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Giving
Stepping Stones Donor Wall
Stepping Stones Donor Wall
Make your mark. Maximize your impact.
Support Branksome’s future and become part of its history. Leave your legacy on a unique donor recognition wall, a central architectural feature in the new Karen L. Jurjevich Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre (iCAST). Inscribe your colourful stone, which will be individually strung by wire along a glass wall in the lobby.
It’s a rare opportunity to make your mark while maximizing your support of girls’ education.
It’s a rare opportunity to make your mark while maximizing your support of girls’ education.
Personalize Your Stone
As you can see from the images below, there are four sizes of Stepping Stones. Each size comes in a range of colours and by using the Interactive Donor Wall you can choose where on the wall you would like to place your stone. Finally, make your stone your own with a personal inscription up to a maximum of 70 characters.
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150 Stones Released at the $15,000 Level
These Stepping Stones are 5.75"wide x 4.5" high -
30 Stones Released at the $25,000 Level
These Stepping Stones are 8.5" wide x 7" high
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25 Stones Released at the $50,000 Level
These Stepping Stones are 11" wide x 8.25" high -
10 Stones Released at the $75,000 Level
These Stepping Stones are 12.6" wide x 10" high
Paying for Your Stone
There are a number of payment options and ways to pay for your Stepping Stone. As well as making a one-time payment, you can also split the cost of your stone over several years (with a maximum of five). For the $25,000 and $15,000 stones, you can also set up a monthly payment (over a maximum of five years). Take a look at the tables below to see which schedule works best for you.
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Payment Schedule for a $15,000 Stepping Stone +
5 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year Annual $3,000/yr $3,750/yr $5,000/yr $7,500/yr $15,000/yr Monthly $250/mo $312.50/mo $417/mo $625/mo $1,250/mo -
Payment Schedule for a $25,000 Stepping Stone +
5 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year Annual $5,000/yr $6,250/yr $8,334/yr $12,500/yr $25,000/yr Monthly $417/mo $521/mo $694.50/mo $1,041.67/mo $2,083.34/mo -
Payment Schedule for a $50,000 Stepping Stone +
5 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years Annual $10,000/yr $12,500/yr $16,667/yr $25,000/yr -
Payment Schedule for a $75,000 Stepping Stone +
5 Years 4 Years 3 Years 2 Years Annual $15,000/yr $18,750/yr $25,000/yr $37,500/yr
Methods of Payment
However you choose to spread the cost of your stone, you can pay for it in a number of ways:
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Credit Card
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Cheque
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A gift of stock
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By directing your United Way gift to Branksome Hall
- Through your employer’s payroll giving program. In addition, check to see if your employer has an employee gift matching program which could also be directed towards your Stepping Stone.
- If you are based in the U.S., you can pay through FRISBE and receive a U.S. tax receipt.
How to Reserve Your Stepping Stone
To read our step-by-step guide to purchasing your Stepping Stone, please click the expandable link below.
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Step-by-Step Guide +
- Use the Interactive Donor Wall to select any stone marked ‘AVAILABLE.’
- Confirm your choice by clicking ‘RESERVE THIS STONE.’
- Input your name, email and phone number.
- Enter your preferred inscription (maximum 70 characters). This inscription will be visible on the interactive donor wall, but it does not have to be the final message on your stone. Closer to production, we will be in touch to confirm your chosen inscription.
- Choose your preferred payment option: by credit card or by a different method (EFT, cheque, stock, through United Way or your employer). If selecting a different method of payment, a member of the Advancement team will reach out after you reserve your stone.
- Choose your preferred payment schedule: an annual pledge, a monthly pledge or a one-time donation.
- If paying by credit card, complete the subsequent forms and you will receive a confirmation upon completion.
- Once your Stepping Stone has been reserved and payment has been initiated, you can visit the Interactive Donor Wall to see who you will be positioned near as well as your personal inscription.
If, after reading the guide, you have any questions or require assistance reserving your Stepping Stone, please contact Claudia Metelsky, Director, Campaign and Development, Advancement and Community Engagement, at cmetelsky@branksome.on.ca or 416-920-6265, ext. 324 or Peter Maddox, Senior Development Officer, Annual and Leadership Giving, at pmaddox@branksome.on.ca or 416-920-6265, ext. 340.
Legacies of Impact
There are many reasons why members of our community are choosing to purchase a place on the Stepping Stone Donor Wall. Hear from some of them below as to why they chose to invest in our students and leave a legacy at Branksome Hall.
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Jackie NIXON Gowdy'03
“I’m here to reinforce my support of our students’ ambitions. Branksome Hall gave me the confidence to thrive and helped me develop the problem-solving mindset you need in investment banking. Now it is time to help build iCAST and leave an incredible permanent legacy.”—Jackie NIXON Gowdy'03
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Khalil Maalouf
“Anna Sophia has shown interest in science and, in general, girls don’t get encouragement in STEM at such an early age. It’s wonderful that iCAST will be a place that ignites early interest, provides exposure to STEM and sets up students to carry that through the entire JK–Grade 12 journey.”— Khalil Maalouf, Parent of Anna Sophia (Grade 1)
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Ian & Gail Brooker
"We have such a long history with Branksome Hall. Our daughter Kimberly came here, as did my mother, Jane MORGAN Brooker’37, Gail's sister and Kimberly's aunt Susan WILLIAMS Beverley'61 and now our granddaughter, Ashlyn is starting JK. We are so supportive of Branksome Hall because they were so supportive of our daughter. With Ashlyn now in JK, I know she’ll absolutely thrive at Branksome, engaged in this wonderful environment and these opportunities."— Ian & Gail Brooker, (Parents of Kimberly BROOKER Carter’96 and Grandparents of Ashlyn (JK))
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We wish to acknowledge this land on which Branksome operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work and go to school on this land.*
*The Land Acknowledgement may evolve as we honour our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous communities.
*The Land Acknowledgement may evolve as we honour our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous communities.
Setting the new standard for girls' education everywhere takes collective action. From all of us.
