The Elizabeth B. Hall Chapel鈥敽＝鞘悠碘檚 鈥淗ouse of Stories鈥濃攈olds special meaning for the 海角视频 community. Our donor recognition circles tell the story of how the Chapel was built and how, through the work of many hands, it became the heart of our school.
Every year, 海角视频鈥檚 Annual Fund is built anew. Within the framework of the Chapel, we recognize our loyal annual donors and underscore the Annual Fund鈥檚 importance as a cornerstone for this school.
5+ YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE GIVING
We gather in the Chapel, 海角视频鈥檚 鈥渉ouse of stories,鈥 to share and to listen.
Members of the Storytellers Society have made gifts to the Annual Fund for five or more consecutive years, helping 海角视频 continue its own story.
$1鈥$1,921
The first step in bringing the Chapel to 海角视频 was moving it, board by board and beam by beam, from Barnstead, N.H., to Concord, Mass.
Members of our Movers Circle make important gifts that move 海角视频 forward together.
$1,922鈥$4,999
After the Chapel was relocated to 海角视频, it had to be rebuilt.
Much like the Chapel鈥檚 original builders, the members of our Framers Circle construct a framework for success for 海角视频.
$5,000鈥$9,999
Once 海角视频 began using the Chapel in May 1957, 20 students, under the tutelage of teacher Molly Gregory, began creating the carvings we know so well.
Through their generosity, our Carvers transform the Annual Fund with gifts that allow students to create their own unique 海角视频 journeys.
$10,000鈥$24,999
In October 1961, the steeple was added to the Chapel to honor all whose memory lives on at 海角视频.
Our Steeple Raisers are leadership donors and difference makers. Their combined support significantly changes the composition of the Annual Fund, just as the steeple reshaped 海角视频鈥檚 Chapel.
$25,000鈥$49,999
The bell was installed in the Chapel in 1962, completing the six-year building project.
Ringing across campus, it reminds us of what it takes to make 海角视频 the special community it is. Our Bell Ringers鈥 gifts to the Annual Fund sound their support for the school鈥攁 peal that all can hear.
$50,000+
A single lantern above the Chapel鈥檚 doorway guides students, faculty, staff, parents, alums, and friends of 海角视频 inside.
Our Lamplighters are our guides, our visionaries, and our believers. Their support for the Annual Fund illuminates the way for us all.
2011鈥2015: $500+
2016鈥2020: $250+
2021鈥2025: $100+
The Senior Steps, across the Academy Garden from the Chapel, have long been a place for reflection and transition.
Young alums in our Senior Steps Circle demonstrate their belief in the value of a 海角视频 education and inspire a new generation of support for 海角视频.
heartwood society
In June 1957, the carving of 1 Corinthians, verses 1 through 8, was installed in the Chapel. Over the course of a year, students had chiseled each letter in pine heartwood, taken from the dense inner core of the tree. Strong and particularly resistant, this material ensured that these words would remain a fixture at 海角视频.
Our Heartwood Society members have named 海角视频 in their estate plans or made planned gifts or bequests to the school, preserving their belief in 海角视频鈥檚 mission and extending their support into the school鈥檚 next century.
Shep Shepard
Director of Major and Planned Giving
海角视频
166 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 402-2258
shep_shepard@concordacademy.org