Mec Peller Faculty House

Mec Peller Faculty House You can see some photographs of this event at http://www.flickr.com/photos/nmhphotos/sets/72157634103288331/ and http://rachaelwaring.pass.us/nmh-may-2013/.

This page is aimed at raising funds to build a new faculty house at Northfield Mount Hermon honoring longtime math teacher, department chair, dean, coach, and mentor Mec Peller, who passed away in 1997 after a four-month battle with lung cancer. The four-bedroom Mec Peller Faculty House was designed by Doug Wilk ’83, and the fundraising campaign was kicked off with a lead gift made by Cyndy Gelsth

orpe Fish ’78.

“There are many alums who were deeply connected to the Pellers and were welcomed into their home like family during their years at NMH,” Fish says. “Honoring Mec in this way is so appropriate because of the manner in which she opened her door to all.”

A groundbreaking ceremony was held during Reunion 2013 in June. The goal is to raise $500,000, and $260,000 has already been donated. Additional funds are still needed to complete construction by spring 2014. To view the "My Memories of Mec Book," a compilation of memories sent to Dick Peller P’97, ’98 and NMH by alumni and friends, please go to http://www.nmhschool.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/uploads/MecPellerBookPart1.pdf. Your memories of Mec are always welcome and will be added to the book mentioned above. Send written thoughts and photos to [email protected]. All donors to this project will be invited to the dedication ceremony this spring. A note from Dick Peller:

“It was at a lunch that I shared with Cyndy Gelsthorpe Fish '78 in March 2010 that this idea became clear. Cyndy helped me to see that what so many remember most about Mec was her hospitality―how she made everyone feel welcome and safe and loved in our home. While in middle school, my son, Michael, wrote an essay entitled 'The Kitchen People,' which was about the many students and friends whom he met in our kitchen in Dickerson House, students whom he came to love and consider as family.

“It brings me much joy to know that long after I am gone from these hills, the Mec Peller Faculty House will provide the possibility for bringing students and faculty together in much the same way that Mec did for so many years.”

Thanks to Cyndy Gelsthorpe '78 Fish for her inspiration and generosity in creating the Mec Peller Faculty House.
06/27/2014

Thanks to Cyndy Gelsthorpe '78 Fish for her inspiration and generosity in creating the Mec Peller Faculty House.

The dedication of Mec's House was a great affair during Reunion.It is now occupied by French teacher Gorgui Diaw and his...
06/27/2014

The dedication of Mec's House was a great affair during Reunion.
It is now occupied by French teacher Gorgui Diaw and his wife and three young children.

Here is Doug Wilk '83, standing by the red door. Doug was the architect for the house.
05/24/2014

Here is Doug Wilk '83, standing by the red door. Doug was the architect for the house.

Please come celebrate the dedication of the Mec Peller Faculty House during Reunion- Saturday, June 7 at 1pm.
05/11/2014

Please come celebrate the dedication of the Mec Peller Faculty House during Reunion- Saturday, June 7 at 1pm.

03/10/2014

10 March 2014
Check out the photos of the interior of Mec's House in the album "The Mec Peller Faculty House Goes Up"

5 March 2014The Red Door!It was picked up from my garage this morning, and will be installed on Mec's Faculty House very...
03/06/2014

5 March 2014

The Red Door!
It was picked up from my garage this morning, and will be installed on Mec's Faculty House very soon.

03/03/2014

Mec Peller Faculty House Dedication!
Last June during Reunion, there was a groundbreaking ceremony for Mec's House.
The house is up, and is being finished as I write.
The formal dedication of the house is scheduled for
1 pm on Saturday, June 7, 2014.
Even if you're not reuning this year, I hope you will try to make it back for this very special moment honoring Mec's life and work at NMH.

22 Jan 2014-One of our wonderful NMH students recently climbed Kilimanjaro to help raise money to fight cancer- her dad ...
01/23/2014

22 Jan 2014-
One of our wonderful NMH students recently climbed Kilimanjaro to help raise money to fight cancer- her dad is battling brain cancer.
The money raised was from folks like me who wanted to remember or honor a loved one whom has been a victim of cancer.

01/13/2014

Monday, 13 January, 2014

12/28/2013

28 Dec 2013
There are now FIVE houses up...
Mec's house will be last. The foundation is due to be dug in early January, with the house expected to be delivered soon after.
It won't be long now!

2 Dec 2013Happy birthday to Mec. Today is her 62nd birthday.Here is a picture with her and our kids, from 1990 on a trip...
12/02/2013

2 Dec 2013
Happy birthday to Mec. Today is her 62nd birthday.
Here is a picture with her and our kids, from 1990 on a trip to Greece.

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