"To maintain and cultivate among its members a sentiment of regard for one another and affection and attachment to Brandywine High School and to support and promote in every way the interests of BHS." The purpose of the Brandywine High School Alumni BHSAA (BHSAA) is to nourish the growth and enhance the reputation of Brandywine High School, to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship between the greater Brandywine community and our alumni, to oversee all alumni programs and activities, to foster loyalty and financial support for BHS, to represent alumni interest before the school administration, and to provide services to alumni."

In order to realize its mission, the BHSAA will be guided by the following principles:

1. The BHSAA will strive for excellence in every aspect of serving BHS, its alumni, community, staff, and students.

2. The BHSAA will support and promote the interests of the school through the following:

• Will be guided by a commitment to all alumni. It will develop and implement programs aimed at strengthening the ties of affection for one another and for fostering a lifelong learning experience.
• Will promote the interests of BHS through the organized support and cooperation of the alumni body.
• Will establish programs and relationships for a gathering and sharing of relevant information within the total Brandywine family. Effective and timely information interchange is essential to the successful implementation of the mission of the BHSAA.
• Will continue to seek out quality individuals from its ranks and encourage them to serve as leaders in activities and programs.
• Will maintain a board to provide the necessary interface with the BHS community, and to administer the affairs of the BHSAA.

3. The BHSAA will manage itself effectively and efficiently through the following:

• Will exist in a legally separate capacity from BHS with its board governed by its own By-Laws.
• Will be sensitive to BHS' missions, principles and goals, and will establish programs and plans and will work to enhance them.
• Will receive its operating funds from fundraising, and will be guided at all times by a commitment to fiscal responsibility, operating within a balanced annual budget.

In order to realize its mission, the BHSAA, guided by the stated principles, will aspire to achieve the goals described below:

1. Will be committed to communicating with the alumni, in a variety of ways, information concerning the school and its alumni.
2. Will aim to increase the involvement of alumni in all of its activities, and will recognize alumni for their service to the BHSAA.
3. Will encourage educational value in its activities.
4. Will provide services to the alumni, where alumni benefit can be derived from the unique nature of the organization and its membership. In the services provided, the considerations must include the assurance of high quality, and the maintenance of the credibility of the BHSAA.
5. Will be designed to insure the future of the BHSAA and the school. The program will include, but not be limited to alumni involvement in recruiting alumni; nurturing and educating undergraduates and graduate alumni; and continuing evaluation of the resources of the BHSAA, facilities, and personnel, to accomplish its mission.
6. Will work to involve the alumni in supporting the school in all ways.

Programs

1. Marketing and Communications – improved and enhanced communications from the BHSAA echoing key school messages - to increase awareness of Brandywine today and improve the reputation and the image of the school.

2. Student Achievement: participate in enhancement of student life at BHS through award of scholarships and mentoring opportunities - to improve retention rates, develop new alumni, and build affinity.

3. New Alumni – re-connect, re-engage, and re-involve our largest alumni segment that also has the lowest participation rates – to increase alumni perception, participation, and loyalty with the school.

4. Reunion – involve alumni through on-campus activities and programs - to increase alumni participation and loyalty with the school.

5. Homecoming – involve alumni through activities such as alumni tailgate, 5k run, and other programs – to increase alumni participation and loyalty with the school.

6. Networking – support alumni through networking opportunities – to increase alumni participation with the school.

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