Dear Parents,
I am tendering this appeal to ask for your financial support for our 2022 - 2023 Annual Fund. Daily, from my captain's chair in the wheelhouse of the Good Ship Odyssey, I see the ship's crew of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders enthusiastically moving along the deck ways with a special quality of sparkling light in their curious eyes. In essence, the crew's glistening eyes project a sense of wonder while also conveying a clear "sense of belonging" to the entire volume of magic that bathes our Sailing Vessel Odyssey. Magic is the most important term here because it relates to the aforementioned theme above.
Our Annual Fund is one of two major fundraisers that Odyssey hosts each year. It is essentially an email effort designed to urge you to “click the donate button" to submit your Annual Fund donation. Many independent schools across the country give guidelines for donations and expect current families to donate 10% of the cost of tuition but, quite honestly, that is not Odyssey’s style. We simply ask you to do the best that you can. The campaign gets underway in early December and ends in February. In addition to this fundraiser, each year during late April, we host our second annual fundraising event, Odyssey's Gala Dinner. The 2023 Odyssey Gala is scheduled for April 29 at the beautiful Peninsula Golf and Country Club – so mark your calendar!
Combined, the net revenues from this Annual Fund and next April's Gala will help keep Odyssey programs and people in place for future years to come. There are many compelling reasons to support Odyssey School. Truthfully, there is a gap between what it costs to educate our Odyssey kids in comparison to what we charge, and tax-deductible fundraising revenue can narrow this split. Additionally, it is important for Odyssey to maintain its CAIS accreditation and 100% participation by our current families will send the clear signal to our accreditors that Odyssey is here to stay! Finally, Odyssey’s current COA (cost of attendance) is $14,000 less expensive than local area CAIS schools and, consequently, our COA represents an extraordinary value in the current education marketplace. Please donate to this important fundraising campaign to help secure Odyssey School’s future as a great independent school in California.
Warmest regards,
Steveo and the Odyssey Crew
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