The Crefeld Courier

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Eli Beck (Ann Croxson) Vashti Boykins-Abner (Ann Croxson) Emmett Burnham-Lemaire (Beth Goldstein Huxen) Jasper Daly-Williamson (Tori Wrye) Dylan Davis (Beth Goldstein Huxen)Riley Druger (Ann Croxson)Matt Field (Dave Dannenberg)Emma Franzel (Beth Goldstein Huxen)David Jackson (Tori Wrye)Tom Jones (Beth Goldstein Huxen)

Jessie Kottmeyer (Norman Carter)Mike Levine (Eric Neibauer)Josh Lewis (Beth Goldstein Huxen)Max Magid (Dave Dannenberg)Emily Martin (Sarah Franzel) David Myers (Beth Goldstein Huxen) Jana Rothman (Sara Narva) Xandria Schaeffer (Eric Neibauer) Dustin Todd (Eric Neibauer) Michele Umlauf (Sarah Franzel)

The Newsletter for Alumni, Parents, and Friends ofThe Miquon Upper School and The Crefeld School

A Biannual Newsletter Summer 2013

CongratulationsClass of 2013!

This year’s graduation ceremony took place Friday, June 7, in the school gymnasium. The stormy weather did not dampen the spirit of the day as each graduate stood at the podium with his or her advisor and listened to the speech written especially for the graduate. Kudos to the teachers for providing the audience with an insider’s view into each graduate’s personal Crefeld journey. A listing of the Class of 2013 follows, along with the name of their advisor.

Congratulations! Graduates, the world is calling. Please don’t forget to visit.

Back row from left, Josh Lewis, Dustin Todd, Mike Levine, Emmett Burnham-Lemaire, Eli Beck, Jasper Daly-Williamson, Matt Field, Dylan Davis, David Myers, and Emily Martin. Front row from left: Tom Jones, Max Magid, Jana Rothman, Vashti Boykins-Abner, Michele Umlauf, David Jackson, Emma Franzel, Xandria Schaeffer, Jessie Kottmeyer, and Riley Druger.

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Alumni, We Miss You!An all-year alumni event is being planned for the Spring of 2013. We’ve even picked a date - Saturday, May 24,2014. We are putting together an alumni committee to help plan for the event. If you are interested, please email Joan Giannobile at jgiannobile@crefeld.org or call her at 215-242-5545.

Save the Date...

When: Saturday, May 24, 2014

What: Alumni Reunion

Where: Crefeld Campus

Why: It’s been too long since we’ve all seen each other!

Here are some photos from the 2001 reunion. We think it’s

time to make some new memories with old friends.

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The Courier is published twice a year.Editor - Joan Giannobile Head of School - George Zeleznik

Crefeld Board of Directors 2012-2013Robert Lane, PhD (President), Nancy Jennings (Vice President), Susan Ellis (Secretary), Malinda Powers Berardino (Treasurer),

Katrina Lear Berk, Morris Birnbaum, MD, PhD, J. Craig Currie, Esq., Anderson deLone, Joan Greenfield, Judith Hain, Dana Levitties, Robert McIntyre, George Popky, MD, Jeri Bond Whatley, Gene Caffrey (Emeritus Member)

The 2012-13 School Year in Photos These pictures give a glimpse of life at Crefeld. Whether it be eating pies during Pi Day festivities, attending the all school field trip in Center City, seeing the final score of the student/staff basketball game, or participating in spring trips, a student’s time at Crefeld is quite extraordinary.

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Alumni NewsMandy Siegel ’09 Earlier this year, Mandy was training two male coatis (think South American version of a raccoon) to stand up on their back legs on command. Having the coatis trained to do this is handy because it allows keepers to visually inspect their undersides and front limbs to check for any lumps or cuts to make sure they are healthy. Training such as this is a valuable tool in zoos because when animals can preform simple tasks such as this on command, it reduces the amount of times they have to be anesthetized for simple health checks and procedures. Also, for intelligent, inquisitive animals such as coatis, it serves as a great form of cognitive enrichment.  As you can see in the photo, Mandy was successful and the coati that she worked with stood up and touched the target stick.

Photo: Mandy Siegel with the coatis.

Jenny Kanevsky ’82 is living and working in Austin, Texas with her husband and two sons. She is the author of one novel, Chosen Quarry, and is currently working on another. Check out her blog which focuses on topics like motherhood, marriage, women’s issues and comedy.

Liz Salter ’05 is the Volunteer Coordinator for Carpenter’s Shelter, the largest homeless shelter in Northern Virginia. Carpenter’s Shelter serves over 1,000 homeless and formerly homeless children and adults each year. Their mission is to support the homeless to achieve sustainable independence through shelter, guidance, education and advocacy. Great work, Liz!

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In Memory of Zo EdwardsIt is with great sadness that we note the passing of Zo Edwards, Crefeld’s Business Manager from 2003 to 2011. Zo retired in 2011 with a plan to move to her much beloved Orlando, Florida with her youngest son, Chris. She was able to fulfill that dream, but was shortly thereafter diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor which cut short her life and much deserved retirement. A single parent herself to three children, Zo was a tireless advocate for single parents who sacrificed greatly to send their children to Crefeld. She arranged individualized payment plans, forged relationships with parents, and brought their personal stories to the financial aid committee meetings. We are accepting donations made in Zo’s honor to support financial aid for current and new Crefeld families. Please contact the development office to pledge a gift at 215-242-5545.

Alumni let us know what you’re up to. You can send us updates through the website.

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Crefeld SupportersHere are the donors to this year’s giving program (7/1/12 through 6/18/13).

This listing includes contributions to the Annual Fund, the Auction, and

all restricted gifts. We raised more than $110,000 this year.

Thank you!

Ian Alexander & Lee AlexanderMerrie AllisonAnonymousEdward & Janet AntoianM.K. AsanteRick Bare & Stephanie BareChristine Beard & Jonathan BrezonJohn & Hope BennettMalinda & Frank BerardinoKathrina Lear BerkMorris Birnbaum & Barbara RevilleBeatrice BlasdelMary & Jim BoudreauDavid & Shelley BrietlingCheri BrookshireEllen & Albert BrownScott Burnham & Dawna LemaireJeff BydalekAdriana CaddleJohn & Cynthia Cline CampbellCheryl CapacchionePeter CapperNorman CarterDebra CharlesworthRich Cohen Joshua Cole & Kristy ModarelliMark ColvsonMary ConranPatricia Conway MilgrimAnna CookeNorman Cotterell & Tuesday VanstoryLaura & Ben CraigAnn CroxsonDaniel & Stacey CunitzBarbara & Jonathan CutlerErin Daly & David WilliamsonDavid & Susan DannenbergJeff DarcyScott & Joyce DavisJeffrey DekroAnderson deLoneAmy & Tony D'OrazioKathy & Steve DoughtyJerry & Linda Dowdebay inc. FoundationKevin EganSusan & Ed EllisPat Evans & Mark PiechotaThe Everitt FamilyEdward FieldJudi FieldMaxine & Howard FieldCarl & Dru FinkbeinerJodi & Len FinkelAlison Fisher & Michael SchwartzDebbie & Steve FlaksRobert Fowler

Cheryl & Michael FriedenbergMuffin FriedmanSteven & Thea-Gail GertzJoan GiannobileKathleen GibbsEd & Julie GimmiSusan GinsbergMark GouldGRA, IncorporatedDavid & Karen GrayNicole GreavesJoan & Bill GreenfieldRichard HaazJudith & Stuart HainLorraine HolmWilliam & Audrey HoltzmanHome DepotMichael & Lisa HorwitzDonna Hunt & Christopher DeephouseLisa Hutton & Eric SiegeliGiveMichael Inskeep & Lynne PiersolNancy & Tom JenningsAnita KaplanWilliam KaveshBob & Carole KeidelRobin Komita & Mario MoussaWalt & Mary Alice KottmeyerRobert Lane & Nancy KreiderKaren & Greg LeeDana & John LevittiesMarvin LevittiesGena LopataJoseph LurieJoseph & Patricia LynchM 3 Media Group, Inc.Andrea & Tom MaceyJoe Magid & Liz RoganHelen & Stephen MallonRhoda MarcusAnatoly MarkovichKendall Martin & Russ HenselRonald & Patricia MartinJustin Martino & Brenda SmithSteve Masters & Beulah TreyCheryl McFaddenRobert McIntyreJoan McKentyMary Ellen McTagueCharles & Denise MilbourneNancy & Paul MosesBeth & Robert MuellerSara NarvaEmma NashnerEric & Leonor NeibauerCarlye Nelson-Major & Richard MajorTom & Kim Pakradooni

Cindy Palmer & Robert RosenthalAnina & Dave PfeifferPhiladelphia Insurance CompaniesPhilip Rosenau Co. Inc.Geoffrey & Betsy PicketWilliam Pollard & Kathy EganJohn & Lee PopiolekGeorge Popky, MDRay & Karen PraterPenny & George RawlingsMarvin ResnickLeena RitchieBetsy & Michael RobinsonEleanor RoganJane RondepierreMarlene & Steve RossCindy & Jay RothmanJack Sabol & Peggi GuenterJames ShepardAngela SingletaryRobert & Claudia SlipakoffJoel & Peggy SloanePatty Smith & Peter GardnerJerry & Lois SnyderChris SoleilRobert Spiller & Susan WallaLisa SpilnerRoderick StantonCynthia & Michael SteinDavid StrawbridgeSunburst EnergyMary SzczesniakJoseph & Judith TempioStephen & Margaret ThompsonPeter & Annette TobiaBeulah Trey & Steve MastersTriester, Rossman & Associates Inc.Laura Grossi-Tyson & Jeffrey TysonLuther & Margaret Van UmmersenVanguard FoundationLaura & Ricardo VergesBeatriz VieiraEllen WeaverMark & Meredith WeinerKariamu WelshJeri Bond Whatley & Edward WhatleyAaron WienerHoagy WingSteven & Harriet WinokurSteve WirtsTori WryeGeorge ZeleznikJulie Zrubek

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From the Development Office:

Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program

Do you own a business?The Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) allows business owners to take a credit against PA taxes for up to 90% of the amount donated to Crefeld.

EITC contributions support The Crefeld School's scholarship program, which offsets the cost of education for members of our diverse student body who would otherwise not be able to attend Crefeld.

Who qualifies? Anyone who pays: Bank and Trust Company Shares Tax; Title Insurance Companies Shares Tax; Insurance Premiums Tax; Mutual Thrift Institution Tax; Personal Income Tax of S Corporation Shareholders; or Personal Income Tax of Partnership Partners. Typically, these taxes are paid by Corporations, Partnerships, LLCs, Banks, Insurance Companies, Title Companies, and Mutual Thrift Companies. Partnerships can split a gift among several EITC-approved nonprofits.

Now is the time to think about participating. Talk to your tax preparer about this program. They can guide you through the process. For more information, please visit www.newpa.com/eitc or call the Crefeld Development Office at 215-242-5545.

8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118

Last year, 15 Crefeld students benefitted from scholarships provided, in part, by the EITC program!