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The Perkins 2011 Annual Report

Perkins students line up in Bradlee Field, each holding a letter, to spell out 'possibility.'

 

 

A teacher uses a SMART Table with a young girl student in the new Lower School.
Student Eleanor, 7, uses a SMART Table with teacher Jean Petrone during a lesson in one of the new Lower School classrooms.

 

Possibility unfolds every day at Perkins, thanks to the hundreds of dedicated staff that bring their energy, ideas and passion to work. From teachers and therapists, to administrators and support staff, you are the lifeblood of Perkins. Once again, we thank you for all that you do.

 

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From the President and the Board Chair

At Perkins, we are very familiar with the power of possibility.

For more than 180 years, we’ve worked hard to share that perspective with the world. Our teachers and advocators have broken through barriers. Our students have pushed themselves to reach new heights. Our partners have brought education, empowerment and awareness to thousands of individuals around the globe.

Yet, looking back on the accomplishments of this past year, once again we are humbled to see its limitless nature realized so profoundly. We took to heart the words of our 2010-2015 Strategic Plan, which charged us with reaching more people and spreading possibility in more places. Together, with your help, we made it come alive.

In just twelve months, the face of our campus has changed dramatically. We celebrated three openings that advanced the way we teach our students and elevated our ability to share our expertise with partners around the world. Students settled into the new Lower School and began the first of many school years to come in a state-of-the-art educational environment. We unveiled the Patti and Mike Cataruzolo Independent Living Apartments where young adults will have the opportunity to practice life skills and gain the tools and confidence they need to succeed on their own. And we dedicated the Grousbeck Center for Students & Technology, a building that promises to unite students and educators on campus and across the world through unprecedented opportunities for social interaction, the sharing of ideas and the spreading of knowledge.

But we didn’t stop there. We increased the number of students we teach on campus. We distributed Perkins Braillers® in more than 170 countries where literacy will change lives. We trained more educators, translated and distributed materials and resources, and advocated around the globe for the rights of all individuals to an education. We increased the number of lives we impact annually to more than 200,000 – a growth of nearly 42 percent from this time last year.

All this in a year when the economy was against us.

Possibility continues to teach us. It urges us to never take no for an answer, to always push for what may seem insurmountable. Just as possibility has once again redefined the reach of Perkins, so has it transformed the lives of the very people that inspire our mission. We hope you will take a moment to read in the pages that follow just what possibility means to a few members of the Perkins family. For each of them, possibility means something very different; yet, it is the common thread that drives them to move forward and seek the fruition of their potential.

And so, with this renewed perspective on the boundless nature of possibility and deep pride in the dedication of our educators, families, students, volunteers and partners, we turn with open minds and eager hearts to the new year. Together, we’re ready to embrace all that possibility can – and most assuredly will – bring.

Warmly,

Steven Rothstein's signature
Steven M. Rothstein
President

Fred Clifford's signature
Frederick M. Clifford
Chair of the Board

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Parents with their babies at the Infant/Toddler weekly parent group.
Gavriella, 3, who has cortical visual impairment, has worked with educators at the Infant/Toddler Program since she was six months old. Her parents Ayala and Oliver, here with their son, Yadid, have been part of the Program’s weekly parent group.

Possibility is...
Unlocking her potential

Our daughter Gavi’s brain was deprived of oxygen during birth. The impact was devastating. We had no idea; nothing can prepare you for something like that as a parent. It’s an indescribable feeling of isolation, of fear and helplessness. Blindness is only one of her many challenges. We wondered: Would our daughter ever walk or talk? What would her future be like? Would we survive it together?

Then, when she was six months old, a social worker from Perkins walked into our home. She picked up Gavi and held her. She saw her. And she renewed our hope. At her urging, we joined the parent group at the Infant/Toddler Program – a place where mothers and fathers of children with special needs share stories and find strength in companionship. It was also a weekly opportunity for Gavi to work with trained educators. It turned out to be exactly what we needed as a family – a true lifeline.

Thanks to Perkins and the parents we met, we now have the strength we need to accompany Gavi on this journey of discovery. We still don’t know what the future holds for our daughter – for our family – but we have the courage to face it together.

You know how they say it takes a village? Well, Perkins is our village. Our home away from home.

 

An infant sitting with a volunteer during circle time in the Infant/Toddler group.
Gavi, sitting with a volunteer during circle time, participates in singing, stretching, playing and interacting every Thursday morning in the Infant/Toddler group.

Highlights

  • Thanks to a generous grant from The Peabody Foundation, Inc., the Educational Partnerships Program expanded its outreach to local hospitals, connecting with medical professionals to advocate the importance of early referral of children who are blind or visually impaired. Through these efforts, Educational Partnerships also provided direct care to children who were newly blinded or had traveled to the U.S. for medical procedures from countries including Greece, Romania, Albania, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.

  • We welcomed students into the new Lower School with spacious classrooms, accessible features and state-of-the-art technology that will lay the groundwork for the highest quality educational experiences possible. Renovation work on the original structure will preserve its historical architecture and transform it into residential space, independent living apartments for select students, guest rooms for parents and administrative offices.

  • We acquired WonderBaby.org, a website designed to offer support and real-life advice to parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. Created by Perkins parent Amber Bobnar after the birth of her son Ivan, who has a rare retinal disorder, WonderBaby.org’s offerings include a database of articles written by parents who want to share their experiences raising, playing with and teaching children who are blind.

  • Perkins received its first major grant from the Lions Clubs International Foundation for work in education and rehabilitation. Thanks to SightFirst Program funds, we have partnered with local organizations to focus on the Philippines’ Luzon region. With the help of Resources for the Blind, Inc. and Parent Advocates for Visually Impaired Children, we will expand educational opportunities for children and empower parents as advocates for their children’s rights.

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A teacher directs a student in the, Deafblind Program, cutting open a bell pepper in a cooking class.
Deepika left her home of Chennai, India to participate in Perkins’ Educational Leadership Program, advanced training offered to professionals around the globe. She spent nine months living on campus and working with individuals including Michael, 14, a student in the Deafblind Program. She returned to India in June and incorporated her first-hand experiences into daily lessons and interactions with her students.

Possibility is...
Tapping my inner strength

My grandmother lost her eyesight when she was 83. I was only 14 at the time, but I saw all the troubles she had. It was a real turning point for me. I thought, if she is struggling so much, what could the world be like for a person who is born without sight? I found a job teaching at a local school in Chennai, India, for teenagers who are deafblind, but I wanted to learn more. When Perkins called and told me I had been accepted to the Educational Leadership Program, I couldn’t believe my ears. The invitation to live and work on this campus, learning from mentors and gaining real-life experience with students, was truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The positive energy the educators have here is amazing. The exposure to their innovation, expertise and enthusiasm has inspired me to become a better teacher and try new things in my classroom.

In India, there is very little awareness about deafblindness. Teaching children with special needs is a very rarely chosen field. But I Iove it. One of my students back home wants to be an astronaut. Another wants to be a scientist. And I have started dreaming for them. Someday, I’d like to open a school in one of our villages for the children who are deafblind.

I believe that every person who is blind or deafblind has the right to live the way they want. I just want to open the doors for them.

 

A teacher guides a student using a can opener, in the Deafblind Program
Deepika guides Megan, 18, a student in the Deafblind Program, while she uses a can opener during a cooking skills class.

Highlights

  • The Educational Leadership Program trained 12 participants from 10 countries around the world. The Program’s curriculum included academic courses led by our experts and other noted professionals, hands-on learning in Perkins’ classrooms and living quarters, observation of other special education models in the New England area, and the opportunity to audit university graduate courses.

  • Perkins International cosponsored the 5th Africa Forum in partnership with Sightsavers International, the World Blind Union and the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted. The historic gathering of 400 individuals marked the most successful pan-African conference dedicated to the empowerment of people living with blindness and visual impairment.

  • Access to education continues to expand in the Asia/Pacific region, especially in poorly served and hard-to-reach areas. Our local program partnerships increased by nearly 25 percent, including the establishment of seven new early intervention programs in greater Bandung, Indonesia, where 97 children with visual impairment from birth through age 5 are now receiving services. We also supported the development and translation of several training and resource materials, and made them available to professionals, caregivers, families and universities.

  • Perkins Products has supported the repair of more than 3,200 Perkins Braillers® in East Africa through the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust over a period of three and a half years.

  • Perkins International has continued to support rebuilding efforts in Haiti through its partnerships with St. Vincent’s Center for Handicapped Children in Port-au-Prince and the Haitian Association for the Blind and Partially Sighted. In addition to shipping Perkins Braillers, embossers, paper and supplies, Perkins is also focusing on training teachers, providing tuition support for students and expanding community-based rehabilitation services.

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Campbell Grousbeck runs his fingers over the Tactile World Map in the Grousbeck Center, while parents Corinne and Wyc look on.
Campbell, 19, a student in the Secondary Program, with his parents, Corinne and Wycliffe Grousbeck. The Grousbeck Family Foundation committed $10 million to create the Grousbeck Center for Students & Technology, which officially opened in November. The Center, which includes a student-run Internet radio station and music recording studio, will offer students a venue to socialize, experiment with technology and gain vocational experience. It also houses a demonstration center for Perkins Products accessible technology, and includes conference rooms for teacher trainings. Here, Campbell uses his hands to explore a tactile map of the world on the wall that faces the building’s main entrance. The map was Campbell’s idea.

Possibility is...
Giving him the tools
to compete

When Campbell was young, Wyc and I promised each other that we would expose him to all kinds of technology. Because computers are an equalizer. There’s no handicap on the Web. When we look at Campbell, we see a bright, intelligent young man who is capable of accomplishing just as much as his sighted peers, given the same educational opportunities.

Technology helps him connect to the world. And that’s the idea behind the Grousbeck Center for Students & Technology. Here, Perkins will fully integrate technology into the culture of education, permanently elevating the quality and relevance of the experience that Campbell and his friends, and students who come for years after them, will take from this campus. We wanted a place where they will want to hang out. Where they can socialize, meet for coffee, listen to a game on the big screen. Where they’ll log on to Facebook, or update their Twitter account. We want them to be immersed in the vernacular of the moment, interacting like teenagers do anywhere else. We want them to have a space to practice life. What goes on in this building will transform the lives of children who are blind around the world.

Thanks to technology, Campbell can explore the world just like any other kid. That’s what gives me hope for his future: giving him the tools he needs to compete.

 

 

 

A Secondary student and his mother examine the Talking Campus Model in the Grousbeck Center.
Campbell and his mother examine an interactive map of Perkins’ campus during the dedication of the Grousbeck Center for Students & Technology. The map, which lights up and announces the name of each building when touched, is located on the Center’s main floor.

Highlights

  • Perkins put iPads, SMART Tables and laptop computers into the hands of students, thanks to donors at the 2011 Perkins Possibilities Gala who gave nearly $153,000 to the Technology Challenge.

  • We set the groundwork for a student-run Internet radio station at the Grousbeck Center for Students & Technology. A tremendous creative outlet and hands-on learning environment for students, the project will be supported in partnership with trained experts from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. The station is one of many brand-new opportunities for vocational experience at the Center, including jobs working at the café and supporting the Training Center’s conferences and events.

  • Our work to develop web-based professional development through distance learning has received support from several generous donors including $25,000 from SAP America, Inc.

  • We launched the Educator Series email subscription, an opportunity for teachers around the world to receive monthly installments of information from Perkins including publications, author interviews, webcasts and other resources useful for working with students with visual impairments and additional disabilities.

  • Professionals all over the country earned Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) credits and Professional Development Points (PDPs) by watching Perkins webcasts and completing short tests confirming their participation. Our growing roster of webcasts addresses topics ranging from adapted physical education to CHARGE syndrome.

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A Perkins Secondary student feels a tactile version of the periodic table of elements.
Adam, 18, who has Norrie Syndrome and is completely blind, was mainstreamed in public school until two years ago. Now a student in the Secondary Program, he is continuing to challenge himself academically as well as strengthen his independence and life skills, training that is a component of Perkins’ Expanded Core Curriculum.

Possibility is...
Preparing for tomorrow

It’s pretty cool here. The classes really challenge me. Right now in chemistry we’re learning about the composition of atoms. It’s hard to imagine something so small, but we used paper cups and marbles to build tactile models of protons and electrons.

My other classes are great, too. My favorite is English. We just finished reading Huckleberry Finn.

I have a lot of friends here, and I’m becoming more independent. I stay Tuesday and Wednesday nights in Brooks Cottage on campus, and I get to practice things like doing laundry, grocery shopping and cooking. It feels good to do those things myself. I play sports, too. I’ve been on the swim and wrestling teams, and I run track and play goal ball. And on Mondays, I go and clean tables in the cafeteria at Doble Engineering just down the street. It’s my first job, actually. It’s hard work, but I really like it.

I’m going to get my diploma here, and then I want to go to college. Someday, I’d like to be a special education case manager for students with individual education plans. Possibility means that anything can happen to me at any time in my life. Whatever it is, I’m going to be ready for it.

 

A secondary student navigates campus by use of his cane, while his orientation and mobility teacher looks on.
Trailed by his orientation and mobility teacher, Chip Roth, Adam uses his white cane to practice his navigational skills, part of the Expanded Core Curriculum.

Highlights

  • We launched our new transition programming, designed to prepare students for their lives as integrated, contributing members of their community after their experience at Perkins.

  • Thanks in part to a grant from The Boston Foundation, which committed $240,000 over a period of three years, we created a new position to lead our cooperative employment programming for students ages 19 to 22 and establish more vocational opportunities for these young adults.

  • We dedicated the new Patti and Mike Cataruzolo Independent Living Apartments, where more students will practice life skills with a minimal level of supervision in preparation for life as independent adults.

  • Outreach Services conducted its first Summer Sports & Fitness Program, funded in part by the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust. The program’s goal is to educate public school students who are blind or visually impaired about accessible sports, and to motivate them to lead healthy lifestyles.

  • The Braille & Talking Book Library launched Perkins Shared Electronic Files Project (SHELF), allowing patrons to download audio books that were produced in our recording studio. Committed to addressing the growing popularity of e-readers and downloadable books, the Library is converting thousands of titles into digital format, which readers can access by visiting www.Perkinslibrary.org.

  • From college students and families, to individuals and corporations, volunteers flooded through our campus gates and gave 44,500 hours of their time to support our programs and events.

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Financial Summary

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011

Resources (in dollars)
Tuition 31,576,983 48.0%
Unrestricted Gifts and Legacies* 1,378,535 2.1%
Sale of Materials for the Blind 8,329,343 12.7%
Investment Income 965,779 1.5%
Other Private Resources 986,323 1.5%
Private Grants and Resources* 2,409,272 3.7%
Net Assets Released from Restriction 3,836,067 5.8%
Library Services 2,431,629 3.7%
Government Grants and Resources* 641,257 1.0%
Other Government Grants and Resources 2,213,295 3.4%
Other Non-Operating Resources 7,089,887 10.8%
Unrestricted Contributions* 3,525,155 5.3%
Income from Outside Trusts* 375,803 0.5%
Total $65,759,328 100.00%

Expenditures
Campus Programs 34,676,020 52.7%
Community Programs 7,725,487 11.7%
Perkins International 4,032,405 6.1%
Perkins Products 8,109,771 12.3%
Administration 6,697,232 10.2%
Administration Occupancy 1,261,716 1.9%
Fundraising 3,256,697 5.1%
Total $65,759,328 100.00%

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*Perkins School for the Blind raised $8,291,000 for current programs.The total for raised funds is here. Additional funds are allocated for future initiatives.

 

Summary of Programs and Services

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011

Community Programs

  

National and International Resources
Braille & Talking Book Library 25,118   Perkins International 66,346
Perkins Training Center 6,152   Perkins Products 14,760
Low Vision Services 785   Publications 1,536
Outreach Services 304   DB Link, Samuel P. Hayes Research Library 5,574
Infant/Toddler Services 522   New England Consortium of Deafblind Projects 2,169
Off-Campus School-Age Services 310   Volunteer Services 1,429
Diagnostic Evaluations 183   Educational Leadership Program 12
Community Living Services 6   Perkins.org Services 82,315

On-campus Programs
Secondary Program 77
Lower School 68
Deafblind Program 62
Early Learning Center 10

 

Perkins School for the Blind impacted the lives of 207,738 people in FY2011.

Net assets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 were $293,899,031.

The Annual Report presents Perkins School for the Blind's FY2011 revenue used to cover operating and program expenses for FY2011. Perkins School for the Blind saw an increase in non-operating net assets of $46,681,627 which includes restricted gifts and legacies, and restricted and unrestricted investment income, for a total income of $105,233,877.

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Grisella H.
When Grisella H. “Zell” Kerr graduated from college in 1947, she wrote her first check to support Perkins – a small, yet generous gesture from a woman of modest means. That initial gift turned into an annual tradition. As the great-granddaughter of Perkins’ first president Samuel Gridley Howe, Kerr wholeheartedly understood the importance and impact of every gift, no matter how large or small. She donated a portion of her income every year to Perkins until her death this past September. Please join us in thanking this remarkable woman for her generosity and unwavering commitment to Perkins for more than 60 years. Thanks to Kerr and the thousands of others on the pages that follow who share her vision, our ability to transform lives continues to grow.

 

Hope for a brighter future. That’s what the outpouring of support for Perkins over the past year has made possible for people who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities.

In fiscal year 2011, Perkins raised $11,968,548 to help children and adults in 65 countries. We extend our gratitude to the 18,493 individuals, foundations, companies and charitable groups whose support funded critical educational and service programs. They gave us the resources to touch the lives of 207,738 students, family members and professionals around the globe.

In the following pages we celebrate all of those who contributed gifts, pledges and pledge payments of $500 or more. Their generosity is the bridge between challenge and opportunity for the people we serve – and between the limitations of yesterday and the wide-open possibility of tomorrow.

Bold print in all lists recognizes five years of consecutive giving at any level.

A boy dunks a basketball in the hoop.

Individuals

Individuals make up the majority of Perkins supporters. Their commitment to our mission allows them to proudly stand alongside our students, teachers and staff as an integral part of the Perkins family. Their support is essential to what we do. We thank every individual listed below for their life-changing generosity.

$1,000,000+

Grousbeck Family Foundation/
Corinne & Wycliffe Grousbeck

$100,000 - $999,999

Anonymous (1)
Thomas G. Stemberg & Katherine Chapman
Susan & John Doran
Grace & Ted Fey
Ms. Johanna C. Friedenstein & Mr. Charles H. Chandler
Mrs. Emilie K. Jacobs
Janet & William James
Kathy & Joe O’Donnell
Mr. Danti A. Peduto
The Pelletier Family
Paul & Kim Polman, Kilimanjaro Blind Trust
William Schawbel & Judy Samelson

$50,000 - $99,999

Anonymous (1)
Deborah & Dick Carlson
Sandy & Paul Edgerley
Sharon & Richard Reilly
Steven M. Rothstein & Susan Maze-Rothstein
Mr. & Mrs. Friedrich von Gottberg

$25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous (1)
Deborah & Steven Barnes
Claudia & Kevin Bright
Barbara & Fred Clifford
Jim Bailey & RoAnn Costin
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Demirjian
Karp Family Foundation
Philip Ladd & Elaine Fiske
Angela & William Lowell
Harry & Jaime Manion
Judy & Steve Pagliuca
Kim & Greg Pappas
Mr. Jerry Perl

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous (2)
Gilles Andrier
Douglas A. Berthiaume
Lynn & John C. Bogle, Jr.
Andrea & Erik Brooks
Fay Chandler
Mr. Michael K. Crowe
Linda & Thomas DiBenedetto
Abbie & Tim Dutterer
Jennifer Eckert
Bill Gamelli & Tracy Vitols
Kris & Rick Ganong
Mr. John K. Greene
Gordon & Llura Gund
George A. Hambrecht
Mike & Sue Hazard
Mona & Abdul N. Jomaa
Caesars Foundation/Gary Loveman & Kathleen Welsh
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick T. Lyons
Elena & Thomas Matlack

 

 

Mr. William G. McPadden & Ms. Andrea Bloch
Mr. & Mrs. Eugenio Minvielle
Mr. Thomas C. Pappas
Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. J. Platt
Laura & Geoff Rehnert
Bob & Laura Reynolds
Governor Mitt Romney & Mrs. Ann Romney
Trish & Mike Rotondi
Olgo A. Russo
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Samuels
Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Sherman
Mr. David M. Solomon
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Sparks
Jill & Michael Stansky
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Wan
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley H. Willis
Mr. Marcel H. Zegger

$5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous (3)
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Achtmeyer
Mr. Roger Altman
Mr. Robert Amory, III
Anthony & Carol Antico
Lauren & Charlie Baker
The Bardeen Family
Mr. Bernd Beetz
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Brostowski
Mrs. Nancy Burdine
Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Cheever
Karen & Brian Conway
Randi & Joel Cutler
Beth Dickerson Drubner & David Drubner
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Edwards
Shana & Josh Epstein
Mrs. Christina Firmenich
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick & Valentine FIRMENICH
The Fischman Family
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Forrester
Mr. Philip H. Geier
Ms. Fay J. Henry
Mr. Bob Jeffrey
Mr. Peter G. Kaufmann
Mr. Matthew King
Mr. & Mrs. Bill LaRossa
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Lucchino
Carolyn A. & Peter S. Lynch

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher B. Madison
Mr. Carl J. Martignetti
David Mazza
Chris McKown & Abby Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. William McQuillan
Camilla O. McRory
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Mourant
Mr. Thomas Murphy & Ms. Joanne Dunne
Liz & Tom Niedermeyer
The Nordin Family
Mr. Karl D. Riemer
Mrs. Louise C. Riemer
Mr. Donald Rosenfeld
Mr. Jerome M. Rosenfeld*
Philip Rosenkranz
Natalie & Alan Rothstein
Mr. Philip Rueppel & Mrs. Ann-Elizabeth Rueppel
Jill & Ron Sargent
Mr. Arthur I. Segel & The Honorable Patti Saris
The Shaker Family
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Silcox
Dana & Robert Smith
Anthony & Beth Terrana
Amy Barnwell Thorndike
Joanna & Nigel Travis
Evelyn & Michael Treacy
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Van Sloun
Beth Weir
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Whelan, Jr.
Mrs. Anne Winter

$2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous (2)
Mr. Robert E. Alan
Mr. & Mrs. Ramaiya Balachandra, Ph.D.
Monique & Jonathan Bamel
Mrs. D. Lane Bates
Mr. & Mrs. George Bell
Mrs. Barbara Beyea
Mr. Edward L. Bigelow, Jr.
Mr. Jeffrey A. Boyer
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Boyer
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Boyer
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Boyer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bullock
Ms. Tracy Campion
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel B. Carr, Jr.
Alice F. Casey

Andrew W. Chapman, M.D.
Sally Manny Cross
Suzanne & Mike Cuccurullo
Mr. Robert Cummings
Mr. Daniel J. Dyer & Ms. Denise A. Lugar
Mr. & Mrs. David P. Fialkow
Ms. Katherine Freygang
Dr. Marcel PJ Gaudreau P.E.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Gill
Ms. Elisabeth Gitter
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gotham
Mr. Bernard E. Greene, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Grip
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Hagopian
Mr. Thomas F. Hehir
Mr. Pierre Helias
Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Hubbs
Ms. Sheila Kennedy
Randy & Tina Kinard
Mr. & Mrs. John Lowell
Elaine & Timothy Mann
Mr. & Mrs. Carmine Martignetti
Chris & Sam McConnell
Mr. Myron Miller
Mr. Warren Mills
Dr. & Mrs. William R. Moomaw
Mr. Daniel Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. H. Gilman Nichols, Jr.
Mr. Frank Pasquarello
Mr. & Mrs. Siddharth Patel
Mr. Michael P. Quercio
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Reissfelder
Thomas A. & Georgina T. Russo
Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Schnitman
Mr. Christian B. Snook & Ms. Susan Stoddart
Mr. William C. Spears & Ms. Robin G. MacIlroy
Dr. Edward L. Steinberg
James Vincent
Mr. Antonio F. Weiss
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Wells, Jr.
Mr. Marc White & Ms. Stephanie Andrews
Ms. Joan M. Youngman

* Deceased

$1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous (8)
Mr. & Mrs. John Adams
Mr. & Mrs. George A. Allen
Mr. Stephen Alleway
Mrs. Oliver F. Ames
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Amory
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Anastos
Carol & Howard Anderson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Anderson
Susan & Daniel Arndt
Mr. Richard Aronson
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher M. Babcock
Ms. Deborah Babson
Mr. & Mrs. Carter Bacon
Mr. Henry W. Bain
Mr. & Mrs. David Bakalar
Neal Balkowitsch & Donald Nelson
Mrs. Inge A. Basler*
John T. Bennett, Jr.
Mr. Fred M. Bering
Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Bernon
Mr. & Mrs. John Bertucci
Mr. Diego Bevilacqua
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Biagiotti
Mr. Dick Boer
Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Boit
Ms. Christina Bramante
Mr. Joseph A. Breen
Ms. Jennifer T. Brogan
Mr. Geoffrey A. Brown, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Brustlin
Ms. Nancy Budge
Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Burnett
Mr. & Mrs. James Buss
Ms. Ellen Cabot
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel G. Cabot, III
Lisa A. Calise
Mrs. Cynthia W. Campbell
The Honorable & Mrs. Levin H.Campbell
Mr. Randall S. Campbell
Ray & Monica Cantwell
Mary M. Casey & Mark D. Caplan
Mr. Bernard Castaing
Mr. Roger D. Castro
Reed & Ronnie Chisholm
The Honorable Martha Coakley & Mr. Tom O’Connor
Peter W. Coogan & Deborah W. Coogan
Mrs. Marie Cooper
Mr. Herbert Corkin

Andrew Cornelius
Kelly L. Cote
Mr. Prescott C. Crafts, Jr.
Ms. Amanda Cross
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Curran
Elizabeth Cabral & David S. Curtis
Ted Cutler
Mr. Borel Daniel
Carolyn Davies
Mr. David Defilippo & Ms. Lisa M. Shapiro
Mr. & Mrs. George P. Denny, III
Mr. Pierre Detry
Mr. Vin Di Bona
Mr. Stephen J. Doneski
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Donoghue
Mr. John J. Dooner, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Doran
Mr. Joseph Downing
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Drew
Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Duffy
Mr. & Mrs. Joel E. Dumont
Mr. Serge Dumont
Mr. & Mrs. George C. Dyment
Mrs. Barbara B. Ebert
Mr. & Mrs. Wade R. Edwards
Mr. Jeffrey S. Feingold
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Feldman
Mr. John Fernandez
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Ferrey
Mr. Arthur T. Fieldsend
Mr. Robert L. Fischer, Jr.
Mr. Peter Flaherty & Mrs. Jennifer Mugar Flaherty
Ms. Jeanne A. Flannery
Ms. Maud H. Fluchere
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Foster
Nina & Samuel Frankenheim
Mr. John Freese & Ms. Wendy Wolf
Ms. Victoria Fremont
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Frey
Ms. Betty R. Friedman
Ms. Anna D. Frink
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Furlong
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Fuss
Michael & Leslie Gaffin
Ms. Barbara A. Gallagher
Mr. & Mrs. Peter E. Gelhaar
Mr. Peter Gelzinis
Mr. John Geraci
Anne & Chad Gifford
Mr. Raymond Ginther
Mr. John M. Gliatto

Mr. & Mrs. Vadim Gluzman
Mr. Thomas Goemaat
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Goldsmith
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Goldstein
Dr. Dana M. Gordon, Esq.
Ms. Marcia Gordon
Mr. Richard S. Gordon
Ms. Linda Grignolo
Mr. & Mrs. Eric R. Haartz
Ms. Stella M. Hammond
Mr. Mark Hartge
Ms. Liz Hazen
Anthony & Brenda Helies
Mr. Arthur R. Hilsinger & Ms. Barbara J. Janson
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert S. Hoffman
Mrs. Donna M. Horan
Ms. Jennifer M. Huntington
Mr. Neil Jacobs
Mr. Thomas J. Jarmolowski
Mr. Joseph W. Kain
Mrs. Gail Kaplan
Mr. Seymour Kaplan
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Kaufman
Mrs. Grisella H. Kerr*
Dr. Thomas M. Kiefer
Jamie Kiggen & Ani Shaker
Mrs. Mary King
Mr. A. Eugene Kohn
Ms. Judith A. Krupp & Mr. Douglas Krupp
Richard Landon* & Susan Landon
Mr. Patrick Langone
Mr. Richard P. Lepeu
Ms. Laura Lester
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey W. Levy
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Lewinstein
Karen Lieberman-Daly &T.Edmund Daly
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Lindsey
Marty Linsky & Lynn Staley
Mr. Sam Linsky
Mr. Andrew Liveris
Mrs. Maryel F. Locke
Mr. Joe Loconte
Mr. Sanford Lyons
Charles & Linda Mac Rae
Mr. Dionysios Malamatinas
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Malnight
Mr. Frank W. Marchica & Ms. Nancy Wheeler
Ms. Donna Marcin & Mr. Charles A. Van Meter
Gary & Karen Martin

* Deceased

Shawn & Susan Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Martindale
Mr. & Mrs. William B. Matthews
Mr. Joseph F. McHugh
Dr. Barbara A. McLetchie
Ms. Anna Medzorian
Ms. Gladys Medzorian
Mr. Sanjiv Mehta
Mr. & Mrs. Brad M. Meslin
Mr. Robert Mileti & Ms. Susan Bartsch
Drs. Joan & John Miller
Mr. Alex Money
Ms. Lois M. Monge
Bob & Gretchen Morrison
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Moses
Mr. Stephen Munger
Mr. & Mrs. David W. Murray
Wallace Musoff, Esq.
Mr. Robert Neal
Mr. David J. Newton & Ms. Lynn Wolff
Mr. Joseph Nissim
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Nixon
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Noonan
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Nudelman
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy O'Connor
Mr. & Mrs. Walter H. Packard
Mr. & Mrs. Burt P. Palmer
Ms. Denise Pappas
Jennifer & Steve Pascucci
K.N. Patel
Mr. Daniel J. Phelan
Dr. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker & Mr. Tommy Amaker
Ms. Mary Pinheiro
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Pizzi
Ms. Susan S. Poverman
Helene & Dave Power
Mr. & Mrs. James Quinn
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Rabb
Dr. & Mrs. Paul A. Raia
Ms. Leslie Rakauskas
Mr. Stephen Regan
Mr. Roger Reiser
Mr. Howard M. Reisman
Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Reusch
Mr. & Mrs. Don Ribatt
Dorinda & Christopher Rife
Mrs. Joyce Robsham
Pamela A. Roche
Mr. William R. Rodgers

Mr. Jan Roels
Mrs. Ruth Ross
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Roth
Dr. & Mrs. Norman L. Sadowsky
Mr. & Mrs. Jeswald W. Salacuse
Mr. & Mrs. Detlef J. Schacht
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Schernecker
Miss Marcy A. Scott
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas H. Sears
Mr. Richard J. Semple & Ms. June E. Roberts
Richard Sergel & Susan Baggett
Steve Shandro
Kathy & Kevin Sheehan
Donna Simmons
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Slavik
Ms. Leslie Crane Slavin
Mrs. Nancy B. Slavinsky
Mrs. Susan Smith
Dr. Richard Smolowe
Mr. August Stanislawski
Mr. George R. Stecker
Mrs. Prudence Steiner
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert L. Steward, Jr.
Mr. John Studzinski
Ms. Tina Sutton & Mr. John Carroll
Ms. Frances C. Sydney
Ms. Kathleen S. Teehan
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Thorndike
Mr. & Mrs. William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Marijn Van Tiggelen
Ms. Lauren Treidel
Mr. Michael Treschow
Mr. & Mrs. C. Jerome Underwood
Mr. & Mrs. Detlev Vagts
Ms. Deborah K. VanderVeen
Ms. Patricia A. Villani
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Walker
Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Walter
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond N. Wareham
Mr. & Mrs. Earl A. Wayne
Mr. Paul J. Welch
Mr. Darren R. Wetzel
Ms. Agatha M. Whelan
Mrs. Patricia White
Mr. Thomas J. White*
Mr. & Mrs. Alphonso Williams
Mr. Benjamin J. Williams
Stoddard & Joanne Wilson
Mr. Matthew B. Winthrop

Terry & David Yoffie
Mr. P. Miles Young
Fiamma Zamori

$500 - $999

Anonymous (5)
Mr. Arnold Allemang
Ms. Shirley J. Allen
Mr. Jeff Ansell
Mr. Robert Bailey
Mr. William J. Ballou
Mr. Douglas W. Barrus
Mr. Dennis E. Barry, Sr.
Mr. Brooks Beisch
Mr. James C. Bejoian
Ms. Joan Bentinck-Smith
Mr. Kevin Berryman
Ms. Catherine J. Bird
Ms. Carolyn Bitetti
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Blancke
Mr. Peter Brabeck
Mr. Neil Bradley & Ms. Katherine A. Kless
Ms. Barbara N. Breck
Mr. Bill Bridgen
Mr. & Mrs. Eric G. Burns
Mr. Daniel Bushnell
Mrs. Eunice R. Campbell
Mrs. Lucy G. Carter
Mr. Gianfranco Casati
Mrs. William H. Champlin, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Chapin
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Chapman
Hung-Kam Cheung
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Chu
Mr. Jeffrey Clark
Ms. Jeanette Clough
Ms. Marlies I. Comjean
Mr. Thomas Concannon
Mr. & Mrs. William P. Condon
Mr. Arthur L. Cook
Mr. Charles Corcoran
Atty. & Mrs. Robert E. Cowden, III
Mr. Paul Creighton
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Cugini
Mr. Timothy A. Cunningham
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cusack
Ms. Abigail R. Cutler
Mrs. Nancy M. D' Amico
Mr. Theodore J. Dalton
Mr. Georgios Damtsas

* Deceased

Ms. Flora E. D’Angio
Mr. Peter Dart
Dr. Emily J. Davidson
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart E. Davies
Mr. Jo Deblaere
Mr. Alan N. Degutis
Ms. Carol A. Dennis
Mr. & Mrs. David Dombrowski
Mr. Kenneth W. Erickson
Ms. Claudia Feeney
Dr. John Feldmann
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Fichera
Mr. Michael K. Fischer
Thomas Fitzgerald & Margaret Boles Fitzgerald
Mrs. Katherine Flaherty
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Flanagan
Mr. Frederick Flather
Mr. Albion R. Fletcher
Ms. Paula A. Flood
Mr. Mark Foster
Mr. & Mrs. Fred K. Foulkes
Mr. Charles R. Fox
Kwadwo Frimpong
Mrs. Mary A. Furlong
Mr. Alain Galaski
Mr. Scott Galloway
Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Gardiner
Mr. Gerald L. Garlitz
Mr. Robert Garthwait, Sr.
Mr. Richard Gaupsas
Mr. Robert E. Gibbons & Ms. K. Ruth DeLay
Mr. Joseph W. Glannon
Mr. Peter E. Gordon, M.D.
& Ms. Sara Gordon
Mrs. Dianne L. Goriup
Mr. Anthony J. Grassi
Mr. M. David Greenberg
Mr. Clifton S. Gustafson
Mr. & Mrs. Jay K. Hachigian
Ms. Katharina M. Hager
Mr. Donald Hall
Miss Cynthia Hallowell
Mrs. Elizabeth Harris
Miss Sally Heald
Ann & Philip Heymann
Ms. Grace Hoffmann
Ms. Barbara A. Holgerson
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hornung

Mr. John Howley
Mr. Ian Hudson
Ms. Siobhan C. Hullinger
Mr. Harrison Y. Hurst
Mr. & Mrs. Carl R. Hurtig
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Johnston
Mr. David Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Jones
Mrs. Thomas M. Joyce, Sr.
Mr. Rahul Kale
Mr. Byron Kalogerou
Mr. Cheong Kam
Mr. & Mrs. Louis A. Kamentsky
Barbara & Leo Karas
Ms. Amalie M. Kass
Mrs. David L. Kelly
Ms. Laura M. Kessler
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Keville
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kingsberg
Mrs. Edith Kingsbury
Mr. & Mrs. David Klayman
Mr. Ernest V. Klein
Mr. Laurent Kleitman
Mr. Tomas Kohn
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Korandovich
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Kotelly
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kulin
Mr. & Mrs. Miles A. Kulukundis
Mrs. Waltrud A. Lampe
Ms. Josee LaPlante
Mr. Roger Larson
Mr. & Mrs. C. Bruce Ledig
Ms. Ellen Little
Mr. & Mrs. William Love
Mr. Ralph W. Lowry
Dr. & Mrs. Rueben Luckens
Mr. John Lynch
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Lynch
George & Ann Macomber
Mr. & Mrs. James Maddox
Mr. & Mrs. John Madrid
Mr. Peter R. Maggs
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Magliozzi
Mr. & Mrs. Francis R. Mahony
Mrs. Helen W. Marden
Mr. David Martel
Mr. & Mrs. John McAllister
Dr. Frederick S. McAlpine
Mr. Patrick F. McCann
Ms. Maria McDermott

Mr. Daniel J. McDevitt
Mr. Harold J. McFadd
Butch & Marie McKinney
Mr. Peter S. McKinney
Mr. Francis A. McQuaid*
Mr. & Mrs. William McQuaide
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Mesmer
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Montgomery
Mr. Daniel T. Moriarty
Mr. James T. Morley, Jr.
Mrs. Winifred W. Morrissey
Mr. Barclay H. Morse
Mr. & Mrs. James Mumford
Ms. Betty Murray
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Muse
Mr. E. Melvin Nash
Mr. Paul J. Nolan
Mr. Robert M. O’Brien
Mr. Houman Pakneshan
Dr. Joan D. Parker
Mr. John Parsons
Mr. Richard J. Pecel
Miss Alice B. Peterson
Ms. James A. Peyser
Mr. Fabio N. Prado
Ms. Lorna Preston & Dr. Steven W. Lockley
Mr. & Mrs. George N. Prunier, Jr.
Mr. George C. Rand, Jr.
Mr. Edward J. Rapp
Mrs. Nancy J. Rappa
Mrs. Ruth W. Reider
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Reynolds-Frost
Ms. J. Elisabeth Rice
Ms. Laura B. Rice
Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Ridge
Mr. Andrew H. Robbins
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Roberge
Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Robertie
Mr. Malcolm Rogers
Anne & Bob Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Rosse
Ms. Joan M. Roycroft
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard P. Ruth
Mr. Roger Ryan
Ms. Christine M. Sarfati & Mr. Jerry Wray
Mr. Arnold E. Sarnelli
Steven & Lisa Scher
Mr. Robert E. Scully
Dr. Dietmar Seyferth
Mr. Thomas H. Shake

* Deceased

Mr. Robert G. Sharp
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Shell
Ms. Marjorie R. Sherman
Ms. Natalie Sherman
Dr. & Mrs. Merrill I. Skolnik
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Slattery
Ms. Kimberly C. Smith
Mr. Richard L. Smith
Mr. Carlo Soave
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. St. Amour
Mr. Alexandre Staerker
Mr. Howard Staples
Mrs. Fredrick J. Stare
Ellie B. Starr
Mrs. Lucy B. Stroock
Mr. Hans Struik
Mr. John Sullivan
Mr. & Mrs. Shawn P. Sullivan
Mr. Alex Sviridenko & Mrs. Julia Swerdlov

Mr. Francesco Tamanini
Mr. John Tavemaro
Ms. Patricia M. Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert M. Temple, III
Ms. Melissa Thomas
Mr. Edmund Thompson
Mr. Daniel P. Toomey
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tourkistas
Mr. Michael G. Tronic
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Ulich
Mr. Richard D. Urell
Mr. Aldo Uva
Ms. Susan M. Vandentoorn
Mr. Richard Vogel
Mr. Richard H. Wagner
Ms. Alice S. Wang
Mr. Roman H. Wasilewski
Mr. Jeffrey Wassmer
Mr. & Mrs. Felix S. Watkins
Mr. Roland L. Watkins

Mr. Neale W. Watson
Ms. Julia B. Weatherly
Mrs. Ann Weeks
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Weeks
Mr. Richard M. Weiss & Ms. Susan G. Ernst
Mr. Adam Westhaver
Mr. & Mrs. D. B. Wetherell, Jr.
Miss Barbara S. Wetzstein
Mrs. Audrey G. Whitehead
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Wilson
Ms. Mary H. Winslow
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Wobeck
Ms. Karen Woo
The Rev.& Mrs.Brinton W.Woodward,Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wyndham
Ms. Christina Young
Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Zane
Mr. John Zealley

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Visionary Society

Three of the most beautiful words in the English language are: “I can help.” Those are words we hear all the time from members of our Visionary Society. By making current use gifts of $1,000 or more, they fund vital programs and services that help children and adults who are blind or visually impaired lead productive, meaningful lives. We offer heartfelt thanks for their steadfast support.

President's Circle
$50,000+

Corinne & Wycliffe Grousbeck
Mr. Danti A. Peduto
The Pelletier Family
William Schawbel & Judy Samelson
Helen Keller Circle

$25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous (1)
Grace & Ted Fey
Triumvirate Environmental
Anne Sullivan Circle

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous (2)
Deborah & Dick Carlson
Fay Chandler
Thomas G. Stemberg & Katherine Chapman
Barbara & Fred Clifford
Mr. Michael K. Crowe
Linda & Thomas DiBenedetto
Abbie & Tim Dutterer
George A. Hambrecht
Mike & Sue Hazard
Philip Ladd & Elaine Fiske
Angela & William Lowell
Mr. William G. McPadden & Ms. Andrea Bloch
Mr. Jerry Perl
Sharon & Richard Reilly

Steven M. Rothstein & Susan Maze-Rothstein
Mr. David M. Solomon
Julia Ward Howe Circle

$5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous (2)
Mr. Robert Amory, III
Mrs. Nancy Burdine
Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Cheever
Bill Gamelli & Tracy Vitols
Mona & Abdul N. Jomaa
Mr. Peter G. Kaufmann
The John Gurd & Nathalie Warren
McCulloch Donor Fund
Chris McKown & Abby Johnson

 

Camilla O. McRory
Mr. Thomas Murphy & Ms. Joanne Dunne
Kim & Greg Pappas
Mr. Karl D. Riemer
Mrs. Louise C. Riemer
Mr. Donald Rosenfeld
Mr. Jerome M. Rosenfeld*
Philip Rosenkranz
Olgo A. Russo
Mr. Arthur I. Segel & The Honorable Patti Saris
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Silcox
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Van Sloun
Mrs. Anne Winter
Samuel Gridley Howe Circle

$2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous (2)
Mr. Robert E. Alan
Mr. & Mrs. Ramaiya Balachandra, Ph.D.
The Bardeen Family
Mrs. D. Lane Bates
Mrs. Barbara Beyea
Mr. Edward L. Bigelow, Jr.
Mr. Jeffrey A. Boyer
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Boyer
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Boyer
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Boyer
Claudia & Kevin Bright
Brookline Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bullock
Alice F. Casey
Sally Manny Cross
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. David P. Fialkow
Ms. Katherine Freygang
Dr. Marcel PJ Gaudreau P.E.
Ms. Elisabeth Gitter
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Hagopian
Mr. Thomas F. Hehir
Ms. Sheila Kennedy
The Lost & Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. John Lowell
Elaine & Timothy Mann
Mr. Warren Mills
Dr. & Mrs. William R. Moomaw
Mr. & Mrs. H. Gilman Nichols, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Siddharth Patel
Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. J. Platt
Mr. Michael P. Quercio

Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Schnitman
Mr. Christian B. Snook & Ms. Susan Stoddart
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Sparks
Amy Barnwell Thorndike
Mr. & Mrs. Friedrich von Gottberg
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Wells, Jr.
Ms. Joan M. Youngman
Laura Bridgman Circle

$1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous (6)
Mr. & Mrs. George A. Allen
Mrs. Oliver F. Ames
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Amory
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Anastos
Carol & Howard Anderson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Anderson
Mr. Richard Aronson
Ms. Deborah Babson
Mr. & Mrs. Carter Bacon
Mr. Henry W. Bain
Monique & Jonathan Bamel
Mrs. Inge A. Basler*
John T. Bennett, Jr.
Mr. Fred M. Bering
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Biagiotti
Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Boit
Mr. Joseph A. Breen
Ms. Jennifer T. Brogan
Mr. Geoffrey A. Brown, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Brustlin
Ms. Nancy Budge
Mr. & Mrs. James Buss
Ms. Ellen Cabot
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel G. Cabot, III
The Honorable & Mrs.Levin H.Campbell
Mr. Randall S. Campbell
Ray & Monica Cantwell
Mary M. Casey & Mark D. Caplan
Mr. Roger D. Castro
Andrew W. Chapman, M.D.
Peter W. Coogan & Deborah W. Coogan
Mrs. Marie Cooper
Mr. Herbert Corkin
Mr. Prescott C. Crafts, Jr.
Ms. Amanda Cross
Mr. Robert Cummings
Elizabeth Cabral & David S. Curtis
Ted Cutler

Carolyn Davies
Mr. David Defilippo & Ms. Lisa M. Shapiro
Mr. & Mrs. George P. Denny, III
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Donoghue
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Doran
Mr. Joseph Downing
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Drew
Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Duffy
Mr. & Mrs. Joel E. Dumont
Mr. & Mrs. George C. Dyment
Mrs. Barbara B. Ebert
Mr. & Mrs. Wade R. Edwards
Mr. Jeffrey S. Feingold
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Feldman
Mr. Arthur T. Fieldsend
Mr. Robert L. Fischer, Jr.
Ms. Maud H. Fluchere
Nina & Samuel Frankenheim
Ms. Victoria Fremont
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Frey
Ms. Betty R. Friedman
Ms. Anna D. Frink
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Furlong
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Fuss
Michael & Leslie Gaffin
Ms. Barbara A. Gallagher
Mr. & Mrs. Peter E. Gelhaar
Mr. Peter Gelzinis
Mr. Raymond Ginther
Mr. John M. Gliatto
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Goldsmith
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Goldstein
Dr. Dana M. Gordon, Esq.
Ms. Marcia Gordon
Mr. Richard S. Gordon
Ms. Linda Grignolo
Mr. & Mrs. Eric R. Haartz
Ms. Stella M. Hammond
Mr. Mark Hartge
Anthony & Brenda Helies
Mr. Arthur R. Hilsinger & Ms. Barbara J. Janson
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert S. Hoffman
Ms. Jennifer M. Huntington
Janitronics Building Services
Mr. Thomas J. Jarmolowski
Mr. Joseph W. Kain
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Kaufman
Mrs. Grisella H. Kerr*
Dr. Thomas M. Kiefer

* Deceased

Jamie Kiggen & Ani Shaker
Randy & Tina Kinard
Mrs. Mary King
Mr. A. Eugene Kohn
Ms. Judith A. Krupp & Mr. Douglas Krupp
Richard Landon* & Susan Landon
Ms. Laura Lester
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey W. Levy
Marty Linsky & Lynn Staley
Mr. Sam Linsky
Mrs. Maryel F. Locke
Charles & Linda Mac Rae
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Malnight
Mr. Frank W. Marchica & Ms. Nancy Wheeler
Ms. Donna Marcin & Mr. Charles A. Van Meter
Gary & Karen Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Martindale
Mr. & Mrs. William B. Matthews
Chris & Sam McConnell
Mr. Joseph F. McHugh
Ms. Anna Medzorian
Ms. Gladys Medzorian
Mr. & Mrs. Brad M. Meslin
Mr. Robert Mileti & Ms. Susan Bartsch

Ms. Lois M. Monge
Bob & Gretchen Morrison
Mr. & Mrs. David W. Murray
Wallace Musoff, Esq.
Mr. David J. Newton & Ms. Lynn Wolff
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Noonan
Ms. Denise Pappas
Jennifer & Steve Pascucci
K.N. Patel
Ms. Mary Pinheiro
Ms. Susan S. Poverman
Helene & Dave Power
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Rabb
Mr. Stephen Regan
Mr. Roger Reiser
Mr. Howard M. Reisman
Mr. & Mrs. Don Ribatt
Dorinda & Christopher Rife
Mrs. Joyce Robsham
Mr. William R. Rodgers
Mr. & Mrs. Jeswald W. Salacuse
Mr. & Mrs. Detlef J. Schacht
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas H. Sears
Mr. Richard J. Semple & Ms. June E. Roberts
Kathy & Kevin Sheehan

Ms. Leslie Crane Slavin
Mrs. Nancy B. Slavinsky
Dr. Richard Smolowe
Mr. George R. Stecker
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert L. Steward, Jr.
Ms. Tina Sutton & Mr. John Carroll
Ms. Frances C. Sydney
Ms. Kathleen S. Teehan
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Thorndike
Mr. & Mrs. William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. C. Jerome Underwood
Mr. & Mrs. Detlev Vagts
Ms. Patricia A. Villani
Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Walter
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond N. Wareham
Mr. Paul J. Welch
Mr. Darren R. Wetzel
Ms. Agatha M. Whelan
Mr. Thomas J. White*
Mr. & Mrs. Alphonso Williams
Mr. Benjamin J. Williams
Mr. Matthew B. Winthrop
Terry & David Yoffie
Fiamma Zamori

* Deceased

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Corporations, Foundations, Government & Organizations

The foundations, government agencies, corporations and other organizations that support Perkins every year, as well as our implementing partners, are indispensible in our work. Their restricted and unrestricted gifts, support, and on-the-ground collaborative efforts make possible a variety of new programs and daily operations, and help promote increased independence for people who are blind. We thank them, once again, for believing in our students’ futures.

$1,000,000+

American Printing House for the Blind
Grousbeck Family Foundation
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

$500,000 - $999,999

Anonymous (1)
U.S. Department of Education

$100,000 - $499,999

Academy for Educational Development
A.W. Baldwin Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
The Boston Foundation
CBM/Germany
Olin J. Cochran Trust
Bertha G. Garfin 1986 Revocable Trust
William E. & Janet Burrows
James Foundation

Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc.
Ruby W. Linn Foundation
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Massachusetts Clean Energy
Center/Commonwealth Solar
Estate of Thomas F. Mixon
Joseph & Katherine O’Donnell
Charitable Trust
Sense International
The Starr Foundation

* Deceased

The Starr International Foundation
Stemberg Family Foundation
Triumvirate Environmental
US Agency for International Development
The van Otterloo Family Foundation
The Weezie Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999

Anonymous (1)
Bilezikian Family Foundation
Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Jean M. Fink
Gladys E. Hamer Trust
Karisma Foundation
Estate of Mary T. Kowalker
Isabelle J. Makepeace Trust
Estate of Helen Nye
The Peabody Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Elliot C. Saperstein
Sightsavers
Silvio B. Troianello Trust
Western Oregon University
The William M. Wood Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999

Adage Capital Management, L.P.
Al Noor Institute for the Blind - Qatar
Boston Center for Blind Children
Cabot Corporation Foundation, Inc.
Cooley Manion Jones, LLP
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust
Fiduciary Trust
Fundación ONCE
Helen Keller International
Hermann Foundation, Inc.
Sarah Hunt Howell Trust
JSJN Children’s Charitable Trust
S. Alice Knapp Trust
Margaret Stewart Lindsay Foundation
Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust
Estate of Thomas F. Mahan
Estate of Margaret H. McRory
The Ambrose Monell Foundation
National Trust for Historic Preservation & American Express Foundation
Thomas Anthony Pappas
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Mary L. Perkins Trust
Reader’s Digest Partners
for Sight Foundation

Richard Saltonstall
Charitable Foundation
SAP America, Inc.
Shawmut Design & Construction
TD Bank, NA
Estate of Dolores Toomey
UBS AG
Unilever PLC
USI New England
The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation, Inc.
Wilderness Point Foundation
Winston Flowers
George R. Wright Trust
Estate of Maximilian P. Wurf

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous (2)
The Abbey Group
Rae & Aaron Alberts Foundation Fund
at The Boston Foundation
Allergan Foundation
Altus One Fund, Inc.
Estate of Douglas H. Barker
Barry Callebaut Services
The Baupost Group
Brookline Bank
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Caesars Foundation/Gary Loveman & Kathleen Welsh
Bushrod H. Campbell & Adah F. Hall
Charity Fund
Carlson Family Trust
Chapman Waterproofing Company
Choate, Hall & Stewart
Clifford Charitable Foundation
Cogan Family Foundation
Comcast SportsNet
Copeland Family Foundation, Inc.
Crowe Family Foundation
Estate of Gertrude B. Duquette
Francophone Union
Givaudan Treasury International B.V.
Harvard Law School
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Lyons Group Management
MDS/Miller Dyer Spears Inc.
Myriant Corporation
Charles F. Nagle Trust
National Science Teachers Association
New Balance Foundation

Estate of Ingelborg R. Nickelsen
Norges Blindeforbund Synshemmedes
Organisasjon
Pan American Health Organization – Argentina
Amelia Peabody Foundation
Mattina R. Proctor Foundation
Gennie B. Robinson Trust
JNJ Sacca, Inc.
Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation
Lawrence & Lillian Solomon Foundation
The Seth Sprague Educational
& Charitable Foundation
State Street Corporation
Tufts Health Plan
Unilever United States, Inc.
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Estate of Eloise Walker
Waters Corporation
Moses Werman Charitable
Remainder Unitrust
Shirley Shattuck Windsor Charitable Trust
Winnetu Oceanside Resort

$5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous (1)
Aging & Disabilities Charities of America
Apple Inc.
Arnold Worldwide, LLC
Frederick A. Bailey Trust
BASF
Boston Properties
Robert B. Brigham Trust
The CarMax Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
Chubb & Son
Jane B. Cook 1992 Charitable Trust
The Cosette Charitable Fund
Cross Country Automotive
Demoulas Foundation
Emerson College
Elizabeth Taylor Fessenden Foundation
Gilbert & Becker
The Greenspun Corporation
Gund Partnership
Helen W. Handanian Trust
HUB International New England, LLC
Indian American Education Foundation
J.S.O. Foundation, Inc.
The Jebediah Foundation

* Deceased

Estate of Kathryn Champlin Kernan
KPMG – Switzerland
Lake Contracting, Inc.
Miss Wallace Minot Leonard Foundation
Estate of Sylvia W. Lock
The Lynch Foundation
Estate of Sally F. Malkasian
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Tom & Elena Matlack
Charitable Foundation
The John Gurd & Nathalie Warren
McCulloch Donor Fund
Morgan Stanley, New York
John C. & Eunice B. Morrison
Charitable Foundation
N. Sacca & Sons, Inc.
Neiman Marcus Natick
News International Limited
Oswald Family Foundation
P.H. Mechanical Corp.
Phoenix Mechanical Contracting, Inc.
PJ Spillane Company
Prime, Buchholz & Associates, Inc.
Product Development Technologies, Inc.
Estate of Rosetta S. Quimby
Estate of Helen E. Reed
Lange Rice Charitable Lead
Annuity Trust
Ropes & Gray, LLP
Alcide Ruffini Charitable Foundation
The Sabanci Family Foundation
Dorothy M. Sears Trust
Estate of Ellen D. Sheehan
SimplexGrinnell
Robert & Dana Smith
Charitable Foundation
Stanmar, Inc.
Staples, Inc.
Thomas G. Gallagher, Inc.
The TJX Foundation, Inc.
Van Sloun Foundation
Michael & Vincenza Vinciullo
Charitable Foundation
The Welch Corp.
Walter W. Wilson, Jr. Trust
Estate of Virginia Yeterian
Zaurie Zimmerman Associates, Inc.

$2,500 - $4,999

Alatron Le Reveil Sarl

Etta A. Allen Charitable Trust
Flora Nichols Beggs Trust
The Ben & Barbara Beyea Foundation
Bloomingdale’s Inc.
Boston-IA Association, Inc.
Campion & Co.
The Buxton Charitable Foundation Fund, Bank of America, Trustee at the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Cornelius Family Foundation, Inc.
The Rose & Henry Deeks
Charitable Trust
Drew Company, Inc.
Walter Henry Freygang Foundation
G & C Concrete
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
ING Verzekeringen N.V.
Ipswich Bay Glass
Jefferson Smurfit
John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
Matching Gifts Program
Kegel Family Foundation
Keystone Systems, Inc.
LGInternational
The Lost & Foundation, Inc.
Louis C. Morin Co., Inc.
Morgan Stanley, Andover
Northwest Christian Community Foundation
The Parthenon Group
PepsiCo Foundation
Pizzotti Brothers Inc
Putnam Investments
Matching Gifts Program
Rare Coins of New Hampshire
Harry Sandler Trust
SAP Nederland B.V.
Sooner Foundation
Sun Life Financial
The John Thomas & Special Friends Fund
J. Owen Todd Charitable Foundation
Transcanada Power Marketing
Estate of Margaret Weis
Wells Fargo Educational
Matching Gift Program
Estate of Irene G. Welsh
David & Sybil Yurman
Humanitarian Arts Foundation Inc.

$1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous (3)
Ai Squared
Angelini Plastering
Arko-Consult
Ashland Lions Club
Axiom International Investors, LLC
The Paul & Edith Babson Foundation
Bank of America
Matching Gift Program
Bank of America
Barclays Capital
Bergeron Family Foundation
Bethesda Lodge, No. 30 I.O.O.F.
Blank Charitable Foundation, Inc.
BNY Mellon
Boston Financial Data Services
Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers
Union Local 3
Olive Bridge Fund
CA, Inc. Matching Gifts Program
Cail Family Foundation
Casner & Edwards, LLP
Chick Singer Night, Boston
CLF Foundation
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Community Foundation of New Jersey
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
The Doran Family Foundation
The Druker Company, Ltd.
The Eastern Charitable Foundation
Egon Zehnder International
Evergreen Lodge No. 105 IOOF
Eugene F. Fay Trust
Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts
to Education Program
Fust Charles Chambers LLP
Greenwich Investment Resources LLC
Estate of Barbara L. Hall
Estate of Geraldine Halligan
Hellenic Women’s Club, Inc.
Interpublic Group
Interstate Electrical Services
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Janitronics Building Services
John Snow, Inc.
Kelpak Services, Inc.
Kruidvat Retail

* Deceased

La Habra Westridge Partners, L.P.
Lexington Lions Club
Agnes M. Lindsay Trust
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Macy’s Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
Morgan Stanley Matching Gift
The Howard Musoff
Charitable Foundation
The New York Community Trust
Newton Lions Club
NORR, LLC
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Novozymes
NSTAR Foundation
The Maurice Pechet Foundation
Pelham Community Pharmacy
Perkins Alumni Association
The Press Family Foundation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Publicis Worldwide
Red Sox Foundation
Estate of Ethel C. Reed
George & Alice Rich
Charitable Foundation
Robert Reiser & Co., Inc
The Rothstein Foundation
Save the Children
Sawyer Charitable Foundation
Seekonk Lions Club Charitable Trust, Inc.
Space Tech Research Foundation
Spectra Energy Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
State Street Matching Gift Program
Stichting Bennink Foundation
TD Garden
TechDevice Corporation
Unilever United States Foundation, Inc.
Matching Gift Program
United Way of Bergen County
W.B. Mason Company
Ralph B. & Margaret C. Williams Fund
The Winter Wyman Companies
Women of the Moose Braintree
Chapter No 2042
Zartarian Foundation

$500 - $999

Anonymous (2)
American Bell Association International, Inc.

American National Bank
Amica Companies Foundation
Anderson & McQuaid Co., Inc.
Edith C. Blum Foundation, Inc.
BTL Foundation for International Services
C.M. Cleaning Co., Inc.
Capital Group Companies
Chatham-Nauset Lions Charities, Inc.
Clark Mailing Service
Grover J. Cronin Memorial Foundation
Delta Gamma Foundation
Alfred W. Ellis & Ruth K. Ellis
Charitable Trust
The Evelo Group at Merrill Lynch
Evelo/Singer/Sullivan Group
at Merrill Lynch
FM Global Foundation
GE Foundation
General Mills Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
David Gopen Foundation
David Bernard Memorial Fund of the Greater Lowell Community Foundation
Eugene B. Hamilton Trust
Heath School
Hopkinton Lions Club
Hunter Family Charitable Trust
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
IOOF Kearsarge Lodge 217
Landmark School
Maintenance Products Corporation
McCauley Lyman LLC
MD Weaver Corporation
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Mohawk Spring Corporation
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
New Canaan Country School
AkzoNobel
Northeast Horticultural Therapy
Association, Inc.
Patient Lifts of New England
Barbara S. Phillips Trust
Phipps Insurance Agency, Inc.
RDA Construction Corp.
Reading Lions Club
Robusta, Inc.
Estate of Marion D. Rose
Rosse Family Charitable Foundation
Rotary Club of Watertown
Rudolf Quar Foundation

Schopf & Weiss LLP
Sherborn Lions Club
Siguler Guff & Company, LLC
Slade Gorton & Co., Inc.
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Stiller Family Charitable Foundation
T.F. Kinnealey & Co.
Tobin & Sons Moving and Storage
Town of Westwood
Tsoi / Kobus & Associates
Vision Capital Advisors
Vizio Optic, Inc.
Walnut Hill Foundation
Westport Lions Club
Wrentham Lions Club
Xynteo Limited
B.N. Yanow & Co., Inc.
Zeta Phi Chapter of Delta Gamma

* Deceased

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Peter Wolf performs with Perkins students at 2011's Possibilities Gala

Perkins Possibilities Gala Sponsors

A tent full of hope, more than 600 delighted guests, delectable food and a surprise appearance by a legendary Boston musician. That was the formula for the 2011 Perkins Possibilities Gala, which raised more than $1.5 million. Lynn Hoffman of VH1 Classic served as emcee, comedian Lenny Clarke of “Rescue Me” conducted the live auction, and Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band performed with backing vocals from the Perkins student chorus. Our deepest thanks to all.

Visionary Circle
$75,000

Grousbeck Family Foundation
Triumvirate Environmental

Miracle Worker Circle
$50,000

Sandy & Paul Edgerley
Shawmut Design and Construction &
the Project Team

President’s Circle
$25,000

Adage Capital Management, L.P.
Deborah & Steven Barnes
Claudia & Kevin Bright
Thomas G. Stemberg & Katherine Chapman
Susan & John Doran
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Karp Family Foundation
Harry & Jaime Manion & Cooley, Manion, Jones
Judy & Steve Pagliuca
Thomas Anthony Pappas
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Rotondi, LaRossa & Shaker Families
TD Bank, NA
USI New England

Keller Sullivan Circle
$10,000

Anonymous (1)
The Abbey Group
The Baupost Group
Douglas A. Berthiaume
Lynn and John C. Bogle, Jr.
Brookline Bank
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Cabot Corporation Foundation, Inc.
Chapman Waterproofing Company
Barbara & Fred Clifford
Comcast SportsNet
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Demirjian
Linda & Thomas DiBenedetto
Dickerson-Drubner, Madison & Weir Families
Jennifer Eckert
Grace & Ted Fey
Kris and Rick Ganong
George A. Hambrecht
Mona & Abdul N. Jomaa
Caesars Foundation/Gary Loveman & Kathleen Welsh
William A. Lowell /Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Patrick T. Lyons & Edward J. Sparks
Elena & Thomas Matlack
MDS/Miller Dyer Spears Inc.
Myriant Corporation
The Nordin/Sherman Family
Kathy & Joe O’Donnell
Kim & Greg Pappas
Bob & Laura Reynolds
Jill & Ron Sargent/Staples, Inc.
The Schawbel Corporation
Jill & Michael Stansky
Tufts Health Plan
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Wan
Waters Corporation
Wilderness Point Foundation

Perkins Circle
$5,000

Anonymous (3)
Anthony & Carol Antico
Lauren & Charlie Baker
The Bardeen Family

Boston Properties
Andrea & Erik Brooks
Karen & Brian Conway
Shana & Josh Epstein
Fiduciary Trust
The Fischman Family
Gund Partnership
HUB International New England, LLC
Dana Lake & Urshula Patel
Carolyn A. & Peter S. Lynch
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
David Mazza
Morgan Stanley, New York
N. Sacca & Sons, Inc.
Liz & Tom Niedermeyer
PJ Spillane Company
Prime, Buchholz & Associates, Inc.
Product Development Technologies, Inc.
Laura & Geoff Rehnert
Sharon & Richard Reilly
Natalie & Alan Rothstein
Steven M. Rothestein & Susan Maze-Rothstein
Mr. Philip Rueppel & Mrs. Ann-Elizabeth Rueppel
JNJ Sacca, Inc.
SimplexGrinnell
Thomas G. Gallagher, Inc.
Joanna & Nigel Travis
Evelyn & Michael Treacy
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Winnetu Oceanside Resort
Zaurie Zimmerman Associates, Inc.

 

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A teacher engages a young student by use of an iPad.

Gala & Technology Challenge Donors

Technology has revolutionized the way people who are blind or deafblind interact with the world. From smartphone apps to SMART Boards, from e-books to iPads, technology is breaking down barriers and creating new opportunities. To everyone who contributed to our Technology Challenge, thank you for giving our students access to powerful new tools to learn, work and connect.

$25,000+

Mr. & Mrs. Friedrich von Gottberg
Kathy & Joe O’Donnell

$10,000 - $24,999

Andrea & Erik Brooks
Thomas G. Stemberg & Katherine Chapman
Karp Family Foundation
Judy & Steve Pagliuca
Mr. Thomas C. Pappas
Mr. Jerry Perl
Governor Mitt Romney & Mrs. Ann Romney
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Samuels
Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Sherman
Wilderness Point Foundation
Winston Flowers

$5,000 - $9,999

Mr. & Mrs. William F. Achtmeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Brostowski
Randi & Joel Cutler
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Demirjian
Emerson College
Angela & William Lowell
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Lucchino
Harry and Jaime Manion
Mr. Carl J. Martignetti
Mr. & Mrs. William McQuillan
Dana & Robert Smith
Anthony & Beth Terrana
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Whelan, Jr.

$2,500 - $4,999

Mr. & Mrs. George Bell
Campion & Co./ Ms. Tracy Campion & Mr. Bernard E. Greene, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel B. Carr, Jr.

Barbara & Fred Clifford
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Forrester
Bill Gamelli & Tracy Vitols
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gotham
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Grip
Mona & Abdul N. Jomaa
Keystone Systems, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Carmine Martignetti
The Parthenon Group
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Reissfelder
William Schawbel & Judy Samelson
Dr. Edward L. Steinberg
Amy Barnwell Thorndike
Mr. Marc White & Ms. Stephanie Andrews,/p>

$1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous (1)
Mr. & Mrs. John Adams
Axiom International Investors, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. David Bakalar
Neal Balkowitsch & Donald Nelson
Monique & Jonathan Bamel
Bank of America
Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Bernon
Ms. Christina Bramante
Lisa A. Calise
Deborah & Dick Carlson
Casner & Edwards, LLP
Andrew W. Chapman, M.D.
Reed & Ronnie Chisholm
The Honorable Martha Coakley & Mr. Tom O’Connor
Suzanne and Mike Cuccurullo
Mr. Robert Cummings
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Curran
Mr. Vin Di Bona
Mr. Stephen J. Doneski
Susan & John Doran
Drew Company, Inc.

The Druker Company, Ltd.
Shana & Josh Epstein
Mr. John Fernandez
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Ferrey
Mr. Peter Flaherty & Mrs. Jennifer Mugar Flaherty
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Foster
Mr. John Freese & Ms. Wendy Wolf
Kris & Rick Ganong
Anne & Chad Gifford
Mr. & Mrs. Vadim Gluzman
Mr. Thomas Goemaat
Interstate Electrical Services
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Mr. Neil Jacobs
Mrs. Gail Kaplan
Mr. Seymour Kaplan
Philip Ladd & Elaine Fiske
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Lewinstein
Karen Lieberman-Daly & T. Edmund Daly
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Lindsey
Mr. Joe Loconte
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Mr. Sanford Lyons
Shawn & Susan Martin
Chris & Sam McConnell
Drs. Joan & John Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Moses
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Nixon
The Nordin Family
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Nudelman
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy O’Connor
Mr. & Mrs. Walter H. Packard
Kim & Greg Pappas
Dr. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker & Mr. Tommy Amaker
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Pizzi
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Ms. Leslie Rakauskas

* Deceased

Red Sox Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Reusch
Mrs. Ruth Ross
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Roth
Olgo A. Russo
Dr. & Mrs. Norman L. Sadowsky
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Schernecker
Miss Marcy A. Scott
Richard Sergel & Susan Baggett
TD Garden
Joanna & Nigel Travis
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Walker
Wells Fargo Educational
Matching Gift Program
The van Otterloo Family Foundation

$500 - $999

Anonymous (1)
Mrs. Inge A. Basler*
Mrs. Barbara Beyea
Mr. Bill Bridgen
C.M. Cleaning Co., Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Chu
Atty. & Mrs. Robert E. Cowden, III
Mr. Theodore J. Dalton
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Donoghue
Ms. Maud H. Fluchere
Mr. & Mrs. Jay K. Hachigian
Mr. Byron Kalogerou
Mr. & Mrs. William McQuaide
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Mesmer

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Montgomery
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Muse
Mr. John Parsons
Ms. James A. Peyser
Mr. Malcolm Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Shell
Ms. Natalie Sherman
Siguler Guff & Company, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Slavik
Ellie B. Starr
Stoddard & Joanne Wilson
The Rev. & Mrs. Brinton W. Woodward, Jr.

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A teacher helps a student open a bottle during cooking.

Perkins In-Kind Gifts

As unique as the people, companies and organizations that contribute them, in-kind gifts to Perkins encompass a remarkable assortment of products and services. These targeted gifts help reduce our costs so more resources are available for educational programs. Special gratitude goes to our Perkins Possibilities Gala in-kind donors; their generosity helped maximize the life-changing impact of this memorable event.

2011 Gala
Ken Aymong
Mario Batali
Barneys New York – Boston
Be Our Guest Inc.
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Billy Evers
Boston Bruins
Boston Celtics
Boston Properties
Boston Red Sox
Capron Lighting & Sound Co., Inc.
Mr. John Connor
Conventures, Inc.
Dav El Chauffeured Transportation Network
Delta Air Lines
Emerald Graphics
Eric Fox
Gill Fishman Associates
Four Seasons Hotel New York
Grettacole
Garrett Harker

The Kraft Group
Martignetti Companies
MAX Ultimate Food
Wylleen May
Missy McInnis – Shop Simple
Ken Oringer
Peterson Party Center
Port Lighting Systems
Sports Travel Plus
Sweet Cupcakes
TD Garden
The Ultimate Companies
Michelle & Nick Varano
Watertown Police Department
Winston Flowers
Peter Wolf

General
Anonymous (1)
Ms. Nancy Aborn
Mr. John Arnold
Ms. Helen Batiste

Ms. Charlotte L. Bicknell
Mr. Stephen Billingsley
Bin 26 Enoteca
Bina Osteria
Mr. Brian Blongastainer
Boston Rare Bookworm
Ms. Lorraine Burns
Deborah & Dick Carlson
Ms. Lynne Carnemolla
Taffy Carpanter
Ms. Maryellen Carpenter
Ms. Deborah Carr
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Clear Channel
R.L. & Cathy Cleaves
Ms. Ursa Coleman
Ms. Nicole S. Creteau
Cross Country Automotive
Mr. Andrew Crotty
Family of Charles Curtis
Mr. William Dean
Mrs. Tina DeFusco

* Deceased

Mr. Frank DeSalvo
Ms. Sandra Deschaine
Ms. Irene Duarte
Ms. Danne Dzenawagis
Mr. Lawrence Farrell
Ms. Ruth Feingold
Ms. Janis Fox & Mr. Richard Corn
Ms. Sara Frenier
Sarkis Gennetian
Mr. Robert Gildea
Ms. Maryann M. Girardi
Ms. Ellen Goldenberg
Google Inc.
Ms. Marie Gracia
Ms. Judy Graham
Mr. Gregory Gryllakis
Ms. Cindy Guilbeault
Haley & Aldrich
Mr. Adam Hanna
Ms. Dorothy Harding
Ms. Alexandra Heller
Hewlett-Packard Company
Highland Street Foundation
Estate of Frank Hilliard
Ms. Laura S. Hogan
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Jagielski

Ms. Kimberly Kelley & Mr. Michael Kelley
Ms. Maia Kennedy
Mr. Leo Knoff
Ms. Laurie Laba
La Campania
Robin Lapidus
Lawrence Public Library
LightWedge
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Lindsay
Ms. Joanne Lynch
Ms. Sadie Lynch
Marie Madden
Mahoney’s Garden Center
Mr. Robert J. Mazzarella
Mr. James McCusker
Mr. Keith McGill
Ms. Karen Molina
Ms. Suzanne Moot
Next Generation Communications, LLC
Mr. David Orvosh
Mr. Joseph Picard
Mrs. Mary A. Pizzuto
John and Anne Prince
Ms. Katrinka V. Quirk
Ms. Lauren Rennicks
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Roberge

Lala Rokh
Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas J. Rosa
Ms. Virginia Russo
Mr. Joseph J. Sabino
Ms. Marcia Sacca
Salesforce.com Foundation
Ms. Grace Santo
Sarasota County Braille Transcribers
Mr. Paul Shackford
Ms. Barbara Shenkler
Mr. Steven Sison
Mr. Robert Stern
Asha Sud
Mr. Lawrence Sullivan
Ms. Janet Theve
Ms. Laura Tumasz
Ms. Liz Tweedy
Unilever United States, Inc.
Mr. Gary S. Urgonski
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Virtual Celebrations, LLC
Winston Flowers
Gerald & Lynn Yaffe
Mr. Edwin Yarckin
Mr. Dan Eshet & Ms. Sigal Yawetz

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A woman, blindfolded, tries to guess the type of food by flavor.

2010 Taste of Perkins

There is not a more delicious way to make a difference than by attending the Taste of Perkins. More than 170 people did that in 2010 – and spent a delightful evening enjoying food and wine tastings while blindfolded, exploring our historic museum and helping us raise funds for important programs. Thank you to everyone who lifted a fork to support Perkins.

Taste of Perkins Committee

Susan Arndt
Jill and Chris Babcock
Frederic M. Clifford
Suzanne Cuccurullo
Bennett Evans
Mona Jomaa
Adam Klein
Leslie Nordin
Kate O’Donnell

Jane Pelletier
Jacqueline Pizzi
Olgo Russo
Michael Schnitman

Taste of Perkins Sponsors Perkins Gourmet $5,000

Neiman Marcus Natick

Keller Connoisseur $2,500

Louis C. Morin Co., Inc.

Sullivan Sensation $1,000

Ai Squared
Anthony & Carol Antico
Susan & Daniel Arndt
The Bardeen Family

 

Mona & Abdul N. Jomaa
Lake Contracting, Inc.
Karen Lieberman-Daly & T. Edmund Daly
Bob & Gretchen Morrison
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.

Culinary Companion $500

Clark Mailing Service
Barbara & Fred Clifford
Suzanne & Mike Cuccurullo
Maintenance Products Corporation
Mohawk Spring Corporation
Patient Lifts of New England

Mr. Alex Sviridenko & Mrs. Julia Swerdlov
Tobin & Sons Moving and Storage
Wilderness Point Foundation

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2011 marathon team

2011 Marathon Team Donors

A 26.2-mile race doesn’t begin with a single step. It begins with a goal. For the 20 members of our 2011 Boston Marathon® charity team, that goal was to raise more than $80,000 to help people with visual impairments. We thank our runners who pounded the pavement from Hopkinton to Boston, and all their supporters whose generosity helped propel them across the fundraising finish line.

2011 Marathon Team

Kyle Bettencourt
Chad Boulay
Andrew Cornelius
Kelly Cote
Jason Fopiano
Patrick Langone

Desa Marie Mandarino
Amy Myers
Jim O’Donnell
Robyn Quinn
Pam Roche
Steve Shandro
Donna Simmons

Renee Soucy
Kerry Southworth
Howard Staples
Lyndon Thomas
James Vincent
Lee Ann Woss

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President Steven Rothstein uses a brailler with two students.

Thomas H. Perkins Legacy Society

Every life leaves a legacy. For members of the Thomas H. Perkins Legacy Society, it’s a gift of hope that lasts beyond a lifetime. Members support Perkins by designating the school as the beneficiary of a will, trust, retirement plan, life insurance policy or other deferred giving arrangement. Thanks to their thoughtful planning and enduring kindness, they help children and adults who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired – today and for years to come.

Anonymous (8)
Etta A. Allen Charitable Trust
Mr. David Angney
Mr. Henry W. Bain
Estate of Doris M. Baines
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Barber

Estate of Douglas H. Barker
Helen C. Bechler Trust
Flora Nichols Beggs Trust
M. Frances Tai Bennett Trust
Paul Berfond Trust
Mr. Vito W. Bertolino

Mrs. Ruth C. Birkhoff
Mr. Peter M. Bloom
Henry L. Bowden Revocable Trust
Estate of Nancy C. Brayton
Robert B. Brigham Trust
Ms. Natalea G. Brown

 

The Nancy L. Burdine
Charitable Remainder Trust
Mr. Richard A. Burke
Mr. Robert M. Campbell
Deborah & Dick Carlson
Mr. William J. Carmichael
Estate of Eunice Burr Claflin
Olin J. Cochran Trust
Estate of Howard W. Colby
Ms. Jean S. Conant
Mr. Prescott C. Crafts, Jr.
Estate of LeRoy Creveling
Sally Manny Cross
Estate of Evelyn M. Crossman
The Rose and Henry Deeks
Charitable Trust
Mr. Robert DeMont
Mr. John M. Dodge
Mr. Norman Dorian
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Drislane
Estate of Gertrude B. Duquette
Mr. Stuart D. Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. Wade R. Edwards
Alfred W. Ellis & Ruth K. Ellis
Charitable Trust
Mrs. Lucy R. Everts
Mr. Adrian Falks
Eugene F. Fay Trust
Mr. Mason Fernald
Estate of Jean M. Fink
Estate of Saul Freedman
Mrs. Linda J. French
Ms. Johanna C. Friedenstein & Mr. Charles H. Chandler
Estate of Grace J. Fuller
Bertha G. Garfin 1986 Revocable Trust
Drs. Philip & Marjorie Gerdine
Ms. Marilyn J. Glinner
Dr. Dana M. Gordon, Esq.
Estate of Dorothy E. Gustafson
Estate of Barbara L. Hall
Estate of Geraldine Halligan
Gladys E. Hamer Trust
Eugene B. Hamilton Trust
Helen W. Handanian Trust
Mr. William K. Hargreaves
Ms. N. W. Harris
Mr. Thomas Heathwood
Ms. Fay J. Henry
R. Howard Charitable Remainder Trust

Ms. Joan E. Howe
Sarah Hunt Howell Trust
Estate of Madeleine Huiginn
Ms. Jennifer M. Huntington
Mrs. Muriel Hurovitz
Mrs. Emilie K. Jacobs
Estate of Laura Johnson
Mrs. Lois Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Johnson
Estate of Kathryn Champlin Kernan
Dr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Kerzner
Estate of Nathan Keyfitz
Estate of Natalie B. King
S. Alice Knapp Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Wallace H. Kountze
Estate of Mary T. Kowalker
Mrs. Waltrud A. Lampe
Ms. Marguerite M. LaPine
Mr. Lawrence D. Laven* & Mrs. Irene Kellert Laven
Agnes M. Lindsay Trust
Estate of Sylvia W. Lock
Mr. Edward V. MacLean
Estate of Thomas F. Mahan
Mr. & Mrs. Martin A. Main
Isabelle J. Makepeace Trust
Estate of Sally F. Malkasian
Estate of Phyllis A. Manning
Ms. Adah M. Marker
Francis H. Markey
2004 Charitable Remainder Unitrust
Estate of Gloria Marsloe
Estate of Margaret H. McRory
Aaron & Marilyn Miller
Estate of Thomas F. Mixon
Miss Nancy J. Moore
Mrs. Marian A. Mosteller
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Mourant
Charles F. Nagle Trust
Estate of Leah Nesin
Estate of Ingelborg R. Nickelsen
Estate of Helen Nye
Mr. Danti A. Peduto
Mary L. Perkins Trust
Mrs. Marianne Pfau
Barbara S. Phillips Trust
Ms. Mary Pinheiro
Estate of Norma Plummer
Estate of Rosetta S. Quimby
Estate of Helen E. Reed

Estate of Ethel C. Reed
Estate of Virginia Reidy
Ms. Barbara Rimbach
Alice A. Rimmele Trust
Gennie B. Robinson Trust
Mr. Jan Rolff
Estate of Marion D. Rose
Alcide Ruffini Charitable Foundation
Harry Sandler Trust
Estate of Elliot C. Saperstein
Miss Marcy A. Scott
Dorothy M. Sears Trust
Estate of Ellen D. Sheehan
Dr. Richard M. Shiff
Estate of Chester I. Solomon
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas U. Sommerfeld
Mr. Harold P. Sorensen & Mrs. Elaine H. Sorensen*
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Sullivan
Mr. Bayazit Taygan
Mrs. Irene M. Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Mrs. Marilyn L. Thorpe
Mr. Francis A. Tobio
Estate of Dolores Toomey
Silvio B. Troianello Trust
M. B. Turner Trust
Mr. & Mrs. C. Jerome Underwood
Mr. Theodore M. Utchen
Estate of Eloise Walker
Estate of Margaret Weis
Estate of Irene G. Welsh
Moses Werman Charitable
Remainder Unitrust
Estate of Harold B. Werner
Estate of H. Wade White
Walter W. Wilson, Jr. Trust
The Rev.& Mrs. Brinton W.Woodward, Jr.
Ms. Gail Wright
George R. Wright Trust
Estate of Maximilian P. Wurf
Estate of Virginia Yeterian

* Deceased

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A young boy squats on a swinging platform.

New Endowments

Families and individuals who choose to endow funds for a specific program or faculty position give us the power to target those resources and improve our offerings for years to come. We thank those who created new endowments this year for their vision and generosity.

Thomas F. & Louise A. Mixon Memorial Fund

 

A boy sits in a workshop.

Vocational Opportunities

The community organizations and corporations that welcome our students into the workplace understand that learning goes far beyond the classroom. Thanks to their participation, students have a chance to tackle the challenges of holding a job – and double their shot at success as an independent, contributing adult in the real world. From our educators, students and their families, our deepest thanks for training them for tomorrow.

Alzheimer’s Association
Belmont Manor Nursing Center
Bentley College
Buddy Dog Humane Society
Chip-In Farm
Doble Engineering
Franklin Park Zoo
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
ImmunoGen, Inc.

Lesley University
Mahoney’s Garden Centers
Mount Auburn Cemetery Greenhouse
Mount Auburn Hospital
Museum of Science
National Association of Parents
of the Visually Impaired (NAPVI)
New England Center Deafblind Project
Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library
Perkins Early Learning Center
Oak Square YMCA
A. Russo & Sons
Springwell, Inc.
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Watertown Savings Bank
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
Willow Path Childcare

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Board of Trustees, Officers of the Corporation, Trust Board

Officers
Frederic M. Clifford+
Chair of the Board of Trustees

C. Richard Carlson
Chair of the Corporation

William A. Lowell
Andrea Lamp Peabody
Vice Chairs of the Board of Trustees

Leslie Nordin
Vice Chair of the Corporation

Charles A. Cheever
Secretary

Michael Schnitman
Assistant Secretary

Charles C. J. Platt
Treasurer

Randy E. Kinard
Assistant Treasurer

Board of Trustees
C. Richard Carlson
Andrew W. Chapman, M.D.+
Katherine Chapman
Frederic M. Clifford+
Elizabeth Cabral Curtis
Edward G. Fey, Ph.D.
William D. Gamelli
Paul S. Goodof
Corinne Grousbeck
Thomas F. Hehir+
Philip L. Ladd
William A. Lowell
Greg J. Pappas
Andrea Lamp Peabody
Paul Perrault
Charles C. J. Platt
W. David Power
Paul A. Raia+
Richard F. Reilly
William Schawbel

Honorary Trustees
Linda DiBenedetto
William J. Edwards
Loretta Holway*
Janet B. James
John Lowell*
H. Gilman Nichols, Jr.
Nicholas U. Sommerfeld
Dudley H. Willis

Trust Board
Corinne Grousbeck
Chair of the Perkins Trust

Andrea Brooks
Katherine Chapman
Frederic M. Clifford
RoAnn Costin
Stephen C. Demirjian
John J. Doran
Philip L. Ladd
David B. Mazza
Joseph J. O’Donnell
William Schawbel

NOTE: At the Annual Meeting 11/7/2011, Paul S. Goodof and Andrea Lamp Peabody retired from the Board and Raymond W. Hepper and Leslie Nordin were elected to the Board. Philip L. Ladd was elected Vice Chair of the Board.

Members
of the Corporation
Mr. John Airasian
Mrs. Carol F. Anderson
Mr. Neal M. Balkowitsch
Mr & Mrs. Maxwell Bardeen
Mrs. Lynn I. Bogle
Ms. Nathalie H. Bonsal
Mr. Kevin Bright
Mr. Robert Brustlin
Mr. & Mrs. C. Richard Carlson
Mr. Samuel B. Carr, Jr.
The Honorable
A. Paul Cellucci

Andrew W. Chapman, M.D.
Ms. Katherine Chapman
Mr. Charles A. Cheever
Mr. & Mrs. Frederic M. Clifford
Mrs. Suzanne Cuccurullo
Mrs. Elizabeth Cabral Curtis
Mr & Mrs. Stephen C. Demirjian
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R.
DiBenedetto
Mr. Stephen Doneski
Mr. John J. Doran
Mrs. Beth Dickerson Drubner
Mrs. Abbie D. Dutterer
Ms. Jennifer L. Eckert
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Edwards
Mr. Billy Evers
Mr. Edward G. Fey, Ph.D.
Mrs. Brenda J. Furlong
Mr. William D. Gamelli
Mr. Paul S. Goodof
Mr. Dana M. Gordon
Mrs. Corinne Grousbeck
Mr. Kenneth Hamel
Mr. Eric Hamilton
Ms. Dyanne M. Hayes
Mr. C. Michael Hazard
Mr. Thomas F. Hehir
Mr. William Henderson
Ms. Marie Hennessy
Mr. Edward Hurley-Wales
Mr. & Mrs. William James
Ms. Rachel Kaprielian
Mrs. Estrellita Karsh
Mr. Randy E. Kinard
Mr. Ernest V. Klein
Mr. Bryan Koop
Mr. Philip L. Ladd
Ms. Renee M. Landers
Mrs. Cynthia Lessard
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Lowell
Mr. Jon L. Luther
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Lyons
Mrs. Olive R. Macdougall
Mr. & Mrs. Ayaz Mahmud
Mrs. Elaine Frazer Mann
Mrs. Elena Matlack
Mr. David B. Mazza

Mr. Bryant S. McBride
Ms. Camilla O. McRory
Dr. & Mrs. William R. Moomaw
Mrs. Leslie Nordin
Mr. Joseph J. O’Donnell
Mr. Greg J. Pappas
Mr. & Mrs. Endicott
Peabody, Jr.
Mr. Roland F. Pease
Mr. Jerome Perl
Dr. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker
Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. J. Platt
Mr. Christian Polman
Mr. W. David Power
Mr. Charles W. Putnam
Dr. Paul A. Raia
Mr. Richard F. Reilly
Ms. Vicki A. Rellas
Ms. Dusty Rhodes
Ms. J. Elisabeth Rice
Mr. Kenneth Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Rotondi
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Rueppel
Mr. Olgo A. Russo, Jr.
Mr. Marc St. Onge
Mr. William Schawbel
Mr. Fred Schernecker
Mr. Michael Schnitman
Miss Marcy A. Scott
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Shaker
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Sparks
Mr. William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Mr. Friedrich von Gottberg
Ms. Elizabeth Weir
Mr. David Willis
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley H. Willis
Mrs. Joanne Wilson
Mrs. Simone Winston
The Rev. & Mrs. Brinton W.
Woodward, Jr.
Mrs. Terry S. Yoffie

NOTE: At the Annual Meeting
11/7/2011, the following
members were elected to
the Corporation:

+ Governor appointees
* Deceased

Ms. Stephanie Andrews
Ms. Deborah E. Barnard
Ms. Constance Bennett
Mr. Andrew Bernstein
Mr. Jeffrey Bilezikian
Ms. Barbara H. Birge
Mr. Paul Blondin
Mrs. Andrea Brooks
Mr. Michael J. Cataruzolo
Ms. RoAnn Costin
Ms. Jean DiLorenzo
Mr. & Mrs. Wade R. Edwards
Ms. Cynthia Essex
Mr. Wycliffe K. Grousbeck
Mr. Raymond W. Hepper
Ms. Gayle E. Johnson
Mr. Vinay Mehra
Ms. Kate O’Donnell
Mrs. Jane Pelletier
Mr. Stephen K. Pelletier
Mr. Paul Perrault
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Slattery
Ms. Adele Trytko

International Advisory Board

Honorary
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush

Members C. Richard Carlson
Senior Vice President
UBS Financial Services
Member
Perkins Board of Trustees

Paul Cellucci
Special Counsel
McCarter & English LLP
Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
Former Governor of Massachusetts

Victor Chu
Senior Partner
Victor Chu & Co.
Chair
First Eastern Investment Group

Steven Hilton
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Lulu Quintana
Ophthalmologist (retired)

Avraham Rabby
Member, Diplomatic Service (retired)
U.S. Department of State

Steven Rothstein (ex-officio)
President
Perkins School for the Blind

Frederic M. Clifford
Chair
Perkins Board of Trustees

Jeffrey Bilezikian
Trustee
Bilezikian Family Foundation

Ambassador Ford Fraker
Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

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Possibility is...
Joining forces

Last year, the Perkins family impacted the lives of more than 200,000 individuals around the world. But the true measure of our reach can only be understood in the context of our hundreds of partners. From a far-flung school in a village of Chittagong, Bangladesh, to an international corporation with headquarters around the world, we are working together to change what it means to live with blindness. We invite you to visit www.Perkins.org/Partners to view our ever-growing list of more than 400 nonprofit organizations, school districts, universities, corporations, government agencies, associations and distributors around the globe that share our mission. We hope it will help you understand just how widespread this belief in possibility has become and encourage you to join us in pursuing it.

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