JANUARY 2010 EMAIL NEWSLETTER
TO ALUMNI & FRIENDS
OF ST. ELIZABETH SCHOOL
Dear Alumni and Friends,
Happy New Year. The students are just finishing mid-term examinations and are
looking forward to Catholic Schools Week.
A special congratulations goes to Mr. Ted Buczek, a loyal supporter of St. Elizabeth School. He is one of ten finalists in the Ultimate Volunteer Contest held by the ABC television program, The View. Mr. Buczek is the father of P.O. Michael Buczek. Michael was killed in the line of duty when he was assigned to our 34th Precinct here in Washington Heights. Each year in October, St. Elizabeth School celebrates his memory at a special Mass. Mr. Buczek supports many programs for the youth of the Washington Heights neighborhood and he certainly gets our vote for the ultimate volunteer. We thank him sincerely for naming St. Elizabeth as his charity to receive a $500 donation from The View.
Kathie Pierce O’Toole, Class of 1959, reports that Michael Gillespie, Class of 1957 passed away. He is the brother of Grace Gillespie Keenan, Class of 1961. Please keep Grace and their family in your prayers.
Plans for class reunions are moving along.
The Class of 1960 – Eileen Lynch Parker and three classmates are beginning to make plans for the 50th Anniversary which will be held in October 2010. Place to be decided. Please email Eileen at emp46@optonline.net or Cheryl Westre Rywak @ crywak@gmail.com for more details.
The Class of 1978 will celebrate on April 25th at school. Please email Maritza at mariteach428@optonline.net
The Class of 1980 will celebrate on May 1 with a gathering in the gym and dinner to follow at a local restaurant. Many emails are being exchanged among classmates. Please email Oscar at oherasme@aol.com or Ingrid at icastom@aol.com
Plans are progressing for the dedication of the Peace Garden Play Yard in the Spring. Many alumni and friends asked for forms to order commemorative bricks to be placed in the Peace Garden. If you would like to order a brick in honor of a loved one, in your family name, or as a memorial to a deceased relative or friend, please email officedev@steliznyc.org for a form.
Please keep your contact
information up to date with St. Elizabeth School. Send us your email address so
we can send you all the latest news.
Mary Ann Lynch
Director of Development
St. Elizabeth School
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