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Memorial and Tribute Gifts

Please consider making a meaningful gift to Perkins to mark an occasion, event or person. 

Gifts In Honor:  Tribute gifts are a wonderful way to commemorate a special occasion (birthday, graduation or anniversary) or to honor a friendship.

Gifts In Memory:  In lieu of flowers, make a lasting tribute by memorializing the passing of a family member, friend or co-worker with a gift that changes lives every day.

Perkins will send a letter to the family or the person being honored to let them know of your kindness.

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Image of a Perkins student smelling flowers at Perkins Horticultural Center.

Perkins Buy-A-Brick Program:

If you would would like to honor or memorialize a special person or occasion, Perkins offers an opportunity to have a lasting memory on Perkins campus. With a single gift of $500, a brick will be placed in the walkway of the Thomas and Bessie Pappas Horticulture Center with a personal inscribed message or name of loved one (maximum size of inscription is two lines with 14 characters in each line).  Create a lasting memory now while making a difference!

It is a wonderful way for donors to demonstrate their love and affection for a special person in their life while supporting the Perkins mission. For more information about our Buy-A-Brick program, please contact Jennifer Volpe, Annual Giving Manager at jennifer.volpe@Perkins.org or at 617-972-7667.


Please note that a named fund in honor or in memory of an individual may also be established with a gift of $50,000 or more. For more information about honoring or memorializing a loved one, friend or colleague, please contact:

Jennifer Volpe, Annual Giving Manager
Perkins Trust Office
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: 617-972-7667
Fax: 617-972-7334
Email: jennifer.volpe@Perkins.org