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6th Annual 9/11 Memorial Program (2007)

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Founder's Day 2005

FOUNDER’S DAY 2005
WALKING IN MISS EMILY’S FOOTSTEPS
Wednesday, June 8th, 2005

The purpose of this Founder’s Day Walk is threefold. T-D wants to re-establish ties within its own neighborhood and the community in which it serves. Planting two trees in the Beechmont should more deeply root these ties and connections. T-D also wants to remind the City of New Rochelle of its 105 year heritage and walking in Miss Emily’s footsteps on New Rochelle’s main streets and avenues should handsomely satisfy this objective. Thirdly, T-D wants to do more than celebrate its Abraham Lincoln theme; it wants to commemorate the year and the 16th President himself. Every since September our students have been donating their spare change and depositing money in the “Lincoln Wishing Well” with the hope that T-D can create a new dining area outside the Multi-Purpose Room. It is our hope to do so by September ’05, and that the “al fresco dining” experience will be available to all faculty and students K – 12 when T-D begins the Churchill Commemoration.

To make the ’05 school year even more memorable, T-D is going to create a two-tier luncheon area to be aptly named “The Lincoln Memorial Terrace.” It will be plush with lots of green life, flowering plants, attractive tables and chairs, and, of course, outdoor umbrellas.

Who walks the walk? T-D will be walking. This, of course, includes all teachers, students, some trustees, and some alumni as well as Annemarie, Oscar, myself, and maybe even Sammy. It also can include you and yours, parents, grandparents, other family members, extended family, neighbors, or anyone wanting to volunteer.

Our goal is to have each participant receive sponsorship by asking ten or more family members, friends, merchants, neighbors, etc. to contribute $10.50 for T-D’s 105-year history. A Founder’s Day Walk Pledge Form is included for you to circulate.

Can you imagine the amount of money that can be raised by each of T-D’s 160 students? Follow the math! Follow the money!

$10.50 per student
X 160 students
$1,680.00

Should each student illicit ten sponsors the math is easy and the number quite impressive. The T-D students asking ten patrons for $10.50 each, how does $16,800 sound to you? Wow!

Let’s walk the walk! T-D can take Lincoln Monumental to another level. A Lincoln Memorial Terrace is the plateau I’d like to reach. T-D students who gave their pennies can now dine Presidentially.

MAP GUIDE
9:00 AM – 9: 30 AM Thomas Paine Museum #1
9:45 AM Tree Planting – Lester Place & Overlook Circle #2
The Botany Class

10:00 AM Tree Planting – Beechmont Lake Fleming/Barten Families #4

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM WVOX – LIVE #5
Main Street – Judge Keogh’s office #7

12:00 Noon New Roc – Choral Concert #6

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch – Restaurants & Library Green

1:30 PM – 2:15 Memorial Highway – T-D Top Hats #8

2:45 PM 200 Centre Avenue – Miss Emily Appears #9

3:15 PM Back at T-D #3

Abe Lincoln - Nick Merrick
Mary Todd Lincoln - Kelly McCartin
Children

FOUNDER’S DAY WALK FACT SHEET

DATE: Wednesday, June 8th, 2005 – 9:00 AM
TIME: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
PLACE: Thomas Paine Museum
983 North Avenue
*Some parking is available*
Those parking at T-D will use the shuttle bus
Students (K-12) and all participants will meet at the Thomas Paine Museum grounds where attendance will be taken. Students can arrive there even before 8:30 AM
At 8:45 AM there will be a few group announcements and a group photo

9:10 AM – Program by Brian McCartin, Kelly and Kevin’s dad, on Thomas Paine and T-D
9:30 AM – The walk will begin
9:45 AM – Tree planting by Botany students at Lester Place & Overlook Circle
10:00 AM – Tree planting at Beechmont Lake by the Bartens and Flemings, both Beechmont residents
10:00 AM – WVOX Live 1460 AM 93.5 FM
One Broadcast Plaza 914-636-1460
Parents, students, and teachers – school history and song, live on air
12:00 Noon – New Roc City
I.S. #142 from the Bronx salutes T-D and Abraham Lincoln with 20 minutes of Civil War music and song
12:25 PM – Looking at Miss Emily – Main Street – Judge Keogh’s offices
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM – Grades K – 5 – Lunch on the Library Green & tour of the Lumen Martin Winter Art Gallery
12:30 PM – Grades 6 – 12 enjoy lunch at local downtown restaurants
1:30 PM – A Musical Tribute to Miss Emily and Abraham Lincoln at the Memorial Highway Band Shell by T-D students
2:15 PM – Begin walk to 200 Centre Avenue for words of wisdom from Miss Emily for those who “Dare to be Wise”
Throughout the day there will be three 60-passenger buses at our disposal. Most of the route for grades 6 – 12 will be on foot. About half of the four-mile walk, grades K – 5 will be done by bus.
Students will be dressed thematically. Nick Merrick, T-D senior, will be Mr. Lincoln. Kellie McCartin, another senior, will be Mary Todd Lincoln, and two lower schoolers will become their children.
All T-D students (K-12) will be dressed in clothing that reflects the Civil War period. All in all the day, Founder’s Day, should be great fun. I hope everyone is thinking out of the box and the roads not taken.
Make sure you have comfortable footwear and thank you for helping T-D create its Lincoln Memorial Terrace.

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