Walker Bell Challenge 2024
“Come west, breathe deep, let these books and these hills and these horses be your teachers.” -Sherman Day Thacher
There are 7 active challenges!
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Emma Balina, Director of Leadership Giving
What (or who) inspired your gift to Thacher today?
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Sara and Mark Billings (Parent ’24, ’27, Faculty/Staff)
2 days ago
In honor of Kevin Billings
Keep bucking!
David Heard (Alum ’79)
2 hours ago
Great education, teachers, friends, memories and my horse Tequila.
Rebecca Clyde (Alum ’86, Parent ’24)
11 hours ago
In honor of ALL of the amazing teachers, faculty, and staff
In particular, Tim Sullivan and Jeff Hooper
Anonymous (Alum ’21, ’24, ’26, ’27, Grandparent ’27)
17 hours ago
Caden Rogers, Graham Rogers, Marlow Rogers.
The Grandmother of these wonderful Boys.
Dermond Thomas (Alum ’94, Parent ’24)
19 hours ago
My Thacher experience was truly life-changing and I want every student to experience the very best of Thacher!
William Kellogg (Alum ’69)
a day ago
In memory of Jim Richardson, Mui NImanahaeminda and Jim Watts
Marshall Milligan's message moved me to take action!
Hanson and Sasha Gifford (Parent ’10, ’12, ’16)
a day ago
All the remarkable facutly and staff that make Thacher the place it is!
Sam Felton (Alum ’05)
a day ago
In honor of Gabe Yette
Skye Rohde (Alum ’94, Faculty/Staff)
a day ago
In memory of Tanji Dewberry & Elizabeth Williams, CdeP 1994
Gyalzen Lama (Parent ’26)
2 days ago
NA
Jeanine & Robert Getz (Parent ’22)
2 days ago
We drank the Thacher kool-aid!
🧡🐸🧡
Jean Rogers (Grandparent ’21, ’24, ’27)
2 days ago
Great education and social development
Connie & Howie Muir (Parent ’13)
2 days ago
In honor of the Schryvers
Thank you for the way in which you wove empathy, responsibility, grit, and horsemanship into the lives of those you taught or touched.
Vladimir L Martinez (Faculty/Staff)
2 days ago
For all things Thacher, especially the Arts, Athletics and Horse Dept. Love of Students
Jan Atchity (Grandparent ’24, ’27)
2 days ago
In honor of Sara Billings and the Development Office
Anonymous (Alum ’98)
2 days ago
In honor of Marvin Shagam
Mary Burke (Grandparent ’24)
2 days ago
In honor of Class of 2024
Congratulations to all of you!
Jill Z. Manfredi (Faculty/Staff)
2 days ago
In honor of Judy Oberlander
In honor of Judy Oberlander, Former Thacher Faculty Partner and Current College Counseling Liaison, who is now a Rotary Club of Ojai 2024-2025 Ojai Living Treasure!
Sean & Ladi Carr (Parent ’26)
2 days ago
Thank you for creating a wonderful learning sanctuary.
Mark&Natasha Leydecker (Alum ’79, ’91, Parent ’13)
2 days ago
In honor of Fred Lamb
Doyle Hayes (Grandparent ’21, ’24, ’27)
3 days ago
MARLOW Rogers
Califia Davis (Alum ’98)
3 days ago
Alissa Tafti, the fun police said I couldn't donate an humorous amount. She's not the boss of me!
Shannon Back (Alum ’98)
6 days ago
In honor of Did I hear there might be In n Out??
SAMUEL FRENCH (Alum ’66)
11 days ago
Great school, prepared me for many facets of life.
Erin Pata (Parent ’20, ’23, ’25)
13 days ago
In honor of Bob Isaacson
The best school I could have ever imagined for our kids.
Sarah O'Brien CdeP '86 and Aaron Dowling (Alum ’86, Parent ’25, ’27)
14 days ago
Thank you to all of the dedicated and talented teachers at Thacher!
Justin Buell (Alum ’98)
14 days ago
Alissa Tafti's adept ability to marshal peer pressure creates a thrilling and almost palpable sense of danger, where not contributing feels less like a minor oversight and more like a personal risk.
Ryan Meyer (Alum ’98)
14 days ago
Peer pressure is real. Also, Alissa Tafti is very effective.
Rosalie Minier (Alum ’98)
15 days ago
Alisa Tafti and my lovely classmates are still great at peer pressure after all these years!
alexis Bormann (Alum ’98)
15 days ago
Alissa started it. Caroline inspired it. $69.69 done.
Cesar, I got you.
Kellie Dolan (Alum ’98)
16 days ago
Alissa Tafti made me do it
David Oxley (Alum ’79)
2 hours ago
In honor of Marianne Oxley and Alex Wilson
Bruce A Everett (Parent ’26, ’90, ’92, ’94)
10 hours ago
Continued support for last 30 years
Anonymous (Alum ’72)
16 hours ago
Classmates no longer with us
Carol McConnell (Alum ’81)
18 hours ago
Thank you to Everyone involved in Thacher’s Horse Program
Jamil Abou-Samra (Alum ’99)
20 hours ago
In the words of my friend Clinton Lowe, “I’m in love with The Thacher School.”
Claire Behr (Grandparent ’22)
a day ago
Letter from Head of School😊
Harjit Khaira (Parent ’26, ’28)
a day ago
The genuine care of my child’s advisor and other higher ups who look out for our children as they learn to balance academics, interests and exploration.
Harry Du Winona Zang (Parent ’26)
a day ago
Go Toads!
Eric Gross (Alum ’85, Parent ’23)
a day ago
The staff, teachers, parents, & alumni I spoke with at Gymkhana.
Richard E. Look (Alum ’62)
2 days ago
In honor of Archie Look CdeP 1964
Bruce Belluschi (Alum ’82)
2 days ago
Mike Voevodsky, CdP’82 class rep
Gail O'Brien (Parent ’79, ’81, ’86, ’88, Grandparent ’25, ’27)
2 days ago
Dedicated to the extraordinary teachers at Thacher -Past and Present!
Richard Paige (Alum ’65)
2 days ago
In honor of Jack Huyler
Liz Moffitt (Parent ’05, ’06)
2 days ago
In honor of Reid dennis
In memory of Reid Dennis
I’ve known the school for 65 years and believe it provides. the best education I can imagine for high school kids. Three generations of Moffitts have enjoyed the experience. I wish that I had the opportunity to go there!
Chris Frisina (Parent ’27)
2 days ago
In honor of Beckett Frisina
Russell Grether (Alum ’03)
2 days ago
In memory of Marvin Shagam
Mitchell Lathrop (Alum ’55)
2 days ago
In honor of John H. Huyler
Emily Shaw (Parent ’27)
2 days ago
We are so grateful for this amazing community!
Jacqueline Johnny (Parent ’25)
2 days ago
Thank you to all the faculty and employees of the Thacher School. I know my son's high school experience will be memorable.
Elizabeth Olmsted
2 days ago
In honor of Jillian Seaton
Andrew Barkan (Alum ’98)
3 days ago
Tafti for the win!
Comfort Halsey
4 days ago
In memory of Macdonald Brooke Halsey Library Fund
Bryan Beckham (Alum ’74)
7 days ago
In honor of 50th Reunion for CdP 1974
Trust my classmates from 1974 will "ring the bell" in honor of our 50th reunion.
Anonymous (Alum ’90)
13 days ago
In memory of Marvin Shagam
Roger Coates (Alum ’57)
14 days ago
Remembering a good 2 years at Thacher
Laurel Edson
14 days ago
In honor of the Alumni & Development Office
All the love for the Toads!
Robert Landsness (Alum ’98)
14 days ago
In honor of In memory on Alyssa Tafti- may she always bring shame for those who don’t donate
I thought of not giving this year. But it would be much more to pay for the therapy needed from the shame that my dear classmate Alyssa Tafti would bring upon me. So this is really, really cheap therapy.
Sarah Low (Alum ’98)
15 days ago
Alissa Tafti inspired me
Caroline White (Alum ’98)
15 days ago
Dedicated to the brave members of the CdeP 1998 WhatsApp group
Lucia Craven (Alum ’98)
15 days ago
Peer pressure. Also I really miss Ojai oranges.
CESAR GERARDO (Alum ’98)
16 days ago
Thank you, Alissa, for pressuring me into this. Not much, but better than someone else's 69 cents, immarite?