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New Athletics Facilities Inaugurated |
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This year’s Homecoming festivities inaugurated GFA’s new outdoor athletics facilities, which include eight new tennis courts and a dedicated baseball infield. Janet Hartwell, Head of School, cut the ribbon with Steve Lawrence of the Board of Trustees (pictured above). Emceeing the event was Mike Greenberg, GFA parent and co-host of ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike in the Morning.
 Willie Upshaw, former Major League Baseball player and manager of the Bridgeport Bluefish, came to throw out a ceremonial first pitch alongside Janet Hartwell and Francis Herman ’10, who now plays baseball for Trinity College. Herman and Upshaw later gave batting clinics on the new field, while Marc Powers ’09 and Mickey Gallagher ’04 took to the tennis courts against Mike Greenberg and fellow GFA parent Stew Leonard Jr. for an exhibition match.
Click here to read more about the ceremony. Also be sure to check out photos from the day on GFA’s Facebook page.
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Annual Holiday Gathering at SBC |
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Will you be in the area for Thanksgiving? Join fellow alumni at GFA's annual alumni holiday gathering at Southport Brewing Company on Friday, November 26 from 6-8 pm. This is one of the most popular off-campus alumni events each year. Check the RSVP list to see which of your friends and classmates have already responded! Be sure to RSVP using the embedded form below, and we'll add your name to the list. |
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Give Green! |
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When you make an online donation now, you will save energy, money...and hassle!
This year, alumni have two new options in giving to GFA: - SEED Program
- A program that will bolster environmental and life science education in the lower school, with special emphasis on food production around the world.
- World Perspectives Program (WPP) service learning travel scholarships
- Provide financial aid students who are working towards a WPP diploma in global studies the opportunity to participate in a service learning trip in the developing world -- participation on such a trip is mandatory for global studies diploma candidates. Trips normally cost upwards of $3,000.
Of course, you can give to Annual Giving, Financial Aid or help finish GFA's new outdoor athletics facilities. All options are on the pull-down menu at the Online Giving page. |
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Upcoming Alumni Events |
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NOVEMBER 26Holiday Gathering at SBCSouthport Brewing Company, Southport
6:00 - 8:00 pmJANUARY 7Denes Classic LATE FEBRUARY (DATE TBD)Washington, D.C. Alumni Gathering MARCH 4 & 5YSOP Community Service Opportunity in NYC MARCH 31GFA Comes to NYC Yale Club, 6:00 - 8:00 pmMAY 21GFA Reunion 2011 GFA campus, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Classes ending in 1 or 6 compete for participation! |
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GFA Alums Gather in Chicago |
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Thanks to all of the alumni who came together in Chicago on Thursday, October 28! It was exciting to gather GFA alumni in the midwest for the first time. For more photos from the event, click here.
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Support GFA by Shopping Online |
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We all shop online for the holidays. With OneCause.com you can shop online and support GFA. It’s easy. For every dollar that you spend at one of the hundreds of affiliate stores (such as; Barnes & Noble, JCrew, Land’s End, Amazon, Gap, Body Shop, Apple store) 1-2% of your total will be sent to GFA -- at no additional cost to you!
Sign on to OneCause.com. Follow the steps to create an account. Choose GFA as your recipient for the donation. Click on the stores that you want to shop at, purchase your products, pay only for what you purchase and a percentage of your total is automatically sent to GFA.
Click, Shop and Contribute to the GFA Parents' Association through onecause.com - Can you think of a better way to give during the holidays?
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