| Friends Academy
Alumni Association Board |
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Peter Stein '79
President
Penelope Wylie Mayer '75
Vice President
Park Benjamin III '61
Barbara Shoen Brundige '63
Elizabeth Dillof Dreizen '78
Thomas Hawkins '78
Kathryn Hawkins Schneider '86
Pamela Foschi Danbusky '97
Salwa Touma '01 |
| Alumni Web Page Highlights |
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Click on the link for photos of alums at events and to see what alums are making news:
The past year's events: Holiday Luncheon, Alumni Basketball Game, Fall Fair & Homecoming 2007, NYC Reunion 2007, and Class of 2002 5-Year Reunion
Alumni in the News: Links to recent newspaper and magazine articles and videos featuring FA alums
(Let us know if you or a fellow alum is in the news.)
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| Update Your Information |
What's new? Have you moved? Let us know. Either update us on the Web site form, or e-mail alumni@fa.org. |
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Make a Donation |
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Your participation in Annual Giving is to a essential a strong faculty, a heathy financial aid budget, and the current year's life-changing experiences for students.
The fiscal year ends June 30. Give online by clicking here. Thank you! | |
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Dear Alumni,
With this second issue we are establishing a schedule of sending the newsletter out toward the beginning of the month.
That's appropriate now, because ONLINE BIDDING FOR THE ANNUAL AUCTION BEGINS TODAY, MAY 5.
The entire Friends community -- whether you're
in Alaska, Japan, Australia, the Czech Republic,
the UK, or Huntington -- can participate.
E-mail auction@fa.org to request the link to the
on-line auction website.
And, if you are in the NYC area on Monday, June 2, we hope to see you at the annual NYC Reunion. Details and RSVP link are below.
Enjoy,
Alex Edwards-Bourdrez, Alumni Office
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| Online Auction Bidding Starts Today, May 5 |
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 16th
Annual Golf & Tennis Open, Cocktail Party & Auction
May
19, 2008, Nassau Country
Club, Glen Cove
E-mail
auction@fa.org
to request the link to the on-line auction website.
ONLINE BIDDING is open between May 5 - May 14 (bidding
is 24-hours and closes at 11:00PM, 5/14). Click here
for more information about the
full day's activities on May 19. |
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Upcoming Alumni Events |
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Robin Beckhard James '75
Benefit Concert, supporting financial aid at FA Saturday, May 10, 2008, 5 p.m.
Metropolitan Room, 34 W. 22nd St., NYC
Click here for information.
Class of 2003 Five-Year Reunion
Saturday, May 31, 6-8 p.m.
Jackson House (next to the Duck Pond Road tennis courts)
Meet your classmates and former teachers.
Annual New York City Reunion
Monday, June 2, 6 - 8 p.m.
The New York Yacht Club
37 W. 44th Street
516-465-1796
 Fall Fair & Homecoming
September 26-28, 2008
Honoring classes ending in 3 and 8
Friday, 9/26: Opening of the Alumni Art Show (E-mail art teacher Lisa Waldstein, lisa_waldstein@fa.org, if you are interested in participating.) Fall Fair: September 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., followed by the Homecoming Reception at 5 p.m. (free of charge)
More information will be posted soon on www.fa.org. |
| Upcoming Campus Events of Interest |
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(Alumni are welcome at these events.) FA Family Community Service Project
Join parents, faculty and students to help make sandwiches for the hungry.
Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m., Dolan Center Commons
Call the alumni office for more information: 516-465-1796
Senior Art Shows
Twenty-six Advanced Placement Studio Art Students to Display Portfolios
May 12-16 and May 19-23
Receptions: Wed., May 14, and Wed., May 21, 5 p.m.
Dolan Center Gallery
Click here to see which students are displaying on the above dates. |
| Alumni Spotlight: Liz Durante '06 in Uganda |
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 A Medical Mission to Rural Africa
Liz Durante '06 is continuing her extraordinary utreach. A co-winner of the Community Service Award her senior year at FA, Liz spent her sophomore college spring break in Uganda with a team of fellow EMTs. Click here for a video and article by Liz. |
| Faculty Spotlight |
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 Former Teacher Liz Roosevelt and Family Honored
On May 22 the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center in Oyster Bay is celebrating its 85th year with a gala honoring former FA history teacher Liz Roosevelt and her family. Liz's grandparents, W. Emlen and Christine Roosevelt (Emlen and Teddy were cousins), donated the tract of land in 1923.
Louisa Garry Runs Boston Marathon
Click here for an interview with our student reporter. |
| News around campus |
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Two Boys Basketball Players Named All State 
Following the final-four appearance in the state tournament in Glens Falls, the team got the news that a senior and a junior, respectively, were named to the Second and Fifth All State Teams. Click here for more about FA athletics.
 Groundskeeper Mario Capobianco MemorializedA beautiful Japanese maple, Mario's favorite type of tree, was planted in his honor in front of the Main Building, one year after his death. On April 25, faculty and friends, including several former teachers, gathered around the tree for a moving ceremony. The Quaker-style meeting prompted many personal memories of Mario's warmth, charm and caring. "He cared for others the way he cared for every blade of grass on the campus," Marshall Lindner said. Click here for more, as well as a photo of the tree.
 Founder's Day Celebrated April 18The entire school community, clad in red and black, gathered in the gym for the convocation that celebrated the core Quaker principles that underlie FA's mission. Click here for the story and photos. |
| Arts Roundup |
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 Upper School Theater Produces Original Works
For the ninth year, a collection of pieces written, directed and acted by current students was performed in the Dolan Center theater. Click here for more, including photos. |
| Community Service Roundup |
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 Girls Track Team Sponsors "Marathon" to Benefit Pediatric Cancer Research
A full-length marathon (26+ miles), parceled out in quarter-mile laps among the girls track team and a team made up largely of faculty, raised thousands of dollars. Click here for the details of the event and the worthy cause that benefited. | |
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