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PICKERING FOUNDATION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Dear Family and Friends of The Pickering Foundation,
We have had a wonderful couple of years highlighted by the Benson Reunion in 2000 and our 350th birthday celebration in 2001. We look forward to a reception of the crew from The Bark Eagle, sponsored by The Salem Marine Society, this year. This old house, like any family with a long history, has had highs and lows over the generations. We have had high points where Salem flourished as an international seaport. Before that our house was home to many important Patriots who served our country with distinction in its Colonial times and during its formative Federal era. We have had periods of revitalization, restoration, and most recently of reorganization.
Now we depend not on an individual Pickering family member to maintain the house and its collection, but on a broad based membership made up of family, friends, and conservation minded people. It is you members and your support that permits us, The Board of Trustees of The Pickering Foundation, to preserve and continue this tradition. Our annual budget is largely dependent on your financial support.
The buildings need paint. Our old trees need care. The fences need constant maintenance. Paintings and documents need conservation. All of those preservation costs must come from our limited endowment or from the generosity of our members.
Membership in The Pickering Foundation entitles those who are in good standing an invitation to our annual spring cocktail reception throughout the house and on the terrace. Further, members receive our newsletter and are permitted free tours of the house with their guests throughout the year by appointment. Members are also given preferential treatment for the rental of the house a-rid-grounds for weddings or other gatherings. Finally, members have the knowledge that they are contributing to the preservation of a unique slice of Americana.
I encourage you to use the enclosed envelope to join our growing list of members or to renew your existing membership. For those of you who are "life members", I hope you will consider an annual donation in support of our efforts.
My thanks on behalf of our Board of Trustee for your past and future financial support.
Cordially,
The President
P.S. All contributions are tax deductable.
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