Tonight was my last night on the Board of Trustees at the Meadowbrook School of Weston. In case you can’t tell, above is my graduation picture, from June, 1991. I’m 12, and I’m the giant 6 over from the top left.
It was a little emotional for me, since I grew up by the school, and I feel greatly indebted to the school for much of my character and intellectual development. Additionally, as someone committed to spending my philanthropic time and money on early education, it has been wonderful to be able to “get my hands dirty” helping a great school become even better.
Steve Hinds, the school’s Headmaster and a close family friend, had some very kind words for me which I was not at all prepared to hear in a public setting, and I wish I had been able to respond by sharing my gratitude for the school and his leadership, but I was flustered by the moment and barely able to mutter a simple “thank you.”
They presented me with two gifts: a beautiful silver plate commemorating my service, and a cake celebrating my upcoming matrimony (many board members have enjoyed hearing wedding planning progress reports dating as far back as planning the proposal).
Here’s the plate and the cake:
