b'Creatively Connecting CommunityThrough GDS Parent PartnershipsHolly Jones, 2018-2019 GDS Parents Association PresidentPARTNERSHIPS!CreativelyconnectingtheGreensboroDaySchoolcommunity internally to each other and externally to Greater Greensboro has been so energizing and gratifying this year. Parents, faculty, staff, alumni, and students partnered to increase all of our abilities to be more constructive contributors to our world. Positive partnerships grew each day between these amazing groups of people at GDS and I am thankful to each of you for your time, effort, and dedication to making Greensboro Day School such an amazing place. Enjoy a look back at the Parents Association 2018-2019 memories.sandwiches, casseroles, fruit, veggieschaired a spirited Spring fundraiser and desserts galore were availablethat was focused on community all day to the people at GDS whobuilding and just plain fun. Thank support, challenge and positivelyyou to Wes Elingburg, GDS impact our children daily. CreativeTrustee, for his generous donation Snacks sealed the love with Valentineof tickets to the game and to all of chocolate cakes for each person whoour sponsors who so generously attended to take home. It was asupported the fun. The PA grossed special day full of donations of food,$18,000 that will go to support the time, and funds to celebrate someTeacher Enrichment Endowment Marys House, SPCA, Greensboroamazing role models.n Fund (TEEF), the Commemorative Brick Campaign for Building and HOW ATTRACTIVE! The AttractionsUrban Ministries, Crayons Matter,Grounds Maintenance, and to Book sale was a big hit raising aScarves for Warmth and more! projects in and around campus total of $10,000 to support variousFellowship followed with a cateredsupported by the Allocations Fund.nallocations for the PA this year. Forlunch in the Bengal Cafe for all the second year in a row, all GDSvolunteers. Holly Hofbauer and students participated in selling theHouston Satterfield should be books not only in support of thecommended for yet againPA and GDS internally, but also increatively connecting community. I support of our greater Greensborocant wait to see what they have in community businesses as well. It reallystore for the 50th Anniversary!nwas a win win! Michele Gordon and Sally Lewis led the charge for this attractive fundraiser.nBLOWN AWAY!The Fall FestivalReady, Set, DASH!It was another was disrupted by someone namedperfect day to watch 330 people Hurricane Michael. Event chairs,run the 12th annual Bengal Dash.Sabra Permar and Lori Richardson,26 faculty and staff and countless are excited to chair this event nextstudents, parents, and greater year so they dont miss out on allGreensboro community runners the fun. Following the hurricane,took their mark to support the students, faculty and staff shiftedPhilanthropy Fund at GDS.A their focus to hurricane relief effortsbig hand to all of our amazing benefiting those in and well outside ofsponsors, volunteers, runners and the Greensboro community.n dashing chairs, Ali Hammouri and Kristen Tuma, who collaboratively TAKE ME OUT TO THEraised $6000 to support future ALL PAWS IN! November 17,LOVING GDS FACULTY ANDphilanthropic projects.Mark your BALLGAME!The weather wascalendars for May 2, 2020, as we 2019 was a constructive and busySTAFF!The GDS faculty andperfect, the event was a sellout, thecelebrate the 50th Anniversary of day connecting 175 of our GDSstaff were spoiled on Febuary 13spread was amazing and the GDSGreensboro Day School with a community members to severalby the Lower School Hospitalitycommunity was having a ball at aweekend of fun including the 13th nonprofits in Greensboro includingCommittee led by Layne King andGreensboro Grasshoppers baseballrunning of the Bengal Dash.nTiny Houses, Barnabus Network, Gaynor Lauchlan. Soups, salads,game. Amy Consiglio energetically 54 | Summer 2019'