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Reunion is May 21! |
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Save the date!
GFA Reunion 2011
Join us on campus from 4 until 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 21
All alumni are welcome, and we especially encourage members of classes
ending in 1 or 6 to celebrate your reunion year! |
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Young Alums Provide Post-Graduation Perspectives to Upper School |
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 On Tuesday, January 4, several young alumni returned to campus to speak to the Upper School about their post-graduation experiences.
Ally Norton '09, a sophomore at Boston College, detailed her experience in an a cappella group and described the advantages of attending school in an urban area. She emphasized how prepared she felt arriving at BC from GFA, especially in the field of writing.
Jeff Velez '10, a freshman at Brown University and the first in his family to attend college, shared his wisdom on time management and the importance of exploring unfamiliar fields of study and extracurricular activities.
Ellie Monroe '10, in the middle of a gap year before starting at Tufts University in the fall, explained how she came to choose a gap year and how such an experience is helping her grow in ways that a typical classroom environment could not. Ellie spent the first several months of the academic year in South Africa, working on a game reserve and volunteering in an orphanage for children with HIV/AIDS and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. She has now headed to New Zealand to work at an arts festival.
Emily Blum '10, a freshman at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA, provided her perspective on attending a college outside of the northeast, and on the importance of structuring free time appropriately, something she has done with two on-campus jobs.
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Harmony for the Homeless 2011 |
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Come to see the annual fundraiser that showcases GFA's talented singing groups! All of this year's proceeds will benefit Partners in Health, best known for its work in Haiti before and after the 2010 earthquake.
The Greens Farms Concert Choir, Community Service Board and Parents'
Association
Invite you to:
Harmony for the Homeless XXI
Wishes & Dreams
On
Saturday, February 5, 2011
(Snow date, Sunday, February 6, 2011, 2 pm)
At Greens Farms Academy
7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
$20 per person | Pay at the door
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Upcoming Alumni Events |
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MARCH 4 & 5
YSOP Community Service Opportunity in NYC
MARCH 31
GFA Comes to NYC
Yale Club, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
APRIL 7
Washington D.C. Alumni Gathering
Details TBD
MAY 21
GFA Reunion 2011
GFA campus, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Classes ending in 1 or 6 compete for participation!
SPRING 2011 (DATE TBD)
Boston Alumni Gathering
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Enjoy Entertaining? |
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If you enjoy entertaining friends and would be willing to open your home for a GFA alumni event (expenses covered by GFA), please contact Susan Ball '71, Director of Alumni Relations, at SBall@gfacademy.org. |
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Recommend Candidates for GFA's Board of Trustees |
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In accordance with the Greens Farms Academy bylaws, the Committee on Trustees of the Board of Trustees invites recommendations for potential Board candidates from the GFA community. Please send your recommendations to LoriHashizume@aol.com. Include your name, the candidate’s contact information and a brief summary of the candidate’s qualifications.
Thank you,
Lori Hashizume, Chair, GFA Committee on Trustees |
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Join Your Classmates in Giving Back to GFA! |
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Your friends and classmates have already given more than $90,000 to alumni annual giving this year! Join them in giving back -- new giving opportunities this year include the Roger True Science Research Fund and the World Perspectives Program Service Learning Travel Scholarship. Learn more about alumni giving and give online! Every gift, no matter the size, brings us closer to our goals. |
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