsored the first Latin American conference on deafblindness; 300 teachers, parents and people who are deafblind attended. Croatia~Trained the first teacher to work with deafblind children in the country. China~Began programs for children of preschool-age with or without multiple disabilities at seven new schools and a multi-year early intervention training program in collaboration with the Amity Foundation. Ghana~Sponsored a workshop for parents that included a field trip to one of the countryās main tourist sites, the first time that families felt comfortable to take their children to socialize at a public facility. India~Established Voice and Vision, a national training and resource center for children who have vision impairment with additional disabilities or deafblindness. Kenya~Co-sponsored the first national workshop for organizations and governments concerned with rehabilitation; for most participants, it was their first time to encounter people who are deafblind. Philippines~Held the first national conference for 150 parents of visually impaired children. Russia~Helped establish a degree program to prepare teachers of deafblind children at Raoul Wallenberg University in St. Petersburg. PHOTO QUOTE: "My girl is growing every day. She strengthens my resolve. The success of Helen Keller should be within our reach." - Liu Liying, a mother who lives on an island in China with no services for deafblind children. She attended early intervention training led by Hilton/Perkins and receives visits from a Chinese graduate of Perkins Educational Leadership Training Program, (pictured with Liu Liyingās daughter) and has met with Perkins staff and school officials about beginning services on the island. "SEEING POSSIBILITY" - PERKINS STRATEGIC PLAN 2005-2010 As we look to the future, we are concerned about maintaining our premier level of quality service. Our finances are stretched to capacity, yet there are critical areas in which we must invest. Government cuts mean that the Perkins endowment now must cover 16% of every student's tuition ö this is a dramatic increase from the previous level of 5%. Even as the pressure on our endowment increases, many more people need and ask for our assistance. Medical advances are saving premature babies, many with visual and other impairments. Over 90% of students who are visually impaired attend public schools, and many do not receive the services they need. 70% of US citizens who are blind are unemployed or underemployed. In 25 years, the number of people in the United States who are blind will double. 85% of children with disabilities in developing countries have no access to education. Seeing Possibilities The Perkins Strategic Plan takes a significant step toward changing the world for people who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired. Implementing this plan, Perkins will continue to lead the world in services for the blind, deafblind and visually impaired in the future. In the next five years, Perkins will: * Ensure that we prepare students for a changing and competitive environment. * Reach babies, students and elders who are not receiving adequate services. * Expand Internationally. * Build partnerships with advocates, donors and volunteers. We ask you to join us as we help greater numbers of people see the possibilities of their lives. SUMMARY OF FINANCAL OPERATING STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2005 RESOURCES (IN DOLLARS) 2005: Tuition - $26,573,712 - 53.2% Other nonoperating resources - $4,804,543 - 9.6 % Sale of materials for the blind - $4,208,637 - 8.4.% Non-operating investment income - $3,303,337 - 6.6% Private grants and resources - $2,524,685 - 5.1% Net assets released from restriction - $2,623,832 - 5.3% Library services - $1,824,735 - 3.7% Government grants and resources - $1,877,253 - 3.8% Annual donations - $1,928,812 - 3.9% Income from outside trusts - $237,991 - .4% Total - $49,907,427 - 100% EXPENSES (IN DOLLARS): Campus programs - $29,507,162 - 59.1% Community programs - $6,186,367 - 12.4% World programs - $2,916,187 - 5.8% Howe press - $3,448,153 - 6.9% Administration - $5,431,957 - 10.9% Administration occupancy - $1,078,458 - 2.2% Development - $1,339,143 - 2.7% Total - $49,907,427 - 100% Summary Of Gifts (For The Year Ending June 30, 2005): Unrestricted annual operating funds - $1,928,812 - 23% Restricted annual operating funds - $239,163 - 3% Income from outside trusts - $237,991 - 3% Unrestricted bequests/annuities/trusts - $663,515 - 8% Restricted gifts & endowments - $3,085,938 - 38% Grant revenue - $2,062,505 - 25% Total - $8, 217,924 - 100% SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2005: Perkins School for the Blind served 70,157 people in FY 2005. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Braille & talking book library - 21,106 Outreach training & Perkins training center - 2,924 Outreach services - 634 Infant/toddler services - 457 Low vision services - 457 Diagnostic evaluations - 60 Preschool community services - 58 Community living services - 6 ON-CAMPUS PROGRAMS Secondary Programs - 83 Lower School Services - 60 Deafblind Program - 58 Preschool Services - 13 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES Hilton/Perkins International Program - 27,500 Howe Press - 8,951 Db Link and the Samuel P. Hayes Research Library - 3,100 Publications - 2,820 Parent and Family Services - 990 New England Center for Deafblind - 426 Volunteer Services - 444 Educational Leadership Program - 10 THANK YOU The generosity of individual, foundation and corporate donors, volunteers, vocational placement partners, alumni and staff enables Perkins annually to help over 70,000 people from infants to elders reach beyond expectations. In this report we gratefully acknowledge donors who made gifts of $500 or greater. Thank you for your dedication and support. Thank you for being essential members of the Perkins family. 175TH ANNIVERSARY & GALA DONORS The year 2005 marked a special occasion in the history of Perkins:~ 175 years of providing programs and services that literally transform the lives of people worldwide who are blind or deafblind, with or without multiple disabilities. All we see is possibility is more than a mission: it is a reality created everyday through the support of many. We gratefully acknowledge the following who contributed so generously in celebration of our 175th Anniversary. Anonymous (3) Mr. Robert E. Alan Mr. and Mrs. David Bakalar Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Bardeen Mrs. Barbara Beyea Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. Brewer & Lord Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Carlson Casner & Edwards, LLP CBS 4 TV Mr. Stephen M. Chapman Ms. Suzanne M. Chapman Chapman Waterproofing Co. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cheever Choate, Hall & Stewart Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frederic M. Clifford Constellation New Energy Ms. Suzanne Cuccurullo and Mr. Michael J. Cuccurullo Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Demirjian Ms. Geri Denterlein Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. DiBenedetto Mrs. Jennifer L. Eckert and Mr. Richard A. DāAmore Mrs. Gloria M. Evans Ms. Anne Finucane Mr. and Mrs. Charles Furlong Thomas G. Gallagher Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Mr. William Gamelli and Ms. Tracy Vitols Dr. Marcel P. J. Gaudreau Mr. Albert K. Gayzagian Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. Grousbeck Family Foundation Corinne and Wycliffe Grousbeck Miss Cynthia Hallowell Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Hill, Holliday, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Holway Dr. and Mrs. Phillip L. Isenberg Janet B. and William E. James Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jesanis JM Perrone Co., Inc. KBK Systems & Interiors Kearney, Donovan & McGee PC Mr. Frank B. Kelly Mr. Philip L. Ladd Lake Contracting, Inc. LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP Dr. and Mrs. John H. Lee Mr. Martin Linsky and Ms. Lynn Staley Mr. and Mrs. Richard Loring Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lowell LVI Environmental Services Inc. Elaine and Timothy Mann Mr. Julio Marenghi Ms. Patricia L. Meaney Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Miller Mr. Bruce H. Monrad Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Monrad NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph OāDonnell Thomas A. Pappas Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Helen K. Pappas Patient Lifts of New England Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pegram Pigott Electric Co., Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. J. Platt Mr. and Mrs. W. David Power Mr. Brian Reich and Ms. Karen Dahl Ropes & Gray Alan and Natalie Rothstein Steven M. Rothstein and Susan Maze-Rothstein N. Sacca & Sons Dr. and Mrs. Norman L. Sadowsky Select Energy Mr. Richard P. Sergel and Mrs. Susan Baggett SimplexGrinnell State Street Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Stein Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Thompson Titan Roofing, Inc. Triumverate Environmental Inc. Mrs. Dorothy Van Bortel Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Waugh Mr. Benjamin J. Williams Ralph B. and Margaret C. Williams Fund at The Boston Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Willis Mrs. Joanne Wilson The Rev. and Mrs. Brinton W. Woodward, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Zwanziger 175TH ANNIVERSARY PRO BONO AND IN KIND GIFTS Special thanks to the following friends and businesses for their generous in-kind and pro bono donations in honor of our 175th Anniversary. Clear Channel Outdoor Delta Airlines Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. DiBenedetto Emerald Graphics Corinne and Wycliffe Grousbeck Herald Media, Inc. Hill, Holliday, Inc. Janet B. and William E. James KBK Furniture Jonathan Kraft Martignetti Company David Martin Nesnadny & Schwartz Joe and Kathy OāDonnell United Liquors LTD WCVB-TV Channel 5 Perkins is deeply grateful to Mrs. Estrellita Karsh for generously donating two photographs of Helen Keller, taken in 1948 by her husband, the late Yousuf Karsh. These photographs were donated in honor of Perkins School for the Blindās 175th Anniversary. VISIONARY SOCIETY We are grateful to our leadership donors whose own philanthropic vision through unrestricted annual fund gifts transforms lives every day. Leaders ($10,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bigony Mr. Donald Brecher Mrs. Wesley Brown Mr. John F. Cogan, Jr. Mrs. Gladys Copeland Dr. Marcel P. J. Gaudreau Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hostetter, Jr. Ms. Jennifer M. Huntington Mrs. Henry B. Roberts Paul Silberberg Mr. and Mrs. David M. Solomon Steward ($5,000 - $9,999) Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Walter Amory Dr. Nancy L. R. Bucher Mr. Thomas Gugliotta Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hubbs Janet B. and William E. James Mr. and Mrs. Abdul Jomaa Mr. William J. Joyce Beth S. Klarman and Seth A. Klarman Mr. Richard A. Langley Mr. and Mrs. Roland F. Pease Mr. Jerry Perl Mr. and Mrs. John A. Read Mr. Richard P. Sergel and Mrs. Susan Baggett Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Steiner Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Willis Mrs. Theresa M. Woolverton Benefactor ($2,500 - $4,999) Mr. Robert Amory, III Mr. Edward L. Bigelow, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. William L. Byrnes Ms. Elisabeth Gitter Ms. Sheila Kennedy Mr. Philip L. Ladd Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. J. Platt Mr. Michael P. Quercio G Governor Mitt Romney and Mrs. Ann Romney Mr. Philip W. Rosenkranz Ms. Joan M. Youngman Contributor ($1,000 - $2,499) Anonymous (2) Mr. John W. Agren Mrs. George A. Aspacher Mr. Dave Beattie Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bennett, Jr. Ms. Joan Bentinck-Smith Mr. John F. Biagiotti Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Boit Ms. Margaret Wacker Brawley Mr. Geoffrey A. Brown, Jr. Mr. Morgan G. Bulkeley, III Ms. Suzanne Butler Mrs. Emily S. Byrd Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Carlson Mr. Michael Caroe Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Carr, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cheever Mr. and Mrs. Frederic M. Clifford Mr. John M. Corcoran Mr. Prescott C. Crafts, Jr. Ms. Cynthia Curme Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. DeLorey Mr. and Mrs. George C. Dyment Mrs. Mae E. Eagleson Mr. and Mrs. Wade Edwards Mr. and Mrs. William J. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Mason Fernald Mrs. Leo J. Feuer Mr. William R. W. Fitz Mrs. Marc Friedlaender Mr. and Mrs. Charles Furlong Mr. and Mrs. Eric R. Haartz Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hagopian Dr. John N. Harker Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Holway Mr. Joseph C. Honan Mr. Frank B. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Garfield King Ms. Pauline F. Krull Mrs. Elaine Lind Mr. and Mrs. John Lowell Mrs. Arthur T. Lyman, Jr. Elaine and Timothy Mann Mr. Charles Martindale Mr. Michael E. McMahon Mr. Robert Mileti Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Monrad Dr. and Mrs. William R. Moomaw Mr. and Mrs. David W. Murray Mr. and Mrs. H. Gilman Nichols, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Oedel Mrs. Jane K. Phillips Ms. Mary Pinheiro Mr. Charles Raso Mr. Howard M. Reisman Mr. Anthony L. Rinaldi Mr. and Mrs. Einar P. Robsham Steven M. Rothstein and Susan Maze-Rothstein Mr. Mark Schwartz and Dr. Bettina Katz Mr. George W. Siguler Mr. Thomas G. Stemberg Mrs. Molly G. Stiller John and Ellie Svenson Mr. Gerard B. Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Walter Mr. Roland L. Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wells, Jr. Mrs. Ralph B. Williams Mrs. Jean W. Wilson Mr. Matthew B. Winthrop Mr. and Mrs. Ron Zwanziger Member ($500 - $999) Anonymous (1) Mrs. Mary S. Abele Mr. and Mrs. Kamesh Aiyer Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Anastos Mr. Charles Austin Ms. Pauline Austin Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Bettle Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Blancke Ms. Joan T. Bok Mr. and Mrs. William Bothwell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Boucher Ms. Catherine Brennan Mrs. Billy Burdine Mr. Rick Burnes Mr. Eric G. Burns The Honorable and Mrs. Levin H. Campbell Mr. Mario P. Cantalini Mrs. Karen D. Christiansen Mr. John S. Cleary Mrs. Joan G. Coe Ms. Hariette P. Cohn Mrs. Norman C. Cross Mrs. Rita O. Culliton Mr. Timothy A. Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. John I. Curtin Dana and Mudgie Djerf Ms. Rose M. Donabed Ms. Dorothy Dow Ms. Natalie E. Fossati Mr. Charles R. Fox Mr. Reinhard Frank Ms. Victoria Fremont Mr. and Mrs. John W. Furlong Mr. and Mrs. Padric F. X. Furlong Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Fust Michael and Leslie Gaffin Mr. and Mrs. George M. Galvin Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Gandolfo, Jr. Mr. Robert Garthwait Mr. Robert E. Gibbons and Ms. Ruth DeLay Mr. and Mrs. Richard Giesser Mr. John J. Granahan Miss Cynthia Hallowell Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Harris Mr. Ben Haynes Mr. Daniel Hertzler Mr. Arthur R. Hilsinger and Ms. Barbara J. Janson Mrs. Muriel Hurovitz The Rev. Paul G. Kelley Mrs. Grisella H. Kerr Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Keyfitz Mr. Robert F. Kingsbury Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Korandovich Dr. and Mrs. Peter H. Krauth Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kulin Ms. Josee LaPlante The Rev. William F. Lucey Ms. Karen M. Lydon Mrs. Carla E. Lynton Mr. and Mrs. Bill Matthews Mrs. Linnea Stenquist McAllister Mr. Joseph F. McHugh Mr. and Mrs. William G. McPadden Ms. Marion L. Metcalf Ms. Lois M. Monge Don and Rose Murray Mrs. John T. G. Nichols Mr. Gerald Nykolak Mrs. Carol OāNeil Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Odmark Mr. Lewis H. Parks Mr. and Mrs. Paul Perrault Miss Alice Peterson Ms. Marie C. Polcari Mr. and Mrs. W. David Power Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Raia Mr. and Mrs. George C. Rand, Jr. Ms. Amelie L. Ratliff Ms. Emily Roth and Mr. Gregory Yannekis Ms. Louise Royall Mr. and Mrs. H. Gunther Rudenberg Mr. and Mrs. Jeswald W. Salacuse Mary Jean Sanspree, Ph.D. and Danny Sanspree Mr. Detlef J. Schacht Mr. John B. Schnapp Mrs. Gertrude F. Shelley Dr. and Mrs. Merrill I. Skolnik Mr. Paul L. Smith Dr. Greta E. Smolowe Mr. Christian B. Snook and Ms. Susan Stoddart Mr. and Mrs. George Speen Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stansky Mrs. Fredrick J. Stare Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert L. Steward, Jr. Mr. Paul Stuka Mrs. Helen B. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Teece Mr. Edmund Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Thompson Mr. and Mrs. William N. Thorndike, Jr. Mrs. Doris Underwood Mrs. Dorothy Van Bortel Mrs. Henry Vanasse Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vranos Mr. William E. Walker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Washburn Mr. Melvin Weiner Mr. Laurence M. Weiss Ms. Audrey Whitehead Mrs. Joanne Wilson Ms. Anne W. Winter Mr. and Mrs. Bradford P. Woods Mr. and Mrs. David J. Wyndham TEACHER TRAINING Perkins, long recognized as "the teacher of teachers," has supported university programs in the Boston area for over 80 years that train teachers of the visually impaired. No child should be denied the opportunity to achieve his or her potential, and teachers are the key to unlocking that potential. Perkins has launched a number of initiatives to support programs, materials development and trainings, including the $2 million Perkins Teacher Training Endowed Fund. Our sincere thanks to the following individuals, foundations and organizations who generously supported these initiatives this year. In the words of a Perkins staff member: "We believe that just because you can't see the stars, doesn't mean you can't reach for them." Gifts of $1,000,000+ Mrs. Olive R. Macdougall Gifts of $250,000 - $500,000 Anonymous (1) Gifts of $25,000 - $50,000 The Gibney Family Foundation Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999 Janet B. and William E. James Ruby Linn Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Eijk van Otterloo Gift of $2,500 - $9,999 Mr. David H. Carlson and Ms. Carol Harlow-Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Frederic M. Clifford Fiduciary Trust Company Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. Mr. Norman Knight Mr. Zvi Meitar Thomas A. Pappas Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Tadler Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Waring Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Willis Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous (1) Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Bardeen Beacon Fiduciary Advisors Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. DiBenedetto Dana and Mudgie Djerf Mr. and Mrs. William J. Edwards Fidelity Investments Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles Furlong Goldberg Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Eric H. Jostrom Mr. and Mrs. H. Gilman Nichols, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Endicott Peabody, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. J. Platt Steven M. Rothstein and Susan Maze-Rothstein Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Spitz Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Tadler UBS Ms. Ellen M. Zane Gifts of $500 - $999 Mr. Henry L. Donovan Mr. William Gamelli and Ms. Tracy Vitols Ms. Marianne E. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly Dr. and Mrs. George King Ms. Leslie Crane Slavin Ms. Myalisa R. Waring Mr. and Mrs. Philip B. Waring Ms. Wendy B. Waring Mr. and Mrs. William T. Wright MAJOR AND RESTRICTED GIFTS Major and restricted gifts designated for specific programs and initiatives enable Perkins to address emerging needs on campus, nationally and internationally, thus ensuring we continue to help those who are blind, deafblind or who have multiple disabilities grow in every way possible. We are grateful to all those who share the Perkins vision and mission. Anonymous (2) Dr. and Mrs. Robert Buckley Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Cohen Mrs. Lucy R. Everts Mr. Albert K. Gayzagian Janice and Robin Goldsmith Corinne and Wycliffe Grousbeck Mr. Joseph C. Honan Mr. Andrew Jessop Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lowell Mrs. Carla E. Lynton Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. J. Platt Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Rios Mrs. Valerie Rosales Mr. David M. Rothstein and Mrs. Rachel C. Laramee Miss Marcy A. Scott Mrs. Jeanette Sinisi Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sutton Ms. Virginia B. Taplin Mrs. Neil Van Sloun Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wolf CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS Corporate, foundation and organizational support is important to Perkins for both unrestricted and restricted uses. These funds strengthen our programs and provide for a variety of Perkins initiatives. We are honored to recoginize those entities which have supported Perkins with their gifts. Anonymous (3) Rae and Aaron Alberts Foundation Fund at The Boston Foundation John W. Alden Trust Anaren Microwave, Inc. Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Charitable Foundation A. W. Baldwin Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Baupost Group Leo H. Bendit Charitable Foundation Berry Fund Charitable Foundation Bethesda Lodge, No. 30, I.O.O.F. Boston Center for Blind Children The Boston Foundation Butlerās Hole Fund at The Boston Foundation Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation Combined Jewish Philanthropies Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: Roberts Family Fund Copeland Family Foundation, Inc. Louise Crane Foundation Fund at The Boston Foundation Darling Family Charitable Trust Demoulas Foundation Doran Family Charitable Trust Kate Ellis Fund at The Boston Foundation Fairway Trust Fidelity Investments Foundation Foxboro Lions Club Walter Henry Freygang Foundation Fil Gerber Memorial Foundation Grousbeck Family Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Harrison Foundation Hingham Middle School Indian American Education Foundation Jewish Community Foundation of Metrowest New Jersey The Lehman Brothers Foundation Lexington Lions Club Margaret Stewart Lindsay Foundation Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust Mattina R. Proctor Foundation McCueās Taxi-Watertown Yellow Cab Inc. Mellon Trust Memorial Foundation for the Blind, Inc. Middlecott Foundation John Milton Society for the Blind The Howard Musoff Charitable Foundation National Grid USA Service Company Oswald Family Foundation Patchwork Charitable Foundation The Maurice Pechet Foundation Perkins Alumni Association Pinewood Acres Childrensā Charity, Inc. Andrew W. Preston Charity Fund Putnam Investments, Inc. Rare Coins of New Hampshire Rotary Club of Watertown The Rothstein Foundation Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation Sanders Fund, Inc. Sawyer Charitable Foundation Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Sherborn Lions Club, Inc. Sholley Foundation Slade Gorton & Co., Inc. Staples Foundation for Learning United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Inc. Van Sloun Foundation The Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Michael and Vincenza Vinciullo Charitable Foundation Trust Watertown Savings Whole Foods Market Ralph B. and Margaret C. Williams Fund at The Boston Foundation Wrentham Lions Club Yawkey Foundation THE THOMAS H. PERKINS LEGACY SOCIETY The Thomas H. Perkins Legacy Society recognizes friends who have made planned gifts or notified Perkins of their bequest intentions. Anonymous (2) Gennaro Acampora Trust Etta A. Allen Charitable Trust Ms. Helen Anders Anne Webb Atkinson Trust James E. and Rosamond Barber Mr. Douglas H. Barker Estate of Marjorie C. Bates Norman and Joyce Beane M. Frances Tai Bennett Estate of Flora N. Beggs Mr. Vito Bertolino Mrs. Barbara Beyea Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bianchi Henry L. Bowden Estate of Emily Bradbury Robert B. Brigham Trust Estate of Olive Brown Ms. Natalea G. Brown Estate of Floss W. Brownlee Estate of Maisie Cantini Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Carlson Estate of Cathleen Case Mr. John A. Chandler Olin J. Cochran Trust Mr. Prescott C. Crafts Jr. Estate of LeRoy Creveling Estate of Michael J. Curran The Rose and Henry Deeks Charitable Trust Estate of Joseph A. DeGeorge Estate of Muriel Dion Estate of Claire S. Donohue Estate of Edward Dufresne Estate of Mary B. Eaton Estate of Elizabeth T. Ellis Mrs. Lucy R. Everts Eugene F. Fay Trust Mr. and Mrs. Mason Fernald Estate of Milton Fine Fine Survivorās Trust Estate of William Finkelstein Johnanna Friedenstein and Charles Chandler Estate of Anne L. Fulchino Estate of Jennie Gibaldo Estate of Mildred Hall Goodyear Estate of Theodore Gunaris Ms. Dorothy E. Gustafson Eugene B. Hamilton Trust Helen W. Handanian Trust Mr. William K. Hargreaves Mr. Abraham Hases Mr. Frank M. Hilliard Mr. James Murray Howe Sarah Hunt Howell Trust Ms. Jennifer M. Huntington Mrs. Muriel Hurovitz Ms. Hope B. Hynes Estate of Barbara Jack Mrs. Emilie K. Jacobs The Lillian Johnson Trust S. Alice Knapp Trust Mr. and Mrs. Wallace H. Kountze Estate of Mary Lambro Ms. Waltrud Lampe Estate of Winnifred Langley Mr. Lawrence D. Laven and Mrs. Irene Kellert Laven Estate of Frances and Harry Levensohn Estate of Shirley Lieberman Agnes M. Lindsay Trust Mr. Richard C. Lord Isabelle J. Makepeace Trust Ms. Adah M. Marker Cmdr. Francis H. Markey Ms. Mildred Hall Mason Estate of Armand J. Michaud Mrs. Emma Mae Miller Miss Nancy J. Moore Estate of Pauline Moore Mrs. Marian A. Mosteller Estate of Wallace Musoff Estate of Howard Musoff Charles F. Nagle Trust Estate of Gladys F. Newman Mary Perkins Trust Estate of Karen M. Pincince Mr. Leo Queenan James Irving Raymond Trust Lange Rice Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Gennie B. Robinson Trust Mr. Jan Rolff Estate of Elizabeth Mary Rountree Harry Sandler Trust Estate of Viola H. Schmidt Miss Marcy Ann Scott Mrs. Helen G. Scott Dorothy M. Sears Trust Estate of Henry A. Shaw Dr. Richard M. Shiff Estate of Doris Skinner Mr. Johannes Solleveld Mr. Nicholas U. Sommerfeld Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Sorensen Grace E. Spelman Trust Estate of Laura F. Spokesfield Estate of Patricia M. Sprissler Estate of Ruth E. Stanton Mr. John N. Sullivan Mr. Bayazit Taygan Estate of Joyce W. Thompson Mrs. Irene M. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. William N. Thorndike, Jr. Mrs. Warren Thorpe Estate of Martha Tracey M.B. Turner Trust Estate of Mabel Underwood Mr. Theodore M. Utchen Estate of Philomena L. Volpe Estate of Margaret Weis Estate of Elizabeth M. Welsh Moses Werman Charitable Remainder Trust Mrs. Dorothy G. Wilcox Estate of Robert B. Williams Estate of Valeria Wolanski The Rev. and Mrs. Brinton W. Woodward, Jr. George R. Wright Trust Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Wynot MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Donors who work for a company or business with a matching gift program can double or even triple their contributions to Perkins. This year, the following companies matched gifts their employees or retirees made to Perkins School for the Blind. Anonymous (1) Aetna Foundation, Inc. Allmerica Financial Altria Group, Inc. AMD Matching Gifts Program Aon Corporation Bank of America Matching Gift Program The Baupost Group, LLC. BD Matching Gifts Program Cardinal Health Employees CARE Program Computer Associates International, Inc. Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Cranston Foundation Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation The Duke Energy Foundation Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Fiduciary Trust Company FleetBoston Financial Matching Gifts FM Global Foundation GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. Home Depot Matching Gift Houghton Mifflin Company Matching Gift Program HP Employee Charitable Giving Program ITW Foundation John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program JP Morgan Chase Foundation Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. MassDevelopment Massport Mellon Gift Matching Program for Education and the Arts Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Millipore Foundation MMC National Grid Matching Gifts Program Nellie Mae Education Foundation Novartis US Foundation Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Pitney Bowes Polaroid Fund Matching Gifts Program Raytheon Company Saint Gobain Corporation State Street Global Advisors Sun Microsystems Foundation, Inc. Tyco Employee Matching Gift Program UBS Verizon The Washington Post Company Matching Gifts Program VOCATIONAL PLACEMENTS We gratefully acknowledge the following local businesses for providing job training to Perkinsā students. Alzheimerās Association Belmont Public Library Bentley College Bose Corporation Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library Brigham and Womenās Hospital, Central Transportation Department Brigham House Boston Scientific Buddy Dog Humane Society Bugaboo Creek Congregation Kehillath Israel Department of Environmental Protection Drumlin Farm Fileneās Basement Gifford Cat Shelter GWARC, Inc., BIS Mailing Center Harvard University Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Hilton/Perkins Program Lesley University Love Lane Special Needs Riding Stables Mahoneyās Garden Centers Marshallās Minihaneās Florist Mount Auburn Cemetery Mount Auburn Hospital Museum of Science National Association of Parents of the Visually Impaired National Braille Press New England Baptist Hospital Newton Wellesley Hospital Noah's Farm Perkins School for the Blind A. Russo & Sons Vanasse, Hangen, & Brustlin Watertown Savings Bank West Suburban YMCA Willow Path Childcare Wilson Farms The Development Office strives to ensure the accuracy of its donor gift information, but mistakes do sometimes occur. If you believe that there is an error in the listing of your gift, please contact Kathleen Cragin Brittan at 617-972-7284 or kathleen.brittan@perkins.org. BOARD OF TRUSTEES & OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION * Chair of the Board - Janet B. James Vice Chairs of the Board - Linda DiBenedetto & Dudley H. Willis Chair of the Corporation - C. Richard Carlson Secretary - Charles A. Cheever Treasurer - Charles C. J. Platt Frederic M. Clifford William J. Edwards Brenda J. Furlong Albert K. Gayzagian Paul S. Goodof Corinne Grousbeck Loretta Warner Holway Philip L. Ladd William A. Lowell Julio Marenghi Andrea Lamp Peabody W. David Power Paul A. Raia MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION Mr. Anthony Ackerman Mr. John Airasian Ms. Nandita Bakhshi Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bardeen Mrs. Anne R. Bauguss Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bennett, Jr. Mr. Philip Bianchi Ms. Nathalie H. Bonsal Mr. Christopher Cabot Mr. Samuel Cabot, III Mr. Peter D. Callahan Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Carlson Mr. Samuel B. Carr, Jr. Mr. Charles Cheever Mr. and Mrs. Frederic M. Clifford Mr. David Crohan Ms. Suzanne Cuccurullo Mrs. Betsy Z. Demirjian Mr. Dean K. Denniston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. DiBenedetto Mr. Dana Djerf Dr. Robert B. Downes Mrs. Jennifer L. Eckert Mr. and Mrs. William J. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Mason Fernald Mr. William R. W. Fitz Ms. Margaret Boles Fitzgerald Mrs. Brenda J. Furlong Mr. William Gamelli Mr. Albert K. Gayzagian Mrs. Janice Goldsmith Mr. Paul S. Goodof Rabbi Earl Grollman Mrs. Corinne Grousbeck Miss Cynthia Hallowell Mr. Charles T. Haydock Mr. William T. Heisler Mr. William Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Holway Mr. Nelson D. Hooe, Jr. Mrs. Emilie K. Jacobs Janet B. and William E. James Mr. Eric H. Jostrom Mrs. Estrellita Karsh Mr. Christopher P. Kauders Mr. George H. Kidder Mr. Ernest V. Klein Mr. Philip L. Ladd Mrs. Cynthia Lessard Mr. David W. Lewis, Jr. Mr. Peter B. Loring Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lowell Mrs. Olive R. Macdougall Mr. and Mrs. Ayaz Mahmud Mrs. Elaine Frazer Mann Mr. Julio Marenghi Mr. Bryant S. McBride Mrs. Patricia McGovern Mr. Walter E. Mercer Mr. Harold T. Miller Mr. Winthrop G. Minot Mrs. G. Monks Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Monrad Dr. and Mrs. William R. Moomaw Mrs. Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani Mr. and Mrs. H. Gilman Nichols, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Endicott Peabody, Jr. Mr. Roland F. Pease Mr. Jerry Perl Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. J. Platt Mr. W. David Power Mr. Eliot T. Putnam, Jr. Mr. Kevin Quinlan Dr. Paul A. Raia Ms. Vicki A. Rellas Ms. J. Elisabeth Rice Mr. John Richards Mr. Olgo A. Russo, Jr. Miss Marcy A. Scott Mr. George W. Siguler Mr. Robert J. Smithdas Mr. Nicholas U. Sommerfeld Mr. William N. Thorndike, Jr. Dr. Dean R. Wasserman Mr. Melvin Wesley Mr. and Mrs. John Wiggins Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Willis Mrs. Joanne Wilson Rosemary Wilson, Esq. The Rev. and Mrs. Brinton W. Woodward, Jr. THANK YOU TO PERKINS STAFF The Perkins School for the Blind Trustees extend a heartfelt thank you to our extraordinary staff and volunteers. Your work brings possibility to over 70,000 people here in Massachusetts and around the world. ALL WE SEE IS POSSIBILITY. LIST OF PHOTO CAPTIONS: On the cover - Deafblind Program graduating senior and an alumna at Perkins graduation. Lower School Deafblind Program student and staff in the Thomas & Bessie Pappas Horticulture Center Secondary Program graduates Miranda, Jon and Katie are students in Perkins' 11th grade Language Arts Class. Perkins alumnae Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan Hilton/Perkins Program, China Infant/Toddler Program Preschool Program Hilton/Perkins, Africa Deafblind Program Lower School Outreach Services Program Outreach Services Program visit to Space Camp Low Vision Clinic Preschool Lower School Secondary Program