Giving

Fryeburg Academy offers students opportunities to find their place in the world. If you have ever given, thank you. With continued support from our alumni, parents, and friends, we can continue to offer exceptional academic, arts, and athletic programs. We rely on your support. Every gift makes a difference.

Head of School's Wishlist

Academics
Additional 5-10 Chromebooks for student sign out and home use -$300 ea.  (Acquired, Spring 2020)
Visiting Author/Speaker series - $1,000
Scholarships to support student educational travel - $500/ea.
Bulletin Boards for Science Classrooms (7) - $3000

Fine and Performing Arts

50 Band Chairs - $115.00 ea.  (Acquired, Winter 2019)
Two/One Aspire Pottery Wheels with foot pedal for art classes - $525 ea. (One acquired, Fall 2020)
2 Sets Advanced Drill Bit Sets for woodworking classes -$230 ea.(Acquired, January 2020)
88-Key Electric Piano for Jazz Combos - $1500  (Acquired, Spring 2021)
Wireless microphone and headset systems (10 sets) - $950
HD Camera for live streaming campus events - $525 (Acquired, Fall 2021)

For FA Film Workshop:
Canon EOS R Mirrorless Full Frame Digital Camera $1,800 
(Acquired, January 2020)
DJI Mavic 3 Aerial Cinema Camera System/Drone - $3000  Acquired, Spring 2022)
 
Ada Wadsworth Arena
Upgraded Audio-Visual Presentation Equipment- $5,000 (Completed, Spring 2016)
                                                             
Athletics
Tennis Ball Machine- $2,195 (Acquired, Fall 2020)
Wrestling Mat, regulation size competition mat 42X42 - $7,000
Soccer, Two Portable Goal Sets- $2,225 ea.
Boys’ Lacrosse, 30 Travel Bags- $3,000
Girls’ Lacrosse, 30 Travel Bags- $3,000
Baseball Pitching Machine- $3,500 (Acquired, Fall 2020)
Interior Finish Work at Football Tower - $6,000 (Acquired, Spring 2021)
Football Shoulder Pads, 40 sets-- $11,500 ($5,500 contributed, Fall 2016) 23 Sets Remaining-- $6,500
Baseball Pitching Machine-(Acquired, Fall 2021)
Strips of artificial turf for indoor sled training - $560

Daniel E. Turner Fitness Center
Elliptical Machine - $3,500 (Acquired, December 2021)
Two / One Treadmill - $2,500 ea.(Acquired, January 2020, February 2022)


Howe Street Tennis Complex 
4 Tennis Courts- $25,000 ea. (Completed, August 2017)
Spectator Seating- $25,000
Tennis Backboard- $25,000

Outdoor Learning and Research
Equipment for transporting, washing, prepping, and refrigerating OLRC garden vegetables -$6,000
20 sets of jackets, gloves, boots, and sleeping bags for winter camping - $500 ea. 
20 sets of Backcountry XC skis, boots, & poles - $450 ea.
 

Campus Improvement
Greenery/Shrubs (as part of landscape master plan)-$200 ea. 
Greenery/Trees (as part of landscape master plan) -$500 ea.
Water Bottle Filling Stations -$1,000 ea.(acquired, winter/spring 2020)
 
 
 

In addition to unrestricted gifts, Fryeburg Academy welcomes gifts in response to the Head of School’s Wishlist for donors who may be interested in supporting a specific program or an area of particular interest.
 
Please contact Joseph Manning, Associate Head of School, or Dawn Gale '81, Director, Academy Fund and Alumni Relations to learn more about how your support for one of these projects or purchases will have a significant impact on Fryeburg Academy – our campus, our community, and our students – today. 

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