Fundraising
The initial seed money campaign resulted in generous pledges by current Raskob families, families of Raskob alumni, and friends of BAEI.
Without diminishing the generosity of all of the people who have pledged to date, additional start-up help is still needed. If you can help, please contact BAEI.
All of the support received reflects a very strong endorsement of the programs used at Raskob to teach elementary through high school students with learning differences. The time is still right to offer your support for the new high school.
Comments by some people who support BAEI:
"We are seeing the enormous benefits of …'s [Raskob]experience at …School. We know how much we had wished that a school like …had been available to her in the Bay Area. I hope that there will be many alumni parents who will support your efforts as well. Good luck and congratulations to you and your committee on your efforts so far — most impressive."
"If need be, I can borrow [additional money]from my 401(k) but prefer not to–please let me know."
"I received a call today from the grandmother of a . . . grader wanting to know the status of the plans for the high school. . . .She would like you to send another [seed money]letter directly to her as the child's mother has no money for this endeavor but she may have. It wasn't clear if she was planning to send something at this time but she was very clear and repeated it, that if we get down to the 11th hour and are short, to call her and she will try to free up some funds."
