Alumnae have supported the Promise campaign in record numbers and for many different reasons. For Patsy and husband Bob Lawrence P’72, a campaign gift is a perfect way to honor Patsy’s sister, Joan Perrin Wood ’42.
Through their generosity, the Theater Alcove on the second floor of the Lubin-O’Donnell Center will be dedicated to Joan. “The alcove is especially appropriate,” Patsy notes, “because it connects the old and the new spaces. It is a perfect transition between past and present. And it’s next to the theater. Joan always loved the theater.”
As the Winsor yearbook editors remarked when Joan played the Shrew in the Shakespeare production of The Taming of the Shrew, “we never thought one so good-natured could work up such a temper on the stage.” Patsy was less surprised and says, “It’s because my sister was such a superb actress!”
For Patsy, the opportunity to make a gift in honor of someone so dear to her has strengthened an already deep affection for the school. “I have always been proud to be associated with Winsor,” she reflects. It’s wonderful for her to see a new generation of girls who feel as passionately about the theater as Joan did.
“Winsor,” she concludes, “has stayed true to what is important and is giving these girls everything they need to shine.”