The Scrabble School Preservation Foundation was established in the early 1990s by a notable alumnus, the late E. Franklin Warner. After the loss of Warner’s leadership following his death in 2003, the Foundation was revived by a group of alumni. The Board of Directors conceived the plan to rehabilitate the building as the county’s Senior Citizen Center, with dual use as a Heritage Center working to educate the public about the history of the school and the community it served.

The Scrabble School Preservation Foundation is a Tax exempt 501(c)(3).

Scrabble School reopened on May 2, 2009. 

Architects: Rowen Barton Studio, Charlottesville

Construction:  Dink’s Construction, Harrisburg.

In memory of The Reverend Anna Alsberry, who served until her death, February 7, 2010.

Staff

Susanna Spencer, Program Director

Directors

Robert J. Lander, President

As president of Scrabble School Preservation Foundation, Bob was directly responsible for the school’s historic property’s restoration and creation of exhibit. He has played leadership roles in several organizations since retiring to Rappahannock County.

Lillian F. Aylor, Vice President

Alumna of the Rosenwald School in Little Washington. She is employed by Mount Vernon Farms and is also a board member of the Aging Coalition and the Rappahannock Historical Society.

Dorothy E. Warner, Treasurer

Joined board following the death of her husband, alumnus E. Franklin Warner, founder of Scrabble School Preservation Foundation. She is an active participant in several local groups and volunteers at the Senior Center.

Ellen Timbers, Secretary

Scrabble School alumna. Clerk of Shiloh Baptist Church in Woodville, Virginia, and an organizer of the annual Rappahannock County Relay for Life.

And in alphabetical order:

James Allsberry

Replaced his wife, Scrabble alumna and Reverend Anna Allsberry, on the board following her death in February 2010.

Stephanie Deutsch

Author, You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South (Northwestern University Press, 2011). Married to a great-grandson of Rosenwald, Deutsch became interested in Rosenwald Schools several years ago. She has lived in Washington, D.C., for thirty-five years and participates in the community in many ways, the most important being as chairman of the grants committee of the Capitol Hill Community Foundation, which annually gives away over $200,000 in small grants.

Estelle J. Lewis

Scrabble School alumna. She works for special needs adults as a Rehabilitation Specialist for the Rapidan-Rappahannock Community Services Board. Estelle is also a member of the Deacons Board and President of Missionaries for Shiloh Baptist Church.

Patricia Saltonstall

Retired journalist whose column "Diplomatically Speaking" appeared in the Washington Star.

Irene Timbers

Scrabble School alumna and regular visitor to the Senior Center.