For several years, 50 to 100 homeless and at-risk children have languished
on Storyteller’s waiting list, their families hoping for the chance for the
experience that could transform their lives.
Then last spring, a miracle happened. Another preschool located on
De La Vina Street just a few blocks away from our State Street preschool
came up for sale. More importantly, the Orfalea Fund made an exceptionally
generous offer: it bought the property and is leasing it to Storyteller rent-free
for a decade.
With the second school secured, Storyteller embarked on a $3.2 million
Campaign for the Future that includes the $500,000 value of the Orfalea Fund’s
rent-free lease agreement, $200,000 for capital improvements, and $2.5 million
for program support. The campaign is allowing Storyteller to nearly double its capacity and will help sustain operations at both of its preschools over the next decade. Private funding will be vital to the success of our second school
as increased government funding through the Head Start program will not be
available to serve additional children.
To date, Storyteller's dedicated staff and volunteers have raised more than $2 million toward the campaign goal.
By supporting the Campaign for the Future, you can help change the life
of a vulnerable child and, over time, have a dramatic impact on the community
in which we live. We hope you will join us in this vital endeavor.
CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP
Honorary Committee
Nancy Crawford
Thomas Crawford, Jr.
Julie Farrell
Fran Forman |
Marisa Grimes
Peter Hasler, M.D.
Patty MacFarlane
Orfalea Fund |
Rita Otto
Valerie Rice
Lisa Wolf |
Campaign Cabinet
Yvette Giller, Campaign General Chair
Jo Saxon, Chair, Campaign Cabinet
Ed Birch
Sue Birch
Hugh Boss
Kelly Briggs Boss
Merryl Brown
Louise Casey
Tim Casey
Bill Cirone |
Jon Clark
MaryAnne Contreras
Michele Cuttler
Suzanne Deardorff
Tiffany Foster
Palmer Jackson, Jr.
Kristin Linehan
Nancy O’Connor |
Tom Parker
Lizzie Peus
Joanne Rapp
Julia Rodgers
Ken Saxon
Michael Schaeman
Jean Schuyler
Kenny Slaught |
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