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Reunion 2011 - RSVP Now! |
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Reunion is just over three weeks away! Gather your GFA friends and classmates and join us from 4-9 p.m. on Saturday, May 21 in the Lower School courtyard for drinks, dinner provided by Skinny Pines Brick Oven Caterer, and jazz by GFA's own Dr. Rex Cadwallader and friends. New this year: GFA faculty members from the Lower, Middle and Upper School will speak on the topic of Teaching with Technology at GFA - join us in the Lower School Assembly Room at 4 p.m. for this special panel.
For more information and to RSVP, visit gfacademy.org/reunion2011. Check the guest list to see who's coming or to confirm that we have received your RSVP. Almost 100 alumni, guests and members of the GFA community are already attending!
Please note that RSVPs on Facebook are not considered confirmed RSVPs. |
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Nominations for Distinguished Alumni Award |
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With Reunion 2011 just around the corner, the Office of Alumni Relations is seeking nominations for the Distinguished Alumni Award, presented annually at Reunion to an alumnus/a who embodies the following description:
The specific purpose of this award is to recognize the extraordinary achievements of one of our own. The recipient of this honor embodies the adage Quisque pro Omnibus or “Each for All.” The recipient should show strength, conviction and courage, and continue to be an inspiration to the entire GFA community through his or her role as friend, parent, sibling, volunteer, philanthropist and humanitarian.
Submit your nominations by emailing alumni@gfacademy.org. |
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Alumnae Return with Special Guest to Kick Off Bike-a-thon Fundraising Efforts |
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 Left to right: Michelle Cole '01, Jasmin, Amanda Glendinning '01
Over the past 25 years, the annual GFA Middle School bike-a-thon has raised over $210,000 for The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.
Michelle Cole and Amanda Glendinning of the class of 2001 presented to the Middle School on Thursday, April 21 with a special guest. Jasmin, age 17, suffers from Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), an extremely rare disease of the connective tissue. When several members of the class of 2001 learned about the disease in AP Biology during their senior year, they decided to take action. Their subsequent inquiries and fundraising efforts connected them with Jasmin, a Connecticut resident, who was only six years old at the time.
Jasmin has attended The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for many years and delivered a heartfelt speech to the Middle School about the important role the camp plays in the lives of children with serious illnesses. Michael Hund, a representative of the camp, explained that GFA Middle Schoolers were some of the organization's first benefactors, having started fundraising with the inuagural bike-a-thon in 1986, two years before the camp was even officially incorporated in 1988. |
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Upcoming Alumni Events |
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MAY 21Reunion 2011Lower School Courtyard, 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Classes ending in 1 or 6 compete
for participation!
JUNE 9
Commencement
GFA front lawn, 9:00 a.m.
JUNE 11
Zombie Jam
Bedford Gym, 7:00 p.m.
JUNE 14
Boston Alumni Gathering
Hosted by David Capodilupo '79
JUNE 16
NYC Alumni Event to Benefit GFA's Horizons Scholarship Fund
Allegra LaViola Gallery, 179 East Broadway, NYC, 7-10 p.m.
Hosted by GFA's NYC Alumni Council |
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Did you know... |
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...that GFA students picked up nearly 2000 pounds of trash -- much of it in the salt marsh -- during the school-wide cleanup effort for Earth Day?
Below: a slideshow of GFA's Earth Day activities. View a larger version on Flickr. |
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Join Your Classmates in Giving Back to GFA! |
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Your friends and classmates have already given almost $150,000 to GFA this year! Join them in giving back -- new giving opportunities this year include the Roger True Science Research Fund, the Sailing Team Fund and the World Perspectives Program Service Learning Travel Scholarship. Learn more about alumni giving and give online! Every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference! |
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