English Speaking Union

Dear Members of the Indianapolis Branch of The English-Speaking Union: On behalf of the board of directors of the Indianapolis Branch, we invite your participation in our Annual Fund campaign and ask that you consider The English-Speaking Union in the same way that you do other educational and cultural organizations. Contributions to the general operating account have helped make possible the funding of our annual membership booklets/rosters, first membership brochure, and first newsletter. Contributions to the Endowment Fund help ensure the long-term financial viability of the ESU. Your contributions to the Shakespeare Initiatives Fund help support the annual Shakespeare Competition for high school students, now held on the Upper Stage of the Indiana Repertory Theatre, since 1976 and the annual Shakespeare Teachers' Workshop and Shakespeare Students' Workshop. Contributions to the Scholarship Fund support the British Universities Summer School (BUSS) scholarship, which has sent an Indiana high school teacher to Oxford, the Globe Centre, or the University of Edinburgh, since 1976, and the ESU Fellow at Indiana University Bloomington, which has helped support a British student at IU, since 1951.

Our Indianapolis Branch Annual Fund provides giving opportunities in four categories, which are outlined below. A special feature is the Charles J. and Dorothy Lynn Society, our distinguished giving society. Charles Lynn, an executive with Eli Lilly and Company, founded the Indianapolis Branch of the ESU in 1949 and served as its president until 1958. Then, his wife, Dorothy, assumed the presidency and served until 1973. We in this Branch owe much to the Lynns and are pleased to take this opportunity to honor their memory. We ask that you consider membership in the Charles J. and Dorothy Lynn Society as we seek to secure our financial future and to expand our educational work. Members of the Lynn Society will be guests of the Branch at our annual cocktail party preceding the Evelyn Wrench speaker program. All contributors will be recognized at the annual Business Meeting/Garden Party/Celebration of the Queen's Birthday in June and in the membership directory. Annual Fund giving categories are:

$1-99 - Friends of The English-Speaking Union
$100-499 - The Shakespeare Circle
$500-999 - The Sir Evelyn Wrench (founder of the ESU) Society
$1,000 and above - The Charles J. and Dorothy Lynn Society

Your gift to the Indianapolis Branch Annual Fund will be above and beyond your membership dues and can be paid according to the payment schedule you prefer. You may designate your gift to the Branch general operating fund, Scholarship Fund, Shakespeare Initiatives Fund, Endowment Fund, or a combination of the four. Questions may be directed to Jim Fadely (573- 9906), president, or treasurer Becky Munday (684-5354).

Please join us in supporting the Indianapolis Branch Annual Fund. The English-Speaking Union has played an important role in the cultural life of Indianapolis since 1949, and, with your help and support, we will expand the ESU's contribution to the cultural life of this city and state. You may make your pledge to the Annual Fund by completing and mailing the enclosed pledge form to Mrs. Becky Munday, Treasurer, 2700 First Indiana Plaza, 135 N. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. As always, we appreciate your commitment to the ESU.