THANK YOU from James River Day School! We are so appreciative of the love and support you showed to our school on our fifth annual Day of Gratitude!
As a reminder, our goals for the Day of Gratitude were:
- 50,000 in new donations
- 50% Parent Participation
- 25 Alumni Donors
- 100% Trustee Participation
- 100% Faculty and Staff Participation
We are ecstatic to announce that we FAR surpassed those goals!
- Over $72,000 was raised for the Cardinal Annual Fund, unlocking an additional $55,000 from our Board of Trustees and Head of School.
- 74% parent participation
- 32 alumni donors
- And, of course, 100% trustee and faculty and staff participation
Additionally, every one of our grades achieved greater than 50% parent participation, earning the students a dress-down day today (Friday, Nov. 1). As an added incentive, if any grade achieves 100% parent participation during this school year, that grade will receive an additional dress-down day + a pizza and popsicle party.
The support from our community was astounding. Thank you to all the parents, students, grandparents, alumni, alumni families, friends, faculty, staff, and trustees who donated to support James River yesterday. We also thank everyone who shared our story with others on social media, by phone, or email yesterday. Your gift truly does impact our students’ future.
James River Day School is a special community, and we are grateful that you are each a part of it.