Class of 1976 Scholarship Fund
Goal $125,000
Current Commitments: $113,250
We need your participation
Our goal is to establish a permanent endowment of at least $125,000 — a fund that should generate more than $5,000 each year in perpetuity to help support a deserving Country Day student. We understand that every alum’s circumstances are different, and we are grateful for contributions at any level. We are aiming for 100% class participation; we’re at 44% so far. Thanks to everyone who has stepped-up. Each contributor will be recognized in the school’s annual report; gift amounts are private.
As of September 27, 2026 we have contributed $113,250 toward our goal of $125,000.
Participants so far: Peter and Millicent Bain, David Barach, Michael and Donna Barach, Andrew and Patty Garvey, Jeff and Julie Harrison, John and Jennifer Hunt; Ned and Julie Kennedy, Keith Kerman and Deb Leizman, Tiger and Suzanne Kite, Ben Lowenthal. Cheryl Mendenhall, Chuck Mesh and Dianne Litwin, Jeff and Lori Schell, Greg Shaffer, Bill and Amy Sheffield, Mark and Kathleen Warner, Jon Weilbaker and Patricia Tuz, John and Jane Wildman, Steve and Rosietha Wilhelm
How to Give https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/80672/donations/new
Tax ID 31-0536970
The Class of 1976 Scholarship will be awarded to students demonstrating financial need who embody the qualities that our class valued: a commitment to excellence tempered by a sense of humor, intellectual curiosity that ranges freely across disciplines, and a genuine delight in the company of classmates whose passions differ from their own.
Ours was a small class—42 students—and within that group there were overlapping circles of classmates who excelled in academics, athletics, and the arts. Yet despite those different areas of emphasis, everyone got along: the top students and those whose gifts lay elsewhere, the athletes and the poets, the theater kids and the science geeks. What’s more, this spirit of mutual support allowed us to learn from one another and broaden our perspectives beyond our initial personal interests.
That kind of community of individuals open to discovery, in which students thrive in their own pursuits, appreciate those of their peers, and nourish one another in the process, is what this scholarship aims to encourage. It is intended for students who, like the members of our class, aspire not only to excel personally but also to help foster an environment in which they and their classmates can grow and be changed.
