LFLA Gazette Summer 2013

GAZETTE
L I F T
F O R
L I F E
A C A D E M Y
SUMMER 2013
ACADEMY
Celebrating Success
Fashion Show and Gala raises nearly $70,000
Destiney
Citchen
above: Fashion show
guest Christine BuckMason and LFLA
student Dayvion Garrett.
right: Jarrett Cross
Windows on Washington was the setting on
May 11, for the 3rd Annual Celebrating Success
Fashion Show and Gala. The 290 guests saw
runway-ready, student-designed fashions. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year,
netting nearly $70,000. These funds will be
used to provide the essential services and extra
support to keep students engaged in school
so they graduate prepared for college and the
future. The event was co-hosted by “Project
Runway” finalists, Laura Kathleen Baker and
Michael Drummond, and KPLR-TV’s
Melanie Moon. The Academy’s 24 fashion
design students walked the runway, modeling
their creations, ranging from evening gowns to
sportswear.
Laura Kathleen Baker and Elizabeth
Wagner are the Academy’s fashion design
instructors.
The event also recognized the following for
supporting LFLA: • John Mann Presidential Award Kay Fernandez, Jim and Tami Fernandez
and their children
• Founders’ Award - Isaac and Marilyn Young
• Lift For Life Academy Community Partner
Award - Southeast Missouri State
University
• Missouri Charter School
Teacher of the Year - Alison Owens
Thank you to all of
our students, volunteers
and guests - we could not
have done this without
you.
LFLA graduates, Andrea Jackson, Ardimus
Caldwell, teacher Laura Beckman and Corrina
Sanders.
Good luck to the Class of 2013
It’s official! The Lift For Life Academy Class
of 2013 graduated on Wednesday, May 15, at
Harris-Stowe State University auditorium.
Fifty-five seniors make up our school’s second
graduating class.
Kymonie Nelson is the class valedictorian
and Victor Hernandez is salutatorian.
The Class of 2013 had a 97% graduation
rate and all of the graduates were accepted
into post-secondary institutions. Another
impressive accomplishment is their scholarships
and grants totaling $1.25 million.
Our graduates will be heading off to places
such as Hampton University, Missouri State
University, St. Louis University, the U.S. Army,
Air Force and Navy, Ranken Technical College,
University of Missouri and Tennessee State
University, as well as 40 other universities, junior
colleges and technical schools.
We are so very proud of the Class of 2013!
Congratulations and good luck!
CONTENTS
2 Alison Owens
3 Letter from parent
3 Thank you Donors! 8 Upcoming Events
'Like' LFLA on Facebook.
com/liftforlifeacademy.
LFLA graduates, Andrea Jackson, Charlotte
Gaddie, Lucas Yarbrough, Ardimus Caldwell,
teacher Denise Bogard, Valerie Johnson, Taylor
Anderson and China Willis.
See list of scholarship recipients on Page 3.
MISSION
Lift for Life Academy is a
challenging and supportive
learning community where
students are valued and
empowered to maximize
their full potential as
students, citizens and
productive members of
society.
Lift For Life Academy
1731 S. Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63104
P. 314.231.2337
[email protected]
liftforlifeacademy.org
BOARD
Dr. John P. Burke, Ph.D.
President
Sociologist
Tami Fernandez
Vice President
Scott Dolan
Treasurer
U.S. Bank
Gina Wischmeyer
Secretary
Jeff Bensky
President
JMB Associates
Sandy Boxerman
Shareholder
Capes, Sokol, Goodman,
Sarachan, P.C.
Joan Bradford
Farmer, former educator,
local government planner
and program manager
Debbie Champion Snyder
Rynearson, Suess,
Schnurbusch and
Champion, LLC
Bess Wilfong
Executive Director
Angels’ Arms
In Memory of
John Mann
(1965-2011)
Honorary Board of Directors
Carla Scissors-Cohen
Marshall Faulk
Executive Director/Co-Founder
Marshall Cohen
CREDITS
editors:
Jennifer Bush
Marshall Cohen
Barry Hamilton
Susan Kelter
Jackie Parker
Betty Walton
design:
Kathleen Herring Design
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Alison Owens named Missouri
Charter School Teacher of the Year
Alison Owens, Lift For Life Academy’s teacher extraordinaire, possesses the ability to
teach math like no other.
In recognition of her outstanding efforts, she was recently named Missouri Charter
School Teacher of the Year by the Missouri Charter Public School Association.
She is head of the LFLA math department and has dedicated her 23-year teaching
career to empowering her students to learn math concepts that have enabled them to
become successful, confident adults.
Her results are shown in the test scores: Our students’ Algebra I EOC scores reached an all-time
high of 73 percent in 2011, surpassing neighboring school districts, many county districts and state
scores. Alison has also helped our students score extremely high on the math portion of the ACT and
gain college credit at St. Louis University.
At the 3rd Annual Celebrating Success Fashion Show on May 11, Alison received a special
proclamation from the office of Mayor Francis Slay, recognizing her achievements as an educator
at LFLA.
Congratulations, Alison for a continued job well done!
Many thanks to our foundation supporters
Lift For Life Academy’s success revolves
around lifting incoming students from severe
underachievement to grade level proficiencies.
The tremendous generosity of our community
makes this possible. We extend our deepest
gratitude to all our foundation supports.
The following are just a few examples of
this generosity.
Monsanto Fund gave Lift For Life
Academy an extraordinarily generous grant
for our Lifting Science Program. LFLA will
work with Washington University-Institute for
School Partnership to improve middle and high
school students understanding and academic
proficiency in sciences.
KEEPING KIDS IN SCHOOL
provides those “extra” services, supports, staff
and interventions coupled with a rigorous/
relevant curriculum, which help at-risk students
stay in school, achieve academically and graduate
with the skills required for college, work and
citizenship. We are grateful to The Cruse
Trust, Florence Heiman Charitable
Foundation, the Saigh Foundation, the Pott
Foundation, the Kuhn Foundation, the
Staenberg Family Foundation and numerous
other supporters of this program.
Employees Community Fund of
Boeing St. Louis made a very generous grant
to purchase Study Island to help middle school
students prepare for end-of-course tests.
The generosity of Pi Beta Phi/Sign of
the Arrow allowed the Academy to purchase
nonfiction texts for our Reading Improvement
Program. St. Louis Philanthropic Organization funds purchased tools to assess middle
school students performance throughout the
Anthony Bedessie, Marshall Cohen, Norman
Klayman and Aryes Byrd with plaques dedicating
LFLA’s two art rooms in honor of Peggy Klayman’s
love of art. Thank you, Norman and Peggy Klayman!
Julia Woods Hill and LFLA school social worker
Jeanne Kriss at the newly dedicated Julia Woods
Hill – John R. Woods Foundation Social Workers
Office.
year. A very kind grant from the Clayton-Ladue
Rotary Club was used to purchase a life-size
human skeleton and organ models. A grant from
the St. Louis District Tennis Association
allows LFLA to offer both boys and girls tennis
teams.
LFLA Board member Joan Bradford made
a gift in memory of her son Gavin Bradford
Donohue. The Chester E. Flegel Trust made
a gift in memory of Esther Flegel, Chester’s
mother.
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Letter from a
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Dr. Noble,
A million thanks to you and your staff at Lift for Life
Academy. I don’t think Atiyah would have achieved
such success in high school and in her college
pursuit had she attended any other school. She NEVER wanted to miss a day of school
even when she wasn’t feeling well. Thank you all for
creating such a nurturing academic environment,
it was the perfect fit for her. The constant
encouragement and guidance she received
throughout her four years kept her motivated,
focused and striving to do her best. The Graduation Ceremony was beautiful, and
it became apparent to me that throughout their
high school years another class was being taught they were also learning about their future. It seems
the question never was will you go to college but
what college will you go to, what is your career
goal, have a plan. They all seem to be leaving your
Graduation from page 1
Scholarship recipients
Jr. Hawk Southeast Missouri State University
Scholarship, $500 - Asia Bateman
John D. Mann Scholarships, $250 each - Kymonie Nelson and Victor Hernandez
Founder’s Scholar Award, $250, sponsored by Marshall Cohen and Carla Scissors-
Cohen - Desiree Murray
Nobel Award, $125 each, sponsored by Dr. Katrice Noble - Derrick Shanks and Corrina Sanders
Touch The Future Scholarship, $500, sponsored by Mary Jo Liberstein - Shakenya Carter
Math Achievement Awards, $250 each, sponsored by Alison Owens - Kymonie
Nelson, Destiney Citchen, Charlotte Gaddie,
Victor Nelson and Andrea Jackson
For Pete’s Sake Scholarships, $900 each,
sponsored by Erma O’Brien - Kymonie
Nelson, Victor Hernandez, Janicia Mitchell,
Keith Harris and Atiyah Reed
Sherrell “K” Smith Lift A Life Award, $250,
sponsored by the LFLA Board of Education Artreio Robertson
Athlete of the Year Award, $100, sponsored by the LFLA Athletic Dept. - Ardimus
Caldwell
Scholar Athletes, $100 each, sponsored by
the LFLA Athletic Dept. - Keith Harris, Valarie
Johnson
Lift For Life Academy | Where Learning Comes Alive!
Atiyah Reed
establishment with a plan and commitment for their
future. I was impressed and moved as a parent.
I pray for the continued success of your
endeavors for Lift for Life Academy, its staff and
students.
Sincerely,
Daphne Reed-Peterson
(Atiyah Reed’s mom)
Lift For Life Academy
Donors (July 1, 2012-May31, 2013)
Cash Donations
$20,000+
Foundations and Corporations
Chester M. Flegel Trust
John R. Woods Foundation/Julia Woods Hill
(Lee H.) Cruse Trust
Monsanto Fund
Individuals
Norman Klayman
$10,000-19,999
Foundations and Corporations
Anonymous
Florence Heiman Charitable Foundation
Saigh Foundation
Staenberg Family Foundation/Michael & Carol Staenberg
Individuals
Chandler and Ellen Curlee
Katherine Fernandez
Philip and Sima Needleman
$5,000-9,999
Foundations and Corporations
Guth Foundation Charitable Trust
Hermann T. and Phenie R. Pott Foundation
Kuhn Foundation
St. Louis Philanthropic Organization
Wischmeyer Family Charitable Trust/Bill and Gina
Wischmeyer
Individuals
Anonymous
Diane Seeger Simpson
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Leave a
Legacy!
You can help assure
that Lift For Life
Academy receives the
resources to educate
St. Louis city students
for years to come by
remembering us in
your will or making
the Academy the
beneficiary of a life
insurance policy. Learn
more by calling us at
314-588-0007.
Are You a Federal
Employee?
For all federal
employees
participating in the
Combined Federal
Campaign, we ask that
you consider selecting
Lift For Life Academy
as your Campaign
gift recipient for the
coming year. Please
use the following code:
75158. Learn more
at gatewaycfc.org.
Does your company
have a matching gift
program?
Contact your
company’s human
resources
department.
$1,000-4,999
Foundations and Corporations
Anonymous (2)
Catherine Manley Gaylord Foundation
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of
Greater Boston, Inc.
Enterprise Bank and Trust
Ferring Family Foundation
First National Bank of St. Louis
Gateway Combined Federal Campaign
Glik’s
JMB Associates
Moxi Enterprises, LLC
NISA Investment Advisors, LLC
Pershing Charitable Trust
Sanford and Gloria Spitzer Family
Foundation
Sidener Foundation
Sign of the Arrow Foundation
South Side Lions and South Side
Lionettes
Spoehrer Family Charitable Trust
St. Louis District Tennis Association
Walmart Foundation
Individuals
Anonymous (3)
Rob and Cathy Altholz
David and Martha Aronson
Bart and Meghan Baumstark
Maris Berg
Jack and Sara Burke
Curtis Cassel and Bob Lehman
Susie Charak and Norb Holt
Scott and Carolyn Dolan
Penny Engelsman and Jimmy Murrey
Jim and Tami Fernandez
Gregg and Alyson Garland
David Hatfield and Kate Darst Hatfield
John N. Hutkin
Nancy Kalishman
Jerry and Mary Jo Liberstein
Bob Lloyd
Marylen Mann and Frank Jacobs
Bonnie K. Mann
Mitchell and Joan Markow
John R. McKinstry
Mark and Carol Mestemacher
Erma O’Brien
James and Alison Owens
Ernest and Susan Planck
John and Elizabeth Samet
Bruce and Pamela Schneider
Debbie Champion Snyder and Jeff
Snyder
Steve and Joanna Tschudy
Stephen Loeb and Rochelle Weiss
David and Jody Young
Gary and Diane Zenk
St. Louis District Dairy Council
Symantec
Thomas Construction
U.S. Bank, NA
Wolff & Taylor P.C.
Individuals
Henry Bangert
Bruce and Suzann Bowser
Joan Bradford
John and Glenna Breen
Ellene Breinin
Jane D. Bryan
Dennis Cope
Steven and Andrea Dent
John and Yvette Dubinsky
Paul and Susan Goldberg
Ken and Sally Goldman
Stanley and Susan Kottler
Kenneth and Nancy Kranzberg
Jim and Mary LaBelle
M. Lefkowitz
David and Christine Mason
John and Kathy Maupin
David and Beth Purcell
Robert and Tatjana Schwendinger
David and Sharon Shearman
Gary and Debby Siegel
Chad and Katie Tuttle
Bill and Candice Voegtli
Ed and Lynn E. Wakefield
Richard and Josephine Weil
David Weiss & Bobby Sanderson
Leland Wolff
$100-499
Foundations and Corporations
1860’s Hardshell Cafe & Bar
ALIVE Magazine
Alpine Shop
Big Daddy’s
Citerman Consulting & Associates,
LLC
Civil Design
Crown Valley Brewery & Distillery
Epic Pizza & Subs (Epic Hospitality
LLC)
Fritanga LLC
Globe Drug Store
Hammerstone’s
Hurley & Hurley Inc.
Hurst Family Trust
It Works!
J. Price Insurance Agency LLC
Jay and Lisa Ring Charitable Fund
Joanie’s Pizzeria
Joe’s Chili Bowl
Kevin Weber Insurance
Lemp Mansion
Mardi Gras Inc.
Mater Dei Catholic High School
Molly’s in Soulard
Naturally Fit
NextGen Information Services, Inc.
Pointer’s Market
PSGI Foods LLC
Rehabilitive Therapies of St. Louis
LLC
Remember Me Costumes & Vintage
Clothing
NOTE: We apologize for
any mistakes or omissions. If
you made a donation during
the time period and your
name is not listed, or if the
information is incorrect,
please contact the
Development Office at
314.588.0007.
$500-999
Foundations and Corporations
Advantage Capital Partners
American Eagle Credit Union
Google Matching Gift Program
Hampton – Midtown Kiwanis Club
Hogan Truck Leasing
Llywelyn’s Pub
Nissan
Rotary Club of Clayton - Ladue
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River City Casino
Seamus McDaniel’s
Soulard Sweet Treats
St. Louis Auto & Truck Repair, Inc.
Steamroller of Missouri LLC
The Porch Wine and Gift Boutique
Washington University
Wells Fargo Advisors
Individuals
Joan and Bruce Abrams
Joseph and Brenda Ackerman
Laura Kathleen and Danny Baker
Joseph and Cheryl Bauer
Jeanne Bauer
Alan and Carol Bornstein
Catherine and Jay T. Boulanger
Sanford and Cynthia Boxerman
Phil and Lisa Bradford
Ryan Bruning and Sherin Joharifard
Jules and Lorraine Budd
Jennifer Bush
Kit Carter-Weilage
Barbara Cioffi
Marshall Cohen and Carla ScissorsCohen
June Cohen
Sanford and Jo Linda Cohen
Susan Cole and Carl Sitze
Rabbi William and Georgianne Cutter
Margaret Decker
Lynn DeLearie
David and Beth Deutsch
Jeremy and Marni Deutsch
Cynthia Duffe
Dennis and Patricia Dunphy
Terry and Melissa Endres
George Everding and Maureen O’Day
Thomas E. Fernandez
Michael and Debra Finkel
Michael and Lynne Flowers
Lois Frank
Henry and Judy Frechette
Mary and Bob Fredericksen
Rita Freed
Don and Sally Friedman
Jim and Andrea Glik
Robert Glik
Jeffrey and Rachel Glik
Bobby and Becky Goldberg
Charles and Talia Goldfarb
S. Michal Grace and Walter Carr
Bob and Debbie Granick
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Green
Stuart and Elaine Greenbaum
Barry Hamilton
Lynn Hamilton
Chris and Tish Hanewinkel
Kennetra Harmon-Johnson
Debra M. Burtis Harris
Michelle Havens
John and Lisa Heller
Jacques and Nancy Herzog
Jeff and Susan Hochman
Lewis and Victoria Hofstein
Rick and Lotsie Holton
Mike and Glenna Hughes
Elizabeth Iken
Robert and Missy Kaemmerlen
Kameron Kahn
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Thanks to our
generous
volunteers!
Giuseppe Accardi
Nayara Aguiar
Julie Alpert
Nicole Arnold
Laura Kathleen Baker
Loretta Baldwin
Michelle Ballard
Joy Ballard
John Ballard
Dustin Ballard
Jesse Barash
Teri Barry
Robert Becker
Sarah Becker
Elizah Becker
Tori Beckwith
Jeff Bensky
Larry Blue
Carmen Boeser
Stephen Bonfer
Sandy Boxerman
Trevis Boyster
Joan Bradford
John Breen
Megan Brinkmann
Elizabeth Brinkmann
Shefron Brown
Alexandria Brown
Jerry Bruce
Jack Burke
Kyle Busch
Jennifer Bush
Aryes Byrd
Shelley Carlo
Jimmy Carney
Lauren Cartmell
Trystien Charles
Abby Christensen
Kara Churovich
Kris Clawson
Marshall Cohen
Karlos Coleman
Benjamin Collinger
Nancy R. Coyne
Emilee Curtis
Dan Curtis
Flo Curtis
Kristen Dancy
Alex DeBlaze
Lynn DeLearie
Alex DeRosa
Francesca DiMaggio
Scott Dolan
Carol Dotson
Michael Drummond
Jeff Edinger
Ezekiel Elliott
Ilana Engel
Christa Ermold
Felica Ezell
Tami Fernandez
Tom Fleming
Alicia Floyd
Lois Frank
Dequale Frazier
Wendy Freebersyser
Rita Freed
Jerry French
Dani Fumagalli
Tambra Galarnyk
Gregg Garland
Dayshua Garnett
Gateway Greening
Terriana Glass
David Glenn
Jeffrey Glik
Robert Glik
Matt Goddard
Stephanie Goddard
Kelly Goebel
Marilyn Goldwasser
Robert Goldwasser
Robert and Marianne Karsh
Maya Kefalov
Robert Kelter
Donna Kessel
Bob and Nancy Klepper
George and Patricia Kloster
Tom and Mona Kohn
Helen Kornblum
Susan Krausz
Gerre Langton
Jim LeBlanc and Sally Klein LeBlanc
David and Janet LeMay
Harry and Gail LeMay
Joseph and Carolyn Losos
Lucia Luan
Tom Majer
Virgil and Linda Mantle
Daniel and Christine Mattson
Virginia McCann
Kay McCarry
Robert and Lonnie Miller
Judith Milton
Richard and Cynthia Muth
Nancy Nix-Rice
Katrice and Sean Noble
Margaret Nolan
Doretha L. Norman
David and Jamie Nothstine
Robert and Patricia Offerman
Ronald and Jerrilee Oldani
Harry and Betsy Orchard
Judy Owens
Joe Owens
Jackie and Steve Parker
Milford and Nancy Peabody
Lisa Pepper
Anthony and Sandra Perricone
Jan Poth
Dianne Rankin
Clark and Ann Reed
Sue and Jodie Rich
Meg Robertie
Lee and Janet Rodgers
John and Joanne Roman
Robert and Emily Rosenfeld
Rick Ruderer
James and Marilyn Schlitter
Arnie and Thelma Schrier
Julian and Helen Seeherman
William and Julie Shearburn
Marilyn and Scott Sheperd
Jane Siebel
Barbara Simon
Ruth Sobel
Carol Spann
Gabrijela Stanze
Dorothy Stein
Charles and Julie Ann Tadros
Arnold Tepper and Dotty Pressman
Tepper
Terry Thuet
Evelyn Tischler
Sharon Tolnai
Stephen K. Trotter and Christin Grant
Trotter
Robert and Seva Twin
Chera Voss
Craig and Elizabeth Wagner
Brenda K. Wagner
Bob and Barb Wanzel
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Steve and Linda Wielansky
Bess and Larry Wilfong
Peter and Linda Wilson
Laura Wilson
Michael and Patricia Wolff
John and Lauren Wright
Isaac and Marilyn Young
Risa Zwerling and Chancellor Mark
Wrighton
Up to $99
Foundations and Corporations
American Postal Workers Union
Anonymous
API Financial Solutions
Brockman Family Trust
J. Scott Petersen State Farm Agency
LaBelle Histoire
Pets in the City
Scott Alton, P.C.
Target Corporation
Individuals
Karen Aaberg
Ted and Melanie Ahrens
Anonymous (3)
Joseph Ayers
Mike and Christy Bailey
Marlin and Jessica Becker
Angela Bell
Jean and Wayne Berry
Bob and Betty Bess
Danielle Boenisch
Jody Boone
Ben and Radine Borowsky
Rick Bozada
Allen and Ronnie Brockman
Byron Brownstein and Hilary Bair
Cathleen Burke
Maria G. Capasso-D’Agrosa
Reena and David Carroll
Maire Casey
Harv and Barb Citerman
Shirley Cohen
Douglas and Allison Collinger
Yvonne Cooper/Mole No-Mo
Paul Cooper
Kristen Dancy
Barbara Davis
Devata Davis
Bruce and Reva Davis
Christine DeFebo
Tom and Kathleen Dewoskin
Thomas and Barbara Diehl
Nancy Dorwart
Jake Dunlap
Sonya Engelking
Doug Feltch
JoAnn Fernandez
Lynne C. Fogel
Whitney Fogel
Don and Ann Franke
Alan and Maxine Friedman
Daniel and Maureen Gaines
Roger B. Galvin and Laura Fortune
Ruth Garnett
Sarah Gentry
Darryl and Barb Gerstenecker
Scott Gilbert
Jan Glass
Dave Goldfarb
Lillian Goldman
Renee Goldman
Rosemary Goldstein
Arnold and Arlene Goodman
Carol Grafman
Lisa Grafman
Allison Gray
Troy Green
Georgene Grimm
Albert and Erma Guise
Judith Harmon
Robbie Hart
Patrick Hayes
Tilford and Anita Hearsh
Cris and Heidi Hehner
Robyn Helferstay
Arnold and Myrna Hershman
Stan and Joan Hollander
David Huinker
Stephanie Johnston
Dorothy Jones
Phyllis Ann Katz
Susan Kelter
Katie Konchar
Jane Krasnoff
Joseph and Lucinda Krutzsch
Marsha Kunin
L. J. Laskey
Sanford and Hadassah Lebman
Noel Leicht
David and Ester Levin
Sally Levy
Bonnie Lewis
Jessica Lilly
Joe and Pat Lintzenich
Ann Mandelstamm
Ray and Anita Martin
John and Joyce McCain
Charles and Dorene McKenna
Steve and Barb Melton
Marvin and Marilyn Mishkin
Lucy Myerson
Merle Myerson
Sheri Nove
Jeanine O’Conner
Anthony Patti
Chris Pelton
Lexine Pranschke
Robyn Presley
Abby Raesley
Holly Raesley
William and Janet Raisch
Jay Reiter
Chris and Martha Rice
Howard Sacks and Tanis Knelson
Betty J. Sano
Jane Schaefer
John Schmerold
Harvey and Leanne Schneider
Paul and Suzanne Schoomer
Lloyd and Beverly Schultz
Leslie and William Scoopmire
Vanessa Scott
Alex Sedlacek
Peter and Cecilia Sepp
Bruce Shoults and David Toben
Gary Silverberg
Richard Sisson
Brian Smith
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Thanks to our
generous
volunteers!
Rhonda Graham
Robby Gross
Matt Grothoff
Herbie Hagely
Amy Hagely
Stephanie Hagan
Barry Hamilton
Dudley Hancock
Tammi Hancock
Alexandria Hanewinkel
Alec Hanselman
Gabriel Harmon
Kela Harris
Kala Harris
Emily Harrod
Ivy Hartman
Kate Darst Hatfield
Venyshia Hatfield
Robyn Helferstay
Madison Hendrick
Alex Hines
Brandon Hinkle
Justin Ho
Mary Kate Hoerr
Wistar Holt
Carla Hudson
Emily Huey
Andy Hunsaker
Courtney Huse
Valen Ingui
Kiara Irons
Preetha Iyengar
Dirk Jones
Deanna Kakouris
Tim Kakouris
Lacee Kaufmann
Maya Kefalov
Susan Kelter
Derrick Kilgore
Daniel King
Melanie King
Amanda Kinamore
Leviticus Knighten
Kohl’s Associates in
Action – Creve Coeur
Kohl’s Associates in
Action – Manchester
Ron Komlos
Katie Kuehl
Stephen LaMell
Marilyn Lane
Caitlin Lee
Laura Leonard
Dana Lewis
Hal Lewis
Katie Libby
Susan Lintvedt
Marilyn Lipman
Kimberly Livingston
Rachel Lowry
Lisa Lubsch
Kendall MacDonald
Weston Manley
Marylen Mann
Mike Marre
Edwin Massie
Kendall MacDonald
Cathleen McGrath
Ila McGuire
Michelle McKinney
Morgan Mechelke
Heather Melton
Melanie Moon
Allison Moulton
Stephanie A. Mudd
Jennifer Myrick
Ashley Nail
Bill Nauke
Kendra Neely-Martin
Katrice Noble
Foye Oluokun
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Ellen Soule
Shawn Sparr
Sanford and Gloria Spitzer
Rayna Stover
Katherine Sundararaman
Brant Swiney
Franklin W. Taylor and Shirley Jo
Taylor
Emily Tenenbaum
Barbara Turkington
Dona Turpin
Lois Vander Waerdt
Bart and Beth Vatterott
John Waldron
David Waltman
Scott and Betty Walton
Lynda Walton
Marilyn Weinberg
Dan Weinberg
Rich and Mary Weinstock
Sanford and Ellen Weiss
Keith and Joanna Wheeler
Nancy Wienderlieh
Alan and Susan Witte
William and Elaine Wolff
Elaine Carp Wolff
Tom Wolff
Tommie Younger
Sherry Ma and Jainman Zaho
Jim and Carol Zimmer
Ivo and Zitka Zvolanek
In-Kind Donations
Foundations and Corporation
Adsell Companies
American Remediation and Restoration
Services
Angels’ Arms
Atlas Restaurant
Bar Italia Ristorante
Bayer Garden Shop
Benton Park Cafe
Big Muddy Dance Co.
Big Shark Bicycle Company
Black Rep
Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts
Center
Blick & Staff Communications
Blick Art Supplies
Blue Moon Activewear
Blues City Deli
Bogarts Smokehouse
Booksource
Boulevard Brewing
Bug Store
Camp Manitowa
Cepia LLC
Chandler Hill Vineyards
Chase Park Plaza
Clay and Cotton
Clay Creations, Inc
Clayton Car Wash
Clayton High School
Clear Channel Communications
Closet Factory
Contained Beauty: Container Gardens
by Kim
Cornucopia
Covidien/Mallinckrodt
Craft Restaurants
Dave Simon’s Rock School
Deschutes Brewery
Dianne Cage Design Co.
Dogtown Pizza
Dot Dot Dash Boutique
Dr. Frick’s Pet Rehab & Pain Clinic
Dwight Davis Tennis Center
E. J. Welch Company
Egg & I
Einstein’s Bagels
Eternity Med Spa
Extra Virgin, An Olive Oil Ovation
First Watch
Fitz’s
Flooring Systems
Four Muddy Paws
Frontenac Racquet Club
Gateway Greening
Goose Island Beer Co.
Great Frame Up
Hager Companies
Hair Saloon for Men - Buddy Fund
Healing Arts Center
Heuer Locksmith
Hilton Frontenac
Hochschild, Bloom & Co LLP
Holt Lighting Depot
Holten Meat, Inc.
ICI Paints
Imperial Farmers Market
Jackson Produce
Java Daves
JBell Art Studio
Jilly’s Cupcakes
John Burroughs School
Just in Time Band
Kathleen Herring Design
Kirkwood Materials
Lather Hair Lounge
Le Shoe
Left Bank Books
Lifelong Fitness
Lohr Distributing
Lori Coulter, LLC
Lubeley’s Bakery and Deli
Madco Printing
Marvel Printing
Massage Envy Spa
Medusa’s Salon
Metropolitan Community Church
Mexico Road Florist
Missouri Botanical Garden
Mitchell James Salon
Modjods
Muscle-Up Fitness
Netelligent
New Belgium Brewery
Northwest Coffee Roasting
O’Fallon Brewery
Optimist Club of Clayton
Origin Agency
PJ’s Tavern in Kirkwood
Plush
PNC Wealth Management
Prairie Farms Dairy
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company
Remiger/SUDA
Riddell
Riverbend Restaurant & Bar
Riverfront Times
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Robust Wine Bar - Downtown
ROHO, Inc.
Rokitmul LLC
Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch &
Champion, LLC
Saint Louis Art Museum
Saint Louis Brewery
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Zoo
Saks Fifth Avenue
Salon 7
Schnucks Markets Inc.
Shakers Bath House, LLC
Soulard Spice Shop
Soulard’s Restaurant and Bar
St. John Vianney High School
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Metropolitan Police
Department
St. Louis Pre-Sort, Inc.
Staenberg Group
Subterranean Books
SubZero Vodka Bar
Summit Distributing
Trattoria Marcella
Tripel Restaurant
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VeggieScapes, LLC
Vidan Family Chiropractic
Visual Aids Electronics
Wellbridge Athletic Club and Spa
Westbrook & Co., P.C.
Westminster Christian Academy
Westrich Photography
William K. Busch Brewing
Wydown Middle School
Individuals
Dan and Rosalie Abel
Michalene Artz
David and Elaine Barthel
Nanka Castulik and Bob Byrne
Lynn and John Ebert
Cooper Ellis
Roberta Feinstein
Melissa Ferguson
Tami and Jim Fernandez
Jane Fitzgerald
Mary Kay Fitzpatrick
Lucia Garnett
Jeff and Kim Gellman
Rosa Glass
Judy Glik
L. Gay Goessling
David Hatfield
Eleanor Heck
Dr. Russell Hyken
Frank Jacobs
George Jinkerson
Kenton and Bonnie Kolker
Sam and Cissy Levitt
Ed Madden
Mary McCabe
Timothy McHale
Pauline K. Minogue
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Eddie Neill
Brooke and Brent Restemayer
Pamela Russell
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Jackie Parker
Shannon Parker
Steven Parks
Elaine Parmelee
Janki Patel
Jeremiah Patton
Libby Perold
Carolyn Petite
Laura Pierson
Olivia Pineda
Ernest Planck
Susan Planck
Serice Porter
Dwan Prude
Andrea Purnell
Naomi Rawitz
Daphne Reed
Charles Rice
Kristy Ridings-Gardner
Raechel Rivers
Jeannine Roberts
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Kristin Robinson
Darryl Rollins
Curt Rosenthal
Rick Ruderer
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John Samet
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Randy Schwartz
Kila Scruggs
Kathy Senert
Diamond Shannon
Bekah Sharp
David Shearman
Shawn Sheu
Teresa Shields
Debby Siegel
Rachel Sleeman
Debbie Champion Snyder
Jeff Snyder
John Spernoga
Cailyn Stamp
Mike Stanze
Heather Stanze
Gabrijela Stanze
Anne Francis Stevens
Dylan Stradtman
David Swimmer
Yolonda Thomas
Jason Torbitzky
Emily Turie
Nala Turner
Dona Turpin
Luther Tyus
Amy Vaughn
Stephen Veluz
Brooke Voeller
Whitney Walden
Jack Waldron
Johnni Walker-Gillespie
Jill Walsh
Betty Walton
Scott Walton
Lavashae Warner
Colleen Weinhardt
Brady Weinhold
Mike Weiss
Max White
Bess Wilfong
Bonnie Williams
Michael Williams
Wayne Winters
Wayne F. Winters II
Gina Wischmeyer
Peter Wright
Matt Wyczalkowski
Mackenzie Yeager
Isaac Young
Rachael Zabawa
Scarlet Zhang
Becca Zod
Shana Zucker
Rob and Kelly Sacks
Sally Safranski
David and Randi Schenberg
Ellie Shepley
Myles Tenzer
Donna Trupiano
Jake Wheeler
Leisa Zigman
In Honor
Alison Owens
Stephen K. Trotter and Christin Grant Trotter
Allison Cohen
June Cohen
Barry and Jackie Gross
June Cohen
Barry and Jackie Gross, Shirley Cohen
and Ben Galloway
Debbie Champion Snyder and
Jeff Snyder
Dorothy Stein’s Birthday
Bruce and Reva Davis
Devata Davis
Isaac and Marilyn Young
Diane and Gary Zenk
Suzanne Charak and Norb Holt
Gina and Bill Wischmeyer
Rich and Mary Weinstock
Gina Wischmeyer’s Birthday
L. J. Laskey
Helen Hoffman and Cecil Sanders
Kit Carter-Weilage
The Hockman Family
Harv and Barb Citerman
Jack Burke
Cathleen Burke
Sara Burke
Joan Bradford and in memory of Gavin
Donohue
Jane Siebel
Jim and Tami Fernandez
Jacques and Nancy Herzog
Lift for Life Academy Band
Shawn Sparr
Laura Kathleen Planck Baker
Joseph and Brenda Ackerman
Phyllis Ann Katz
Marilyn and Isaac Young
Barbara Simon
Arnie and Thelma Schrier
Marshall Cohen and LFLA Students
Penny Engelsman and Jimmy
Murrey
Marshall Cohen’s Birthday
Jennifer Bush
Marshall Cohen, Carla Scissors-Cohen
and Family
June Cohen
Marylen Mann
Joseph and Carolyn Losos
Marylen Mann and Frank Jacobs
Anonymous
Marylen Mann and in memory of John
Mann
Richard and Josephine Weil
Mr. and Mrs. M. Lefkowitz
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Gary and Diane Zenk
Robert Kelter Get Well Wishes
Sanford and Gloria Spitzer
Sally Friedman’s Birthday
Ellene Breinin
Rabbi William and Georgianne
Cutter
Arnie and Thelma Schrier
Sanford and Gloria Spitzer
Evelyn Tischler
Gary and Diane Zenk
Scott and Betty Walton
Lynda Walton
Shirley Cohen Get Well
June Cohen
Susan Kelter’s Birthday
Sanford and Cynthia Boxerman
Joan Bradford
Ellene Breinin
Allen and Ronnie Brockman
Jennifer Bush
Marshall Cohen and Carla
Scissors-Cohen
Steven and Andrea Dent
Jeremy and Marni Deutsch
David and Beth Deutsch
Sonya Engelking
Jim and Tami Fernandez
Michael and Lynne Flowers
Mary Fredericksen
Don and Sally Friedman
Alan and Maxine Friedman
Arnold and Arlene Goodman
Barry Hamilton
Chris and Tish Hanewinkel
Patrick Hayes
Tilford and Anita Hearsh
John and Lisa Heller
Stan and Joan Hollander
Jane Krasnoff
Bonnie K. Mann
Marvin Mishkin
Jackie Parker
Rehabilitive Therapies of
St. Louis LLC
Sue and Jodie Rich
James and Marilyn Schlitter
Marilyn Weinberg
Bill and Gina Wischmeyer
Isaac and Marilyn Young
Gary and Diane Zenk
Gary and Diane Zenk
Susie Charak and Norb Holt
In Memory
The Feldmans
Tom and Mona Kohn
Gavin Donohue
Dennis and Patricia Dunphy
Jerry and Laura Scissors
Ellen Breinin
John Mann
Bonnie Mann
Marylen Mann and Frank Jacobs
Nancy Kalishman
Kenneth and Nancy Kranzberg
Carol Spann
Sanford and Ellen Weiss
Marvin Eugene “Gene” Starr
June Cohen
Rosemary Goldstein
Mary Taylor
William and Janet Raisch
Virginia Hughes
Debbie Champion Snyder and
Jeff Snyder
Virginia McGrath
Jennifer Bush
Sarah Gentry
Robyn Helferstay
Susan Kelter
Jerry and Mary Jo Liberstein
Lucia Luan
Franklin W. and Shirley Jo
Taylor
Leslie Zotz
Volunteer Spotlight
Marilyn Goldwasser, 72, and
Bob Goldwasser, 73, Lift For
Life Academy volunteers
Bob and Marilyn Goldwasser
volunteer by helping sixth graders
during their math and English
classes at Lift For Life Academy.
“But sometimes, they teach me,” said
Bob Goldwasser, a retired engineer.
“I can still do junior high math, but
now there’s a matrix the students use
in multiplication.”
The Frontenac couple tutor from
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Wednesday.
This is their second year helping
LFLA students.
“He can’t spell and I can’t add,
so we’re perfect for each other,” said
Marilyn Goldwasser, a retired speech
pathologist. Their tutoring strategies
are different, too. He likes to stay
in the classroom to assist with prealgebra drafting, while she prefers
working with students one-on-one as
they craft their personal narratives in
the quiet of the hallway.
But they both agree on one
thing: The dedication of the LFLA
teachers.
“The students need to get the
basics down to do well in school,”
Bob Goldwasser said. “They’re
doing better here than they were in
the public schools they came out of.
The kids are all at so many levels.
It’s a tough thing for teachers to
manage, but that’s where I think we
are helpful.”
And for us, “It’s a fun morning.”
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get set,
eat!
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for the
Second
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Gateway
Cupcake
and
Bottle Cap
Dash on
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Nov. 9.
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