By Lisa Smith Barr, Member, Board of Directors, The Bronxville School Foundation

Mar. 9, 2016:  On Friday, April 8, The Bronxville School Foundation will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a "spring swing" fundraiser.

The evening will begin with cocktails under a tent at 6:30 pm and will be followed by a performance at 7:30 pm in the new school auditorium by the Walter Blanding Quintet of Jazz at Lincoln Center. 

Tickets are available by calling 914-395-0515 or at www.bronxvilleschoolfoundation.org. 

Foundation development vice president Christine Fitzgibbons noted, "Each year the Foundation receives more and more grant applications with great ideas for projects that will improve The Bronxville School. The district's budget is tight, so proceeds from this event and from our annual community drive are more and more important to sustaining Bronxville as a top school."  

Expenses for the event are being underwritten by Bronxville families and local businesses, including, to date, Houlihan Lawrence, Valerie Wilson Travel, Sotheby's, NYP/Lawrence Hospital, and Infinia.

One hundred percent of the proceeds of ticket sales will go to benefit The Bronxville School Foundation.  

Honorary chairs for the evening include all past and present Foundation chairs and executive directors: Marcia Lee, Wright Elliott, George Guimaraes, William Barton, Thomas Kenney, Mary Marvin, Patricia Smith, Elizabeth Murphy, Sarah Underhill, Irene McNamara, Mary Taylor Behrens, Pierre de Saint Phalle, Mariellen Carpenter, Mike Sargent, Stephen Palfrey, Suzanne McCann, Christine Fitzgibbons, Ashley Hanrahan, Ellen Seabring, and Peggy Williams.  

The Bronxville School Foundation was founded in 1991 by a group of Bronxville School parents and community members who were concerned that government support for public education was dwindling. The founders realized that private philanthropy was necessary to maintain school excellence and the desirability of the Bronxville community.

In its 25 years, the Foundation has made grants totaling more than $7.5 million for new curriculum development, educational programs and enhancements, technology, faculty professional development, facilities projects, and specialized equipment, supplies, and materials. 

Foundation chair Ashley Hanrahan said of the event, "It's going to be a great night to celebrate the Foundation and the work it's done for the last 25 years to help make The Bronxville School an excellent place for students. We hope that school families and community members will come out and support the Foundation." 

Pictured here:  Hallway entrance to The Bronxville School.

Photo by A. Warner