Class of 2025 Senior Family Gift
What is the Senior Family Gift Project?
The Friends School Senior Family Gift serves as a lasting legacy for seniors and their families – one that benefits our entire community and advances the school’s priorities. The Class of 2025 students thoughtfully chose to support a project reflective of their close bond and interests.
The Class of 2025 Wayfinding Sculpture–
Fox Statue
Since 2005, Friends has committed itself to transforming our 35-acre campus into a native plant oasis in the city. The concept of wayfinding sculptures was introduced in 2019, when the Class of 1969 helped fund maps of the School’s Native Plant Teaching Gardens as part of their 50th reunion. Then, in 2022, the Board of Trustees ratified a comprehensive Campus Plan, which identified the continued development and growth of the Native Plant Teaching Gardens as a priority. The Class of 2025’s fox sculpture will be the first of its kind, further advancing the Campus Plan. Designed and sculpted by Friends alum Bart Walter ’76, the larger-than-life fox statue will symbolically honor the Quaker values introduced by George Fox, while evoking a spirit of curiosity, sensitivity, intuition, and purpose. Our first wayfinding statue will begin a new tradition and help enhance our campus environment by fostering a sense of play, creativity, stewardship, and community. A plaque commemorating the Class of 2025 and its fundraising effort will accompany the installation. We can all look forward to celebrating and capturing milestone moments and student memories while gathered around this beautiful work of art for years to come!
The artist Bart Walter ’76 has begun to sculpt small models upon which to base the final piece. He has provided this sample as a visual concept. The final piece will include more detail and be mounted on natural rock. Note: this model is not to scale and is not the final version.
2025 Senior Family Gift Committees
Upcoming Fundraiser Events
April 26, 7:15–8:30 p.m. in the ZAC: Senior & Junior Parents Social hosted by the SFG Parents Committee in the ZAC after Prom Pictures
May 7: Celebrate the last day of Senior Classes! Visit Always Ice Cream & Ruxton Mercantile, Cross Keys, to Support the Class of 2025 SFG Fundraiser*
May 9: Seniors Hershey Park Field Trip
*Always Ice Cream, Cross Keys: A portion of all sales that day will go back to the SFG fundraiser; no need to mention Friends or bring a flyer.
Ruxton Mercantile, Cross Keys: 10% of any purchases when people mention Friends between 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Current Participation
Our goal is to raise $150,000 total by June 5, 2025; Seniors have set a fundraising goal of $2,500 for themselves to help meet the total goal.
Money Raised to Date:
Parents: $107,125 (Class of 2025 Parent Participation Rate Currently: 51%; let's get to 100% participation from Class of 2025 Families - Every Gift Matters!)
Grandparents: $5,935
Class of 2025 Seniors: $1,913
Grand Total as of 4/23/25: $114,973.00
We have $35,000 to go to reach our goal!
