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“The Priory faculty and staff are looking forward to a great evening, especially the main event – the live auction to be conducted by the irrepressible Captain Tim Molak. “
FROM DEVELOPMENT
ADear Friends of the Priory,
Ahoy, mates! I hope everyone has booked passage for this year’s trip on the S.S. Priory, due to embark on May 8th. Our cruise directors, Jill Caskey and Patty Turnquist, assure me that a good time will be had by all.
The Priory faculty and staff are looking forward to a great evening, especially the main event – the live auction to be conducted by the irrepressible Captain Tim Molak. I understand the available items are more spectacular than ever and, rumor has it, that the bidding process is expected to be fiercely competitive!
As you all know, the Auction proceeds go to unrestricted annual support and directly benefit each and every student at the Priory. And three items in particular, as part of the annual Fund-A-Need, will have a truly significant impact for both students and faculty.
The Fund-A-Need items for this year are:
• Faculty Compensation/Professional Development
• The ACCESS Program (financial aid)
• Co-curricular Support: Performing Arts and Athletics
I am pleased to announce that, to date, extremely generous supporters have offered $70,000 in challenge grants for Fund-A-Need. Every dollar bid for these items at the Auction will be matched one-to-one!
I hope all of you will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to double the support for these very important programs. Looking forward to seeing everyone onboard.
Bon voyage,
John Baldwin
Director of Development