Mary Ann Bounds' Heroes List

A partial list of the Montessorians who helped with the recovery

Mary Ann Bounds

Mary Gaudett, Montessori School of Pensacola

They were the first to respond, by donating materials and driving them over about 5 weeks after the storm. The children and parents raised money and donated it to the school!! A VERY generous gift!)

Dr. Betsy Coe, Houston Montessori Education Center

Materials

Cynthia Brashear, a retired teacher from Pennington, NJ

Math and language materials

Dianne Remmers from Montessori Children's Center, of Dayton, OH

They drove from Dayton to Chattanooga, TN. with a trailer full of materials, My brother then drove the materials to Ocean Springs. Their children also raised a very generous amount of money that they donated to our school.

Huntsville Montessori School, Huntsville, AL

Materials

Anne Branden, The Montessori Academy, Mobile, AL

Materials and monetary donation. This beautiful woman is closing her school after 30 years and is gifting the materials to us!!

Pat O'Toole, Springs Montessori School, Springfield, VA

Very generous monetary donation

Church Groups that donated money to the school:

First Presbyterian Church of Vicksburg, MS Women's Group

Wesleyan Education Center, High Point, NC

Covenant Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS

We also received private donations from individuals that live elsewhere but wanted to help; most were friends of families who have children in our school.