Dear Friends of ASSIST,

The 2012/13 program year was a remarkable one for ASSIST. As you will note from the accounts in this annual report, we set historic highs in every conceivable dimension, from Scholars to schools to a new record in the Annual Fund.

This annual report provides me an opportunity to thank each of you who has contributed to ASSIST. We thrive because donors and volunteers are invested in our mission; you are the pillars that support the ASSIST program.

With sincere regards,

Richard P. Hall

Chair, ASSIST Board of Directors  

Pamela was appointed to the Board of Directors in 1992. Having lived in Germany for 20 years and having traveled extensively around the world, she is keenly aware of the importance and enjoyment of stepping inside other cultures, appreciating differences, and recognizing the human qualities that are the same the world over. ASSIST was a perfect Board fit for Pamela's talents and commitment, both to education and to global citizenship.

Her contributions to ASSIST have been numerous. In her position as Vice Chair, she has played an important role in framing ASSIST's future. As a donor, she sponsors a Scholar each year, has hosted a number of receptions in New York City, has made key gifts to redesign our website and to have all of our brochures professionally designed, and makes a leadership gift to the Annual Fund. Younger alumni will remember the ASSIST backpacks they received at Orientation; Pamela has made them possible. When asked what she wished for ASSIST, Pamela replied: "Continuing excellence, greater international opportunities, and the increasing support of alumni to ensure the financial sustainability of ASSIST into the future."

Dear Mr. Lenfest,

Thank you for this opportunity you have given me to open my eyes to a whole new perspective on life, and which taught me, and teaches me and will teach me a lot from which I may benefit in my life! I cannot even express how much I admire your generosity and how thankful I am for putting your trust in me! I have had the honor to meet so many wonderful people at my school, people who I study with, people who I compete with, people who are making my life here so special.

At Cross Country, I have learned that what really matters in life is the actual journey. Mr. Lenfest, thanks to you, I am able to walk on the correct path of my life journey!   THANK YOU!

Best regards,

Matus Petrovsky '13, Peddie School, Slovakia

ASSIST receives restricted and unrestricted gifts to the endowment, often made with shares of stock, which can offer extra tax savings advantages to the donor. Please contact Bob Stanley (bob@assist-inc.org) if you would like to discuss making a gift to the endowment.

• Mr. H.F. Lenfest has sponsored 150 ASSIST Scholars from eastern and central Europe, the Middle East and Africa since 2004/05. He sponsored 20 students in 2012/13.
• The Friends of ASSIST (Förderverein) sponsored 15 German Scholars with funds totaling $51,000. Over 26 years, FoA has sponsored Germans students with funds exceeding $1M.
• Mrs. Pamela Thye made two special gifts, one to purchase backpacks for the Class, and a second to allow ASSIST to redesign its web site and have all of its brochures professionally designed.
• The Kazickas Family Foundation sponsored three Lithuanian Scholars, bringing their total to 27 sponsorees since 2004/05.
• William and Stuart Buice sponsored two students, bringing their total to 20 students, since 2003/04.
• J. Wood (Woody) Rutter sponsored two Scholars, bringing his total to 16 sponsorees since 2004/05.
• Mindaugas Juozaitis '94 sponsored a fellow Lithuanian for the third time.
• The John Frederick Steinman Foundation sponsored a student for a sixth year in a row.
• Mrs. Julia Hall sponsored a student; she has sponsored 28 Scholars since 2004/05.
• The Peter Hursh Scholar Fund sponsored its third student since 2010/11, memorializing the contributions of this former Director.