Safer School, Stronger Community Campaign

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

When Heritage Hall’s founders envisioned having all the School’s divisions on one campus in the early 1970s, they also anticipated that the School would need ample room for growth. The Founders accomplished both with the purchase of 67 undeveloped acres in northwest Oklahoma City.

As our enrollment has grown over the years, so has our campus, which has expanded its footprint to 112 acres. In particular, the consistent growth in our Lower School enrollment points to the importance of additional facilities to serve our thriving campus.

The safety of our students and employees inspired us to launch an exciting campaign, Safer School, Stronger Community, beginning with the construction of a new gymnasium near the Lower School. Thanks to a generous lead gift from Lauren and Leo Mingee, The Mingee Family Gymnasium will double as an all-school, FEMA-approved storm shelter, rated to withstand an EF-5 tornado and spacious enough to accommodate all students, staff, and campus visitors quickly.

The Mingee Family has issued a $2M matching gift challenge to launch this campaign, and I’m confident that Chargers will respond to this challenge with enthusiasm.

I invite you to help us build a Safer School and a Stronger Community!

Aaron L. Fetrow
President

Safer School, Stronger Community

A FOUNDATION FOR OUR FUTURE

In addition to the construction of the new facility, this project will also transform the existing Lower School gym into additional classrooms and more space for enrichment programs such as music.
SAFETY FIRST

During severe weather, all students currently take shelter in designated secure areas. The Mingee Family Gymnasium will be constructed as a FEMA-approved shelter, rated to withstand an EF-5 tornado and spacious enough to accommodate all students, staff, and visitors quickly, providing peace of mind for the entire Heritage Hall family.
UPPING OUR GAME

As a multi-functional, regulation-sized gymnasium with locker rooms, spectator seating, and scoreboards, the new gym’s square footage will measure nearly twice the existing gym's size. This will allow more room for daily physical education activities for younger Chargers as they build coordination and developmental skills.

Throughout the year, the new gymnasium can be utilized for a variety of other activities, from indoor recess during inclement weather to an additional venue for older Chargers to host campus and athletic events and tournaments.

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Donor Gifts

List of 10 items.

2,000,000 to 4,999,999
- Leo and Lauren Mingee
1,000,000 to 1,999,999
- Dennis and Lindsey Lee
500,000 to 999,999
- Frank and Johnel Harrison
- The Miller Family Foundation
250,000 to 499,999
- Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation
100,000 to 249,999
- Anonymous
- Reagan and Keri Bradford
- Aaron and Lenice Cattley
- The Kerr Foundation, Inc.
- Mike and Diane Liddell
- Jeff and Ashley Ritenour
50,000 to 99,999
25,000 to 49,999
- Guy and Julie Bramble
10,000 to 24,999
- Fred Jones Family Foundation
- Mason and Barbara Jett
- Michael Townsend and Emily Friedman
5,000 to 9,999
- Class of 2024
- Betsy Jett Gaske '91
- Lance and Tena Highfill
up to 4,999
- Chris and Hilary Allen
- Class of 2023
- Rodney and Mary Ann Cook
- Lance '98 and Christina Cook
- Aaron and Jodi Fetrow
- Aaron and Andie Harms
- John Kennedy
- Marnie Davis Kennedy '76
- John Perry III and Laura Mackie
- Maxey Reynolds
- Robert and Genifer Ring
- Marty and Jenifer Standish
- Nancy Moore Strecker
- The Social Order Dining Collective

Help us meet our match for The Mingee Family Gymnasium!

For more information about supporting Heritage Hall through an annual contribution, an endowment, or an estate gift, please contact the Director of Development Jenifer Standish at 405.936.3109 or jstandish@heritagehall.com.

1800 NW 122nd Street Oklahoma City, OK 73120

Phone 405.749.3001
Fax 405.751.7372

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