6th Annual 9/11 Memorial Program (2007)

The itinerary from when the Albanians came to visit us in early 2008.

THE ALBANIANS ARE COMING
Sunday, March 9 - Pick up at JFK and motor into the Big Apple for dinner at Jekyll & Hyde in the West Village
7:00 pm – Enjoy Fuerzabruta at the Daryl Roth Theatre On East 15th Street
 9:30 pm - Meet all host families in the Berns Memorial Library for first over night in America
Monday, March 10 - Breakfast with American families. Drop off at TD prior to 9:00 am. Transfer to New Rochelle train station for 9:28 am departure. Meet with Dr. Nat Kernell at the clock for a walking tour of Grand Central Station
11:00 am – Walk from Grand Central to Rockefeller Center

12:00 noon – Begin your Art and Observation Tour REF #102500 Enjoy the art work of Carl Milles, Giacomo Manzu, Lee Laurie and Isamu Noguchi End your tour at the Top of the Rock Deck, an indoor and outdoor attraction With a 360 degree view of the Big Apple
1:45 pm-2:45 pm – Lunch around Rockefeller Plaza after short visit to St. Patrick’s Cathedral

3:00 pm - Take the NBC Studio Tour Ref #10251, one of the most popular attractions in New York City – home of Saturday Night Live

4:30 pm - Walk up Fifth Avenue to Central Park Dinner at Mars 2112 1633 Broadway Walk to the Time Warner Building for short walking tour
7:30 pm - Receive your ticket to Jazz at Lincoln Center for concert and dessert Spring Into Spring Concert Frederick P. Rose Hall Broadway & 60th Street 5th Floor Dizzy’s Clark Coca-Cola
Tuesday, March 11 - Breakfast with American hosts Drop off at Thornton-Donovan before

9:00 am Sit in one Period I class of choice 10:00 am – Travel by bus to New Rochelle City Hall for reception with the Mayor and receive greetings from the City of New Rochelle

11:00 am - Return to T-D for Period IV class Lunch in New Roc at Buffalo Wild Wings

12:00 noon - Return to T-D for 2:18 pm bus departure for New York City

3:30 pm - Short visit of Ground Zero Walk from Ground Zero to South Street Seaport for time on own and for dinner on own After dinner join Dr. Kernell for Brooklyn Bridge tour and walk over the East River to the Barge Music – a floating music hall

7:30 pm - Receive your ticket to the Orchestra del Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza Travel by bus home to American families.
Wednesday, March 12 – Breakfast at T-D Donuts With Dad served in Freedom Hall Full morning of T-D classes and lunch on campus. (Host families, please provide)

1:30 pm – Walk from T-D to the Thomas Paine Museum with Kevin McCartin

2:00 pm - Tour the Thomas Paine Museum with Brian McCartin, resident historian

3:05 pm – Pick up by families for time on own and evening with American hosts Overnight with host families
Thursday, March 13 –

6:30 am – Breakfast for those who can at the Mirage Diner on North Avenue, opposite Iona College

7:30 am - Radio station WVOX from New Rochelle Interviews Albanian students on a live broadcast 8:45 am - Return to T-D for fresh-up and board bus for departure to Grand Central. Walk over to United Nations First Avenue & 46th Street

10:15 am - Tour in Italian of this global peacekeeping Institution Take 42nd Street all the way from the East Side to the West side to Pier 83 on the Hudson River. Stop at Bryant Park, the Wax Museum, ESPN Headquarters, Times Square, B. B. Kings, and more.
12:30 pm - Begin your three hour water tour with lunch on board. Enjoy the Lady in the Harbor – The Statue of Liberty, pass under 36 bridges. Ref# 45220 Return home by bus for evening and over- night with American hosts.
Friday, March 14 – Breakfast with families. Drop off at T-D

9:30 am – Bus to Queens Museum of Art – a ’64 World’s Fair site

11:30 am – Depart from Museum for St. John’s University In Jamaica. Tour of St. John’s campus

12:30 pm – Lunch at Dante’s Restaurant 98 Union Turnpike (718)380-3340 Return to TD for 3:00 pm dismissal and home to host families

7:30 pm – The Arts House – an American-Albanian enter- prise at the White House

9:00 pm – Return home to U.S. families for overnight
Saturday, March 15 –

1:30 pm – Meet at T-D for bus departure to Keio Academy, A Japanese school on the Manhattanville campus in Purchase for a special event. Japanese music Performed by the Yokohama International School. Reception to follow. Depart Keio Academy for trip to Stamford, Ct. Time on own to see the city. Dinner in Tigin 175 Bedford Street 1-203-353-8444 Receive your ticket to Michael Flately Lord Of The Dance at the Rich Forum 307 Atlantic Street Return home via bus for overnight right after the Performance.
Sunday, March 16 – Breakfast in American host home

10:00 am – Meet at T-D for prompt bus departure to Our Lady of Shkorda 361 West Hartsdale Avenue for mass and reception to follow Shkorda is an Albanian church. Return home via bus early afternoon.
Monday, March 17 – Breakfast with American families and then Go Green It’s St. Patrick’s Day and you’ll be sportin your green by Marching Up Fifth Avenue in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. (Specifics to follow) Home in time for your dinner - eat lots of green and dream of leprechauns
Tuesday, March 18 – A full day at T-D with arrival at 9:00 am or before.

 3:05 pm – Bus to the Westchester Mall for shopping and socials

6:30 pm – Depart mall for Sardegna Restaurant 154 Larchmont Avenue 833-3399 Vittorio Scarpa, Owner for closing dinner and fellowship Return home via bus for overnight
Wednesday, March 19 – Breakfast at home and drop off at T-D Depart T-D to JFK for return to Albania via Austrian Air

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.