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2014-2015 Annual Report
Photo by Jacqueline Prehart ECHOES and ANNUAL REPORT A P U B L I C AT I O N O F M A P L E B RO O K S C H O O L Fall 2015 From The Head of School/C.E.O. I n 1945, three women, Serena Merck, Sunny Barlow, and Marge Heckle Finger established a school dedicated to the education of youngsters who experienced great difficulty in learning. The task was daunting, but with the leadership of Serena Merck, the wisdom of Sunny Barlow, and the determination of Marge Finger, these three women founded Maplebrook School. As we celebrate the School’s 70th anniversary, we look back on how many youngsters have been benefitted by the programs Maplebrook offers; in fact, lives have been changed. The Forging the Future Capital Campaign will be soon drawing to a close as we prepare to build the new salt water natatorium later this year. One of the School’s long awaited accomplishments this past year was the development of the Etkin Environmental Center on the postDonna M. Konkolics Head of School/C.E.O. secondary campus. Organic gardens were developed, walking trails and footbridges were established and a butterfly sanctuary will soon be added. The students and staff are so excited to see their hard work come to fruition. The Performing Arts Center also received a facelift with air-conditioning/heating units installed as well as new stage curtains, lighting, and sound. We also established and Inside this issue: dedicated a memorial wall of honor for those individuals who, over the years, have supported the School’s mission with devotion and dedication. 3 The most rewarding event was the awarding of diplomas to eighteen graduates in June. Mr. Garrison Keillor gave a wonderful and humorous commencement address. His message to the graduates emphasized being safe, living freely, treasuring good friends, working at what they love to do and doing it until the task was completed. The graduates’ hard work and perseverance truly paid off! Maplebrook is an extraordinary school with dedicated faculty and staff and programs supported by the Board of Trustees, Foundation Directors, alumni and their families, parents and friends. Thank you for believing in us and helping to transform lives. HEAD OF SCHOOL SCHOOL/CEO 4 ACADEMICS MBS ORGANIZATION 5 GRADUATION ANNUAL REPORT 6,7 8.9 COMMUNITY SPECIAL EVENTS 10 11 ALUMNI GIVING ARTS LEARNING 14 15 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN MEMORIAL/LEGACY 18 20 GLOBAL COMMUNITY 21 WAYS TO GIVE 23 ECHOES of Maplebrook School PERSONALIZED LEARNING - Through the support of the Whitney Evans Staff Development Fund, Maplebrook faculty learn the latest techniques in personalized learning and curriculum development. Accelerated Reading iPad Technology ACTIVATE— Executive Functioning Skills Postsecondary students participate in C8 Sciences Case Study Reading PLUS Wilson Reading System STAR Reading (testing program) Accelerated Math R.I.S.E. (Responsibility Increases Self Esteem) Speech and language services Social skills training (both in and out of the classroom) Tutoring Structured, teacher-facilitated study halls Page 4 - Educating minds and building character 2015- 2016 Maplebrook Organization Board of Trustees Trustee Emeritus Mark J. Metzger, Chairman Robert S. Audia, Vice Chair The Late Mary S. Babcock The Late Gerard Cloney Olivia Farr Karen Jenkins-Gibbs Kit Kellogg Tondra Lynford The Late Roger Moore George T. Whalen Jr., Treasurer Charles F. Chiusano, Secretary James Constantino Diana Cullen Bruce Etkin Roger A. Fazzone Donna M. Konkolics Eileen Mulligan Donald Murphy Paul A. Richards Lorraine Scuccimarra The Late Jerome I. Rossman, Jr. Arnold Sollar Maplebrook School Foundation George T. Whalen, Jr., Chair John K. Gifford, Vice Chair Jonathan Fazzone, Treasurer Linda Gregory, Secretary Lori S. Hale, Executive Director Joseph Ducillo Roger A. Fazzone Robert Lane Kirsten Rappleyea Peter Rossman Jennifer Scully Roxanne Troiano George T. Whalen, III Faculty and Staff Gary Ackerman Gerardo Amarillas Anne Arent Lynne Bondi Joanne Boyd Wendy Boyd-Conti Tabitha Brewer Susan Briggs-Lopane Sarah Cahill Bernard Clark Kristen Clark Kathy Curiel Linda Donovan Edward Duntz Roger Fazzone Dominick Ferrusi Jessica Gallo Matthew Glotzer Kenneth Hale Kristen Hale Lori Hale William Hale Mark Hamm Rosanna Hamm Alicia Hapeman Richard Howard Andrea Jones Theodore Jones Jain Jose Kevin Keenan Susan Kent Donna Konkolics Joseph Larocca Melissa Leacock Rolinda Luther Kevin Lynch John Macura Jennifer Majette Ann Matthews Tanya Mayhew Jenna Mazzuchelli Colleen McGhee Doretta McGill Barbara McKell Susan McKenna Scott Miller Jonathan Newler Kevin O’Connor Christine Place Emma Pozza Toniesha Ramcharran Chris Runge Jennifer Scully Jerilyn Scuteri Robert Sehrt Jessica Selino Joe Selino Vincent Selino Janet Silburn Stewart Sommerville Brenda (Kuech) Steiner John Taylor John Thompson Anne Thomas John Tomasetti John VanDyke Cristina Viana Stephen Weidig Ethan Wiltse Gary Witt Joy Wood ECHOES of Maplebrook School COMMENCEMENT 2015 - 18 GRADUATES AND GARRISON KEILLOR Class of 2015 Mr. Garrison Keillor "Well, we all knew it would come one day. And here it is, Sunday, June 6th, A day of sweetness and sadness mixed. The elegant occasion of Maplebrook School graduation, When the class frolics, our darlings, our own, And Donna Konkolics and Dr. Fazzone Hand out diplomas among spring aromas of maple and of brook And we all look around at these young faces Whom we've known on a daily basis And who today are amazing in every way. We don't know what to say, Except that we are amazed And you are to be praised. You our children, the outcome of our ideals and our love. And forgive me if I ask: How did you all grow up so fast? Moving on. Moving on. It's what we do. Goodbye, old. Hello, new. The great poet Robert Frost of Vermont said: "The one thing I know about life. It goes on." And it does. The brook runs into the river And the rivers deliver the boats to the sea, And so it ever shall be. O Maplebrook, every time I've seenya On Highway 22 east of Amenia, Your frame buildings painted yellow Your lawns as green as lemon Jell-O, I want to raise my voice in a poem To the Maplebrook family, to shoem How proud we parents are of our descendants And their spirit of independence......" Garrison Keillor THE JOURNEY OF THE CLASS OF 2015 HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS Heather Dolan - Harcum College Zachary Arguin - Employed Patrick Doyle - College Living Experience, Denver Brittni Colon - Employed Madeline Hartzog - Postsecondary Program at MBS Melissa Miller - POINT Program Kathleen Hilfiger - Postsecondary Program at MBS Naomi Seiden - At home in Brooklyn Mathilde Hilliard - Vanguard School Jeffrey Joubert - Postsecondary Program at MBS Grace King - Cosmetology school and working Olivia Moore - Postsecondary Program/TLC at MBS Solomon Okeowo - Texas College Program Carlo Petrucci - Community College and working Jennifer Smalley - Employed at an equestrian center James Swindell - Classes at Virginia Tech and working Dayton Tooman - Unknown Aditiya (Dede) Wittenberg - Community College MBS INKS AGREEMENT WITH CURRY COLLEGE Once students ready for a collegiate experience participate successfully in classes at Dutchess Community College, they will be referred to Curry to begin work on their undergraduate degree through the PAL Program. Page 7 2014 - 2015 ANNUAL FUND RAISES $100,400 M aplebrook aplebrookSchool Schoolhas hasenjoyed enjoyedaatradition traditionofofexcellence excellenceand andinnovation innovationinineducation educationcombined combinedwith withaalong longand anddistinguished distinguished legacy legacyofofphilanthropic philanthropicsupport. support.On Onbehalf behalfofofMaplebrook MaplebrookSchool, School,we wewould wouldlike liketotothank thankeach eachand andevery everyone oneofofyou youfor forall allofofyour support duringduring the 2014 2015 -school year. We remember everyone that has us. If we your support the-2014 2015 school year.have Wedone have our donebest ourtobest to remember everyone thatsupported has supported us.have If weforhave gotten anyone, we sincerely apologize. forgotten anyone, we sincerely apologize. All for Phase II of IItheof Forging the Future Capital Campaign, except whenwhen restricted by Allfundraising fundraisingefforts, efforts,including includingthe theAnnual AnnualFund, Fund,were wereallocated for allocated for Phase the Forging the Future Capital Campaign, except restricted the donor or for Hand in Hand 5K Run/Walk which benefited TheThe Panichi Center for Communications andand Learning andand the the Classic CarCar Show for by the donor or the for the Hand in Hand 5K Run/Walk which benefited Panichi Center for Communications Learning Classic Show the LionsLions Club.Club. YourYour support to theto annual fundfund is integral to our in providing excellent opportunities for our students, for Amenia the Amenia support the annual is integral to success our success in providing excellent opportunities for deserving our deserving students, alumni, alumni,and andthe thestaff. staff.As Assuch, such,we weremain remainfocused focusedon onhelping helpingstudents studentswith withlearning learningchallenges challengesachieve achievegreater greateracademic academicconfidence confidenceand andindependence independby providing first-rate facilities, qualityquality programs, state-of-the-art technology, and dedicated faculty. Thank YouYou - Lori S. Hale ence by providing first-rate facilities, programs, state-of-the-art technology, and dedicated faculty. Thank - Lori S. Hale ANNUAL FUND DONORS FROM CURRENT PARENTS (in bold), PARENTS OF ALUMNI, TRUSTEES, FRIENDS, PAST FACULTY AND STAFF, AND LOVED ONES CENTURY CLUB ($10,000+) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mensch Mr. & Mrs. W. Loeber Landau Rev. & Mrs. Frederick Buechner Mr. & Mrs. Christian W. Meyer, III Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Dr. Jane E. Miller Mr. Lance Lynford & Ms. Marion Morgenthal Mr. & Mrs. William J. Pape, II FOUNDERS CLUB ($5,000 - $9,999) Mr. Peter W. Schweitzer Mrs. Judy A. Sutter Mrs. Francis W. Hatch The Late Bettina B. Howes Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Liang Ms. Sally Singer Miss Susan VonStade HEADMASTERS CLUB ($3,000 - $4,999) Mr. & Mrs. David Kirshner PRESIDENTS CLUB ($1,000 - $2,999) Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Barry Mr. & Mrs. John Dolan The Syd and Jan M. Silverman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Fred Whitridge DONORS CLUB ($500 - $999) Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Alloy Bank of America Matching Gifts Mr. Justin Banks Mr. Jules Bosch & Ms. Denise LiBrizzi Mr. Robert Colletti Mr. & Mrs. Francis E. Crowley Eugene & Estelle Ferkauf Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. Cullen Mr. & Mrs. Whitney Evans Dr. & Mrs. Michael Dalton Mr. & Mrs. David Hathaway Ms. Patricia Davis Mr. & Mrs. J. Steven Hollander George T. Whalen Insurance Dr. Milton Hollander Mr. & Mrs. Roger B. Gorham Mr. Christopher Keane Mr. & Mrs. Gray T. Hollett Kildonan School Mr. & Mrs. John J. Kutney Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Malick Mr. & Mrs. John A. McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. Mark Metzger Mr. & Mrs. Ali Omidfar Mrs. Gay E. Scott Mr. & Mrs. William R. Shane Mr. Doron David Sharfman & Mr. Geoffrey J. MacMillan FRIENDS CLUB ($250 - $499) Mrs. Felicia Blatt Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Blumberg Mr. & Mrs. John A. Baliotti Ms. Jane Bly Mr. & Mrs. Melvin J. Berning, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Boldrin Dr. & Mrs. Barry D. Brause Mr. & Mrs. John R. Bondi, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Philip Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Boslow Drs. Scott & Carol Burg Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Bowman Mr. Benjamin Butler Mr. & Mrs. David Busby Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Butler Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Butler Mr. & Mrs. James Constantino Mrs. Anne Carr Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Cullen Mr. Skip Ciferri Mr. Peter D. Evans Dr. & Mrs. Richard Cohen Patricia S. Fernandez & Associates Mrs. Frances Colon Mrs. Elizabeth Gallagher Committee to Elect Adrian Butch Anderson Ms. Nancy Hurd Mr. Craig N. Landrum Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Lappas Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Law Mr. & Mrs. John McCormack Mr. Hans Joerg-Meili Mr. Bryan Miller Mr. & Mrs. John P. O’Shea Mrs. Barbara W. Perry Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Placido Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Recla Shell Oil Company Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Swindell Ms. Jessica Waldman Thompson Mr. & Mrs. John Watts Mr. & Mrs. George . Whalen, III Mrs. Barbara Wimmer Ms. Jeanne Marie Litts Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Lomangino Ms. Bonnie Lopez-Negrete Mr. & Mrs. Edward Lynn Mr. & Mrs. Dave MacMillan Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mathers Mrs. Bettina McDermott Mr. & Mrs. Donald Mitzner Mr. & Mrs. Wayne S. Mountz Mrs. Charlotte Murphy Ms. Donna Nelson Oberg Insurance Agency Mr. & Mrs. David Oguss Ms. Roxanne Cruiz Ms. Christine Pape Mrs. Beverly Diamond Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Ms. Marlene Diamond Mrs. Shirley Dreiman Mrs. Roberta Espie-Barry Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Ferguson Mrs. Phyllis Fields Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Fred Fulton Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Hall Hanover Insurance Group Mr. & Mrs. Howell Harralson Ms. Kathryn Keller Mr. C. N. Kim Dr. David Kirby Mr. & Mrs. Robert Knapp SPONSORS CLUB (Up to $250) Mrs. Sandra Alleman Mr. & Mrs. Russell Lambert Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Law Ms. Mary B. Ansheles Mr. Raymond Learsy & Ms. Melva Bucksbaum Mr. & Mrs. Steven Barnett Mr. Paul R. Likins Mr. & Mrs. Peter V. Crane Mr. & Mrs. Scott D. Lagace Mr. & Mrs. Peter Atherton Mr. David Lerman & Ms. Romy Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Deane Leonard Philips Boyne Corporation Ms. Carol Pines Dr. & Mrs. Gerald B. Rakos Mr. & Mrs. Allan B. Rappleyea Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Tom Riggione Mr. & Mrs. C. B. Schmidt Mr. Stephen Skarlatos & Ms. Anne Wilson Ms. Leslie E. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Stevenson Mr. William Still Ms. Pamela Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Donald Tober Mrs. Sandra R. Traighten Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Weinman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wohn Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Zamore Ms. Patricia Zawadzki Excellence, Friendship, Independence Maplebrook School Society of Honor Members COMMUNITY - Maplebrook’s warm and vibrant community of students, parents, faculty and alumni are connected through a shared desire to nurture each other and their community at large. JDRF Walkathon Classic Car Show raised 3,200 for Amenia Lions Club Hand in Hand 5K Run/Walk for The Panichi Center for Communication and Learning raised $9,800 We Make the Difference Auction ($77,025) Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Alloy Mr. & Mrs. Robert Audia Mr. & Mrs. Richard Barry, Jr. Ms. Jodi Besket Ms. Mindy Boslow Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bratches Mr. & Mrs. Charles Chiusano Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Daley Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Ducillo Mr. Matt Green Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Hilfiger Mr. & Mrs. J. Steven Hollander Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Iverson Mr. Robert Katz Mr. Garrison Keillor & Ms. Jenny Nilsson Mr. & Mrs. Pieter Kodde Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Liang Mr. & Mrs. P. Richard Ridilla Mr. Joseph Rochfort Mr. Garvin Simonette & Ms. Allison Demas Mrs. Marjorie Treisman Dr. & Mrs. Eric Weiss Ms. Kate Whitney Mrs. Kumari Wickramaratchi Mr. & Mrs. Gary Witt Page 11 Excellence, Friendship, Independence BOWLING TOURNAMENT ($13,977) Mr. & Mrs. Curt Alloy Mr. & Mrs. Mohamed Alshankiti Amenia Lions Club Audia Motors Bank of Millbrook Mr. & Mrs. Richard Barry, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bratches Mr. & Mrs. Michael Clare Crown Energy Culinary Management Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cullen Mr. Frank Delli Carpini Drug World E. Caligari & Son Fazzone & Harrison Realty Ms. Kathleen Floyd Freshtown Mr. & Mrs. Ken Hale Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hayden The Hilfiger Family Ms. Karen Hilliard J. C. Ehrlich Pest Control Jack’s Auto Service Ms. Lisa Jones Mr. & Mrs. Jacques-Francois Joubert Mr. Garrison Keillor & Ms. Jenny Nilsson Miss Donna Konkolics Ms. Christine King Mr. David Lerman & Ms. Romy Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Liang Mr. Mark Lustbader-Laundry Warehouse Mr. & Mrs. P. Robert Marich Mr. & Mrs. Derek Murphy Northeast Maintenance Services O’Neill Plumbing & Heating Red Barn Produce Mr. & Mrs. Lee Scuccimarra Sharon Auto Body Mr. Garvin Simonette & Ms. Allison Demas Ms. Sally Singer Mr. & Mrs. Steven Sotland Mr. Craig Tooman Mr. & Mrs. Frank Troiano The Treisman Family The Waldman Family KENTUCKY DERBY/ART SHOW ($15,972) 52 Main Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Audia Babette’s Kitchen Back in the Kitchen Ballantine Communications Ms. Jodi Besket Mrs. Joan Bly Boathouse Restaurant Café Les Baux Calculated Fire Protection Cascade Spirit Shoppe Mr. & Mrs. Charles Chiusano Mrs. Annette Cloney Ms. Anne Collins Mr. & Mrs. Gary Cookson Country Gardeners Culinary Management Corp. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cullen D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP Ducillo Construction Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Ducillo Durant’s Tents and Events Dr. & Mrs. Roger Fazzone Mr. & Mrs. John K. Gifford Golden Wok Harney Tea Company Mr. & Mrs. David Hathaway Hillrock Distillery The Late Bettina B. Howes Jack’s Auto Service Mr. Robert Lane La Puerta Azul Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Larson Mr. Raymond Learsy and Ms. Melva Bucksbaum Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Leonard Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Lomangino Maplebrook School Inc. Metzger Injury Law Millbrook Vineyards Millerton Veterinary Practice Mr. & Mrs. Don Murphy My Brother Bobby’s Salsa New England Painting & Restoration Number 9 Restaurant Mr. & Mrs. Allan Rappleyea Rennia Engineering Design Royal Carting Mr. & Mrs. Bill Sales Mr. & Mrs. Lee Scuccimarra Mr. & Mrs. Eric Shrubsole Silo Ridge Ventures Mr. William Still Stissing House Superior Telephone Systems Tamarack Preserve Teahan & Constantino Mrs. Sheelagh Tellerday Mr. & Mrs. James Tozer, Jr. We Make a Difference GOLF TOURNAMENT ($24,640) The donors at the top of the list provided major financial support for the outing: Bank of Millbrook Beatty Construction Culinary Management Corporation Ducillo Construction Corporation Crown Energy/Dutchess Oil & Propane Love/Effron Fuel Company Marshall & Sterling Insurance Meyer Contracting Corporation Northeast Maintenance Services All About Rehabilitation Management Amenia Lions Club Apple Greens Golf Course Associated Lightning Rod Audia Motors, Inc Barnes Insurance Agency Ms. Jodi Besket Bruno Technology Services, Inc. Calculated Fire Protection Charles B. Merrill Mr. & Mrs. Charles Chiusano CK Industrial Copake Country Club Cornerstone Crane Outdoor Power Equipment D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP Dick’s Sporting Goods Drew Hopkins Drug World E & R Cleaners E. Caligari & Son Ehrlich Pest Control Electra Supply Ed Herrington’s ESPN Fazzone & Harrison Realty Foliot Furniture Fountain Press Freshtown George T. Whalen Insurance Going Green Plumbing & Heating Grand Union in Millerton, NY Hack Environmental Products Hale Family Harlem Valley Golf Course Havens Real Estate Hotchkiss Golf Course Hudson Valley Clean Energy Hudson Valley Fresh Interlaken Inn Jack’s Auto Service J.J. Curran & Son JTR Transportation Miss Donna Konkolics Lakeville Golf Technology Lakeville Livery Links at Unionvale Country Club Liscum, McCormack & VanVoorhis, LLP Macura Electric Mid Hudson Regional Hospital Millerton Nursery & Garden Shop North East Muffler O’Neill Plumbing & Heating Philips Boyne Corp/Haber Family Putnam National Golf Course Red Barn Produce Red Hook Golf Club Rondout Golf Course Dr. & Mrs. I. Charles Sand Santo’s Pizza & Restaurant Saperstein’s Mr. & Mrs. Lee Scuccimarra Serevan Restaurant SHARE Corporation Sharon Auto Body Sharon Valley Tavern Silo Ridge Ventures SJS Enterprises Structure Works Sunday in the Country Teahan & Constantino Torrco Toshiba Business Solutions Uniforms USA Wake Robin Inn WHUD Excellence, Friendship, Independence Hayley, Emily, Megan and Shannon - Megan and Shannon receive special recognition at annual reunion for vocation in the medical field ALUMNI ANNUAL FUND GIVING: Mr. Aaron Altmayer Mr. Emile Backes Mr. Justin Banks Miss Maria Bednarik Miss Melissa Boldrin Mr. John Bondi Mr. Eric Brand Mr. Grant Brokate Mr. Evan Burg Mr. David Burnett Mr. Benjamin Butler Mr. James Cassidy Mr. Brian Clendenin Mr. Eric Cohen Miss Mary (Molly) Cole Mr. Timothy Connor Miss Sarah cuts Miss Ana Lucia DiBella Mr. Jason Duffy Miss Sheila Gallagher Miss Abigail Glickman Miss Anna Kaplowitz Miss Colleen Kinch Mr. Kyle Kirshner Mr. Jay Klausner Miss Karen Kreitler Miss Weston Lahn Mr. & Mrs. Richard LaManna Mr. Russell Lambert Mr. Gordon Landau Mr. Alexander Lappas Mrs. Eileen Sheehan Layton Miss Andrea Lipsky Miss Emily Litteral Mr. Alex Lynford Mr. John Malick Mrs. Cynthia Martin-Mann Miss Megan McDonald Miss Jennifer McLaughlin Mr. Bryan Miller Mr. Colin Miller Mr. Dan Rakos Miss Catherine Recla Mr. Richard Rice Mr. Peter Rossman Mr. Christopher Scuccimarra Mr. Dan Shapira Mr. & Mrs. Dan Shedd Miss Victoria Sheinbaum Mr. Paul Shinbaum Mr. Scott Taquechel Miss Susan VonStade Miss Brooke Wessling Mr. Schuyler Wiersum Mr. Jeffrey Wild Mr. Robert Wilson Mr. Rodman Wilson Mr. Mike Wohn Mr. Thomas Zamore Mr. Marcelo Zavaleta Steve (right) receives Diana Davis Spencer Entrepreneur Award from fellow alum, Peter Rossman (left) PERSONALIZED LEARNING - Countless opportunities exist for students to explore their own passions. They are encouraged to follow their own script, beat, or muse. Excellence, Friendship, Independence C apital Campaign Update: Maplebrook completed Phase I of the Forging the Future Capital Campaign which raised $1.5 million for Whalen Hall (dining hall) and the Burnett Internet Café. We began utilizing the space in June 2013 and it has become the social hub of all activity. The former dining hall and kitchen was renovated as a dormitory for 10 male students and faculty housing; it was dedicated in honor of Dr. Fazzone. All of this construction transformed our lives on campus with such beautiful views of the campus nestled in the Berkshire mountains. It’s hard to imagine our world without this space now. Phase II of the campaign was initiated in November 2013 for another $2.5 million to construct a new arts center, swimming pool and environmental center along with scholarship and other related projects that includes theatre renovations and an arts gallery. To date, Phase II has raised $2.2 million and we now have the Hilfiger Hall Center thanks to a very generous $500,000 pledge from the Hilfiger Family. Thanks to this space and the upgrades to the Performing Arts Center, all students are now offered a full range of art/music/theatre. The Etkin Environmental Center located on the West campus was dedicated in June of 2015. The Center further demonstrates Maplebrook’s commitment to becoming a more sustainable and green campus by recycling, composting, and growing its own flowers and vegetables as well as providing a foundation for ecological stewardship through the study of flora and fauna along the walking trails and pond. As we continue to secure pledges and complete Phase II of the campaign, it is anticipated that we will break ground on the Wellness Center (new salt water swimming pool equipped with solar panels) in the spring of 2016. Recently, another scholarship has been established yielding a total of $227,000 restricted for scholarship distribution. The Forging the Future Capital Campaign and its projects has strongly reinforced goals like personalized learning and community — GOAL: both here at home and globally. If you haven’t yet given to the capital campaign, $2.5 million for there is still time and we truly appreciate your support and loyalty. Phase II Natatorium & Scholarship $2,000,000 1,500,000 $1,000,00 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP - Getting ready for the growing season at the Etkin Center Page 16—Educating minds and building character $500,000 We Make A Difference!! FORGING THE FUTURE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS PHASE I: Mr. Luis Archundia Mr. & Mrs. Robert Audia Mrs. Lynne Bondi Mrs. Wendy Boyd-Conti Mrs. Susan Briggs-Lopane The Late Priscilla L. Buckley Ms. Dinah BuechnerVischer Mr. David Burnett Mr. & Mrs. George Burnett Mrs. Sarah Cahill Mrs. Anne Carr Mrs. Nicole Cayea Mr. & Mrs. Charles Chiusano Ms. Dawn Condit Mr. & Mrs. James Constantino Miss Sarah Cutts Mrs. Nancy E. Davis Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Mrs. Linda Donovan Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Douglas Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Ducillo Mr. David Duplantis Mr. Mark Emalfarb Empire State Education Dr. F. Michael Enzinna Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Fazzone Dr. and Mrs. Roger Fazzone Ms. Karen Gamble Dr. & Mrs. Charles Goldsmith Mr. William Grogg Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hale Mr. William Hale Mrs. Amanda Asch Halle Mr. & Mrs. David Harrison The Late Bettina Howes Mr. & Mrs. Alan Jacobs PHASE II: Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Jones Miss Donna Konkolics Mrs. Barbara Landau Mr. Joseph Larocca Mrs. Ann Linden Mrs. Colleen McGhee Mrs. Doretta McGill Ms. Catherine McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mensch Mr. & Mrs. Mark Metzger Meyer Contracting Corp. Millbrook Tribute Garden Dr. Jane Miller Northeast Maintenance Ms. Gloria O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Kevin O’Connor Ms. Emma Pozza Mr. & Mrs. Paul Richards Mr. & Mrs. Jerome I. Rossman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Lee Scuccimarra Miss Jennifer Scully Mr. Joseph Selino Mrs. Lisa Selino The Late Dan Sheehan Mr. & Mrs. James Sheinbaum Mr. Stewart Sommerville Mr. & Mrs. William Steinhaus Sunrise Rotary Mr. & Mrs. James Sweetnam Mr. Richard Thalheimer Mr. John Tomasetti Mr. David Troxell Mr. & Mrs. John Wessling, III Mr. & Mrs. George T. Whalen, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ron Wilson Mr. Gary Ackerman Mr. Zachary Berger Mrs. Lynne Bondi Mrs. Joanne Boyd Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Brand Mrs. Tabitha Brewer Mr. & Mrs. Brian Brokate Carvel Foundation Mrs. Ellen M. Charles Ms. Kristen Clark Mr. & Mrs. L. I. Cohen Ms. Susan Colon Mr. & Mrs. Frank Connor Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Diamond Mrs. Carrie Ducillo Mr. Bruce Etkin Mr. & Mrs. Whitney Evans Dr. Roger Fazzone Mr. & Mrs. Dominick Ferrusi Mr. John Fisher & Ms. Donna Cohen Ms. Jessica Gallo Mr. & Mrs. John Gifford Mr. & Mrs. Jack Gregory Mr. & Mrs. David Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Iverson Mr. & Mrs. Alan Jacobs Mr. Garrison Keillor & Ms. Jenny Nilsson Dr. Robert Kruger & Ms. Heidi Palmer Mr. & Mrs. George Litteral Lynford Family Foundation Mr. Lance Lynford & Ms. Marion Morgenthal Mr. John Macura Ms. Sharon Maddern Mr. & Mrs. Mark Maybell McCann Foundation Mr. W. David McGarry Mrs. Colleen McGhee Mrs. Susan McKenna R. K. Mellon Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David Miller Miss Eileen Mulligan Mr. & Mrs. Don Murphy Northeast Maintenance Mr. Emil Panichi Mr. James Perry Mrs. Christine Place Mr. & Mrs. Mark Randall Mr. Chris Runge Mr. Jonathan Scarinzi Mr. & Mrs. Lee Scuccimarra Mrs. Jessica Selino Mr. Joseph Selino Mr. Cliff Shedd & Ms. Michelle Miller Mr. Garvin Simonette & Ms. Allison Demas Mr. Arnold Sollar The Jeanette Schlobach Charitable Trust Mrs. Anne Thomas Ms. Ashley Treat Mrs. Barclay Trippe Ms. Nancy Trippe Mr. & Mrs. Frank Troiano Ms. Cristina Viana Dr. & Mrs. Nathan Wei Mr. & Mrs. Michael Weisel Mrs. Kate Whitney Mrs. Lyndsi Wickert Page 17 Excellence, Friendship, Independence MBS HOSTS MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR BOARD MEMBER AND FRIEND I n July, Maplebrook learned of the passing of a valued family member, Jerome I. Rossman, Jr. Jerry and his wife Eva, found the School for their son Peter back in the early 70's. They were very involved parents and supported many initiatives. Jerry served as a Board Trustee from 1971 to his retirement in 2012. He helped transform Maplebrook into the leading special needs boarding school in the world. He was Board Chairman from 1986 to 2006 and gave generously of his time and resources attending conferences, several meetings a year and helping to establish the capital campaign structure utilized today. He was also a member of the George and Serena Merck Legacy Society and is recognized among others that have made a significant impact on the School in the Merck Interfaith Chapel on the Maplebrook School Memorial Wall of Honor. On September 15th, more than 50 friends, family and staff members gathered at the Merck Interfaith Chapel on campus to pay respects to this generous man. Mr. Stewart Sommerville, Faculty and Chaplain, presided over the service amidst heartwarming tributes and the amazing voice of Ms. Lauren Brush, accompanied by Mrs. Anne Arent. A reception afterwards was held in Hilfiger Hall which included Mrs. Fields cookies, one of Jerry's favorite treats when he attended board and finance committee meetings. MEMORIAL GIFTS DURING 2014-15: In Memory of Russell Kullman In Memory of Margaret Crowley Mr. Francis Crowley Mr. Michael Aikey & Ms. Kathryn Schechtman Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hale In Memory of Gustave Deister In Memory of Brian Lemley Mrs. Margaret Deister In Memory of Jane Ferndandez Patricia S. Fernandez & Associates In Memory of Bettina B. Howes Mrs. Margaret Deister Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Mrs. Betty Ann Johnson Ms. Joanne LeRoy Mrs. Nancy LeRoy Mr. & Mrs. Millard Soule, Jr. Mrs. Jeanne L. Williams In Memory of Richard S. Howes, Jr. The Late Bettina B. Howes Mrs. Betty Ann Johnson In Memory of Elizabeth T. Konkolics Miss Donna M. Konkolics Mr. Justin Banks Mr. & Mrs. Roy Bish Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Kersick Mr. & Mrs. Barry Lemley Mr. & Mrs. Brian Monsma Mr. and Mrs. Robert VanBuskirk In Memory of Elizabeth Perry Mrs. Barbara Perry Mr. James Perry In Memory of Dan Sheehan Anonymous In Memory of Dario Taquechel Mr. Scott Taquechel In Memory of Anne Marie Zawadzki Ms. Patricia Zawadzki We Make A Difference!! THE GEORGE AND SERENA MERCK LEGACY SOCIETY Please remember Maplebrook in your estate planning and join the George and Serena Merck Legacy Society, a group of individuals who have remembered Maplebrook in their estate plans. Please contact Lori Hale or Dr. Roger Fazzone if interested. Charter Members Members Mary S. Babcock** James M. Belcher Karen Jenkins - Gibbs Priscilla L. Buckley** Sue & Robert W. Butler Jeanette & Whitney Evans Olivia & John Farr Kathy & Roger A. Fazzone Nancy & Roger B. Gorham Milly Isaak** Donna M. Konkolics Serena & George Merck** Johnny Merck** Eva & Jerome** I. Rossman, Jr. Peter Rossman, Class of 1976 David Sollar, Class of 1983 Siema** & Arnold Sollar Gladys VanderPloeg** Alfred R. VanderPloeg Sally and Ray Willis Judy & Jerrold** Alyea Steve Barnett Elaine & Edwin Eisen Huilin & Jonathan Fazzone Lori & Ken Hale Kate & Mark Metzger Jane E. Miller Susan & Wayne Mountz James F. Perry Marion I. Richman Karen Rossman Fleck Jennifer Scully Sue VonStade, Class of 1979 PLEASE MAKE YOUR 2015-16 ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTION TODAY **Deceased A newsletter for parents, alumni, and friends of : Maplebrook School 5142 Route 22 Amenia, NY 12501 (845) 373 9511 www.maplebrookschool.org Miss Donna Konkolics Head of School/CEO Mrs. Lori Hale Editor, Exec. Dir. Maplebrook Foundation Lori Hale, Donna Konkolics, Jennifer Scully, Jacqueline Prehart Photography Mrs. Betsy Maury, Editing/Proofreading Page 19 Excellence, Friendship, Independence PRESIDENTS’ BREAKFAST ($3,605) NASCAR Dave MacMillan — Honoree Joseph & Sebastian Amato Bill Anstett & Colleen McGhee Robert Audia Jodi Besket John Bonhotel Sidney & Barbara Byron Doris Carberry Helen Carberry George Clark Larry & Yoshi Conklin James Constantino Mary Cooper Cecilia Cummings Rocky Ducillo Terri Euvrard Wayne Euvrard Katherine Genito Alan Golgoski Thomas Gumm Lori & Ken Hale Joseph & Mari-ann Hoke Drew Hopkins Paul Johnson George Kay Melissa Leacock George & Wendy Lind Ann Linden Leonard & Helen Lomangino John & JoAnn Luning Stan and Waltraut MacMillan Raymond & Sharon McEnroe Lenny Morrison Eileen Mulligan George Murphy Jim Perotti Carol Peters William Roberts Elliot & Yvonne Robertson Nancy Rogers Jean Saltier & Digby Brown Fred Stevenson Susan Sweetapple & Colin Chambers Elizabeth Wendover Jim Wilbur & Laura French Photo by Jean Saltier .GIFTS IN KIND: Mr. & Mrs. Steven Miller Mr. Jonathan Scarinzi Mr. & Mrs. Steven Sotland Santa’s Elves COMMUNITY - Maplebrook students learn compassion for others through the gift of time and service. Fishing Derby We Make a Difference GLOBAL COMMUNITY - Along with their international peers from 11 different countries, Maplebrook students learn to make cross-cultural connections and embrace the traditions and cultures of the world. Postsecondary students interested in global education can engage in cyber-classes with students in the K-PACE Program at Daegu University in Seoul, Korea. Dr. Fazzone and Dr. Rhee sign agreement for cultural exchange Page 21 COMMUNITY - Faculty, students, siblings, parents, alumni, grandparents and friends work together to make Maplebrook the best boarding school of its kind in the world. WAYS TO GIVE The Annual Fund is one of our most important fundraising efforts and it is vital to the success of the school. Watch for our “Giving Tuesday” campaign beginning in November and join us in meeting our “Day of Giving” goal on December 1st for 70 new donors. Participation is key and there are many different ways you can make a contribution: Cash - All cash (including check and credit cards) the Maplebrook School Foundation. gifts are fully tax-deductible. Gifts can be made using the enclosed envelope or at Make a Pledge - Pledges can be fulfilled with one www.maplebrookschool/givingonline. payment or multiple payments and simply need to be completed in full by June 30th. Securities - A Gift of appreciated stock, which has been held for more than one year, allows you to IGive and AmazonSMILE - Both of these programs avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation. It also qualifies you for an income tax charitable deduction enable you to support the Maplebrook School every time you shop online, at no cost to you. Every based on the fair-market value of the stock on the eligible purchase you make on AmazonSMILE or one date you make the gift. of the 1,500 stores through iGive (including airlines), will result in at least a 0.5% donation to the Matching Gift - Matching gifts are an easy way to Maplebrook School, which is earmarked for senior increase the value of your participation. If you or trips. Make Maplebrook School your charity of your spouse work for a matching gift company, choice by going to iGive and/or smile.amazon.com please obtain the necessary form from your TODAY. personnel office and send it along with your gift to For questions about the Annual Fund, please contact Lori Hale at 845-373-9511 Ext. 256 or [email protected] We Make A Difference!! A PUBLICATION OF MAPLEBROOK SCHOOL Maplebrook School 5142 Route 22 Amenia, New York 12501 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Phone: 845-373-9511 Fax: 845-373-7029 Email: [email protected] We’re on the web: www.maplebrookschool.org NONPROFIT ORG. 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