ANNOUNCING

THE DR. NICHOLS FUND for Continued Excellence at Visitation

All of us who know and love Visitation know well the impact that Dr. Dawn Nichols has had on our school. For 16 years, she has led and inspired this community, strengthening the Vis experience immeasurably.

Now, as the Nichols Era begins its transition to the next bright chapter in the school’s history, we have a wonderful opportunity to both honor Dr. Nichols and strengthen our school by establishing the Dr. Nichols Fund for Continued Excellence at Visitation.

HONORING A REMARKABLE LEGACY

NICHOLSFUND

THE DR.

At Visitation, Dawn Nichols has championed academic excellence, Salesian charism, and campus growth. She has given us all a greater sense of the possibilities that lie within reach for this community.

Even more importantly, she has celebrated and sustained the work of the Sisters of the Visitation. Dr. Nichols has proven that even as the part the Sisters play in the daily life of the school evolves, their spirit can and will remain powerfully present.

By establishing the Dr. Nichols Fund, we not only honor this great educator, but also help advance her single greatest priority: ensuring that the work of the Sisters continues and that their beautiful charism will always flourish here.

SUSTAINING THE SPIRIT OF THE SISTERS

BUILDING THE POWER OF ENDOWMENTThe Dr. Nichols Fund will support the educational mission that Dawn Nichols worked so energetically to fulfill as head of school. It also will support our progress toward the most important financial goal she set: increasing Visitation’s endowment.

Since 2000, Vis has made remarkable progress toward this goal, building our endowment from $5 million to $15 million. With an additional $2 million from the Dr. Nichols Fund, we will remain on pace to reach our target of $20 million.

Reaching this goal will help ensure Visitation’s long-term financial stability, with endowed assets totaling roughly twice our annual operating budget—a level in line with best practices recognized by independent schools nationally.

INVITING YOUR INVESTMENTMembers of the Visitation Community are joining together to secure $2 million in investment to establish the Dr. Nichols Fund. In doing so, we are remarkably fortunate to have the benefit of a leadership matching gift from a loyal Visitation donor. If we can secure commitments of $1.5 million by May 1, 2016, this donor has promised a gift of $500,000, which will bring us to our total.

Members of the school’s Board of Trustees enthusiastically support creation of the Dr. Nichols Fund. We are thrilled to honor Dr. Nichols in this uniquely appropriate way, and we invite you to join us.

THE DR. NICHOLS FUND FOR CONTINUED EXCELLENCE AT VISITATION WILL BE A $2 MILLION ENDOWED FUND, HONORING DR. NICHOLS’ COMMITMENT TO OUR SCHOOL AND SUSTAINING THE MISSION OF THE VISITATION SISTERS, WHOSE EXAMPLE SHE HAS SO PASSIONATELY EMBRACED.

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Contact Lisa Shaughnessy at 651.683.1702 or lshaughnessy@vischool.org to make your gift today. It will be deeply appreciated.

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