Membership Drive Update
Thank you to all those below who have already contributed making it possible to continue our mission.
Membership Year 2020
Alumni Honor ($1000 - $∞)
Robert "Bobby" Ackerman 1970 |
School Benefactor ($500 - $999)
Anonymous Benjamin Thorp 1956 |
Rensselaer "R" ($100 - $499)
Class of 1968 Keith D Chambers 1975 James R "Jim" Cochran, III 1966 Mary L Fasoldt (D) 1966 James J Finke 1957 Joanne (Van Dyk) Haynes 1970 Virginia & Stephen Lazarro 1969 Charles E "Ernie" Mann 1965 William M "Bill" McCarthy 1968 Edward C McCormick 1971 John & Laurie Mooney 1975 Laurie (Van Vorst) & John Mooney 1976 Thomas J "Tom" Mulyca 1969 | Robert Nash 1949 & Joan (Heck) Nash (D) 1950 Francis "Fran" Pilato S&F Dennis Piontek 1965 Judith A "Judy" (Mooney) Polsinello 1979 Louis R "Lou" Polsinello, Jr 1978 Betty R (Schermerhorn) Rice 1969 Ruth Roberts 1960 Michael E Stammel 1972 William M "Bill" Stewart 1971 Christine (Smith) Van Vorst 1970 James and Christine Smith Van Vorst 1968 Gary T "Ted" Welsh 1970 |
Patroon ($50 - $99)
Bertram & Gladys Craven 1947 Gladys & Bertrum Craven 1948 Joyce (Thomas) Daniel 1964 Alan P Dellehunt 1969 Nancy (Condo) Downes 1959 Daniel J Embree 1969 Joan (Keenholts) Hagy 1958 Kathy and Dale Keenan 1968 Richard P "Rick" Kemner 1970 Stephen & Virginia Lazzaro 1962 Margaret "Meg" (Carey) Mann 1989 Steven Mann & Margaret Carey 1989 James "Jim" Martino 1971 | Linda (O'Toole) Martino 1973 Barbara (Finlay) Porter 1967 Patrick Purcell 1970 Deborah J (Irving) Reimann (D) 1974 Nancy A (Fasoldt) Restifo 1969 Corliss Robichaud & Stuart Hodsall 1962 David and Nancy (Ackerman) Schroeder 1966 Nancy (Ackerman) and David Schroeder 1968 Michelle Tonkin 1976 Frances "Frannie" (Adalian) Weir 1967 Margaret E "Peg" (Lawrenson) Williams 1968 |
Blue&White ($20 - $49)
Deborah R (Kochanski) Abajian 1968 Jane J "Jan" Adalian 1969 Michael J "Mike" Bond 1974 Patricia A "Pat" (Keneston) Bredenko 1966 Sandra (Lischak) Carey 1967 Barry J Cavanaugh 1975 David "Dave" Chambers 1971 Sandra (Sanchez) Collins 1964 Pamela M (Miller) Corbett 1983 Ernest K Dambrose 1982 John Deyoe 1961 Howard and Ruth Dickson 1954 Ruth (Keenholts) Dickson 1956 Darryl (Irving) Dillon 1970 Christine M (Emanuele) Donnini 1968 George E Foust 1968 Janet (Shattuck) Fox 1969 | Caryl (Gray) Fuda 1955 Elaine (Heidelmark) Green 1970 Chrisopher Leahey 1983 Daniel W Mohan 1968 Linda E (Meek) Mohan 1969 Jeanne (Loftus) Olson 1965 Alvin Pickens 1964 Carol (Van Dyk) Powell 1956 Jane D (Leahy) Reynolds 1976 Doris (Nichols) Roberts 1961 Cynthia J "Cindy" (Conroy) Smith 1969 Michael W "Mike" Storonsky (D) 1946 John "Jack" Thompson 1968 Mary E (Biddle) VanLeuvan 1966 Richard & Mary Van Leuvan 1965 |
Supporting Member ($0 - $19)
Rita (Lopez) Brown 1965 Marianne (Heller) Brownell 1971 Diane M (Watson) Bunkoff 1966 Mary (Covino) Chapman (D) 1961 Nancy (Beiermeister) Ciprioni 1967 Diane (Morris) Countryman 1964 Gregg A & Diane Morris Countryman 1964 Barbara A (Fero) Cummings 1974 Margaret E Dickson 1952 Cherie J Dominski (D) 1964 Paul Fasoldt 1963 Cynthia "Cindy" (Bristol) Gigliotti 1982 Gino Gigliotti 2013 Jessica M (Underwood) Gigliotti 2003 Shirley (Dickson) Hart (D) 1950 Patricia (Roberts) Jackson 1960 Kevin M Kretzschmar 1983 Kristine (Schroeder) Kretzschmar 1989 Pamela (King) LaCroix 1963 Laurie (McEwan) Minniti 1964 | Gerald "Mouse" Mullaney 1965 Elaine & Fred Nardacci 1977 Fred & Elaine Nardacci 1975 William R Reimann 1974 David H "Dave" Sprague 1962 Mary A Stasack Martyn 1968 Roberta (Becker) Teliska 1965 Mark R Tonkin 1975 Doreen (Smith) VanVorst 1970 James and Doreen Van Vorst 1969 Betty M (Sackett) Venema 1968 James and Betty Venema 1965 Marion N Webber 1967 Gert and Paul Werner 1961 Paul & Gertrude Werner 1961 Dennis Wheeler 1967 Regina and Dennis Wheeler 1967 Denise "Dee" (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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