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Spring 2017 news from our neighborhood THE ANNUAL REPORT ISSUE YOU ARE GIVING 32 MORE CHILDREN A QUALITY START! PIC set to create two new preschool classrooms

This month, we begin construction on two new classrooms, adding 32 more preschoolers to PIC’s enrollment. These classrooms will be made up of children of mixed ages (3-5 years), who come from families with different levels of income—families who receive public subsidy for childcare and families who pay full tuition. Ten years ago, PIC kicked off a similar expansion, after losing PIC’s longtime Executive Director Marni Sweet to cancer. Our goal then was the same as it is today--to give more neighborhood children access to the high quality early childhood programs at PIC. As the dust settled on the last expansion, we saw our waiting lists continue to grow. It is with incredible gratitude that we are able to respond again to the growing need for PIC classrooms, where children from families with diverse high quality early learning programs in our community. backgrounds and experiences are learning together. We are grateful to the University of Pennsylvania for all diversity among our families and to give every child access the work they have done to make this project a reality. to the high quality early learning and care they deserve. And, we are grateful to you, our supporters, for your Thank you for joining us on this journey. continued commitment to PIC as we strive for greater

CELEBRATING SAFIA! Last month PIC celebrated Safia Abdullah and her 30 years of service to the children and families at PIC. Over 100 PIC families, alumni, staff, and members of Safia’s family celebrated with food, drink, and by sharing lots of good memories. Thank you to every- one who came out to celebrate, as well as friends who were unable make it, but sent Safia their best wishes. Over her 30 years, Safia has watched PIC grow and her position change. But one thing that remains unchanged is that children and their families are at the Safia surrounded by PIC alumni, including Eva Grill (second center of what she does. from right) who was enrolled at PIC 30 years ago! inside...

2015 - 2016 pre-k family closing the PIC at school age results report portrait funding gap DVAEYC enrichment

Experience a new fundraiser at PIC—a day-long event that includes the PIC Plant Sale! MAY 20 “PLAYFUL” CHANGES TO THE PLANT SALE Don’t miss PIC’s first Day of Play on Saturday, much to their families.Their music ranges from 70s May 20, featuring family activities, a plant sale, a midday yacht rock, 80s pop, 90s alternative and R&B, and children’s concert, and a night-out for grown-ups. even traditional Irish music! Morning Fun Start on PIC’s nature playground with activity stations for children, tables on composting, gardening, and other “green” topics, plus a great selection of annuals, herbs, hanging baskets, and pre-potted planters for sale. A month long online plant sale pre-order period will kick off during the week of April 15. All orders will be available for pick-up on May 20. Look for the PIC Plant Sale online store at picplantsale.org to open soon. Midday Children’s Music Alex Mitnick of Alex and The Kaleidoscope will play a “pay-as-you-can” concert for children and their families, The Papas and The Papas, (l to r) Bimal Desai, Michael Mullins, Will Nathanson, John Myers, Jules Dingle, and with a suggested ticket price of $10. Kevin Kearney. Alex has performed with his band at World Café Live, the Princeton International Children’s Festival, and the The evening will also include food, drinks, and more. A Philadelphia Science Festival. Perfect for the entire family! final line-up of artists is still to be announced. Tickets will go on sale later this spring! Evening for the Grown-ups Proceeds will benefit PIC’s Tuition Assistance Fund, Come back and play at PIC with an adult-only concert in established over 30 years ago by PIC parents who wanted St. Andrew’s chapel headlined by West Philly’s own to maintain socioeconomic diversity among our families. The Papas and the Papas. To learn more, email Development Manager Karen Every band member is a current or former PIC parent, Stachelek at . and they are thrilled to support a place that has meant so [email protected] ARTSTART 2016 BROKE BOX-OFFICE RECORDS On Thursday, October 20, PIC’s Lights! Camera! Auction! ArtStart fundraiser officially surpassed the record for the top-grossing year of all-time! The record-breaking figure of $40,000 is a significant jump over past years. We are grateful for the tireless efforts of this year’s ArtStart Chair Mary Beth Fedirko, who led a hard-working committee and secured stellar sponsorship support. The evening also featured an elaborate buffet dinner generously donated by Alex Yuen from Beijing and amazing appetizers by STARR Restaurants. PIC is grateful for generous support from our sponsors: Presenting Benefactor - FS Investments Event Benefactors - Jeff “City” Block, Starr Restaurants Program Benefactors - Desai/Mullins/Balamuth Families, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Tim Sabol and Judd Flesch Cocktail Napkin Sponsors - Bluestone Construction Company, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Tired Hands Brewing Company

TOP: ArtStart Chair Mary Beth Fedirko (left) with To learn more about PIC fundraising, email Development Manager PIC Executive Director Debbie Green. BOTTOM: PIC Board Member Marla Nesbitt-Laws (left) and Karen Stachelek at [email protected]. ArtStart guest Amy Friedlander.

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2 3 2016 - 2017 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Debbie Green PIC Board of Directors Today, we are delighted to see our vision of having more children from differing President socioeconomic backgrounds enrolled in our Leah Finnegan** GlaxoSmithKline early care and education program become a reality. For nearly two years, PIC’s Board of Directors Directors has discussed the importance Margaret Balamuth** Retired early childhood educator of socioeconomic diversity. A lot has happened since those initial conversations. Erica Cheslock I am so pleased to report on the following: Eisenhower Fellowships Angela Curry* • Funding: The funding began with a lead gift from a private donor. The Fund Bently Systems, Inc. for Quality, a project managed by the Philadelphia Health Management Cor- Jennifer Feldman* poration (PHMC) to support the expansion of high quality providers, awarded Univ. of Pennsylvania & Penn Medicine PIC planning and capital grants. This initiative has also been made possible by the many friends who have given to the Annual Fund and the Cindy Fund, Larry Leso* Pennoni Associates which was set up by the family of former Executive Director Cindy Roberts.

Vicki Lewis McGarvey** • New Spaces for School Age Programs: Through this project, all of our Temple University afterschoolers have moved into expanded program space. We have leased Johanna Morales new space for our 2nd-5th graders, which lends itself to enriched program- Public Health Management Corporation ming and are grateful to the University of Pennsylvania for their generosity in supporting this project. Our kindergarten and 1st graders have relocated to Maya Nayak* Philadelphia Board of Ethics our Stucco Building, a large space that was fully renovated just a few years ago. I invite you to come see these two “new” spaces that have been dramati- Marla Nesbitt-Laws cally transformed by School Age Program Director Anjali Gallup-Diaz and her Public Health Management Corporation talented team of teachers. Steve Pogarsky* Equus Capital Partners, Ltd. • Renovations for New Classrooms: We are ready to begin construction on two new preschool classrooms in the space previously occupied by the After Sara Richman* School Center. We expect construction to be completed in June, and plan to Pepper Hamilton LLP open the first of the two new classrooms in July. Nancy Rimmer* Defender Association of Philadelphia • New Enrollment: We will be able to enroll 32 additional children through our expansion, which includes 20 children whose families receive public subsidy Kate Stanley* for child care. Pepper Hamilton LLP • Lunch Program: Enrolling children on public subsidy requires that we Jon Staszewski* Thomson Reuters provide hot lunch. Our goal is to offer a lunch program to all of our families. Food will be served family-style, which encourages children to try new foods, Christopher Tharp** Northwestern Mutual - Eastern PA as well as take appropriately-sized portions. We are currently considering possible food vendors. Anne Thomforde Thomas** Friends Select School While we have made a lot of progress on our expansion over the last year, and though there continues to be much work to do, we know that there is so Deirdre Woods** Deirdre Woods Technology Advisors much to look forward to upon its completion. PIC’s expansion vision includes more children experiencing our program, Erica Zimmer* Singer and Voice Teacher more children better prepared for school, more children learning beside peers who are different than themselves, and probably most importantly, more *Current Parent **Alumni Parent / Grandparent children having an early childhood experience NOW that we believe should be available to all.

4 FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT: Leah Finnegan Expansion has been sources, and reviewing enrollment and financial projec- the dominant topic tions. Board members heard from various consultants and for PIC’s Board of experts on pre-k initiatives, participated in identifying Directors for the past additional space to accommodate a larger enrollment, and 18 months. Increasing led lease negotiations with the University of Pennsylvania. socioeconomic diver- After much planning and consideration, the Board voted sity at PIC has long unanimously to move forward with the expansion, which will been a goal of the provide high quality early childhood education to 32 more Board and was part of children. At least 50% of these new seats will be dedicated the five year strategic to children receiving subsidies for their childcare/pre-k plan adopted in 2011. education. The past year and a half have been filled with board work I am extremely excited by this plan and the benefits it focused on translating this goal into a reality. will offer to both existing and new PIC families. Finally, I While increasing socioeconomic diversity was widely want to express my sincere thanks to Executive Director embraced by the Board, equally important to us was that Deb Green and to my fellow Board members for their hard any expansion should not result in an increased cost work, dedication and commitment to PIC during this very burden to existing PIC families. busy time and recognize the efforts put forth to achieve this We spent many hours alongside PIC administrators significant goal. exploring expansion feasibility, understanding funding

LENA IS A LEAPFROG | Pre-K Counts at PIC

Lena. She made new friends and has skilled, caring teachers. Lena has learned to share her ideas and to engage in group activities. Rowaida and her husband feel very involved in the classroom and find that Lena’s teachers work side by side with parents. The weekly email from the teachers shares class activities during the week. Rowaida currently volunteers as a Room Parent for the Leapfrogs, a role that helps strengthen the classroom community. Rowaida appreciates the regular assessment meetings they have with Lena’s teachers. At an early conference, Lena began in the Leapfrog classroom at the age of they learned that Lena was having trouble expressing herself three. This fall she will head to kindergarten. verbally when she felt sad. Her teachers suggested some strategies to try at home when Lena would start crying, while Rowaida Hashem is originally from Dubai and her they worked with her in class. After a couple of months, Lena’s husband Khalid Mokbel is from Ethiopia. They have verbal skills improved and she began using more words to three children, a boy and two girls, who were born in express her feelings. the US. She works as an accountant for the City of Lena is now five and ready to start kindergarten in the fall. Philadelphia, while her husband works at the University Rowaida doesn’t think she would be as prepared without the of Pennsylvania. support and help they have gotten from PIC. For her, being Rowaida and Khalid first learned about PIC’s Pre-K a part of the PIC community has been great for the entire Counts program, a fully subsidized preschool program family. “We have met new parents, shared new cultures, and for eligible families, from a friend whose child was exchanged ideas to help raise our kids to be better citizens in enrolled here. After filling out an application, Lena was the future.” put on PIC’s Pre-K Counts waiting list. In September of Lena’s younger sister Maya will join the Leapfrog classroom 2015, Lena began in the Leapfrog classroom. She was this fall. With PIC’s preschool expansion in September, more three years old. children like Lena will be better prepared for kindergarten Prior to PIC, Lena was cared for at home. Rowaida and their families will be ready to support their educational believes that being in a classroom has been good for experiences.

5 CLOSING THE FUNDING GAP | The Cindy Fund

As the cost of high quality child care continues to grow, In 2016, the Cindy Fund program tuition is taking up a greater portion of a family’s raised over $30,000 to help monthly income. For families at lower income levels, the close the funding gap. percentage of earnings used for child care is greater. Cindy Fund donors under- State reimbursement rates for publicly-funded programs stand the importance of giving like Pre-K Counts, do not come close to covering the true all children the best possible cost of high quality care. In fact, the gap widens every year. start. Giving more children a This significant gap has only recently come to the chance to come to PIC is our attention of government funders. Discussions have begun priority and the Cindy Fund at the local, state, and national level to figure out how we helps make that happen. can deliver high quality care, as well as pay for it. We are grateful to our Cindy PIC is grateful to have a fund established specifically to Fund supporters, along with support children in PIC’s pre-k classrooms whose families PIC friends who attend and are unable to afford the high cost of tuition. sponsor our events, give to The Cindy Fund was created last year upon the death of our annual fund, and support other special projects, former Executive Director Cindy Roberts as a way to pay such as caring for our nature playground and program tribute to Cindy and her belief that quality child care must expansion. Your gifts help us maintain the highest quality be available to every family, regardless of income. programs and give more children access to the PIC learning experience. 2016 HIGHLIGHTS DEVELOPING ENRICHING CREATING 276 PROFESSIONALS CURRICULUM COMMUNITY children learn through 20 play every day. 8 new After School clubs PIC teachers earned a for enriched STEAM master’s, bachelor’s, or learning. 3,500 139 associate degree. hours parents volunteered Cindy Fund donors in the classroom or to helping children 224 support the center. come to PIC. 57 new books reflecting future teachers learned the diversity of PIC families hands-on in PIC and other under represented 212 friends, families, alumni, 48 classrooms. groups.* children prepared to and staff supported PIC start kindergarten. at ArtStart. REACHING POTENTIAL 4 PIC teachers and 26 administrators *purchased through 30 families awarded presented a grant from the Terry corporate volunteers Lynne Lokoff Child PIC grants to make at professional helped with PIC events Care Foundation tuition more affordable conferences. and facility improvements.

INCOME 2015 - 2016 EXPENSES 2015 - 2016 general & administrative $511,088 program & technology $128,526

tuition assistance $169,519

fundraising costs teacher salaries, $26,323 benefits,training $2,317,669 occupancy $383,688

6 SPOTLIGHT ON PIC | DVAEYC Conference This year, PIC was honored to participate in the annual conference organized by the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (DVAEYC) in an unprecedented way. We served as a satellite site for conference workshops, which also gave us the chance to shine a spotlight on our classrooms. We hosted close to 50 DVAEYC conference attendees for two workshops and for classroom visits. We were very excited to share our program space and classrooms with colleagues and hope we can inspire others in our field. Executive Director Deb Green presented an extended-session workshop titled Sharing Our Reggio Inspired Journey. On a guided tour of PIC, participants saw how elements of the Reggio Emilia educational philosophy have been incorporated into our program. Visible were ways in which teachers are implementing long term-projects throughout their curriculum and making children’s learning visible through documentation. Participants also saw natural elements brought into the classroom, along with more aesthetically pleasing and home-like environments. PIC preschool teachers Jacob Kerner and Joann Schock led an extended-session workshop on literacy entitled Building Literacy Skills Through Play hoping to get teachers excited to return to the classroom with new ideas on how to incorporate literacy throughout their room. Michael Roach, who has been promoted to a lead teacher position beginning this June, presented a session titled Gender-Less: Creating Early Childhood Spaces that Welcome Gender Diversity. At the heart of diversity work is the idea of truly and wholly respecting a student. Michael offered participants materials, strategies, and language for teachers to use that allow young children to explore their identity more freely. Our visitors shared many accolades in seeing the classrooms, and our teachers showcased their experience and classrooms on social media. Helping this field continually move forward is a part of PIC’s mission. We were grateful for the opportunity to share what we learn through the work we do with young children every day. Annual Giving Our 2016 Annual Fund Campaign raised over $16,000. Annual donations give children the highest quality child care, help families better afford tuition, and allow us to remain a diverse community of families from different backgrounds, family composition, and socioeconomic levels. We are grateful for the gifts we received throughout the year from individual donors, as well as support from area businesses and organizations. While we are unable to recognize you all by name in this publication, please check the online Neighborhood News Spring 2017 edition for a complete list of our friends and supporters from 2016. Visit PIC’s website at parentinfantcenter.org.

OTHER WAYS TO GIVE: Make a donation and ask if your company has a matching gift program. Designate PIC to receive your gift to the United Way or Penn’s Way Campaigns by using our number: 02671. Kindly remember us in your estate planning. For more information on these and other ways to support PIC, please contact Development Manager Karen Stachelek at 215-222-5480 or send an email to [email protected].

7 EXPANSION ENRICHES SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS

In March, without interrupting a moment of programming for the children, PIC’s After School Center relocated to make space for two new preschool-age classrooms at PIC. The older Hawks and Eagles have moved into a new space that they have appropriately named The Aviary. Our younger children have moved into the Stucco Building, formerly occupied by their older peers. With the move to new spaces come new possibilities. The Aviary offers three floors divided into a library, a lounge, a game room (think board games and legos), a movement studio, a music room, an art studio, common area/snack space, and commercial kitchen. The Stucco Building has been transformed into two distinct classrooms, each side exhibiting its own personality. PIC’s After School program is known for its extensive club curriculum, eight weeks of themed-activities according to children’s interests and teacher talents. Teachers are already developing plans for exciting new topics such as gardening and “I felt my environmental responsibility. There will be enhanced opportuni- heart swell with proud admiration ties for STEM-related activities, such as robotics, 3-D printing, as our teachers turned empty rooms into sophisticated graphics and animation, and music technology. dynamic classroom spaces, cleaned, sorted The new spaces also afford plenty of room to keep up with the and stored supplies, displayed children’s old favorites: arts and crafts, dancing, drama, and yoga. art, made beautiful signs, and welcomed the For early learners PIC’s expansion offers more children the excited children into their new afterschool digs chance to come to PIC. For our afterschoolers and summer without skipping a beat.” campers, the move to new spaces will provide opportunities for deeper discovery, exploration of more topics, and lots of room Anjali Gallup-Diaz, for creative expression. Director School Age programs

A LOOK AT LEARNING

The Leapfrogs created instruments by A group of Bumblebees took a short trip using recycled materials. They consid- to the PIC library by climbing two flights SATURDAY MAY 20 ered which pieces could be combined of stairs. They found some great new and tested different combinations to titles and enjoyed a read-aloud story. Family activities, plant sale, a midday see how they could produce the sound children’s concert, and a night-out for they were seeking. grown-ups! Details inside!

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8 OUR GRATITUDE: We are very grateful for the support of our friends whose generous contributions we received in 2016

Safia Abdullah Tamara Clark Judith George Nicole Koepke and Wayne Heisler Marta Adelson Matthew Cohen and Sarah Busis Jeffrey Gerber and Alisa Peet Lilly and Hiroshi Kosaka James and Martha Aguiar Barbara Cohen Emily and Scott Goldsleger Kimberly Lippman and Jan Koziara in memory of Jasper Allred in honor of Elizabeth Pokempner Michael Gordon and Karen Koziara, PhD Daniel and Ann Aharon BJ and Gene Cohen Rena Pokempner Ian Krantz and Nancy Spinner Ergin and Selver Ahmed Chris Collier Odellia Goren Willa Kravitz Linda Aiken Christopher Connors and Christine Gradel Ann Kreidle and Patrick O’Neill Lisa and Rizwan Akhtar Tina Ciocco Mary Graham Viktoria Kristiansson Linda Amsterdam Keilah Crawley Jacob and Abby Gray Muriel B. Kudera Shing-Yi Wang and Cherie Crosby Lisa Schultz and Deb Green Craig LaBan Santosh Anagol in memory of Marni Sweet and Stephen Groundwater and Beth Labush Clay Armstrong and Cindy Roberts Mathilda Edmunds Melani Lamond and Brian Ratigan Clara Franzini-Armstrong Alison and Matthew Culyba Peter Grove and Nancy Greene Young-Ah Rho and Jaejin Lee Jacquelyn Aveta and Jeff Curry and Angela Kweon Curry Joan Halbert Eric and Diane Leichter James Gentile Fevzi Daldal and Nur Selamoglu in memory of Cindy Roberts Jason and Carol Lerner Margaret and David Balamuth John and Helen Davies Ira and Sandra Harkavy Larry Leso and Elena Huang Tiara Durham and Floyd Barnett Stephen Davis and Nina Hope in honor of Danielle Axelrod Mia Levine Nancy Barrow in memory of Cindy Roberts Ma.Luisa and Nathan Hasiuk Laura Line and Josh Goldstein Annie Juergens-Behr and Amy and Chris Dean Jennifer Healey and Stan and Roseann Liu David Beardon Bill Dean Stephan Dieckmann Dorianna and Nicholas Lordi Elizabeth Hindman-Harvey and Heather Degrands Mary Hediger Hien Lu and Dylan Landis Jake Beckman Linda Delenick Marcia and Witold Henisz Martha Lucy Jeanette Bennett-Lee Bimal Desai and Kharma Hicks Dan Luchi and Allyson Mackey Dan Biddle Naomi Balamuth Christopher Hill and Beth Clauss Mary and Andrew Maier Douglas Bigelow Kate Devlin Sean and Mayumi Yoshizawa Hill Lynn Major and Rob Leventon Hillary Blecker Bonnie and Steve Devlin David Hochman and Thomas Manning and Kari Draper Lynne Bohrman Jennifer Healey and Eugenia Siegler Melanie Brezniak and Maya Nayak and Christopher Bole Stephan Dieckmann Michael and Alexa Hogarty Andrew McAninch Debbi Bonneau Gerri and Mario DiLisi in honor of Michael and Jessica and Brendan McAtamney in honor of Judy Borie in honor of Jeanette Bennett-Lee Thomas Hogarty Marina Borker and Peter McCauley Mac and Judith Borie Nicole and James Dugan Lisa and David Hoke Kerstin McCauley Megan and Nicholas Bowers Emily Edelson Kate Stanley and Douglas Hopek in honor of Margareta McCauley Laura and John Brestelli Freda Egnal and Herb Bickford Florence Horsfield Vicki & Michael McGarvey Denise Brice Marna Elliott in honor of Judy Borie Rita McGlone and Klara and Michael Brodsky Charles and Beth Emerson Farhana Chowdhury and Dabney Miller Willie Brown and Becky Wright Diane Merry and Rabul Hossain in memory of Marni Sweet Sally and Bob Brown Steven Fakharzadeh Anne Marie and David Inglis Mike McGrath and Mark and Joan Brown Jing Miao and Qingfeng Fan Susan Irish Meera Sundaram Lori and Travis Goldman Susannah Fattorini Julia and Jon Isaacson in memory of Cindy Roberts in memory of John and Drew Faust and Rachel Isaacson and Etai Dori Rehelle McJett-Beatty Lorraine Sweet Charles Rosenberg Zachary Ives and Long Ding Andrew McKinstry and Ericka Beckman and in honor of Gerri Allen and Nina Tamora Jackson Sarah McKinstry-Wu Marcelo Bucheli Montgomery Evan Johnstone and Gina Bittner Adam McNeil Seth Budick and Fatimah Johnson Rob and Mary Beth Fedirko Gary and Meg Jones Bruce and Cathy McNeish Jillian Burgess Brian and Leah Finnegan Brian Jordan Agnes Mei Mary Caldwell Ben Fisher and Goldie Kurtz Jennifer and Donald Joseph Dale Mezzacappa Dawn Mercurio and in memory of Sheila Kurtz Bridget Major-Joynes and Robin L. Miller Chris Callison-Burch Holly and Greg Flanagan Alan Joynes Diwakar Mohan and Alex and Shannon Camps Clara Flores and John Hodgson Steve Elwell and Kate Judge Lakshmi Srinivasan Craig Carnaroli and Amie Thornton Jennifer Rice and Michael Forman in memory of Marni Sweet Lamar Monroe Rotonya and Tyree Carr Janet and William Fox Benjamin and Judith Kandel Cheryl Monturo and Vincent Paul Brendan Carr and Sarah Winters in memory of Kathryn Keeler in honor of Ezra and Jonathan and Jessica Moore Senator Robert Casey Jim Fraatz and Amy Hillier Elan Kandel Tulia Falleti and Richard Moore Jonathan Cass and Asali Solomon and Anna Kashina and Dawei Dong Kyra Morris Jacquelyn Caridad Andrew Friedman Grant Greapentrog and Michael Mullins and Fran Balamuth Lily Cavanagh John and Diane Fusco Kathryn Keeler Kathy Murtaugh Robert Chaney and in memory of Marni Sweet Jacob Kerner David Musto and Katherine Beals Ellen Napier Anjali Gallup-Diaz Sarah Kessler Eleanor Myers Shu-Lin Liu and Leigh Rosen and Jacob Gantz Barbara and Mark Kessler Megin and John Myers Ching-Hung Chang Lee Garner and James Kim and Kristen Feemster in memory of Cindy Roberts in honor of Anjali Gallup-Diaz Anne Thomforde-Thomas Daphne Klausner Yerel Ndiaye and Dieynaba Diaw Adrienne Chapman and Jeff Gelles and Nancy and Richard Klavans Sara Nerken Peter Cline Sharon Gornstein in honor of Sarah Klavans in memory of Marni Sweet Sonja Chen in memory of Cindy Roberts Kia Knight Amy and Howard Neukrug Erica Cheslock Betsy Gemmill Charles Knittle Michelle and Keith Niedermeier

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1 OUR GRATITUDE: We are very grateful for the support of our friends whose generous contributions we received in 2016

Charlene Nolan and Margaret Samuels-Kalow and Kevin Williams and Victoria Werth The Fanatic 97.5 Radio FM Sports Patrick Connelly Joshua Ruby Monica Williams Morning Show Ryan Oboril Mario Ruiz and Bakirathi Mani Morgan Williams Fairmount Soccer Association Andy Ochroch and Joshua Sabloff and Lisa Falcone Mike Winslow FDR Golf Course Katherine Nathanson Tim Sabol and Judd Flesch Erica Wise Food Shelter LLC Daniel and Todd Sandler and Karen Wisnia and Kirk Wattles Four Worlds Bakery Tricia Ann O’Loughlin Alison Williams Matt Wolfe and Denise Furey Franklin Confectionary in honor of Marcella Handy in memory of Cindy Roberts Rick Womer and Joy Wiltenburg Franklin Institute Abraham Pachikara and Jennifer Jordan and Eric Santoro Qufei Wu and Jing Ye Friends Select School Rachel LaBush Craig Santoro and TingTing Xue FS Investments Travis Parchman and Kimm Tynan Jennifer Skirkanich Jackie McCrea and Garden State Discovery Museum Mariclair and Mitch Partee Carlsen Joann Schock Brian Yachyshen GE Foundation Jane Pepper Dan Scholnick and Aimee Ando Mary Yeager Glanzmann Subaru in memory of Kathryn Keeler Darlene and Paul Schroeder in honor of Miles and Noah Popp GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Debi and Robert Petrozziello Amanda Schroeder Joel Yurdin and Kirstin Knox Green Line Cafe in honor of Brooks Wilson Karl and Nancy Schultz Elizabeth and Rich Zack Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center and family in memory of Marni Sweet Elaine Zanutto Hello World Mary Elizabeth Pfeil Karen M. Schwartz Kalinda Ukanwa Zeiger and Hidden City Philadelphia Grace Piaña in memory of Marni Sweet Lenny Zeiger The Inn at Penn PIC Board of Directors Terryl Decker and Andrew Zitcer and Noga Newberg Jason Matthew Salon Lynne Piersol and Adam Shapiro Jules Thin Crust Mike Inskeep Michael and Jill Shashaty BUSINESS, FOUNDATION Keswick Cycle Luis and Martha Pleitez George and Nancy Shashaty AND CIVIC SUPPORT Lansdowne Friends School Steve Pogarsky and John Shigeoka Le Meridien Leila Graham-Willis in honor of Chris and The Academy of Natural Sciences Lifetouch Elizabeth Pokempner Michael O’Neill Aleksander Grille Fund Lindsay Insurance Group and Noam Cohen David Silver and Deirdre Woods Ambler Theater Linton’s Managed Services Trey Popp and Elizabeth Bowman Smith Memorial Playground America-Italy Society of Little Baby’s Ice Cream Allen Presser Stan and Karen Stachelek Philadephia Longwood Gardens in memory of Michael Presser Barbara and John Stanley American Duplicating The Marni Sweet Fund Barbara Pressman Mariel and Jon Staszewski American Picture Framing Modern Eye Shirley Preston David Stotz and Shawn Berven Company Monarch Hardware in honor of Judy Borie and Mary Williamson Strasser Amy Neukrug Designs Montgomery Scott LLC Marnie Sweet Lynne and Bert Strieb Ants Pants Cafe Moore Brothers Wine Company John and Diane Pringle Al Suh & Nancy Rimmer Arden Theatre Company Movie Tavern Weiguo Qiao David Sweet and BalletX National Constitution Center Kristin Rambo Elaine Kihara Barnes Foundation National Museum of American David and Caroline Rasner in memory of Marni Sweet Bartram’s Garden Jewish History in memory of Kathryn Keeler Midge and John Sweet BBD, LLP The Natural Shoe Diane Raspanti Peg Szczurek and M.J. Parkinson Becker’s School Supplies Opera Philadelphia Stephen Rea Kok-chor Tan and Beijing Pasqually’s Pizza Americus Reed III and Karen Detlefsen Beneficial Bank Penn Ice Rink Veronica Alvarez in memory of Cindy Roberts Jeff “City” Block Team Pennsylvania Ballet Ed Reinert Kaixiang Tao BlueMercury Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in memory of Barbara Reinert Savit Tewari and Avni Santini Bluestone Construction Services Pepper Hamilton LLP Penny Rezet and Anilet and Christopher Tharp Brandywine River Museum of Art PhilaDanco Eric Feingold Lei Tian and Yingpeng Liu brokenglass studio Philadelphia Eagles Beth Rezet and Erin and Christian Ticehurst Bryan Karl Lathrop Photography Philadelphia Foundation Gregg Fromell Christel Űrményházi Camden Children’s Garden Philadelphia Office Furniture Co Sara and Andrew Richman David and Deb Valentine Campus Copy Center Philadelphia Orchestra Michele Richman in memory of Marni Sweet Chamberlain Goods Philadelphia Phillies in memory of Romane Niault Rob Voss and Alesa Rubendall Chamounix Equestrian Center Philadelphia Rock Gyms Kathy Rickard Steven Wagner and Chanticleer The Philadelphia School Representitive Jim Roebuck Monica Calkins Wagner Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Avery Rome and Jeffrey Price Jen Walker City Love Band Academy in memory of Cindy Roberts Sarah Walters City Tap House Philly Art Center Sharon and Peiging Jeremy Wang and Clarkville The Purple Cast LLC Jeremy Rosenberg Fang Yang Context Travel Reed Tech Rand Rosenblatt and Scott Wilds Coverall Rival Bros Coffee Bar Ann Freedman Wendy and Vincent Williams Deirdre Woods Technology Scream Graphix Promo in honor of Judy Borie Barbara Williams Advisors Scrub! Cleaning Anthony Rostain in memory of Jack and The Dover Group Smith Playground Peter and Lucy Rounds Matt Williams eXude Benefits Group, Inc. Snip

2 OUR GRATITUDE: We are very grateful for the support of our friends whose generous contributions we received in 2016

Stedmark Partners at Janney University City Arts League William Penn Charter School Stephen Starr Restaurants University of Penn - The Wilma Theater Talking Headz Facilities & RE Services Winterthur Museum Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care University Pinball The Woodlands Foundation Vietnam Cafe West Philadelphia Locksmith Third Street Habit Wake Up Yoga Company Thomson Reuters Wells Fargo Yards Brewing Tired Hands Brewing Company Llc WHYY Your Part-Time Controller, LLC

THE CINDY FUND: Cindy Roberts believed in making quality child care available to every family regardless of income. Cindy Fund donors understand the importance of giving all children the best possible start. Their generous gifts give children whose families qualify for public subsidy the opportunity to come to PIC.

David Abbott and Jan Roller Friends of Clark Park Constance Langland Sharon Sexton and Tom Ferrick Jeff Allred and Gretchen Aguiar Paula Fuchsberg Eugene Leff Richard and Robbie Shell Ann Applegate Lee Garner and Nancy and Terrence Lenhart Virginia Smith Edward Avila Anne Thomforde-Thomas Jim and Marcy Lilly Debra and Thomas Spitler Margaret and David Balamuth Anne Gerbner Linda Loyd James Steele Eileen Reynolds and Andrew Rogoff and Amy Ginensky Emilie Lounsberry Matt Stempeck Donald Barlett Catherine Ginther Hien Lu and Dylan Landis Michael Cohen and Lori Basher Sheryl and Charlie Gleich Todd Margasak and Belynda Stewart Barbara Beck Mary Goldman Aimee Ferguson Lindsey Stone Robert Behr and Nancy Juergens Mary Graham Diane and Bill Marimow Mary Williamson Strasser Frances Biddle Deb Green and Lisa Schultz John Martin Lillian Swanson Ellery Biddle Kathleen Griffin Diane Mastrull Peg Szczurek and M.J. Parkinson Dan Biddle Barry Grossbach and Mike Hardy Marcia and Tom McNamara Miriam Tarver Stephen and Lynn Biddle Crystal Gurin Metropolitan Bakery David Tatgenhorst and Mac and Judith Borie Jack Hagan Dale Mezzacappa Catherine McCoubrey Dorothy Brown Nancy Hanrahan and Richard Moore and Tulia Falleti Carol Thomson Willie Brown and Becky Wright Judy Powers Arlene and David Morgan Cecelia Lentini Torok and Elise Bruhl Linda Harris Kimberly Reese and Barry Morse Thomas Torok Joanne Bursich Algund Hermann Clement Murray Rick and Kim Tulsky Joel Schwartz and Julie Busby Miriam Hill Megin and John Myers Eileen Heisman Tuzman Vicki Bussard HMS School Tamaryn Nelson Jan Verhage Rose Ciotta Lisa and David Hoke Newspaper Guild of Philadelphia Elise Vider Philip Coffin Alison Drucker and Tom Holzman Maria Panaritis George Bilyk and Amy and Samuel Cohen Marcus Iannozzi Georgia Popplewell Jane von Bergen Porus Cooper Mimi Iijima and Steven Minicola Barbara Pressman Mark Wagenveld Diane Curtis Gail and Tom Infield David Preston Wenjie Wei and Linghui Zhang Dilip DaCuhna and Anu Mathur Anne Marie and David Inglis Ann-Marie Regan Joan Weiner Charles J. and Susan Davidson Mary Brewster and Frank Innes Michele Richman Stephen Seplow and Stephen Davis and Nina Hope Ellen Iwamoto Sara and Andrew Richman Phoebe Wood Ann De Forest Nani Jansen Avery Rome and Jeffrey Price Martha Woodall Ed Deegan Gary and Meg Jones Rand Rosenblatt and Jackie McCrea and Corinne Demas Grant Greapentrog and Ann Freedman Brian Yachyshen Emily Hage and Jules Dingle Kathryn Keeler Libby Rosof and Murray Dubin Dayo Yuh Denise Cowie and Stuart Ditzen Patrick Kerkstra and Peter and Lucy Rounds Andrea Zieman Sharon Dunn Kaitlin Gurney Susan Russell Brenda Kay Zylstra DVAEYC Sherilynn Kimble David Sanders Ruth and Barry Farber Jeff Kleger and Sally Groverman Eric Schneider and Janet Golden Lauren Finch Charles Knittle Carolyn Schodt Susan Frankel Melani Lamond and Brian Ratigan Katharine Seelye

We make every effort to recognize all of our donors. If we have accidentally omitted your name, please accept our apology and let us know of our mistake. Contact Development Manager Karen Stachelek at [email protected] or call 215-222-5480.