Alumni Gift Guide 2024
Support St. Mark's Alumni while doing your shopping for the holiday (or any) season! You will be sure to find something for everyone on your list.
Buggy New York
Buggy Valhouli-Farb ’09
New York, NY | buggynyc.com
Discover the world of Buggy, a globally inspired and ethically produced womenswear collection, designed with the getaway in mind. Intricate embroidery and hand-blocked prints, are key elements of Buggy’s debut collections -- Cyclades, Après Sea & City, and Sleepwear Collections.
CETTE
Chloë Seymore '92
Chapel Hill, NC | shopcette.com
Founded and led by women, CETTE is a go-to resource for next-level gift giving, bringing together the best of form and function. With pre-curated gift sets and personalized custom gifting, CETTE's mission is to spark connection and turn daily life into an act of art, full of beauty and delight.
DISC, Inc.
Rob Laporte ’79
Greenfield, MA | 2disc.com
This live 2-hour seminar demystifies LLMs like ChatGPT, explains their opportunities, and provides clear, simple steps in deploying them in business and life. Special discount for St. Mark's Alumni: $50 off the $150.
Freedom of the Sea
Michael Boulware Moore ’80
This is the thrilling story of Robert Smalls and the Confederate ship that he used to liberate himself, his family, and over a dozen others from enslavement.
Experience both determination and triumph with this picture book written by Robert Small's great-great grandson, Michael Boulware Moore, with illustrations by the award-winning artist Bryan Collier.
Far Niente Winery
Dirk Hampson ’75
Oakville, CA | farniente.com
Far Niente Winery, located in Napa Valley’s famed Oakville district, has been focused entirely on making elegant, collectible Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon since 1979. A commitment to greatness and devotion to our house style guides us, vintage after vintage.
Jiminy's Dog Treats
Bill Reed ’86
Berkeley, CA | jiminys.com
Jiminy's makes sustainable dog food using protein sources that require less land and water, and produce fewer greenhouse gases than chicken. How? Well, it's made with insect protein.
The Letter Nest
Sally King McBride ’03
New York, NY | theletternest.com
The Letter Nest is a brand of distinctive, educational Alphabet Art by New York City-based artist Sally King McBride, whose decade of experience working at The Metropolitan Museum of Art informs her fine-art approach to letter and image.
Lia Burke Libaire ’99
Artist
Charleston, SC | liaburkelibaire.com
Lia Burke Libaire is a Charleston based visual artist and designer. She began her career in New York City, translating her love of art and architecture into the world of interior design where she worked for 12 years. After relocating to Charleston, she pursued her artistic craft full time and established her permanent studio. Libaire’s work has been featured in Vogue, Brides, and Garden & Gun among others. She is the co-founder and artist behind textile company Brier and Byrd.
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors
Magazine
Ted Ruegg ’84
Rockland, ME | maineboats.com
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors explores the very best Maine has to offer. Share with your family and friends articles about boating, history, food, art and how people live their lives up and down our beautiful coast. You and your friends and family will get exclusive perks like FREE access to your digital edition and the FREE Boats of the Year supplement. Your first gift costs only $24.95 and additional one-year subscriptions are just $19.95— 60% savings off the newsstand price.
The Middle of the Night Book: Guiding Toddlers Through Mindful Relaxation
Stef Tousignant ’98
In The Middle of the Night Book: A Mindfulness Bedtime Story to Help Kids Sleep Better, your child will meet the moon, who notices they’re awake and sends down a soothing moonbeam to guide them back to dreamland. The moonbeam gently guides your child to relax each part of their body, helping them fall back to sleep peacefully. This book offers a calming way to establish a bedtime routine and handle those late-night wake-ups.
Moor's Brewing Company
Damon Patton ’94
Chicago, IL | moorsbeer.com
We are Chicago’s Black-owned beer available at 500+ locations around Chicago and all Whole Foods stores in NYC. Shop merch or check out a location near you.
M.T. Anderson ’86
Author & Storyteller
New York Times Bestselling author M. T. Anderson writes books for children, teens, and adults, including The Pox Party, which won the National Book Award; Elf Dog & Owl Head, which won a Newbery Honor Award, and the science fiction satire Feed, which was a Finalist for the National Book Award and which won the L.A. Times Book Prize. Another science fiction satire, Landscape with Invisible Hand, was made into a movie starring Tiffany Haddish and Asante Blackk. His nonfiction book Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad was one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Books of the Year. His most recent book, Nicked, is a historical heist story set in the eleventh century. He lives in New England.
Ragged Island Brewing Co.
Katie Meadows Gray ’00
Portsmouth, RI | raggedislandbrewing.com
Ragged Island Brewing Company was born in 2016 as an idea among good friends who shared a passion for craft beer, the outdoors, and entrepreneurship. In March of 2017, we opened our doors as a 1 bbl brewery before quickly upgrading to a 3.5 bbl system by July of 2017. Gift cards can be purchased for the tap room or canned beers are available for purchase locally.
Savage Godfrey Gallery
Christina (Neuman) Godfrey ’97
Norwell, MA | savagegodfrey.com
The Savage Godfrey Gallery is a destination on the South Shore of Massachusetts for collectors, makers, designers, and art enthusiasts. The current exhibition combines intuitive abstract paintings by Kelly Broderick with unique screen-print water studies by John Thompson and whimsical “nature-morph” collages by Amy Ross. Savage Godfrey Gallery is located at 693 Main Street, Norwell, MA.
Pictured left: Kelly Brodrick, Colorful Silence, Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
St. Mark's Online Bookstore
stmarksschoolstore.merchorders.com
Show your St. Mark's pride or buy a gift for your favorite Lion! Our online bookstore offers a wide variety of products and goods that come custom printed with the St. Mark's logos.
Troppo Giovane
Phineas Reams ’16
Amsterdam, Netherlands | troppogiovane.nl
Troppo Giovane is a wine trading company based in Amsterdam, founded in 2017. We import natural wines from all over the world, operate a retail store in the heart of Amsterdam, and distribute to restaurants, bars and wine stores. Shipping to Massachusetts is limited.