Learn More about the Work of the Development Office
The mission of the Green Meadow Development Office is to raise the funds we need to provide an exceptional education to all our students, and make a Waldorf education accessible to every family in our area who wants it. By supporting this work, you help fund vital programs, keep Green Meadow tuition affordable, and boost Tuition Assistance funds. You can make a difference. We can't do it without you!
Click HERE to browse the latest publication from the Development Office, which tells you how to donate to Green Meadow, and why we urgently need your support.
For more information about the work of the Development Office and why it matters, contact Bill Pernice, Director of Development, at 845-356-2514 x328 or bpernice@gmws.org or visit him in the High School building.
Join the Development Group
The Development Office has just one full-time staff person and one half-time support staffer, and relies on parent volunteers to serve on this dynamic group, in order to help us meet our goals. Every parent is encouraged to attend a meeting to understand our work and the opportunities to get involved. Check the calendar at www.gmws.org for meeting dates; our lunchtime and evening gatherings are usually held in October and April. 2011-12 dates TBA soon.
Give to the Annual Fund
Because tuition covers only about 87% of the cost of each Green Meadow student's education, the Annual Fund exists to fill the remaining gap. Every gift counts, whether it's $20 or $20,000, and our goal this year is 100% participation, an important measure of community support to outside donors. In 2009-10, we reached this goal for the first time in the school's history!
Arrange a matching gift through your employer and double or triple your impact.
All gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Click HERE to learn How to Donate.
Support our Capital Campaign
To make much-needed renovations and expansions to the school, we carried out a successful capital campaign in 2007-08. Through Tomorrow Within Today – A Campaign for Green Meadow Waldorf School, we raised $3M, and have already made extensive renovations to our gymnasium. We broke ground on our new Arts Building in August 2010, and look forward to celebrating its opening in September 2011.
Your support for this effort is still much appreciated, and will help us reduce the amount we need to borrow to cover our expected costs of about $3.4M. Pledged commitments to the campaign are encouraged and can be paid over a 3 year period. Naming opportunities are available.
Click here to read about how you can be part of this historic moment. Contact Director of Development Bill Pernice at x328 or bpernice@gmws.org if you are able to make a Capital Campaign gift or pledge.
Click here to support the Campaign by purchasing a brick or paver for our new walkway. Honor a child, a teacher, a friend, or family member; get others to purchase with you in the name of your class; or donate in memory of someone who has passed.
Attend Our Events
Each of these events raises money for Green Meadow and is a fun way to spend time with the community.
September 24, 2011: 5K Run/Walk
October 15, 2011: Fall Fair
January 21, 2012: Progressive Dinner
March 24, 2012: Auction
April 27, 2012: Grandparents' Day
May 16, 2012: Annuals for the Annual Fund plant sale
Buy at least $300 in SCRIP Every Month
Consistent SCRIP participation directly grows Tuition Assistance funds and costs you nothing extra. Sign up for monthly auto-SCRIP, or send in your SCRIP order with your child each Wednesday morning and your SCRIP will be sent home that same afternoon. Click HERE for an alphabetical list of participating retailers or HERE for the list by category. Email scrip@gmws.org to order SCRIP. To print a SCRIP order form, click HERE.
Shop Online via our Website
By using our website to access the stores where you shop, you (and your family and friends) can generate much-needed income for Green Meadow while you do your regular online shopping. Merchants listed on our online shopping page contribute a percentage of every purchase you make back to the school. Click HERE to learn more.
Sign up with Hudson Energy Services
Green Meadow has partnered with Hudson Energy Services to save you money and help raise funds for the school at the same time. Hudson Energy Services guarantees their residential customers a minimum monthly savings of 5% on the gas portion of their Orange & Rockland bill and a savings, as well, on the electricity portion. While this saves you money each month on your energy costs, it also raises funds for Green Meadow by generating a monthly commission for every residence that signs up using our promotion code. There is no contract to sign and no sign-up fee. Sign-up now online -- simply click HERE. Remember to use promotional code GMWS so the school gets the monthly commission while you save on your energy bills! Download the enrollment form HERE.
If you are already a Hudson Energy customer, you can still switch your account to Green Meadow. Commercial properties are also entitled to this discount. So, if you own a business or you think your employer might be interested, please contact Miriam Stiefel of Hudson Energy at 845-228-3401 to get the best fixed rate available.
** Please note that you must use promotional code GMWS and Orange & Rockland requires two weeks notice before the first of the month for enrollment to take effect.
If you have any questions, please contact Miriam at 845-228-3401.
Use Good Search
GoodSearch is a simple way to raise funds for Green Meadow. Use GoodSearch as your search engine—at work and at home—and a penny per search will be donated to our school. Powered by Yahoo!, GoodSearch produces quality search results while generating funds with each search. Ask your co-workers, friends & family members to use GoodSearch as well.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and enter Green Meadow Waldorf School as the charity you want to support. At goodsearch.com, you can also add GoodSearch to your toolbar or make GoodSearch your homepage, making it easy to remember to use this valuable tool.
Other Ways...
There are lots of additional ways to support Green Meadow. Seed our Endowment Fund; contribute to one of our scholarship funds (including the Shadrach Woods Diversity Fund or the Gregorio and Susan Follari Music Scholarship Fund); help us win a foundation grant; include us in your will or ask family members to do so; buy an organic cotton GMWS T-shirt or baseball cap; shop at Meadowlark Toys and Crafts, which donates a percentage of their profits to Green Meadow; encourage extended family to buy SCRIP, shop online through www.gmws.org, and attend our events. Let us know your ideas!