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erkins School for the Blind strives to help people be as independent

as possible. Our work stretches from newborn babies, to school

children, to elders. Our reach expands beyond campus to

all of New England, to 50 developing countries where we help deafblind

children, and around the world where the Perkins Brailler is the pen and

pencil for many people who are blind. This past year, we held the first event in o u r

Discovery Series to help people discover the scope, compassion and success o f

Perkins School for the Blind. From that first Discovery Series Dinner, we will be

inviting the public to more events — as we invite you to our 2001 Annual Report

— to learn about us and to become a part of the Perkins family.

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Kevin J. Lessard

Director

C. Richard Carlson

President

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P e r k i n s school for the blind

erkins has always been a place of change. As the first

school for the blind in the United States, Perkins’ begin-

ning was one of changing the field of education to include children

who are blind. Perkins later established the first kindergarten for

blind children. We helped the first two deafblind people known to

be educated — Laura Bridgman and, soon after, Helen Keller. We

developed the Perkins Brailler, which has become the standard

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braille-writing machine across the world. Perkins has introduced to

Massachusetts home-based education for families of babies who are

blind. Through the Hilton/Perkins Program, we have been the first

to invest in services for deafblind children in developing countries.

In keeping with our tradition of promoting change, Perkins has

been addressing the severe national shortage of teachers, which is

especially dire for teachers of students who are blind or deafblind. We

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have begun an initiative to establish a masters degree training program for

specialized teachers. A key part of the program would be distance learning

in order to train teachers from all over New England, the United States and

eventually beyond. This exciting program has been two years in planning and is key

to ensuring the future education of blind and deafblind children.

The Hilton/Perkins Program continues to have enormous impact in areas of the

world where there has been little history of educating children who are deafblind.

In addition to our 70 on-going projects in 50 developing countries, we helped

establish the first four university training pro g r a m s in Latin America

for educators of people who are deafblind. This is vital for assuring that new

programs can find trained teachers. In South Africa, we sponsored the first conference

producing the Perkins Brailler, the world-wide standard braille writing machine

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distributing unabridged books on tape, free, through Perkins Braille and TalkingBook Library to nearly 17,000 patrons.

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on deafblindness. The scope of our work in Russia has expanded to encompass

projects in St. Petersburg, Estonia and Lithuania. We sponsored the first Eastern

European-wide conference on early intervention for infants and toddlers. We also

have been working with the Chinese government to introduce services for deaf-

blind students at six schools for the blind.

In FY 2001, Perkins hosted its first fundraising dinner in over 20 years. The

Discovery Series Dinner benefited Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library and

included a press briefing that resulted in numerous newspaper articles about the

i m p o rtance of braille and cassette tapes for people who cannot

read traditional print. The speaker for the dinner was Henry Grunwald, former

Ambassador of Austria and former editor-in-chief of Time, Inc. Mr. Grunwald

himself has become legally blind due to macular degeneration and was a compelling


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spokesperson about the isolation brought on by not being able to read and the need

for the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library.

We are very pleased to announce that the first legally blind athlete to place

in the Olympics, runner Marla Runyan, has become Perkins’ first

official Ambassador. Runyan also has written an autobiography, My Life As

I See It, and earned a Masters in Education of students who are deafblind, which,

i r o n i c a l l y, was paid for years ago by the Hilton/Perkins Program. She met

with Perkins students over breakfast and gave a motivational speech to an

enraptured audience on campus. She will appear nationally and internationally on

behalf of Perkins.

In other campus news, the first deafblind Girl Scout troop in the United States was

recently formed at Perkins, and the Deafblind Program established preschool


providing educational support and weekend programs for public school students

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delivering individualized day and residential services to 200 students ages six to 22

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services to serve children ages three to five. Rob Walsh, ParaOlympic skier, was

the class of 2001 graduation speaker and did a wonderful job imploring students

not to consider their handicap a disadvantage. Lower School

students enjoyed hands-on exploring during their annual overnight trip to the

national seashore, and Community Living began a monthly dinner series for adults.

In the Outreach Program, 24 New England students attended Space Camp

in Alabama, and over 250 people were served in the Low Vision Clinic, which

evaluates and trains people to make optimum use of their vision. Perkins

Infant/Toddler and Preschool Programs sponsored the 18th conference for families

of the youngest blind children where over 360 mothers, fathers and professionals

offered support, wisdom and guidance to one another.

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For all the accomplishments of Perkins School for the Blind, our work is far from over:

• We annually visit the homes of over 400 blind babies to help parents learn how

to encourage their child’s d e v e l o p m e n t — but Massachusetts still has 300

babies not benefiting from essential early intervention.

• All of our day and residential programs for students are full — yet a waiting l i s t

is not an indication of success but a sign that many students in Massachus e t t s

and New England are not receiving the educational services they need.

• Elders, many who have lost their sight late in life due to glaucoma or macular

degeneration, constitute the majority of the blind population — yet our Elder

Learning Center and Outreach to Elders do not have the resources necessary

to reach these significant numbers.

t e a c h i n g skills for independence to elders in their homes and at Perkins Elder Learning Center

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e d u c a t i n g 400 of the youngest visually handicapped children and their parents at home


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• Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library provides braille and books on tape

to nearly 17,000 people — however, this is only 7% of the eligible population.

Additional funding is needed to help Perkins reach the thousands of people unable

to use traditional library services.

• The Hilton/Perkins Program is making huge strides for deafblind children, all too

often a hidden population — yet there are still thousands of families i n

developing countries unaware that their deafblind children can be educated.

Perkins’ need for financial support is great. Federal funding is minimal, and State support

uncertain, especially given the budget problems in Massachusetts. Funding for the library

has decreased, despite the fact that current funding — augmented by Perkins — covers

only a small fraction of the need.

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In 1829, Perkins was founded by individuals driven by compassion, fore s i g h t

and g e n e ro s i t y — individuals who wanted to make a difference. And it is

the compassion, foresight and generosity of people today who enable Perkins to

continue reaching out to those who all too often are overlooked.

From blind babies in Boston to young deafblind children in India, everyone

associated with Perkins School for the Blind says thank you — and welcomes

you to the Perkins family.

h e l p i n g teachers, parents, professionals and schools for deafblind children in over 50developing countries

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H i l t o n / P e r k i n s p r o g r a m s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d

Latin America

MexicoGuatemalaEl SalvadorCosta RicaPanamaDominican RepublicCubaBrazilArgentinaUruguayChileColombiaEcuadorPeruVenezuela

Caribbean

JamaicaBelizeAntiguaSt. LuciaHaiti

Trinidad & TobagoGuyanaBarbados

Europe

GreeceSpainPortugalIrelandIcelandFinland

Eastern Europe

RussiaBelarusEstoniaLithuaniaPolandCzech RepublicSlovakiaHungaryRomaniaBulgaria

CroatiaTurkey

Africa

GambiaGhanaSouth AfricaKenyaTanzaniaUgandaNigeria

Asia/Pacific

IndiaNepalPakistanPhilippinesThailandMalaysiaIndonesiaChinaHong KongNew Zealand

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Off-Campus Program Participation

Hilton/Perkins Program 1 0 , 0 0 0

Outreach Services 6 3 1

I n f a n t / Toddler Services 4 2 5

Preschool Community Services 4 4

Community Living Services 6

On-Campus Program Participation

Secondary Services 7 7

Deafblind Program 5 6

Lower School Services 54

Preschool Services 1 0

s u m m a r y o f p r o g r a m s & r e g i s t r a t i o n

Additional Service Participation

Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library 1 6 , 7 9 8

Howe Press 9 , 6 0 0

Outreach Tr a i n i n g / Wo r k s h o p s 1 , 0 2 6

Parent and Family Services 1 , 0 0 0

New England Center for Deafblind 3 9 1

Low Vision Service 3 6 9

Volunteer Services 2 5 0

Diagnostic Evaluation Services 1 3 0

Educational Leadership Program 9

for the year ending june 30, 2001

Additional ServiceParticipation 29,360

On-Campus 197

Off-Campus 11,106

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R e s o u rces (in dollars)

Tuition 26,230,110

Non-Operating Investment Income 4,223,993

Sale of Materials for the Blind 3,899,582

Private Grants & Resources 2,281,134

Library Service 1,757,045

Net Assets released from restriction 1,426,908

*Annual Donations 1,343,958

Government Grants & Resources 1,076,569

Income from Outside Trusts 293,172

To t a l $4 2 , 5 3 2 , 4 7 1

*3,096,692 Gifts and Bequests were also received in FY 2001 for non-operating purposes.

a n n u a l r e p o r t f i n a n c i a l s u m m a r y for the year ending june 30, 2001

Annual Donations 3.2%

Net Assets released from restriction 3.3%

Income from Outside Trusts .7%

Non-OperatingInvestment Income 9.9%

Tuition 61%

Library Service 4.1%

Sale of Materials for the Blind 9.2%

Government Grants & Resources 2.5%

Private Grants & Resources 5.4%

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Expenses (in dollars)

E d u c a t i o n 1 9 , 7 0 9 , 1 7 6

Employee Benefits 6 , 6 2 1 , 2 5 6

Special Departments 4 , 0 8 5 , 2 3 6

A d m i n i s t r a t i o n 3 , 8 0 6 , 9 9 5

Buildings & Grounds 3 , 6 4 2 , 0 3 3

D e p r e c i a t i o n 3 , 2 9 5 , 9 5 8

Household & Food Services 1 , 1 7 1 , 8 1 2

I n t e r e s t 2 0 0 , 0 0 0

To t a l $4 2 , 5 3 2 , 4 7 1

Special Departments 9.6%

Buildings & Grounds 8.6%

Interest .5%

Household & Food Services 2.8%

Depreciation 7.7%

Education 46.3%

Employee Benefits 15.6%

Administration 8.9%

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BequestsRemembering Perkins in your will is apersonal legacy to ensure that futuregenerations of children and elderswho are blind, deafblind and multi-handicapped blind achieve their great-est potential and live independentlywith dignity. We honor the memory of the following men and womenwhose bequests were received duringthe past year.

Gennaro Acampora Tr u s tMarjorie AcombBarbara Day AdamsHelen May AustinFlora N. BeggsEvelyn and Samuel BennettAnna BergerCharles H. BradfordB. Evelyn BrooksAnne L. BuchsbaumJohn C. CampbellJames F. Duggan

Cynthia E. FosterAda B. FriedmanSelma GordonEmily GrutzbachJohn A. HerrickKathryn KeayM. Elizabeth KilburnNewvart MatthewsonElizabeth L. MerrillJane S. OstiguyMildred PennellJanet Perkins

Jean ProginEleanor M. PursegloveLena C. RappCornelia K. Ry a nEdward L. Ry a nHarry Sandler Tr u s tFrances SalmonJames C. ThompsonRuth E. UnderhillKatherine D. Wa l k e rDoris McVoy Wi l l i a m sJean Wi l s o n

F o u n d a t i o n s 2 , 9 8 4 , 5 0 3

I n d i v i d u a l s 1 , 5 0 8 , 7 5 2

Tr u s t s 1 , 1 3 2 , 2 9 3

B e q u e s t s 4 4 6 , 6 6 7

Gift Annuities 9 9 , 9 9 8

C o r p o r a t i o n s 4 1 , 6 1 2

To t a l $6 , 2 8 5 , 8 2 5

Total Gifts and Private Grants Received FY 2001(in dollars)

Trusts 18%

Corporations 1% Bequests 7%

Individuals 24%

Foundations 48%

Gift Annuities 2%

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Visionary Society

Annual Giving — the unrestrictedgifts from friends — is critical tosustaining Perkins mission of supporting our students andclients as they strive to attain theirmaximum potential. Gifts to theannual fund support the educa-tional and training programs thatdevelop the skills and confidencenecessary for every individualwhom we serve to live, work andfunction as independently as pos-sible within the community.Weare grateful for this support fromour leadership donors.

Helen Keller/Anne Sullivan Circle M r. John W. AgrenJohn W. Alden Tr u s tM r. Robert Amory IIIM r. and Mrs. Walter AmoryAnonymous (5)M r. and Mrs. Maxwell BardeenMrs. C. K. BaxterM r. and Mrs. John T. Bennett, Jr.M r. and Mrs. Philip BianchiM r. Edward L. Bigelow, Jr.M r. Fred BigonyM r. Donald BrecherMrs. Wesley BrownM r. Geoffrey A. Brown, Jr.M r. Eric G. BurnsMrs. Emily S. ByrdM r. Henry J. CamosseM r. and Mrs. C. Richard CarlsonM r. Park Chamberlain

M r. and Mrs. Frederic M. CliffordM r. M. Leighton CollisM r. and Mrs. Elliot ComenitzJane B. Cook Tr u s tMrs. Gladys CopelandM r. Stephen CornellCharles M. Cox 1940 Tr u s tM r. Prescott C. Crafts, Jr.M r. and Mrs. Norman C. CrossM r. and Mrs. John W. D’AntuonoM r. and Mrs. Thomas W. DarlingMrs. Susan R. DelandM r. and Mrs. Christopher J.

D e L o r e yM r. and Mrs. Thomas

D i B e n e d e t t oM r. Dana DjerfDoran Family Charitable Tr u s tMrs. Jennifer EckertM r. and Mrs. William J. EdwardsM r. and Mrs. Vernon Eleazer, Jr.M r. Bradford M. EndicottE. Joseph Evans Charitable Tr u s tMrs. Lucy EvertsM r. John FierkeMs. Victoria FremontMrs. Marc FriedlaenderIra S. & Anna Galkin

Charitable Tr u s tMrs. Annette G. GardnerM r. Anoop GhanwaniM r. Michael GortonM r. and Mrs. Alton GrubeM r. Richard GrubmanM r. Javier GuevaraM r. and Mrs. Eric R. Haartz

M r. and Mrs. Robert W.H a g o p i a n

Ms. Cynthia HallowellMs. Elisabeth HarperMs. Katharine HebertonM r. Joseph C. HonanM r. Wilbur HoovenM r. and Mrs. Amos Hostetter, Jr.M r. and Mrs. Donald HubbsMs. Jennifer M. HuntingtonM r. and Mrs. William E. JamesM r. William J. JoyceMrs. Esther B. KahnM r. Peter L. Kelley and

Ms. Karen DugganM r. Adam B. Krafczek, Jr.M r. Donald J. KranzMs. Josee LaPlanteMs. Celia LebowMs. Ruth LelacheureAgnes M. Lindsay Tr u s tM r. and Mrs. William A. LowellM r. Ralph LovejoyMrs. Arthur T. Lyman, Jr.Mary J. Minichiello and Antoinette

M i n i c h i e l l oM r. and Mrs. Ernest H. MonradD r. and Mrs. William MoomawM r. and Mrs. Bijan Mossavar-

R a h m a n iM r. and Mrs. David W. MurrayM r. Howard MusoffM r. and Mrs. H. G. Nichols, Jr.M r. Robert A. NorcrossM r. and Mrs. John OnufrakM r. and Mrs. Stan Patey

M r. and Mrs. Endicott Peabody, Jr.M r. Jerry PerlM r. and Mrs. Erik K. PfauM r. and Mrs. Daniel PierceMs. Mary PinheiroMs. Mattina R. ProctorDr. and Mrs. Kenneth E.

Quickel, Jr.M r. and Mrs. Bruce RabeMs. Gail RadleyLange Rice Charitable Lead

Annuity Tr u s tM r. and Mrs. Francis J. RidgeM r. Anthony L. RinaldiMrs. Henry B. RobertsM r. John Roessner, IIIM r. and Mrs. H. Gunther

R u d e n b e r gHarry Sandler Tr u s tM r. Steven SatterM r. Mark Schwartz and Dr.

Bettina KatzMrs. Helen G. ScottMiss Marcy A. ScottMrs. Gertrude F. ShelleyGeorge and Beatrice Sherman

Family Charitable Tr u s tMrs. Jeanette SinisiM r. and Mrs. Edward H. SonnM r. and Mrs. Bruce SpitzM r. and Mrs. Daniel SteinerMrs. Molly G. StillerM r. Paul StukaMs. Anne Te n B r o o kM r. and Mrs. Kyle ThompsonM r. Robert L. Thomsen

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M r. and Mrs. William N.Thorndike, Jr.

M r. John F. Ti g h eM r. Gerard B. To w n s e n dMrs. Mary Tr u s l o wMs. Ursula Tu r a n oM r. and Mrs. Eijk van OtterlooM r. and Mrs. Michael Vi n c i u l l oMrs. Mary B. Wa k e f i e l dThe Honorable William F. We l dM r. and Mrs. Robert E. Wells, Jr.Ms. Audrey WhiteheadM r. and Mrs. Mark Wi l l i a m sMrs. Ralph B. Wi l l i a m sM r. and Mrs. Dudley H. Wi l l i sMrs. Jean W. Wi l s o nM r. Matthew B. Wi n t h r o pThe Rev. and Mrs. Brinton

W. Woodward, Jr.Ms. Valeria Wo l a n s k iMs. Joan M. Yo u n g m a n

Champions’ CircleGeeta B. Aiyer and Kamesh AiyerMrs. William AllynMrs. George A. AspacherM r. Benjamin B. BakerMrs. W. T. Bennett, Jr.M r. John F. BiagiottiM r. and Mrs. Timothy BlanckeM r. and Mrs. Paul D. BlandfordD r. Kurt BlochM r. and Mrs. Charles S. BoitM r. and Mrs. Billy H. Burdine

M r. James BurkeM r. Samuel Cabot, IIIM r. and Mrs. Walter W. CareyMs. Gloria CatalanoMrs. Florence C. ChestertonM r. Alan L. CitronM r. and Mrs. John ConnerM r. and Mrs. John L. CooperM r. Timothy A. CunninghamM r. and Mrs. John I. CurtinMs. Susan J. DexterMs. Rose M. DonabedMs. Dorothy DowMrs. Carroll DwightM r. and Mrs. George C. DymentMrs. Mae E. EaglesonM r. Charles FergusonMason and Helen Merriman

F e r n a l dMrs. Mary L. FlaniganMs. Natalie E. FossatiM r. and Mrs. John W. FurlongLeslie B. Gaffin and Michael

A. GaffinM r. and Mrs. George M. GalvinMs. Ruth GarcelonM r. and Mrs. John L. GardnerM r. and Mrs. Albert K. GayzagianM r. Joseph R. GilhoolyM r. Anthony J. GrassiM r. Francis X. HallM r. Arthur R. HilsingerM r. and Mrs. Lowell HolwayMrs. June Hubbard

D r. and Mrs. James H. JacksonMrs. Emilie K. JacobsMrs. Wanda C. JenningsMrs. Thomas L. JohnsonMrs. Thomas M. Joyce , Sr.Ms. Mary A. KelleyMs. Carolyn F. KiessM r. James D. KiggenM r. and Mrs. Seth A. KlarmanMs. Chris KokkinosM r. Michael Kolligian IIIMs. Pauline F. KrullM r. and Mrs. Samuel W. LambertMs. Helen C. LongM r. Ralph LovejoyM r. Henry Ly m a nM r. and Mrs. Jacek MakowskiMs. Louise N. MarsdenM r. William F. McCarthyMrs. Putnam McDowellM r. and Mrs. Alan McIlhennyM r. John K. MitchellMs. Lois M. MongeMrs. John T. NicholsM r. Robert D. O’To o l eM r. and Mrs. Stephen S. OlerMrs. Marjorie B. OsborneMs. Charlotte PaleyM r. Lewis H. ParksD r. and Mrs. Maurice PechetM r. and Mrs. Charles C. J. PlattMrs. Carolyn C. PrestonMs. J. Elisabeth Rice

M r. Walter T. RichM r. Dave RosenthalM r. and Mrs. Larry RoweD r. Robert M. Russell and

D r. Sharon S. RussellM r. A. H. SandwenM r. H. David ScarbroM r. and Mrs. Harlan ScottM r. Theodore ShoolmanD r. and Mrs. Merrill I. SkolnikM r. Paul L. SmithMs. Christine J. SpadaforD r. George W. StewartM r. and Mrs. John F. SuttonMs. Virginia Ta u bM r. Edmund ThompsonMiss Elizabeth M. To o m a j i a nM r. Edward J. Tr a i n o rM r. David C. Tw i c h e l lM r. Hugo UyterhoevenM r. and Mrs. Detlev Va g t sMrs. Henry Va n a s s eM r. Victor J. Wa l k e rM r. and Mrs. Neil Wa l l a c eMs. Bea Wa r i n gM r. and Mrs. Richard B.

Wa r n e c k eM r. LeRoy We b e r, Jr.Ms. Barbara We e d o nMrs. Fern WhiteM r. W. W. Wilson, Jr.M r. Charles D. Wi n s t o nMiss Mary L. Wo o d sM r. Frank Ye o m a n s

Corporations, Foundations & Organizations

Corporate, foundation and o r g a n i-zation support is important toPerkins for both unrestricted andrestricted u s e s .These importantfunds strengthen our programsand provide for a variety ofPerkins initiatives.

Anonymous (2)Algonquin Gas Tr a n s m i s s i o n

C o m p a n yAllin Congregational ChurchAshland Lions ClubSusan A. and Donald P.

Babson Charitable FoundationA. W. Baldwin Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Baltimore Community FoundationBelford & Stone AttorneyBest Buy Co., Inc.Bethesda Lodge, No. 30 I.O.O.F.Bose Foundation, Inc.The Boston Center for Blind

C h i l d r e nBoston Sand & GravelChapman Waterproofing Co.

The Charles River Ventures Fundat The Boston Foundation

Choate, Hall & StewartCombined Jewish PhilanthropiesCommonwealth Charitable

Fund, Inc.Commonwealth Co-OpCopeland Family Foundation, Inc.D’Arrigo Bros. Co.Demoulas FoundationDisola DevelopmentDistrict 33K Leadership

Development CommitteeEaton FoundationEdison Mission Marketing &

Tr a d i n gElks: Peabody Lodge No 1409ETEC, Inc.Everett C. Benton LodgeExcess Electrical Co. Inc.Fleet Charitable Gift FundWalter Henry Freygang

F o u n d a t i o nGrover J. Cronin Memorial

F o u n d a t i o n

Hellenic Wo m e n ’s Club, Inc.Conrad N. Hilton FoundationThe Roy A. Hunt FoundationImmaculate Conception ParishInternational Association of

Lions ClubsInternational Brotherhood of

IBEW Local #7The Irvine CompanyJoseph & Thomas Opticians, Inc.Lachaise FoundationLehman BrothersThe Joan and Theodore Levitt

Family Fund at The BostonF o u n d a t i o n

Fred and Sarah LipskyF o u n d a t i o n

Lockwood Nutrition Service, Inc.Lois L. Lindauer SearchesMalden Eagles Aerie #893Mathis Pfohl FoundationMartin Salomon Morton &

Gustel Schreiber MortonF o u n d a t i o n

New England Plastics Corp

News and Media ServicesI n c o r p o r a t e d

Norfolk & Dedham GroupOswald Family FoundationP a i n e We b b e rThomas A. Pappas Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Pinewood Acres Childrens

C h a r i t y, Inc.Rare Coins of New HampshireL . W. Robbins AssociatesN. Sacca & Sons Sara Campbell, Ltd.Sanders Fund, Inc.Sawyer Charitable FoundationSchwab Fund for Charitable

G i v i n gSholley FoundationThe Stuka Family FoundationTelephone Pioneers of AmericaThermo Electron CorporationWild Family FoundationWinchendon Furniture Co., IncYawkey FoundationZartarian Foundation

Donors who work for a company or business with a matching gift program can double or triple theircontributions to Perkins. This year,the following companies matchedgifts their employees made to thePerkins School for the Blind.

3Com CorporationADC FoundationAetna Foundation, Inc.AIM FoundationB a n k B o s t o nBD Matching Gifts ProgramCIGNA CorporationC O M PAQ Computer CorporationComputer Associates International,

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Deutsche Bank AmericasF o u n d a t i o n

The Duke Energy FoundationEastern Enterprises FoundationFactset Research SystemsFidelity Investments FoundationFidelity Charitable Gift FundFiduciary Trust CompanyFleetBoston Financial FoundationFM Global FoundationGeneral RE CorporationG e n u i t yGrantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo

& CompanyHarcourt General Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Houghton Mifflin Company

Ikos SystemsIris AssociatesJohn Hancock Financial

Services, Inc.Johnson & JohnsonLucent Te c h n o l o g i e sMassachusetts Financial Services

C o m p a n yMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance

C o m p a n yMitsubishi Electric Research

Laboratories, Inc.Motorola FoundationNational GridNew England Business

Services, Inc.Norton Company Foundation

Philip Morris Companies, Inc.The Pioneer Group, Inc.Pitney BowesPolaroid FundSmithKline Beecham Community

P a r t n e r s h i pThe Stanley Wo r k sStone & Webster Engineering

C o r p o r a t i o nSun Microsystems Foundation, Inc.Thomson FinancialThe Times Mirror FoundationUnilever United States

Foundation, Inc.United Way of Bergen CountyVeritas Software

Matching Gift Companies

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The Thomas H. Perkins Society

The Thomas H. Perkins Societywas established to recognizefriends who have made plannedgifts, or notified Perkins of theirbequest intentions.

Helen AndersJames E. and Rosamond W. BarberDouglas H. BarkerEdgar BernardVito BertolinoBenjamin BeyeaB.E. BrooksM r. and Mrs. C. Richard CarlsonJohn A. ChandlerPrescott C. Crafts, Jr.

Evelyn CrossmanC.E. DufresneJohn T. EdsallLucy EvertsMason and Helen Merriman

F e r n a l dM r. and Mrs. Milton A. FinePaul S. GoodofHarold GrasseWilliam K. HargreavesAbraham HasesFrank M. HilliardJames Murray Howe Ms. Jennifer M. HuntingtonMrs. Emilie K. Jacobs

Wallace H. KountzeWaltrud LampeRichard C. LordAdah M. MarkerFrancis H. MarkeyMaurice J. McCarthyEileen Queenan McGrathEmma Mae MillerNancy J. MooreMarian MostellerPeter PhilipsM.G. PothierFrances A. SaganMiss Marcy Ann ScottD r. Richard M. Shiff

Johannes and Julia SolleveldNicholas U. Sommerfeld Elaine and Harold SorensonJana SusatAnne Te n B r o o kMarilyn L. ThorpeIrene M. ThompsonM r. and Mrs. William N.

Thorndike, Jr.Charles G. Wa r n e rDorothy G. Wi l c o xThe Rev. and Mrs. Brinton

W. Woodward, Jr.Albert S. Wy n o t

We are grateful to the followingdonors who supported our Discovery Series Dinner for thebenefit of Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library.

Discovery Series CommitteeBeth Bardeen: C h a i rJanet James: C h a i rElizabeth Monrad: C h a i rLinda DiBenedettoFern FergusBunny HickeyLaurie RabeJ. Elisabeth RiceThe Rev. Brinton W.

Woodward, Jr.

D o n o r sAnonymous (2)

M r. and Mrs. Steven AubreyMax and Beth BardeenM r. and Mrs. William BruinsMrs. Anne BryantMs. Nancy Cannon and Mr. To m

O ’ C o n n e l lC. Richard and Deborah CarlsonM r. and Mrs. Samuel B. Carr, Jr.M r. David Cheever, IIIChoate, Hall & StewartM r. and Mrs. Frederic M. CliffordMrs. Gladys CopelandM r. Prescott C. Crafts, Jr.Thomas and Linda DiBenedettoEdison Mission Marketing

& Tr a d i n gM r. and Mrs. Mason FernaldFiduciary Tr u s t

Ms. Natalie E. FossatiMrs. Marc FriedlaenderM r. and Mrs. Albert K. GayzagianMrs. Michael GroganM r. and Mrs. Michael J. HaleyMs. Cynthia HallowellM r. and Mrs. Abraham HasesM r. and Mrs. Thomas B. IrwinWilliam and Janet JamesJohn Hancock Financial

Services, Inc.Ms. Sheila KennedyM r. and Mrs. Seth A. KlarmanM r. Michael Kolligian IIIMs. Pauline F. KrullLehman Brothers, Inc.Lois L. Lindauer SearchesWilliam and Angela LowellL. W. Robbins AssociatesMiss Angela Manerson

Ernest and Elizabeth MonradM r. and Mrs. Stan PateyMs. Roseanne PayetteEndicott and Andrea Lamp

P e a b o d yM r. and Mrs. David A. PopeBruce and Laurie RabeM r. Norman J. ReillyJ. Elisabeth RicePatricia B. RiceM r. and Mrs. Harold P. SorensenM r. and Mrs. Bruce SpitzM r. Jason E. StarrM r. and Mrs. Neil Wa l l a c eMark and Kym Wi l l i a m sDudley and Sally Wi l l i sRosemary Wilson, Esq.The Rev. and Mrs. Brinton

W. Woodward, Jr.Yawkey Foundation

Discovery Series Dinner

Members of the Corporation

M r. Roland M. AchinM r. Anthony AckermanM r. John AirasianArnold W. Alexander, Esq.Jacqueline L. Allen, Esq.M r. Robert BannishMrs. Paul BaugussM r. and Mrs. John T. Bennett, Jr.M r. Philip BianchiMs. Nathalie H. BonsalMrs. Anne BryantM r. Christopher CabotM r. Samuel Cabot, IIIM r. and Mrs. C. Richard CarlsonM r. and Mrs. Ansel B. ChaplinM r. Charles CheeverMrs. Sarita B. ChoateM r. and Mrs. Frederic M. CliffordMrs. Lisa C. ConnerMrs. Judith H. CookRobert Cordy, Esq.M r. David CrohanM r. Harry H. Crosby

and Mrs. Mary Alice B r e n n a n - C r o s b y

Mrs. Betsy Z. DemirjianM r. and Mrs. Thomas

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D r. Robert B. DownesM r. and Mrs. William J. EdwardsD r. John R. EichornM r. Lawrence G. EliotMrs. Rachel ElliotM r. and Mrs. A. C. EllisMrs. Sydney FeldmanM r. and Mrs. Mason FernaldM r. William R. FitzM r. and Mrs. Albert K. GayzagianM r. Paul S. GoodofRabbi Earl GrollmanMs. Cynthia HallowellM r. Rudman J. HamM r. Charles T. HaydockM r. William T. HeislerMrs. J. S. HemphillM r. and Mrs. Lowell HolwayM r. Nelson D. Hooe, Jr.M r. Amos Hostetter, Jr.The Rev. and Mrs. Francis A.

H u b b a r dMs. Jennifer M. HuntingtonMrs. D. Thomas HuntoonMrs. Charles InnesM r. Thomas B. IrwinMrs. Emilie K. JacobsM r. and Mrs. William E. James

M r. Eric H. JostromMrs. Gregory KhachadoorianM r. George H. KidderM r. Owen B. KiernanM r. Ernest V. KleinM r. and Mrs. Kevin J. LessardM r. David W. Lewis, Jr.M r. Peter B. LoringD r. Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr.M r. and Mrs. William A. LowellMiss Lydia W. Ly m a nJudge John S. MacDougall, Jr.Mrs. Putnam McDowellM r. John F. McNamaraM r. Walter E. MercerMs. Corey MerrimanM r. Winthrop G. MinotM r. Edward J. MittonMrs. G. MonksM r. and Mrs. Ernest H. MonradMs. Pauline MoorMrs. Sharmin Mossavar- R a h m a n iM r. and Mrs. H. Gilman

Nichols, Jr.M r. Nicholas NixonM r. Morgan PalmerM r. and Mrs. Endicott

P e a b o d y, Jr.

M r. Roland F. PeaseM r. Jerry PerlM r. George L. PewM r. and Mrs. Charles C. J. PlattMrs. Eliot T. PutnamM r. Eliot T. Putnam, Jr.D r. Kenneth E. Quickel, Jr.M r. Kevin QuinlanMs. Vicki A. RellasMs. J. Elisabeth RiceM r. John RichardsM r. George W. SigulerM r. Benjamin F. SmithM r. Robert J. SmithdasNicholas U. SommerfeldThe Honorable and Mrs.

George SpragueM r. James E. ThompsonMrs. Benjamin ThorndikeM r. William N. Thorndike, Jr.M r. Melvin We s l e yM r. and Mrs. John Wi g g i n sMrs. Ralph B. Wi l l i a m sM r. and Mrs. Dudley H. Wi l l i sRosemary Wilson, Esq.The Rev. and Mrs. Brinton

W. Woodward, Jr.

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The gifts and bequests of Perkins friends make it possible for the School to sustain the excellent quality

of service that has become the Perkins hallmark over the years.

While a few foundation and government grants enable Perkins to initiate new programs, the consistent

support of donors makes possible our daily academic, residential and home-based programs.

Those who wish to make Perkins School the recipient of a personal bequest may use the following form:

I hereby give, devise and bequeath to the Perkins School for the Blind, a corporation duly organized

and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the sum of ...............................

dollars ($...................), the same to be applied to the general uses and purposes of said corporation

under the direction of its Board of Trustees; and I do hereby direct that the receipt of the Treasurer

for the time being of said corporation shall be sufficient discharge to my executors for the same.

Such a notice may be sent to the Treasurer of the Corporation as follows:

Planned Giving Office

Perkins School for the Blind

175 North Beacon Street

Watertown, Massachuetts 02472

617-972-7284

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