Consistency from Cliff Island: Roger Berle ’64
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Roger was interviewed by Dr. Lisa Belisle ’92 for Maine: The Magazine, and the two Polar Bears discussed how he ended up in fundraising.
“My mother was an ardent conservationist in her quiet way. My father, in his off time from work was a community activist, very involved in the selectmen manager form of government in our town in Massachusetts, and he was also a fundraiser. When I was 12, 10, I said, ‘Those are for sure things that I will never do in my life because it just doesn’t look like any kind of fun.’ Guess what? I am one of the very few people that I’ve ever met who actually loves to raise money, to do fundraising.”
Roger has helped to raise money for a number of organizations, including Maine Conservation Voters, Sustainable Cliff Island, the Cliff Island Corporation for Athletic Conservation and Education, Friends of Fort Gorges, Ocean Side Conservation Trust of Casco Bay, Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative, Portland Trails, the Waynflete School, and the Portland Land Bank Commission.
Despite his busy schedule and off-the-mainland location, Roger supports ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ annual funds consistently—giving our community an example of how to “do it right,” year after year.
The From Here campaign has a dollar goal of $500 million. Equally important is our goal to have 85 percent of our alumni and families involved—by making a gift, attending an event, or volunteering.