School Earns Matching Grant from The Sunshine Lady Foundation

Despite the Economy The Mariposa School Surpasses Fundraising Goal

Cary, N.C. (December 30, 2008) – The board of directors of the Mariposa School for Children with Autism is honored to announce the successful completion of its Take Flight Campaign which raised more than $107,000 to support a much needed expansion of student programs including early intervention programs that are so vital for youngsters challenged by autism.

In June, when The Sunshine Lady Foundation challenged The Mariposa School to raise $100,000 by December the school’s leaders were not sure they could reach that mark. After all, it would be the largest figure the school has raised in a single year, let alone in just a few short months. But The Sunshine Lady sweetened the offer, pledging to donate an additional $50,000 to sustain and expand the school’s programs serving children with autism and other disabilities if the school was successful.

“The goal represented a big stretch for us,” recalls Jacqueline Gottlieb, Mariposa’s Head of School, “a true challenge and a great opportunity at the same time. We had to give it our best effort. We are truly grateful to the many friends both new and old whose support helped us achieve this success.”

To see a video of the teachers & children saying "Thank YOU", click here.

The Best Christmas Gift: We Meet The Challenge!!!

Today we received the best holiday gift ever. We are officially over $100,000 and should receive an additional $5,000 from an anonymous donor for reaching our goal. We received a $1,500 grant this morning and a $9,000 grant around 11am!! We also received many contributions after Thanksgiving that helped us meet the goal.
Thanks to all of you who supported us and helped us get there!

A BIG THANK YOU FROM THE MARIPOSA SCHOOL Children, Teachers & Families.
And thank you to the Sunshine Lady Foundation for helping us.
Happy Holidays!

We're Getting Close to our Goal: Thanks!

Just a big shout out to all our blog visitors & readers. The school is getting close to its goal! Our Chili's night was complete success. Thanks to the many who turned out and offered their support. We also raised close to $5,000 from our gas raffle. With 20 days, left, we're firing on all cylinders to get to the $100,000 goal. Many friends of the school have come forward and sent in donations and made donations via the Internet. This is the best Christmas gift we could possibly hope for. Remember, your donations are tax deductible :)

Gifts can be sent to the Mariposa School, or made by using the Google Checkout link on the blog. Our volunteers have been wrapping gifts at Borders and doing other things in the community to help us reach the goal. Thank you one & all!