Why do we raise funds?

This year, 25 students are enrolled at Frankie Lemmon School and Developmental Center. That is the maximum capacity that can be met with our current site, budget and faculty resources. Waiting lists for children whose delays qualify for our programs are common, unfortunately.
More than 1/3 of our 2002-2003 fiscal year's $517,000 operating budget is comprised of revenue from last year's Triangle Wine Experience.
The current annual cost of service delivery per child is $21,000.
To improve and expand classroom facilities, a $500,000 renovation is planned. A limited Board-led capital campaign, beginning in May 2003, is being conducted.
To confront the necessary costs of increasing our enrollment and hiring more teachers, the 2007 Triangle Wine Experience net funding goal will exceed $500,000.
Given the State of North Carolina's unabated budget crisis, state funding for special needs populations is not likely to increase. Private funds availed through vehicles such as Triangle Wine Experience will become ever more critical in the near-term to Frankie Lemmon School. Literally, young lives depend on this.

Come and meet our children! Contact Marion G. Driver, Director, to arrange a visit.

Follow the links below to register for current benefit events:
The Triangle Wine Experience