Families are an integral part of your granddaughter’s Saint Mary’s experience, and Grandparents & Grandfriends Day is an annual, no-cost event that provides an opportunity for her to share her Saint Mary's journey with you. This year’s virtual event is scheduled for Friday, April, 16, 2021.
Questions? Please contact contact Christiane Newell in the Development Office at 919-424-4107 or cnewell@sms.edu.
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Please accept our invitation to a virtual Grandparent’s Day Celebration on Friday, April 16, 2021. We have put together a special chapel service and program for the occasion. You can join LIVE on Friday, April 16, 2021 by clicking the link (coming soon!).
We will be recording both events for your viewing pleasure.
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM – Chapel Service
Your granddaughters at Saint Mary’s School are excited to celebrate you in a new way this year, with a virtual Chapel service. Your love, guidance, and encouragement blesses your granddaughters – and through them, the entire community.
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Program
We hope that you will join us for a presentation from Saint Mary’s School’s leadership team, faculty, and students. We welcome you to step into the virtual classroom and get a glimpse into your granddaughter’s experience at Saint Mary’s.
Mary Jane Jenkins and Vicky McKenzie Armes ’62C have generously stepped forward to volunteer their time as Saint Mary’s Annual Fund 20/21 Grandparent Campaign co-chairs. Both women have deep affection for Saint Mary’s and many legacy ties to the school. Together, they partner with the Development and Alumnae Office to help engage, connect, and build relationships with other Saints Mary's grandparents, provide news and information especially relevant for grandparents, and help host Grandparents & Grandfriends Day alongside Head of School Brendan O’Shea.
Mary Jane’s connections to Saint Mary’s began with her late mother-in-law, Virginia Clark Jenkins ’34HS, and Virginia’s late sister, Nancy Clark Stronach ’35C, both of whom were Saint Mary’s girls. Two of Mary Jane’s daughters, Emily Jenkins ’94HS and Eliza Jenkins Stoecker ’96HS, also graduated from Saint Mary’s. Eliza currently serves as a member of the Alumnae Council alongside Vicky. Mary Jane’s daughter, Louise Jenkins Stowe, is mother of current student Suzie Stowe (9/D) and young alumna, May Stowe ’20. Mary Jane and her husband, Clark, have long been advocates for and leadership donors to Saint Mary’s.
Vicky is a Saint Mary’s and also raised a Saint Mary’s girl, her daughter Lawson Armes ’87HS ’89C. Vicky’s son Martin and his wife Cindy are parents to current sophomore, Sarah Pratt ’23. Vicky’s ties also include her cousin Barbara McKenzie Scott ’63C. Over the years, Vicky has tirelessly served as a member of Saint Mary’s Alumnae Council and as a vocal advocate for all things Saint Mary’s with her classmates. She is a consistent leadership donor and has served the school in several ways: as a reunion hostess, a class agent, and a member of the 175th Anniversary Gala Committee.
For both women, their most important role now is that of grandmother to their Saint Mary’s girls!
Saint Mary’s is grateful to Vicky and Mary Jane for their leadership and support of this event and the Grandparent Annual Fund Campaign. Make your gift today to the Annual Fund 20/21 Grandparent & Grandfriends Campaign here.
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All proceeds from Saint Mary's Virtual Auction 2021 will go towards our "Fund-A-Ride" project, which will help with purchasing a new vehicle to add to our transportation fleet. Join us for the online auction running from now through the evening of April 29, 2021. Join us on Thursday, April 29 at 7 p.m. for the live auction event.
