CO-PRESIDENTS' LETTER
Dear Saxe Parents,

Later this month we’ll gather with our families to gorge ourselves on turkey and pumpkin pie, watch too much football and give thanks. At Saxe, we too have much to be thankful for. This year’s CELEBRATE SAXE campaign was once again a phenomenal success, with 59% of families participating to raise a total of $130,445 dollars! Yes, you read that correctly. We are equally in awe.

In addition to funding the PTC’s operating budget, your donations are also awarded as grants to Saxe faculty and staff. In the past, PTC grants have purchased 25 Adidas wristwatch heart monitors for use in health class and a Hololens for the STEM Lab, as well as furniture for our popular Saxe Cafe and overall curriculum enhancements. Over the next few months, we’ll keep you posted on how your donations will be spent this academic year!

The generosity of our Saxe Families is equally matched by the dedication of our outstanding CELEBRATE SAXE committee and all of our PTC volunteers. A heartfelt thank you to the following members who have donated countless hours to our various events:
  • Nadine Finnerty, Kristen Grzymski, Sara Koch and Julie Passios, our amazing CELEBRATE SAXE co-chairs, thank you for all of the blood, sweat and (happy) tears, along with your steadfast leadership and expertise. You showed all of us the true power of teamwork!  
  • Anne Schimmeck and Laura Prior, VPs of Ways & Means, congratulations on a tremendous CELEBRATE SAXE campaign and for helping whenever and wherever you were called into action.
  • And to our valued Board Members who all donated countless hours to the Celebrate Saxe Campaign, particularly Stephanie Taylor for always going the extra mile in crunching the numbers and tracking donations and Julie O’Brien Deasy for keeping on top of the constant and ever-changing communication demands.  
  • Emily Cannon, Jenn Fittipaldi, Katie Holmstead, Kristin Mallozzi and Andrea Wilderman – Our Saxe Spiritwear Team provided the latest in Saxe school swag, the best way to show off our school spirit!
  • Leah Kittredge and Neely Leslie—kudos for overseeing all of our hospitality events and their amazing 5th grade Fun Run committee (Courtney DeKanter, Colleen Proster and Abigail Skidmore) who managed to brave the high winds & impending storm while flawlessly executing this time-honored tradition.
  • Shannon Goetz and Liz Squillante, many thanks for planning and organizing the delicious spread of food and refreshments for all the Open House nights.
  • Jayne Benton and Nancy Burges, who coordinated school picture day. You mastered the art of herding middle schoolers!

The lives of our students are immeasurably enriched by the generosity and dedication of all our Saxe Families. We couldn’t be more proud to be a part of this school community!

Gratefully yours,
Geri Mohr & Patty Zoccolillo 
Saxe PTC Co-Presidents