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Thank you to all those below who have already contributed making it possible to continue our mission.
Membership Year 2019
Alumni Honor ($1000 - $∞)
Robert Ackerman 1970 |
School Benefactor ($500 - $999)
Warren & Dorthory Shuhart Pratt 1953 |
Rensselaer "R" ($100 - $499)
Lynne M Beiermeister 1969 James R "Jim" Cochran, III 1966 Joyce (Thomas) Daniel 1964 Mary L Fasoldt 1966 James J Finke 1957 Joanne (Van Dyk) Haynes 1970 Joseph A Kardash S&F Charles E "Ernie" Mann 1965 William M "Bill" McCarthy 1968 John M Mooney 1975 Laurie (Van Vorst) Mooney 1976 | Thomas J "Tom" Mulyca 1969 Robert Nash 1949 Jeanne (Loftus) Olson 1965 Francis "Fran" Pilato S&F Dennis Piontek 1965 David M Reed 1968 Betty R (Schermerhorn) Rice 1969 Michael Stammel 1972 Benjamin Thorp 1956 |
Patroon ($50 - $99)
Edward Bonacker 1964 William J Bonacker 1965 Ann (Stickels) Coleman 1956 Bertram & Gladys Craven 1947 Gladys & Bertrum Craven 1948 Alan P Dellehunt 1969 Daniel J Embree 1969 Arthur & Patricia Felt 1967 Kathy and Dale Keenan 1968 Richard P Kemner 1970 Stephen "Steve" Lazzaro 1962 | Virginia A "Ginny" (Colvin) Lazzaro 1969 Daniel W Mohan 1968 Deborah (Irving) Reimann 1974 Nancy A (Fasoldt) Restifo 1969 Ruth Roberts 1960 Lee and Cathy Snyder 1964 William M Stewart 1971 Michelle Tonkin 1976 Christine (Smith) Van Vorst 1970 James & Christine Smith Van Vorst 1968 |
Blue&White ($20 - $49)
Jane J "Jan" Adalian 1969 John "Jon" Badi, Sr 1962 Loretta "Lorie" (Martyn) Bruno 1971 Sandra (Lischak) Carey 1967 Barry J Cavanaugh 1975 Pamela M (Miller) Corbett 1983 Barbara (Fero) Cummings 1974 John Deyoe 1961 Howard & Ruth Dickson 1954 Margaret E Dickson 1952 Ruth (Keenholts) Dickson 1956 Darryl (Irving) Dillon 1970 Christine M (Emanuele) Donnini 1968 Caryl (Gray) Fuda 1955 Elaine (Heidelmark) Green 1970 Joan (Keenholts) Hagy 1958 Shirley (Dickson) Hart 1950 Beverly J (Harsiem) Kennedy 1966 David H King 1966 Anne Marie (Ryan) Marihugh 1950 | James "Jim" Martino 1971 Linda (O'Toole) Martino 1973 Bernard F Maskell, Jr 1969 Amy E (Kerwin) Mooney 1988 Richard J Mooney 1987 Louis Mulligan 1964 Patricia A O'Hanlon 1969 Suzanne (Smith) Polsinello 1952 Carol (Van Dyk) Powell 1956 David & Nancy (Ackerman) Schroeder 1966 Nancy (Ackerman) & David Schroeder 1968 Mary Scully 1968 Michael "Mike" Storonsky 1946 John "Jack" Thompson 1968 Mary E (Biddle) VanLeuvan 1966 Richard VanLeuvan 1965 Francis & Thomas Weir 1967 Margaret E "Peg" (Lawrenson) Williams 1968 |
Supporting Member ($0 - $24)
Deborah R (Kochanski) Abajian 1968 Marianne (Heller) Brownell 1971 Loretta "Lorie" (Martyn) Bruno 1971 Mary (Moxon) Chapman 1961 Nancy (Beiermeister) Ciprioni 1967 Diane (Morris) Countryman 1964 Gregg A & Diane Morris Countryman 1964 Margaret E Dickson 1952 Cherie Dominski 1964 Christine M (Emanuele) Donnini 1968 Mary Anne (Richardson) Dronchi 1962 Paul Fasoldt 1963 Mary Kay (Thibault) Frankoski 1961 Raymond & Mary Kay Frankoski 1961 Cynthia "Cindy" (Bristol) Gigliotti 1982 Gino Gigliotti 2013 John A Houser, III 1962 Patricia (Roberts) Jackson 1960 Pamela (King) LaCroix 1963 James "Jim" Martino 1971 Linda (O'Toole) Martino 1973 Barbara (Bradt) Merritt 1968 Michael Miller 1970 | Gerald "Mouse" Mullaney 1965 Elaine (Harbeck) Nardacci 1977 Fred A Nardacci 1975 Suzanne (Smith) Polsinello 1952 Barbara (Finlay) Porter 1967 William Reimann 1974 Dawn (Kehl) Roberts 1970 Doris (Nichols) Roberts 1961 Mary Scully 1968 David H "Dave" Sprague 1962 Roberta (Becker) Teliska 1965 Doreen (Smith) VanVorst 1970 Gary VanVorst 1969 Betty M (Sackett) Venema 1968 James H Venema 1965 Anne Walsh S&F Marion N Webber 1967 Gert and Paul Werner 1961 Paul Werner 1961 Dennis Wheeler 1967 Regina "DeDe" (Ackerman) Wheeler 1967 Denise (Roberts) Wright 1983 |
2018-19 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FUND DRIVE
2018-19 ANNUAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP FUND DRIVE
The Alumni Association of the Rensselaer NY School District wishes you and yours Happy Holidays! Included in this mailing is information on the Alumni Association, a Membership form, and information and a nominating form for the Hall of Fame. We are proudly coming to the close of the seventh year as an organized association. The following summarizes our achievements for 2018:
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Electing officers : Lynne Beiermeister ‘69, president; Deborah Irving Reimann ’74, VP; Marianne Heller Brownell ’71, Secretary; Ginny Colvin Lazzaro ’69, Treasurer; Doris Nichols Roberts ’61, Ex-Officio, Denise Roberts Wright ’83 Faculty Advisor, and Thomas Mulyca ’69, Technical Advisor;
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Updating and maintaining our data base;
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Informing members of our activities through The Advertiser, The Troy Record and Times Union, emails, flyers, websites and social media (see below for URLs);
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Fund raising through the membership drive, memorial contributions, raffles, bake sales, Hall of Fame dinner, Golf Tournament, seat cushion, T-shirt, mugs and button sales;
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Awarding two, $500 Centennial Awards to graduating seniors, a tradition begun by the class of 1948;
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Renewing the Enrichment Grant to the school district for $1500;
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Hosting the annual Senior Class Breakfast begun by the class of 1948;
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Holding group activities e.g.Alumni Day at the Races and marching in the Memorial Day Parade;
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Inducting 10 new members into the Alumni Hall of Fame at a dinner in April at the Troy Elks;
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Collaborating with several city organizations on donating an electronic digital sign for the school and community;
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Holding our second annual Alumni Golf Tournament in September at Burden Lake Country Club;
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Donating $100 to the Ashami family fire victims, 4, $25 gift cards to the Firemen’s Fundraiser for the 2nd St. fire victims; $250 to co-sponsor a Kiwanis Concert in the Park; $125 to the 9th grade Team Challenge; $260 for the Jr High’s Science Olympiad; $125 to the Active Parenting Now seminars and $2,250 to the student weekend food backpack program.
To accomplish these goals, we have established some Alumni Association membership levels which are listed on the form on the back of this page. Your membership donation will be used to accomplish the above existing and planned activities. If you are a business owner and wish for your business to be recognized in our publications, please include your business card/information. Membership cards will be issued only to members who are new this year.
Please visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/#/groups/ RenssSchoolsAlumni to keep up with our news and reunite with classmates. There is also an Alumni News page on the school’s website at rcsd.k12.ny.us/high/alumninews. General membership meetings are held in the Large Group Instruction (LGI) room in the High School at 6:30pm on the first Tuesday in September-December and March-June. We encourage all to attend. Please contact me through one the above websites if you have questions or comments. On behalf of the other officers, the membership & RCSD students, I thank-you for your generosity and wish you all the best in the coming year.
Sincerely,
Lynne Beiermeister ’69, President, Alumni Association of the Rensselaer NY School District
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