Peter Price ’58 Makes Historic Planned Gift to Friends Select School
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Since graduating, Peter O. Price '58 has been an active supporter of Friends Select School: he has hosted alumni/ae events at his home, spearheaded a fundraising committee to honor a teacher he greatly admires, spoken at a Cum Laude induction ceremony, and contributed financially to the school. Several years ago he and his wife Judy felt the time was right to make a significant gift to Friends Select.
After speaking with Joseph Ronan, Jr. Esq. ’72 and director of development Christine Jefferson, the Prices decided to make their gift through Friends Select's planned giving society, the Wetzel Society.
"The process of planning our bequest to Friends Select was simple, and Judy and I were able to make as meaningful a gift as possible; it was truly an easy decision to make," Peter says. Gifts to the school through estate plans and bequest intentions are beneficial on many levels; donors are able to maximize their support and receive a lifetime income benefit while Friends Select School is supported well into the future.
The announcement of the Prices' historic planned gift of $3 million was announced to the community with a video highlighting Peter's relationship to Friends Select, how teachers such as Margaret Sheets had a lasting influence on him, and his hope that a significant bequest could provide the same to future students. Of his connection to his alma mater, Peter says, "Friends Select taught me how to think critically and intellectually. It was the Mount Everest of my educational experience; everything else was just rolling hills."
The current effect of the gift intention is a positive one, as Peter and Judy's motivation to support the school is shared with many other alumni/ae, parents, and grandparents within the community. Since the announcement, many others were inspired to make a commitment to honor Friends Select School in their will or estate plans.
In honor of and with gratitude for Peter and Judy's historic planned gift, the planned giving society has been rebranded as the Price Wetzel Legacy Society.
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