RE LOG Fall 2017

FALL 2017 Ransom Everglades LOG 55 Dear RE Community, It is with great pleasure that I share Ransom Everglades’ 2016-17 Report of Giving/ Appreciation with you. On behalf of our students, faculty and staff, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your help in making this past fiscal year a record breaker. You made more than 2,500 gifts and pledges totaling $17,708,209 during the 2016-17 fiscal year – an unprecedented level of generosity that speaks volumes about the RE community and ensures that Ransom Everglades students will continue to thrive. Through your generosity, you express your belief in the RE Experience – an education that prepares our young people for the challenges of tomorrow. Your support makes a strong statement about the value of our school in the world today. You demonstrate your appreciation for our passionate and dedicated faculty. You enable talented, motivated students from many backgrounds to enrich the life of our school. You help provide the opportunities for young people to stretch and achieve in new ways. Your gifts provide financial aid and support for our academic, arts and athletics programs. Your gifts keep our historic campus beautiful and safe. In all, your gifts open a world of possibilities for our students and faculty. All members of the RE community who make a gift today continue the legacy that Paul Ransom and the Swenson family created for future generations. Philanthropy is truly a powerful and important part of RE’s history and future. I want to thank our many volunteers, including our alumni, parents, and faculty and our alumni class agents, for their dedicated support of our development efforts. Special thanks to trust- ees Ghislain Gouraige and Constance Fernandez, our Advancement Committee co- chairs; Ricky Stokes ’94 ; president of the Alumni Board; Amy Steinhour, chair of the Parent Fund; and Laurie McWilliams, president of the Ransom Everglades Parents’ Association. Our board of trustees also deserves the highest praise for its deep com- mitment to the school – our trustees’ wise governance and stewardship have helped RE build its strong position. Most importantly, the contributions – small and large – of everyone in the RE com- munity truly make a dramatic impact. RE is a worthy beneficiary of your philanthropy. Together, we are achieving new heights and securing a bright future for this special school. Your commitment and vital financial support enable RE to focus on defining educational leadership in the future. With gratitude, Greg Pollard Director of Advancement Together, we are achieving new heights and securing a bright future for this special school. Letter from the Director of Advancement