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All of us atPerkins Schoolfor the Blind are pleased to

share with you another

successful year.

Message from the Chairman and the President

The Perkins School for the Blind 2002 Annual Report documents the close of aneventful year and provides a moment for us to reflect on our accomplishments and to prepare for the challenges ahead. Perkins continues to help 40,000 people inMassachusetts, New England and around the globe lead rich and independent lives in the face of physical obstacles. Our dedicated teachers and professional staff workwith courage, wisdom and passion. They never stop learning, growing and giving. It is because of this remarkable spirit and dedication that our aspirations become areality. Despite all of the wonderful strides we have made, this represents only a fraction of what we would like to accomplish.

The most significant event this past year was the retirement of Kevin J. Lessard whoserved Perkins for 35 years. Kevin’s career as teacher, counselor, and mentor preparedhim well for his 18 years as Director of the school. Kevin’s vision and energy haveenabled Perkins to strengthen our core campus programs in Massachusetts. His commitment to the worldwide community of people who are blind has enriched our educational outreach to students and teachers throughout the United States and overseas. Kevin’s many contributions to Perkins extend from creating our infant and toddler program, to initiating outreach programs for our elderly blind population, to the development of the Hilton/Perkins Program. These initiatives will be a constant reminder of Kevin’s leadership in shaping the mission of Perkinstoday and for the future.

We are grateful for the invaluable efforts of all who support Perkins in so many ways.Thank you for giving, sharing and working so effectively to ensure Perkins’ success.

Steven M. RothsteinPresident

C. Richard CarlsonChairman

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Perkins Horticulture Therapy CenterThe capital campaign for Perkins newHorticulture Therapy Center is still going strong with $1.4 million raised.Construction of the $2 million Centerbegan last year and is scheduled to open this fall. Thank you to everyonewho has contributed to making expandedhorticulture therapy a reality for Perkinsstudents.

Marla Runyan Greets Parents As the first official Ambassador of Perkins,Olympic runner Marla Runyan addressedover 360 parents and professionals atPerkins 19th Annual Conference for familiesof infants, toddlers and preschoolers whoare blind or have low vision. Runyan, whogrew up with a degenerative eye disease,earned a masters degree and competesinternationally. She is a great inspiration to these families who are helping their children grow to their greatest potential.

Building Programs for Children in ChinaChina has the world’s largest blind population, but until recently had nopreschools for blind children and noschools at all for multi-handicapped blindchildren. After four years of planning withthe Hilton/Perkins Program, six schoolsfor the blind are now serving as modelsites for China’s first preschool. Theseschools are also hosting the first programsfor multihandicapped blind students. Perkins staff is working with Chineseagencies to open 60 additional programsthroughout the country.

Fine Arts Festival For an entire month at the Mall at Chestnut Hill, art by Perkinsstudents hung on museum-quality displays,their quilts were suspended from ceilings,and students gave musical concerts. PerkinsFine Arts Festival offered an unprecedentedopportunity for Perkins students to celebrate their talent and to share theiraccomplishments with such a large andappreciative general public.

Highlights 2002

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www.Perkins.org Perkins new Web site opened to great success. Designed to accommodate Web userswho are blind, have low vision or aresighted, www.Perkins.org meets the Web Accessibility Initiative guidelinesand received accolades from trade maga-zines, The Boston Globe and the generalpublic. Over 3,000 users visit the site eachmonth, and Perkins is currently developingphase two, which will nearly double thecurrent content.

Training Future Leaders A partnershipbetween Perkins and the University ofMassachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) has created New England’s only graduateprogram for educators of people who areblind. Perkins staff helped develop the curriculum; students attend classes at theUMass Boston campus; and Perkins servesas a site for internships. Perkins andUMass Boston are developing a distance-learning component to address the direshortage of teachers, not just in the Bostonarea, but across New England.

Braille & Talking Book Library Authors’ BrunchPerkins hosted its first Authors’ Brunchfor patrons of Perkins Braille & TalkingBook Library and the general public.Three notable local authors, Robert Parker(Spenser and Jesse Stone novels), MichaelPalmer (nine New York Times best-sellingmedical thrillers) and Barbara Neely(Blanche White mysteries) spoke to thecrowd about the importance of readingfor everyone, including people who read braille and recorded books. Especially inthis time of decreased funding for ourlibrary, it was heartening to come togetherand recognize the importance of libraryservices for everyone.


Promise

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“Monica is so proud of her work. She has learned what she can do, and I have learned what

she will be capable of in the future.” ~ Marcelia Garcia, mother of Monica,

a student in Perkins Deafblind Program

Independence means different things to different people. To some Perkins

graduates, it is attending college. To others, it is living in group homes and working

in supported work environments. On-the-job experience helps students at all levels

know the expectations of the workplace and understand that they can succeed,

whatever their next steps may be. At Perkins, in addition to the vocational

placements of students in the Deafblind and Secondary Programs, our Outreach

Program, which provides support services to Massachusetts kids in public schools

who are blind or have low vision, runs a summer employment program for

teenagers. Vision problems, as Perkins students and clients well know, do not need

to be obstacles to success in the world of work.


From a house without electricity in the African country of Chad to attending

Perkins School for the Blind, performing piano with the Cambridge Symphony

Orchestra and earning an honorable mention in the Concerto Competition for

High School Students from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Yegué’s journey is far

from typical. Yet his determination, accomplishments and the joy of his success are

similar to the successes that 185 Perkins on-campus students achieve daily.

Whether it’s a young child first learning that a raised bump on a piece of paper has

meaning that will grow into braille words, or a teenager recently arrived from

public school navigating a computer and the web through voice translation systems,

Perkins students in every program, every day, are reaching beyond expectations.

“I am learning everything. Not just the music. This is my first time with an orchestra so I’m learning how to find my way on stage as well.

I think blind people take more precautions than othersand prepare more thoroughly for everything.”

~ Yegué Badigué, graduating senior from Perkins Secondary Program

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Determination


Collaboration

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“Working with other teachers at Perkins has helped uswith knowledge and practical experience that we canbring to the community. We have a different visionand will be able to do more when we return home.”

~ Marilene Silva, a teacher from Brazil studying for a year in Perkins Educational Leadership Program

Teacher training is a cornerstone of strengthening services and bringing hope to

children who are deafblind in the developing world and has helped create a

brighter future for these underserved children. In 1989 when the Hilton/Perkins

Program was established, only four schools served deafblind children in all of Latin

America. Now there are 36 schools and agencies in 15 countries, four university

programs to educate teachers of deafblind children, and numerous parent groups

and professional associations. Perkins international success extends well beyond

Latin America. In sub-Sahara Africa, where there was one program for deafblind

children in 1989, there are now 27. In Central and Eastern Europe where 10 teachers

served 40 children, now over 60 teachers in 16 schools serve multitudes. In Poland

alone, 150 deafblind kids receive services. In Asia, our work has expanded to

39 sites in 7 countries, including national projects in China and the Philipines.


Despite State budget cuts, Perkins is determined to continue providing quality

services through Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library (BTBL) to the 17,000

people who do not have the luxury of patronizing a local library, bookstore or

newspaper stand. Perkins BTBL patrons themselves are similarly determined; they

contributed $35,000 to a recently established library fund. But the success story is

not over. More than weathering the budget storm, Perkins BTBL, which currently

serves only 10% of the eligible population, hopes to find ways to reach thousands

more people throughout New England who have no access to braille books or

unabridged books on tape. Reading connects people to the world. Perkins Braille

& Talking Book Library is doing all it can to keep that connection alive.

“I know from my work at Perkins Braille &Talking Book Library that many patrons are elders who are adjusting to losing their sight.

I understand firsthand when they tell me abouttheir fear of emptiness and isolation if they didn’t

have our library to help them read.”~ Anne Donna, Perkins graduate and Patron Services Specialist at

Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library

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Reliability


Dedication

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Perkins success is built on the foundation of people reaching out to others. In

1829, our founders championed the radical idea of educating people who are blind.

Today, thousands of thoughtful members of the public are continuing that tradition.

Some come to Perkins through volunteering. They help children in the

Infant/Toddler Program, while parents attend support groups. They help

Preschool students on field trips and Lower School kids in gym class. They read

textbooks to high school students and the mail to Perkins staff who are blind. They

build equipment in the Assistive Device Center and repair tape machines for

Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library. Other members of the public offer

job training to our students. A stunning 30,000 people contribute financially.

Their impact is immense. Perkins depends on the public and hopes you will

continue helping to bring independence, joy and success to so many. With your

help, there is so much more we can do.

“When I started volunteering, I couldn’t believeeverybody’s dedication. There is joy over every

child’s every change. This is so profound in a worldwhere the most vulnerable are often left behind.”

~ Ruth Reddington, one of the 40 volunteers in Perkins Infant/Toddler Program


Summary of Programs & Registration For the year ending June 30, 2002

Off-Campus Program Participation

Hilton/Perkins Program 10,000Outreach Services 626 Infant /Toddler Services 434Preschool Community Services 57Community Living Services 6

On-Campus Program Participation

Secondary Services 71Deafblind Program 54Lower School Services 51Preschool Services 9

Additional Service Participation

Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library 16,132

Howe Press 8,000

Parent and Family Services 1,000

Outreach Training/Workshops 775

Low Vision Service 436

New England Center for Deafblind 397

Volunteer Services 243

Diagnostic Evaluation Services 88

Educational Leadership Program 9

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enses

Financial Summary For the year ending June 30, 2002

Resources (in dollars)

Tuition 27,059,726

Non-operating Investment Income 4,195,711

Sale of Materials for the Blind 3,420,410

Private Grants & Resources 2,405,191

Other Non-operating Resources 1,901,621

Library Services 1,633,910

*Annual Donations 1,202,353

Net Released from Restriction 1,151,938

Government Grants & Resources 1,095,437

Income from Outside Trusts 270,674

Total $44,336,971*$2,067,172 Gifts and Bequests were also received in FY 2002 for non-operating purposes.

Education45.8%

Tuition61.0%

Government Grants & Resources 2.5% Net Assets Released

from Restrictions 2.6%

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Income from Outside Trusts 0.6% Annual Donations 2.7%

Library Services 3.7%

Other Non-operating Resources 4.3%

Private Grants & Resources 5.4%

Sale of Materialsfor the Blind 7.7%

Non-operating Investment Income 9.5%

Interest0.4%

Employee Benefits15.5%

Special Departments 11.7%

Administration8.0%

Buildings & Grounds 8.0%

Depreciation 7.7%

Household & Food Services 2.9%

Expenses (in dollars)

Education 20,305,877

Employee Benefits 6,864,602

Special Departments 5,186,530

Administration 3,550,212

Buildings & Grounds 3,548,298

Depreciation 3,401,344

Household & Food Services 1,280,108

Interest 200,000

Total $44,336,971


Total Gifts & Grants Received in FY 2002 (in dollars)

Foundations, Corporations & Businesses 2,657,748

Individuals 1,174,768

Trusts 978,988

Gift Annuities & Bequests 415,778

Total $5,227,282

The Perkins Family Without the generosity of donors, corporations and staff, Perkins would not be

able to help so many people from infants to elders reach beyond expectations.

Thank you for all of your dedication and support. Thank you for being an

essential part of our family.

Foundations, Corporations &Businesses 50.8%

Gift Annuities &Bequests 8%

Trusts18.7%

Individuals22.5%

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Perkins relies on gifts to the AnnualFund to balance its operating budgetand ensure that available resources areput to use where they are needed most.We are, therefore, especially grateful to those members of the Perkins familywho contribute every year and are recognized as leadership donors.

1829 CircleMr. Paul D. AlizioAnonymous Mr. and Mrs. Walter AmoryMrs. Wesley BrownMr. and Mrs. C. Richard CarlsonMr. John F. Cogan, Jr.Mrs. Gladys CopelandMr. and Mrs. Thomas DiBenedettoMr. and Mrs. Amos Hostetter, Jr.Ms. Jennifer M. HuntingtonMr. and Mrs. William E. JamesMr. and Mrs. Abdul JomaaMr. William J. JoyceMrs. Esther B. KahnMr. Peter G. KaufmannMr. Anthony L. RinaldiMrs. Henry B. RobertsMiss Marcy A. Scott

Samuel Gridley Howe CircleMr. Robert E. AllenMrs. Jane B. CookMs. Waltrud LampeMr. Jerry PerlMs. Mattina R. ProctorLange Rice Charitable

Lead Annuity TrustMr. Philip W. RosenkrantzMrs. Helen G. ScottMr. and Mrs. Daniel SteinerMrs. Corrine Waring

Helen Keller/Anne Sullivan CircleMr. Robert Amory IIIAnonymous (2)

Mrs. George A. AspacherMr. David G. Baird, Jr.Mrs. C. K. BaxterMr. and Mrs. John T. Bennett, Jr.Mr. Charles E. Benson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Philip BianchiMr. Edward L. Bigelow, Jr.Mr. Fred BigonyMr. Geoffrey A. Brown, Jr.Mrs. Emily S. ByrdMrs. Florence C. ChestertonMr. and Mrs. Frederic M. CliffordMiss Ellen E. ConlonMr. John M. CorcoranMr. Prescott C. Crafts, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. DarlingWalter and Mariette DemuthMr. and Mrs. Dana DjerfMr. and Mrs. George C. DymentMr. and Mrs. William J. EdwardsMrs. Isabel M. Elon-WachenheimerMrs. Lucy EvertsMrs. Leo J. FeuerMs. Victoria FremontMr. and Mrs. Robert L.V. FrenchMrs. Marc FriedlaenderMrs. Annette G. GardnerMr. Marcel P. GaudreauMr. Anoop GhanwaniJanice and Robin GoldsmithMr. and Mrs. Eric R. HaartzMr. and Mrs. Robert W. HagopianMiss Cynthia HallowellMrs. Henry M. HalvorsonMs. Elisabeth HarperMs. Katharine A. HebertonMr. Daniel HertzlerMr. Joseph C. HonanMr. and Mrs. Harry R. HoytMr. and Mrs. Donald HubbsMs. Sheila KennedyMrs. Melvin KentMs. Carolyn F. KiessMr. Donald J. KranzMs. Pauline F. Krull

Mr. Dana LakeMs. Celia LebowMr. and Mrs. Theodore LevittMr. and Mrs. William A. LowellMrs. Arthur T. Lyman, Jr.Mrs. Carla E. LyntonMr. and Mrs. David LyntonMr. and Mrs. Eric D. LyntonDr. Peter MartellyMr. and Mrs. John McQuadeMr. John F. MimnaughMr. and Mrs. Ernest H. MonradDr. and Mrs. William MoomawMr. and Mrs. David W. MurrayMr. Howard MusoffMr. and Mrs. H. Gilman Nichols, Jr.Mr. Robert A. NorcrossMr. and Mrs. Herbert OedelMs. Grace M. OtisMr. and Mrs. Endicott Peabody, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Erik K. PfauMs. Mary PinheiroMr. and Mrs. Charles C. J. PlattMrs. Richard ProutyMr. Michael P. QuercioMs. Gail RadleyMr. and Mrs. Einar P. RobshamMr. John Roessner, IIIMr. and Mrs. H. Gunther

RudenbergMs. Susan M. RussinovichSchoolbell FoundationMr. Mark Schwartz and

Dr. Bettina KatzMrs. Gertrude F. ShelleyMrs. Jeanette SinisiMrs. Molly G. StillerMr. Paul StukaMr. Gerard B. TownsendMrs. Mary TruslowMr. and Mrs. Gary ValentineMrs. Francis Van BurenUdo and Irmel Van MeeterenMr. and Mrs. Michael VinciulloMs. Helen E. Walkup

Visionary Society


Mrs. Ralph B. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Dudley H. WillisMrs. Jean W. WilsonMr. Matthew B. WinthropThe Rev. and Mrs. Brinton W.

Woodward, Jr.Ms. Joan M. Youngman

Champions CircleMr. Michael W. Abel Mrs. Mary S. Abele Mr. John W. Agren Geeta B. Aiyer and

Kamesh Aiyer Ms. May J. Anderson Mr. Benjamin B. Baker Ms. Shirley E. Baker Mrs. W. T. Bennett, Jr. Ms. Joan Bentinck-Smith Mr. John F. Biagiotti Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Blancke Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Blandford Dr. Kurt Bloch Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Boit Mrs. John F. Bradley Mr. Roger G. Brand Mr. and Mrs. Billy H. Burdine Mr. Eric G. Burns Mr. Leonard Caruso Mr. Charles Cheever Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Y. Chu Mr. John S. Cleary Mrs. Joan G. Coe Mr. Herbert Corkin Mr. and Mrs. John I. Curtin Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. DeLoreyMrs. Carolyn Dodo Ms. Rose M. Donabed Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Doran Ms. Dorothy Dow Mrs. Carroll Dwight Mrs. Mae E. Eagleson Ms. Barbara B. Ebert Ms. Celia M. Echave Ms. Lorraine Figelski

Mr. William R. Fitz Mrs. Alice A. Foley Ms. Natalie E. Fossati Mr. Reinhard Frank Mr. and Mrs. John W. Furlong Mr. and Mrs. George M. Galvin Mr. and Mrs. Albert K. Gayzagian Mr. George Gelt Ms. Mary E. Ginzler-Ruelius Mr. Francis X. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hanis Mrs. Rosamond F. Hanlon Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hedges, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Howard H. Hiatt Ms. Dorothy P. Hill Mr. Arthur R. Hilsinger Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Holway Mr. Wilbur Hooven Mrs. June Hubbard Mrs. Muriel Hurovitz Miss Dorothy Jenney Mrs. Wanda C. Jennings Mr. Alfred J. Kahn Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kahn Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Karp Mr. Peter L. Kelley and

Ms. Karen Duggan Ms. Mary Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Seth A. Klarman Mr. Michael Kolligian III Ms. Ann M. Lacy Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert Ms. Rebecca J. Leong Mr. Ralph Lovejoy Emil W. Lundgren Mr. Henry Lyman Mr. Edward F. MacNichol, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jacek Makowski Arpie Maksoudian-Highas Mrs. Linnea Stenquist McAllister Mrs. Margaret H. McRory Ms. Lois M. Monge Mrs. Henry Morss Mrs. Mary E. Mullen Mrs. Nancy V. Nesbit

Mrs. John T. Nichols Mr. Dan F. Nugent, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Odmark Mr. Lewis H. Parks Mr. Oliver Pesch Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Quickel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George C. Rand, Jr. Mr. Roger Reiser Mr. Howard M. Reisman Ms. J. Elisabeth Rice Mrs. Edward Richardson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Riley Ms. Emily Roth and

Mr. Gregory Yannekis Mr. Olgo A. Russo and

Ms. Blair Cruickshank Mr. and Mrs. Jeswald W. Salacuse Mr. A. H. Sandwen Miss Harriett Schluter Mr. John B. Schnapp Mr. Roger Shattuck Miss Helen Sherwin Mr. Theodore Shoolman Dr. and Mrs. Merrill I. Skolnik Mr. Paul L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert L. Steward, Jr. Dr. George W. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sutton Ms. Virginia Taub Mr. Harold J. Taylor Mr. George B. Thomas, Jr. Mr. Edmund Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Thompson Mr. and Mrs. William N.

Thorndike, Jr. Miss Elizabeth M. Toomajian Mrs. Louise G. Tyler Mrs. Neil Van Sloun Mr. Charles G. Warner Mr. Roland L. Watkins Mr. LeRoy Weber, Jr. Ms. Barbara Weedon Ms. Priscilla C. Whipple Mr. and Mrs. George M. Wolfe

Visionary Society (continued)

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Looking back on fiscal year 2002, wewould like to thank all involved inThe Greenhouse Campaign. With thegenerous lead grant from the Directorsof the Thomas Anthony Pappas Chari-table Foundation, Inc., and the BessiePappas Charitable Foundation, Inc.,we launched this ambitious campaignto construct a new greenhouse andteaching center for our horticulturetherapy program. Approximately $1.4 million dollars toward our goal of $2 million dollars has been raised.At the completion of the Campaign in the fall of 2003, we will be cele-brating a grand opening for ourmany donors. Along with our sincere appreciation of all gifts both large and small, we have listed our donors of $1,000 and above.

AnonymousMr. John W. AgrenMr. and Mrs. Maxwell BardeenMr. Vito Bertolino

Bushrod H. Campbell & Adah F.Hall Charity Fund

Mrs. Emily S. ByrdMr. Henry J. CamosseChapman Waterproofing Co.Mr. and Mrs. Frederic M. CliffordMrs. Jane B. CookCopeland Family Foundation, Inc.Walter and Mariette DemuthDickerson & ReillyMr. and Mrs. Dana DjerfMr. and Mrs. William J. EdwardsMrs. Isabel M. Elon-WachenheimerFrederick A. Bailey TrustWalter Henry Freygang FoundationMrs. Annette G. GardnerGeneral Service FoundationMr. and Mrs. Eric R. HaartzMiss Cynthia HallowellHellenic Women’s Club, Inc.Ms. Jennifer M. HuntingtonMr. and Mrs. William E. JamesGeorge Frederick Jewett FoundationMr. Peter G. KaufmannMs. Carolyn F. Kiess

Mr. Dana LakeLions Club of Lexington, Inc.Mrs. Carla E. LyntonMr. and Mrs. David LyntonMr. and Mrs. Eric D. LyntonMr. and Mrs. Ernest H. MonradThe Bessie Pappas Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Thomas Anthony Pappas

Charitable Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Daniel PierceMs. Mary PinheiroMs. Gail RadleyMr. Anthony L. RinaldiN. Sacca & SonsRichard Saltonstall Charitable

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Gary ValentineUdo and Irmel Van MeeterenMrs. Mary B. WakefieldWeezie FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wells, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Mark WilliamsThe Ralph and Margaret Williams

Fund at the Boston Foundation

Greenhouse Capital Campaign

View of glass greenhousesection of Perkins newHorticulture Center.


Corporate, foundation and organization support is important to Perkins for both unrestrictedand restricted uses. These importantfunds strengthen our programs andprovide for a variety of Perkins initiatives.

Acadia Management Co, Inc.AnonymousJohn W. Alden TrustAnaren Microwave, Inc.Susan A. and Donald P. Babson

Charitable FoundationA.W. Baldwin Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Frederick A. Bailey TrustBank Of America SecuritiesBank of New HampshireGeorge K. Baum FoundationBethesda Lodge, No. 30 I.O.O.F.Boston Center for Blind ChildrenThe Boston FoundationBushrod H. Campbell &

Adah F. Hall Charity FundSara Campbell, LTD.Chapman Waterproofing Co.The Charles River Ventures

Charitable Fund at the Boston Foundation

Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation

Community Foundation for S.E.Michigan: Roberts Family Fund

Copeland Family Foundation, Inc.Demoulas FoundationDisola DevelopmentEaton FoundationExcess Electrical Co. Inc.Fidelity Investments FoundationsFleetBoston Financial FoundationWalter Henry Freygang FoundationIra S. & Anna Galkin

Charitable Trust General Service FoundationThe Grousbeck Family FoundationHanover Lions ClubHarcourt General Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Harvey IndustriesHellenic Women’s Club, Inc.Conrad N. Hilton FoundationThe Roy A. Hunt FoundationGeorge Frederick Jewett

FoundationJewish Community Foundation

of MetrowestThe Seth A. & Beth S. Klarman

FoundationLachaise Foundation

The Joan and Theodore LevittFamily Fund at the BostonFoundation

Lexington Lions ClubAgnes M. Lindsay TrustLoomis, Sayles & Co.Martin Salomon Morton & Gustel

Schreiber Morton FoundationNew England Plastics CorporationOswald Family FoundationThomas Anthony Pappas Charitable

Foundation, Inc.The Maurice Pechet FoundationPinewood Acres Childrens

Charity, Inc.Plymouth Lions ClubAndrew W. Preston Charity FundPutnam Investments, IncRare Coins of New HampshireL.W. Robbins AssociatesRichard Saltonstall Charitable

FoundationSanders Fund, Inc.Sawyer Charitable FoundationSholley FoundationSlade Gorton & Co., Inc.The Gerard B. Townsend Charitable

Fund at the Boston FoundaionThe Ralph and Margaret Williams

Fund at the Boston FoundationWeezie Foundation

Corporations, Foundations &Organizations

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Donors who work for a company or business with a matching gift programcan double or triple their contributions to Perkins. This year, the following companies matched gifts their employees made to the Perkins School for the Blind.

ADC FoundationAetna Foundation, Inc.American ExpressAmerican International Group, Inc.BankBostonBD Matching Gifts ProgramBP AmocoBristol-Myers Squibb

Foundation, Inc.BTM Capital CorporationCOMPAQ Computer CorporationComputer Associates

International, Inc.Davey TreeThe Dow Chemical Company

Foundation

The Duke Energy FoundationFidelity Investments FoundationsFiduciary Trust CompanyFleetBoston Financial FoundationFM Global FoundationGeneral RE CorporationHarvard UniversityConrad N. Hilton FoundationHoughton Mifflin CompanyIBM CorporationJohn Hancock Financial Services, Inc.Johnson & JohnsonThe Journal of Bone and

Joint SurgeryMassachusetts Financial

Services CompanyMassachusetts Mutual Life

Insurance Co.Merck Company Foundation

Matching Gift ProgramMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramMillipore FoundationMitsubishi Electric Research

Laboratories, Inc.

MMCNational GridNew England Business ServiceNokiaPfizer Foundation Matching

Gifts ProgramPhilip Morris Companies, Inc.The Pioneer Group, Inc.Pitney BowesPolaroid FundSaint Gobain CorporationSempra EnergyThe Stanley WorksState Street Global AdvisorsStone & Webster Engineering

CorporationThe Gillette CompanyThomson CorporationThe Times Mirror FoundationVelcro USA Inc.VerizonWachovia

Matching Gift Companies

We gratefully acknowledge the following local businesses for providingjob training to Perkins students.

Arsenal MallBarnes and NobleBelmont Car WashBelmont Savings BankBentley CollegeBikes Not Bombs:

Earn a Bike ProgramBoston ScientificBraille & Talking Book LibraryDana Farber Cancer InstituteDays Hotel

Department of EnvironmentalProtection

Drumlin FarmGreat CutsHarvard Vanguard Medical

AssociatesHowe Press IonicsLesley UniversityMahoney’s Garden CentersMinihane’s FloristMount Auburn CemeteryMount Auburn ClubMount Auburn HospitalMuseum of Science

National Association of Parents ofthe Visually Impaired (NAPVI)

National Braille PressNew England Baptist HospitalNoah’s FarmOld Country BuffetOld NavyPerkins Assistive Device CenterPerkins StoreroomA. Russo & SonsStar MarketSuper Stop & ShopTufts UniversityVHBWatertown Savings BankWilson Farms

Vocational Placements


The Thomas H. Perkins Society wasestablished to help ensure Perkinsfuture and thereby perpetuate the goodwork of Thomas H. Perkins for futuregenerations to come. Through bequestsand other types of specially plannedgifts, the members of the Thomas H.Perkins Society will provide substan-tial support to Perkins and, dependingupon the type of gift, will provide fortheir own future as well.

Helen AndersJames E. and Rosamond W. BarberDouglas H. BarkerNorman and Joyce BeaneEdgar BernardVito BertolinoBenjamin BeyeaB.E. BrooksNatalea G. BrownDeborah and C. Richard CarlsonCharles and Johanna Chandler

John A. ChandlerPrescott C. Crafts, Jr.Evelyn CrossmanC.E. DufresneLucy EvertsMason and Helen Merriman FernaldMr. and Mrs. Milton A. FinePaul S. GoodofHarold GrasseWilliam K. HargreavesAbraham HasesFrank M. HilliardJames Murray Howe Jennifer M. HuntingtonMuriel HurovitzEmilie K. JacobsWallace H. KountzeWaltrud LampeRichard C. LordAdah M. MarkerFrancis H. MarkeyMildred Hall MasonMaurice J. McCarthy

Eileen Queenan McGrathEmma Mae MillerNancy J. MooreMarian MostellerPeter PhilipsM.G. PothierFrances A. SaganMarcy Ann ScottDr. Richard M. ShiffJohannes and Julia SolleveldNicholas U. Sommerfeld Elaine and Harold SorensonJana SusatAnne TenBrookMarilyn L. ThorpeIrene M. ThompsonWilliam and Geneva ThorndikeCharles UtchenCharles G. WarnerDorothy G. WilcoxThe Rev. and Mrs. Brinton W.

Woodward, Jr.Albert S. Wynot

The Thomas H. Perkins Society

Remembering Perkins in your will is a personal legacy to ensure thatfuture generations of children andelders who are blind, deafblind andmultihandicapped blind achieve their greatest potential and live independently with dignity. We honorthe memory of the following men and women whose bequests werereceived during the past year.

Gennaro Acampora Marjorie AcombBarbara Day AdamsHelen May AustinFlora N. Beggs

Evelyn and Samuel BennettAnna BergerCharles H. BradfordB. Evelyn BrooksAnne L. BuchsbaumJohn C. CampbellJames F. DugganCynthia E. FosterAda B. FriedmanSelma GordonEmily GrutzbachJohn A. HerrickKathryn KeayM. Elizabeth KilburnNewvart MatthewsonElizabeth L. Merrill

Jane S. OstiguyMildred PennellJanet PerkinsJean ProginEleanor M. PursegloveLena C. RappCornelia K. RyanEdward L. RyanHarry Sandler TrustFrances SalmonJames C. ThompsonRuth E. UnderhillKatherine D. WalkerDoris McVoy WilliamsJean Wilson

Bequests

The Perkins EndowmentThe gifts and bequests of Perkins friends make it possible for the School to sustain theexcellent quality of service that has become the Perkins hallmark over the past 173 years.

While a few foundations and government grants enable Perkins to initiate new programs, the consistent support of donors makes possible our daily academic, residential and home-based programs.

You can make a bequest to Perkins School for the Blind by creating a new will, addinga codicil to your current will, designating Perkins as a beneficiary of your retirementplan, or including Perkins in your revocable trust or other estate plan.

The following language may be used for an outright gift by will.

Specific dollar amount for unrestricted use:

I give (________________) dollars to the Perkins School for the Blind, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Percentage amount for unrestricted use:

I give (__________) percent of the residue of my estate to the Perkins School for the Blind, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

These examples may be tailored to best suit your interests. For more information pleasecontact the Treasurer of the Corporation as follows:

Mr. Charles C. J. Platt, TreasurerPlanned Giving Office

Perkins School for the Blind175 North Beacon StreetWatertown, Massachusetts 02472

(617) 972-7284

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We would like to acknowledge the followingstaff, employed in June2002, for their tremendouscontribution to Perkins.

Lisa AboyanSusan Abu-Jaber Million AdhanomVee Agahigian Patricia AhernKristen AlberichJoan Alden-StoneAlexander AlemanMary-Jo AlexanderMonica AlexanderEmilia AllainBarbara AllegroElizabeth AllenRenee AllenMonica AllonRebecca AlukonisViriato AmadoFariba AmirparvizBen AndersenTanya Argiroyska Edmund ArnoldJill ArnoldPriam AugustinElaine Au-YeungPeter AveryMeghan AycockHeather BachmanBarbara BakerJames BakerPeggy BalmasedaBarbara BamelAnn BarberAndrea BarkusCafer BarkusMartin BaronasAvery BarrettMatthew BarrettRita BarsoumainCaroline Bartucca

Geneva BassGloria BassAshley BastholmPatricia BastianiLeda BaymusRopin BaymusJoe BayneGregory BeanSheila BeanHelen BeaucheminPaul BeaucheminJudi BeltisIvon BenjaminCarol BenoitDonna BentVicky BergShelly BergeronVeronika BernsteinMichael BertolamiDeborah BethelBarbara BirgeJonathan BlakeBruce BlakesleeKeith BocockCarol BogueAbigail BordenBarbara BorgerSandy Boris-BerkowitzMelissa BoucherChristine BourdreauRenee BoutinSally BoydEllen BranfmanElizabeth BreadonMara BresnahanWendy BridgeoJohn BrockwayKaren BrodyEric BrooksKenneth BrownShirleen BrownTanya BrownShawn BruhlLorriane Bruns

Jessie Bryant Jill Buchanan John Buchanan Susan BuckleyWendy Buckley Kathy Bull Alanna Burke Donald Burns Paul Burns Jainaba Burton-Sundman Andrea Button Shawn Byrne Jason Caira Molly Campbell Judith CannonWendy Cannon Colleen Canty Judd Carlisle Erica Carlson Kristin Carlson Margie Carney Catherine Carpenter Mary Carpenter Winifred Carroll Doni-Lynn CarterBeth Caruso Linda Caruso Marybeth Caruso John Casey Janet Cason Michael Cataruzolo Dan Caterino Ronald Caterino Maria Centeio Priscilla Chapin Kim CharlsonBethany Chase Antonieta Chisari Jeanette Christenson Roseann Ciesla Mary E. Clark Mary Jane Clark Katherine Clear Margaret Cleary

Emma Coax Timothy Cohen Mary Colbert Amy Collins Linda Collins Michael Collins Michael Collins, Jr. Mark Colt Kim Colvin Kenneth Condon Ashley Conley Daniel Connelly Molly Conroy Jessica Conte Cynthia Coon Arthur Cormier Jeanne Cormier Amy Cornellier William Corrigall Kelly Cote Alicia Cotton David Coulter Andrea Covelli Dawn Crist Allen Crocker Carol Crook Kathleen Croy Linda CummingsCharlotte Cushman Joy Czochanski Linde D’Andrea Joseph D’Ottavio Donna D’Amore R. Davenport Emily Davidson Steve Davies Elizabeth Dean Susan DeCaluwe William Decaneas Nurka Delic Krystal DemaineCatherine Demille Andrea Denis Laurie Denno

Perkins Staff

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Avo Derderian Susan Descarage Carly Desmond Manuel Diaz Santa Diaz Mary Diaz-Cespedes Alice Diener Anna Dilello Jean DiLorenzo Richard DiNapoli Paul Dipietro Paul Doerr David Doherty John Donahue Pauline Donoghue Anne Donna Laura Douglass Maria Douglass Anna Dourian David Dourian Patricia Downer Lois Downing Kimberly Drake Tamara Drew Norma Drissel Julie Dubanowitz Donna Duggan-Edwards Cheryl DunnKen Durand Jeffrey Durney Christine Dwyer Maura Dygon James Earl Howard Easter John Eaves Bill Edgar Sue Edwards Lynne Eisenburg Cynthia Essex Orville Estwick Michael Evangelist Mara Evans Tracy Evans-Luiselli Cathy Fair

Vicki Fallis Erin Falzone Richard Falzone Christopher Feeley Magaret Feldman Carolyn Fertig Dina Fione Denise Fitzgerald Ryan Fitzpatrick Susan Flashman Carol Fleming Josephine FletcherJennine Flick Amy Flores John Flynn Kathleen Foley Patrick Ford Claire Forrest Steve Fox Sarah Franco Lynne Frank Harriet Franklin Katie Fraser Ed Freeman Sandra Friedman Peter Fusco Joanna Gammon Andrea GarewskiElaine Gaughan Paul Gavan Terie Geary Lindsay Gehrke Ari Gennetian Jennette Gennetian Kamila Ghabrial Alfredo Giambarella Graciela Giambarella Maureen Gibbons Shane Gibson Crista Gicklhorn Elizabeth GiffordThomas Gilbert Maryann Girardi Deborah Gleason

Brenson Glover Bill Gobbi Rachel Goldman Elizabeth Gompels Anita Goncalves Tamara Gooch Dianna Good George GoodwinVincent Gookin Kelly Gormly Margaret Grant Mia Gray Kiley Griffin Roza Grigorian Felice Grippo Amy Grove William Guanci Grace Guggina Dana Guthrie Melissa Guthrie Robert Guthrie Cheryl Hagan-Aruda Thomas Hall Kimberly Hanna-O’SullivanCarolyn Hannon Joshua Hanson Sharon Harrington Arnie Harris Heidi Harris Natasha Harrison Kevin Hartigan Robert Hastie Marie Heaton Ronald Heaton Anne Henry Rosemary Henry-Webson Kelsey Hereinga Karen Hern Kathy Heydt Mary Allison Hobden Becky Hoffman Betty Holbrook Francene Holm Yvonne Holmes-Harewood

Fran Honan Jonathan Horton Cheryl Hovsepian Laurel HudsonTheresa Hughes Binnie Hundley David Hurwood Thomas Hyde Sanford Hyson Anthony Ippolito Lisa Jacobs Priscilla James Jean Jean-Baptiste Marissa Jenkins Esther Jennison Carlene Johnson Keri Johnson John Julian Lucie Kafka Marcy Kammer Paula Kandarian Thomasa Karabaly Arjuna Karunaratna Joan Katz Nurhan Kaya Solair Kaya Martin Keady Karen Keeler Allison Keith Debra Kelly Dorothy Kelly Jean Kelly Pauline Kelly Scott Kelly Kelly Kelm Kevin Kempton Meghan Kennedy Derm Keohane Katherine Kerr Allison Kessler Jacqueline Ketchedjian Gerri Kiddie Crystal King Katherine King


Maureen Kingston William Kirtley Kimberly Emrick Kittredge Philip Kliger Amy Koellner Alexandra Kontes Marguerite Kore Paula Kosior Kimberly Kozak Barry Kran Deborah Krause Shannon Krause Kirsten Kull Laura Laats Michael Labonte Carmelo Laboy-Vincente Matthew Lacortiglia Jeffrey LafataCharlene Laferrera Nicole Laffan Diane Lamagna Crista Lambert Kristen Lane Ellen Lang Jaimi Lard Fiona Larosa-Waters Erin LaVallee Ami Leberman Donna LeBlanc Jason Leigh Kristyn Leigh Joseph Lemieux Cynthia Lennihan Barbara Leone Brynn Leslie Dorothy Leslie Kevin Lessard Dennis Levesque Natalie Levesque Diana Liacos Erica Lilley Susan Lind-Sinanian Andrea Lison Michael Logerfo Dennis Lolli

Ellen Long Anne Lunghi Carla Lupi Darcy Lynch Sarah MacDowell Christine Mackin Allan MacLeanJune MacMillan Stephan Magliozzi Martha Majors Shawn Malcomson Robert MancusoAbigail Mara Mildred Mariano John Marinilli Primo Martin Lisa Anne Martino Caterina Masciari Santo Masciari Barbara Mason Particia Mason Sarah Masoner Lori McCall Patrick McCall Charles McCarthy Mary McCarthy Norma McCormack Cheryl McDade Kelly McElroy Susanne McFarlin Brendan McGee Betsy McGinnity Beverly McKenziePatricia McLaughlin Megan McNamara Tim McNaugher-ChanceKarol McNaught-

O’LaughlinJames McNiff Ryan McNulty Sarah McPhillips Frank Mead Nancy MegnaLesa Mehl Larry Melander

Zabel Melkonian Jessica Merkin Jeffery Migliozzi Barbara Miles Thomas Miller Jason Mills Anne Mingolelli Domingas Miranda Vasilios Momtsios Marie Montas Marcia Moore Eilene Morange Gregg Morava Ann Moruzzi Anderson Mottley Jennifer Motyka Nancy Muldrew Charlotte Mullaney Kishma Mulley Claire MulvaneyKaren Murphy Leon Murphy Michael Murphy Tammy Murphy Tara Murphy Angela Muscetta-Smith Kelly Myers Scott Myers Tanya Myers Sherri Myers-McElroy Marion Myhre Christian Nelson Jeanne Newell Denise Nichols Joyce NicholsBrenda Nicolas Scott Nilsen Barbara Nixon Linda Nogueira Paul Nogueira Rachael Noyes Suzanne Oates Elizabeth O’Brien Jennifer O’BrienMaureen O’Brien

Cindy O’Connell Kimberly O’Donnell Elizabeth O’Gara Dane O’Hara Laura O’Keefe Sarah Owens Katy Palm Cheryl Papas Rachael Parker Elizabeth Parkhurst Amy ParoAnita Patel Minal Patel Shelley Patterson Mary Pavlus Icilda Peart Florence Peck Michael Pecorella Mark Pennington Janette PeracchioHarold Perkins Steve Perreault Jodi Peters Mary Peters Lillian Peterson Robert Peterson Gregory Philip Emily Phillips Binn-Tu Pierre Amanda Pietrowski Elizabeth Pike Charles Pimlott Jocelyn Plasse Jose Pleitez Christine PlunkettMarilyn Poindexter Carrie Polimeno Tracey Polimeno David Ponte Linda Porelle Elizabeth Porter Jennifer Potter George Powell Molly Powers Larry Pratt

Perkins Staff (continued)

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Helen Pride Melinda Quigley Patricia Racheotes Julie Rangel Mindy Raville Barry Reilly Christine ReillyJulie Reynolds Kris Reynolds Marianne Riggio Justine RinesNicole Ristuccia Jose Rivera Deirdre Roach Sharon Roberts Jacqueline Rodrigues Winston Roderiquez Patricia Roos Kristen Roper Vera Rosati Ann Ross Patricia Rossetti Linda Rossman Valentina Rost Charles Roth Linda Roth Elizabeth Rousseau Rosalind Rowley Vincent Russo Kate RutherfordOris Ryan Pamela Ryan Shawn Ryan Patricia Salvo Mary Salvucci Belkis Sanchez, Kevin SandersonZabel Santourian Anya Savadyan Suren Savadyan Isabelle Sawicki Laurie Sawin Ida Scarlett Christina Schachne

William Schmitt Myra Schrode Madeline Schulman Lauren Schweifel Marcy Scott Betsey Sennott Tunnu Sepetu Janice Seymour-Ford Maqsuda Shaikh-Alam Susan Shannon Debra Sharpe Jeff Sheldon Deborah Shih Thomas Shippie Dorothy Shore Jacey ShumakerJeanette Silberstein Ruth Silverstien Phillip Simpson Yue-Ting SiuAlexandra Smith Alicia Smith Daniel Smith Deborah Smith Melina Smith Michael Smith Michele SmithPeter Smith Rachel Smith Tricia Smith Aguinaldo Soares Arawalous Soghomonian Jorge Solenzal Margarita Solis Tammy Spiro Janet Spitz Jennifer StarrettCarol Staula Robert Steele Sharon Stelzer Eric Stengel Ricardo Stengel Catherine Stenmon Ellen Stephenson

Kevin Still Jevens StrachanSally Stuckey Anne Sullivan James SullivanP. J. Sullivan Susan Summersby Aaron Sutton Aric Sutton Tara Sweeney Brenda Syniuta John Tacchi Mary Talbot Kelly Taranto Varjini Tazian Edward Teehan Elizabeth Templeton Mark Templeton Holly Thiebaud Lee-Anne Thoms Trisha Ticktin Rocky Tomascoff Barbara Torchetti Juan Torres Elizabeth Torrey Mary Trainor Beth Traubert James Travaglia Josephine Travaglia Alan Traynor Meredith Trigge Adele Trytko Ursula Turano Sharon Turner Georgianne Tyrance Chris Underwood William Utley Svetlana Valevski Melissa Van Ham Margaret Vasquez Virginia Vedilago Francisco Velez Maryse Velney William Vigna

Pamela Villarroel DeVann Vincent Vicki Vogt Marie Vollemans Karen Walicki Shenayah Walker Brian Wallace Deirdre Walsh Susan Walsh Harriet Ward Noel Warner Courtney Warren Stephen Waterhouse Kathryn Webb Walton Webson Jessica WeinburgTerri WernerMargaret Westerlund Ellen White Miranda WhitmoreAndrai Whitted Virginia Whitted Meredith Whitten Carolyn Widen Aidan Wilkie Genevieve Willett Nora Williams Darrell Willimas Carolyn Willwerth Jennifer WilseyKara Wilson Kelly Wilson Vicki Wilson Walter Wilson James Witmer Catherine Woodland Natalie Worley Darick Wright Sheila Wynter Jacqueline Yeaw Mary Zatta Edy Zepeda Diane Zuck

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CoverMonica Garcia, Deafblind Program

Highlights 2002Jemmakai Marshall, Deafblind Program; Marla Runyan, Perkins Ambassador and TomMiller, Supervisor Preschool & Infant/Toddler Programs; student and teacher in China;a quilt made by Lower School students; writer Robert Parker and a fan.

Faces of Success:

Promise Monica Garcia, Deafblind Program student, in the Mt. Auburn Cemetery Greenhouse.

DeterminationYegué Badigué, Secondary Program student, at the piano.

CollaborationEducational Leadership Program particiapants, Kamrun Nahar (seated right), a teacherfrom Bangladesh, and Marilene Silva (standing left), a teacher from Brazil, working withPerkins Preschool staff, Elizabeth Dean (seated left) and Norma Drissel (standing right).

ReliabilityAnne Donna (reading braille) and Roz Rowley (listening to a talking book), Perkinsgraduates, staff members and patrons of Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library.

DedicationRuth Reddington (foreground) and Dorothy Murphy (background) volunteers in the Infant/Toddler Program with Nicholas Keane (foreground) and Alaynia Avant(background).

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The Perkins Brailler, manufacturedfor the last 50 years at Perkins and now also assembled in Brazil,England, India and South Africa, is considered the pen and pencil for people who are blind.

Albert Gayzagian**Loretta Warner HolwayJanet Burrows JamesWilliam A. LowellAndrea Lamp PeabodyDudley H. WillisThe Rev. Brinton W.

Woodward, Jr.

Honorary TrusteesRoland M. AchinMrs. Mason FernaldJohn LowellNicholas U. Sommerfeld

Board of TrusteesC. Richard Carlson**Frederic M. Clifford**Mrs. Linda DiBenedetto**William J. EdwardsBrenda J. Furlong

Officers of the CorporationChairmanC. Richard CarlsonVice ChairsMrs. Linda DiBenedettoDudley H. WillisSecretaryCharles A. CheeverTreasurerCharles C. J. Platt

Mr. Roland M. AchinMr. Anthony AckermanMr. John AirasianArnold W. Alexander, Esq.Jacqueline L. Allen, Esq.Ms. Nandita BakhshiMrs. Mary Elizabeth BardeenMrs. Paul BaugussMr. and Mrs. John T. Bennett, Jr.Mr. Philip BianchiMs. Nathalie H. BonsalMrs. Anne BryantMr. Christopher CabotMr. Samuel Cabot, IIIMr. and Mrs. C. Richard CarlsonMr. and Mrs. Ansel B. ChaplinMr. Charles CheeverMrs. Sarita B. ChoateMr. and Mrs. Frederic M. CliffordRobert Cordy, Esq.Mr. David CrohanMr. Harry H. Crosby and Mrs. Mary Alice Brennan-CrosbyMrs. Betsy Z. DemirjianMr. and Mrs. Thomas DiBenedettoDr. Robert B. DownesMr. and Mrs. William J. EdwardsDr. John R. EichornMr. Lawrence G. EliotMr. and Mrs. A. C. EllisMrs. Sydney FeldmanMr. and Mrs. Mason FernaldMr. William R. FitzMr. and Mrs. Albert K. GayzagianMr. Paul S. Goodof

Mrs. Janice GoldsmithRabbi Earl GrollmanMs. Cynthia HallowellMr. Rudman J. HamMr. Charles T. HaydockMr. William T. HeislerMrs. J. S. HemphillMr. and Mrs. Lowell HolwayMr. Nelson D. Hooe, Jr.Mr. Amos Hostetter, Jr.The Rev. and Mrs. Francis A.

HubbardMs. Jennifer M. HuntingtonMrs. D. Thomas HuntoonMr. Thomas B. Irwin **Mrs. Emilie K. JacobsMr. and Mrs. William E. JamesMr. Eric H. JostromMrs. Gregory KhachadoorianMr. George H. KidderMr. Owen B. KiernanMr. Ernest V. KleinMrs. Cynthia LessardMr. David W. Lewis, Jr.Mr. Peter B. LoringDr. Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William A. LowellMiss Lydia W. LymanJudge John S. MacDougall, Jr.Mrs. Putnam McDowellMr. John F. McNamaraMr. Walter E. MercerMs. Corey MerrimanMr. Winthrop G. MinotMr. Edward J. Mitton

Mrs. G. MonksMr. and Mrs. Ernest H. MonradMs. Pauline MoorMrs. Sharmin Mossavar-RahmaniMr. and Mrs. H. Gilman Nichols, Jr.Mr. Nicholas NixonMr. and Mrs. Endicott Peabody, Jr.Mr. Roland F. PeaseMr. Jerry PerlMr. George L. PewMr. and Mrs. Charles C. J. PlattMrs. Eliot T. Putnam**Mr. Eliot T. Putnam, Jr.Mr. Kevin QuinlanMs. Vicki A. RellasMs. J. Elisabeth RiceMr. John RichardsMr. George W. SigulerMr. Benjamin F. SmithMr. Robert J. SmithdasNicholas U. SommerfeldHonorable and Mrs. George SpragueMr. James E. ThompsonMrs. Benjamin ThorndikeMr. William N. Thorndike, Jr.Mr. Melvin WesleyMr. and Mrs. John WigginsMrs. Ralph B. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Dudley H. WillisRosemary Wilson, Esq.The Rev. and Mrs. Brinton W.

Woodward, Jr.

Board of Trustees & Officers of the Corporation

Members of the Corporation

*As of November 4, 2002

** Appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth

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* As of June 30, 2002

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