Dear Friends,

In December, we publically launched Phase 1 of the Teach Reach Grow campaign for

Eton Academy and announced gifts raised in excess of $2.4 million. We are now 66%

of the way to our $3M goal—thanks in no small part to YOUR generosity.

Although we have both felt Eton‘s positive impact in our own families, it wasn’t until

leading this campaign that we realized our success stories are just two of the

hundreds that parents and students have experienced at Eton. Sharing the Eton story

with all of you and receiving your incredible generosity in response, has been a

remarkable and overwhelming experience.

As we look towards the future, we have some exciting news to share. The City of

Birmingham has approved all zoning requirements and we will break ground in spring

2015! Currently, we are in the process of reviewing construction bids and are still on

schedule to have our first group of students starting in new, specially designed

classrooms by the fall 2015 school year.

We look forward to keeping you updated on our progress and sharing pictures and

highlights as the building takes shape.

Eton Academy 1755 Melton Birmingham, MI

48009

Eton Academy Campaign Update

March 2015

Message from Campaign Co-Chairs Mark LaNeve and Dan Loepp

Mark LaNeve, co-chair of the Teach

Reach Grow campaign, and his wife

Paula, Eton’s Corporate Relations

Manager, have been involved at Eton

since their son Drew was a 6th grader.

Drew is now 23 and a graduate of the

REACH program at the University of

Iowa. He currently works full-time as an

Assistant Traffic Coordinator at Team

Detroit. Always a bright student, Eton

helped Drew learn the tools and

strategies to help him succeed at

college and in the workforce.

On September 8th, 2014, the Lions

kicked-off the Monday Night football

season with a showdown against the

Giants. The LaNeve’s, along with the

committee at right, hosted their own

fundraising kick-off for Eton’s campaign

during a viewing party at Motor City

Casino. “We had over 40 corporate

partners join us on this special night for

Eton—together with the host committee

and individual donors, we were able to

accomplish something really remarkable

for Eton,” said LaNeve.

The fundraiser had over 200 attendees,

featured a chalk talk by Boomer Esiason,

and included appearances by Hall of

Famers Lynn Swann, Andre Reed, and

Charlie Sanders. The event raised over

$230,000 for the Teach Reach Grow

campaign.

Ultimate Kick-off Party Raises over $230,0000 for Teach Reach Grow Campaign

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Pictured Left to Right: Mark LaNeve, Paula LaNeve, Lynn Swann, and Pete Pullen

Through the generosity of Paula & Mark LaNeve and

their family and friends, the new Welcome Center at

Eton will be named the LaNeve Family & Friends

Welcome Center. Highlights of the Center include:

• Creating an inspiring and hope-filled reception

area where students, parents, and community

members feel welcome and included.

• Connecting Eton’s two buildings into a single

point of entry and provide a unified Eton identity

• Welcoming different learners into a specially

designed space that meets the sensory needs of

students who can be deeply affected by their

environment

Eton is extremely grateful to the LaNeve family and all

those who have donated to this initiative!

Than

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! All Donors to the Campaign from July 1, 2012 to February 28, 2015

Lawrence & Nancy Bluth

Dr. Richard Bush & Ms. Suzanne Mohler

Ms. Maria C. Chirco

Mr. Mark D. Goodman

Mr. & Mrs. James F. Gwaltney, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. E. Jan Hartmann

Paula & Mark LaNeve & Family

The Daniel J. Loepp Family

Sonia & Tom Pastore & Family

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Plotzke

Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Stankard

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Steward

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Weatherston

Mr. Alexander J. Zanetti

Leslie & Jeffrey Zanetti

Board of Trustees

Eton Parents

Mr. & Mrs. James Agley

Ms. Suzanne Alfastsen

Mr. Chae An &

Mrs. Yolanda Erickson-An

Dr. & Mrs. David Blinkhorn

Dr. Elizabeth Briody &

Dr. Marc Robinson

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Brock, Jr.

Mr. Dennis Brodsky &

Ms. Sheri Lee

Mr. & Mrs. Rodny Chisholm

Dr. William S. Cohn &

Mrs. Janet Berger-Cohn

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Coleman

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Davis

Dr. & Mrs. David Debono

Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Fink

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Flynn

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Gerhard

Mr. & Mrs. William Harahan

Mr. & Mrs. Willard H. Johnson

Ms. Vera Nsenga Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Sherwyn J. Labovitz

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Lavigne

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Marks, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Martin

Mr. & Mrs. Dale McClenaghan

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Neff

Ms. Deb Odom Stern

Mark & Anita O’Halla

Ms. Christine Olde

Ms. Ruth Lynn Parkinson

Ms. Nicole Perlman

Mr. & Mrs. David Peterson

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Pietrowski

Robert & Susan Reese

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Russo

Dr. Peter Strouse &

Dr. Kimberly Garver

Adriana & Paul Vlasic

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Weishuhn

Anonymous (2)

Mr. John Abela

Cyril and Emily Agley

Ms. Valerie A. Andrews

Ms. Marilyn J. Bloom

Mary & Andy Boyle

Ms. Mary Beth Casey

Mr. Shawn Culberson

Ms. Janice Dahl

Mr. & Mrs. Allen Doty

Mr. Justin Jeris &

Mrs. Jamie M. Gannon

Mr. & Mrs. Brad V. Garber

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Garrett

Ms. Michelle Hagerman

Ms. Gwen A. Harbin

The Hewer Family

Ms. Ali Hodges

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Hogans

Mr. Joshua Holmes

Ms. Jaclyn Hoover

Ms. Lisa Kamil &

Mr. Roger Schimmell

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kiger

Mr. & Mrs. Jon Kunzman

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Levy

Mrs. Dana Levy

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Marchand

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mazzola

Ms. Jodie Middleton

Ms. Karen Miilu

Mr. Adam Monacelli

Blythe & Matthew Moran

Mr. & Mrs. Dustin Opiela

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Padilla

Mr. Linus Parr

Mr. Stuart D. Peterson

Mrs. Diana L. Pode-DeGroot

Mr. & Mrs. Pete Pullen

Ms. Janet Query

Mr. Jeffrey Raleigh &

Mrs. Anna Raleigh

Ms. Anne Regal

Patty Rehfus & Keith Hurwitz

Ms. Laura Rogers

Ms. Cristina Russo

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Saccaro

Ms. Rachel Stewart

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stock

Ms. Jennifer Storment

Mrs. Julie Strickland

Mrs. Stephanie Megan Strunck

Mr. & Mrs. John Tatone

Sara Trotter

Mrs. Kate Vollmayer

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Wanicke, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Wenger

Ms. Deanna L. Willis

Mr. & Mrs. Randy E. Winston

Dr. Lauren Worrall &

Mr. Andrew Worrall

Eton Staff

Than

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! All Donors to the Campaign from July 1, 2012 to February 28, 2015

Community

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Acheson/

Acheson Family Foundation

Ms. Catherine Anderson

Mr. Toby Barlow

Dr. Jeffrey A. Betman, Ph.D.

Dr. & Mrs. Eric Billes

The Estate of Jean B. Blythe

The John A. and Marlene

L. Boll Foundation

Dr. Randal Bourjaily D.D.S.

Mr. & Mrs. Steven R. Briggs

Mr. Warren Burt

Mr. & Mrs. Adam Busuttil

The Cohen Family

Dr. Harry Cohen

Community Foundation

for Southeast Michigan

Mr. Tim Cook

Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert C. Cox, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Dallafior

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher De Coste

Francis & Kenneth Eisenberg

Maxine and Stuart

Frankel Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Craig Frasa

Mr. & Mrs. David Fischer

Mr. & Mrs. Joe Garcia

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Gleeson

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Hannigan

Ms. Vicki Hansen

Mr. & Mrs. David Hempstead

Mr. & Mrs. David E. Hershey

Mr. Brian Hynes

Mr. Jerome Jarnick

Jonas Brothers' Change for the

Children Foundation

Ms. Tricia Keith

Ms. Dianne LaNeve

Mr. Matthew J. LaNeve

Ms. Carolyn Lee

Mr. & Mrs. David Leider

Mr. Robert Lenard

Mr. & Mrs. Evan Lyall

Mr. Dutch Mandel

Ms. Karen Marderosian

Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Maslyn

Dr. Vashali Bhargava &

Mr. Mehul Mistry

Mr. & Mrs. William Muir

Ms. Jan Norris

Mr. & Mrs. Ted Nowak

Mr. John Oliver

Mr. Steve Olsen

Lee & Maxine Peck Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Petrosky

Mr. & Mrs. John D. Pirich

Dr. Sally Read

Ms. Laura Rosenberg

Mr. Richard Ross

Roy G. Michell Charitable

Foundation and Trust

Ms. Jessica Rzetelny

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Schwartz

Mr. & Mrs. John Sparling

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stone

Ms. Patricia Tattrie

Ms. Sherry Tattrie

Ms. Beckie Thompson

Ms. Mary Van der Tuin

Ms. Saskia Warren

Mr. & Mrs. Randall L. Wilds

Mr. Michael Yaekle

Mr. & Mrs. Murat Yalman

Anonymous (3)

16W Marketing, LLC

A&E Networks

Al Serra Auto Plaza

Ally Financial

AmazonSmile Foundation

Aspen Marketing

Auto Trader

Bank of America Matching Gifts

Bush Seyferth & Paige, PLLC

CBS Radio Detroit

Charity Motors

Dealers Resources, Inc.

Facebook

Fidelity Bank

Ford Direct

Ford Motor Company

Gail & Rice

General Motors

Hearst Magazines

Jack Demmer Lincoln

Kelley Blue Book

Laurel Manor/ John Del Signore

Les Stanford

Marathon Petroleum Company

Maritz

Mark Christopher Auto Center

Michigan Credit Union League

Microsoft

Morley Companies, Inc.

North Brothers Ford, Inc.

Okemos Auto Collection

Penske Foundation, Inc.

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Ringside Creative

Rockfish Interactive, LLC

Ron Rose Productions, Ltd.

Serra Buick GMC Cadillac Kia

Serra Chevrolet

The Serra Foundation

Serra Toyota

Team Detroit

Time, Inc.

Tumblr

Turner Sports

Uniworld Group, Inc.

Village Ford

Visible Measures

Wells Fargo Foundation

Educational Matching Gift

Program

Wolverine Truck Sales

Xperience Communications

Yahoo Inc.

Zubi Advertising

Anonymous

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Attard

Hadas & Dennis Bernard & Family

Dr. Richard J. Bingham &

Mrs. Susan Beaufait-Bingham

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Conway

Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Davey

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Dilworth

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Dooley

Mr. C. Fred Ehle & Ms. Kim Noles

The Eisenberg Family

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Gilbert

Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Greenstein

Mrs. Karen Dawidowicz &

Mr. James Kamp

Donald & Mary Kosch

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Lane

Mr. Anthony Lott &

Mrs. Anne Kelton Lott

Mr. & Mrs. James Petruska

Dr. Michael & Theresa Stafford

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Twomey

Julian & Stephenie

VanHellemont Trust

Corporate Partners

Past Parents

When Campaign Co-Chair Dan

Loepp and his wife, Eton Board

of Trustee, Amy Loepp,

announced they would match all

new gifts to the campaign until

May 31, 2015, up to $250,000,

they hoped the gift would

inspire donors. “One of our

goals with the match is to

encourage people to give more.

Whatever the amount, donors

will have the satisfaction of

knowing that their contribution

will be doubled,” said Dan.

Through the match, donors can

have an even greater impact on

the success of the Teach Reach

Grow Campaign.

The response to the match has

indeed been inspiring, with over

40 new donors making gifts in

the two months since it was

announced. One such donor is

Mr. Warren Burt, a long-time

annual giving donor and

grandparent of current Eton

student, Sara Debono. “Giving

to Eton is important to me—I

have seen the difference Eton

has made for my granddaughter

and I’m thrilled to know my gift

to the capital campaign will go

twice as far.”

Spreading the word about the

matching gift opportunity is an

important part of our campaign

strategy over the next 3

months.

We hope you will join us by telling your

family and friends about this

special opportunity.

Loepp Matching Gift Challenge Inspires Donors

Student Excitement Builds

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Livia Moray (3rd Grade)

“Eton can help more kids

because we know how to help

people with learning

challenges.”

Dickson Mogaka (8th Grade)

“I view the expansion as an

opportunity to make new

friends, and for more kids

with learning challenges to

come to Eton.”

Jacob Peterson (11th Grade)

“Eton is a safe, loving, and

friendly environment, and for

more people to be able to

come is a great thing.”

Pictured above: Amy & Dan Loepp

Contact Us

YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE!

Over 250 individuals, corporations, and

foundations have joined us on our journey to

help teach students in a specialized

environment, reach more kids than ever be-

fore, and grow our scholarships and financial

aid. Your support of the Teach Reach Grow

campaign has demonstrated to

our students and faculty that ours is a mission

worth supporting.

Thank you for your generosity and

for believing in the future of Eton!

Please contact Blythe Moran, Head of Advancement, with any questions.

248.642.1150 ext, 115 ● bmoran@etonacademy.org

Learn more at www.etonacademy.org

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