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2010-11 Annual Report v5_Layout 2 1/16/12 4:17 PM Page 2Table of ContentsA Message from thePresident of the Board 2Financial Summary 3A Baxter Story... 4“Build It for Baxter” 5The Manlius Pebble HillEndowment and Investment Fund 7Our Promise for the Future:A Campaign forManlius Pebble Hill School 12Annual Giving Campaign 151869 Society 15Circle of Excellence 15Friends of the Head of School 16Verbeck Society 16Pebble Hill Patrons 17Red and White Club 20MPH Parents’ Association 22Matching Gifts Companies 22Gift-In-Kind Donations 23Library Club 23Tree of Life Society 24We have carefully compiled thisAnnual Report with the hope of correctlylisting all donors for the 2010-2011school year. If there is an error, weapologize and ask that you notifyKelly Rose, associate director ofdevelopment, at 315/446-2452, ext. 112.A Message from thePresident of the BoardOn behalf of the Manlius Pebble HillSchool Board of Trustees, please accept mypersonal letter of gratitude to each one ofyou for supporting our School. During thispast year, my first term as President of theBoard of Trustees, I have been privileged towitness firsthand the generosity of time,talent and treasure that so many of youhave shared with our School. Your generosity continues to enable ManliusPebble Hill to fulfill its mission. I started off my year at an independent schoolconference in Dallas, Texas with our late Head of School, Baxter Ball. We hadthe opportunity to meet and dine with “MPHers” who represented the widespectrum of who we are: from our youngest alumni just getting throughcollege to members of the Verbeck Family, who represent and promote thedeep traditions of our School. They all graciously took the time to share withme the many ways in which MPH had and continues to impact their lives.Of course, I could not have known that the trip to Dallas would be my onlyopportunity to learn about MPH, independent schools and meet and greetour fine alumni with Baxter. His untimely passing has had a profoundpersonal impact on many of us. Yet, as the MPH community worked throughthis challenging year, I have been personally encouraged and humbled towitness the overwhelming amount of support we’ve received by those whoBaxter stewarded and inspired to believe so strongly in the mission of ourfine School.As the President of the Board of Trustees, I want to assure all of you that themission of MPH, the mission Baxter and the entire MPH community hadworked so hard to build, has been carried on with strength and conviction.I want each of you who so generously supported the School last year to knowhow many MPH parents, faculty, friends, alumni, and students continue toreach out to me expressing pride in the high level of education MPHprovides and confidence in our future.Please accept my heartfelt thanks to each of you who’ve chosen to supportManlius Pebble Hill School. Your support allows us to continue to honor ourhistory, educate young boys and girls to become contributing members ofour society and continue to deliver what I firmly believe is the finesteducation in Central New York and beyond.Jamie Sutphen