Peter Dahl ’91 – 12/07/2019

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Peter Dahl of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, died unexpectedly on December 7, 2019. He was born July 19, 1973 in Wilmington, Delaware. He grew up in Buffalo, New York, and graduated from Amherst High School. He received his undergraduate degree from SUNY Buffalo and graduated from the University of Vermont Medical School. He completed his residency at Northwell Health in New York and his Endocrinology Fellowship at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell in New York. He practiced medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia and Mainline Health at Riddle Hospital in Media, Pennsylvania. Peter was generosity and kindness embodied and leaves a legacy of love with his passing. Every person who was lucky enough to know him experienced his depth of kindness, compassion, and caring. Peter’s dedication to his patients was a testament to his value of service to others. He loved music and played the violin, but his greatest joy was spending time with his family. An amazing father, Peter lived each day with unparalleled engagement, and never missed a day at the playground, rain or shine. One of his favorite places was Cape Cod, where he spent summers with his parents and grandparents, and where he married the love of his life, Katie. He and Katie brought their children to Cape Cod to enjoy the beauty and peace of the space that meant so much to them. They recently brought the children back to the Chatham Bars Inn, where they were married, to enjoy French fries and lemonade after a day of lobster fishing. Peter is survived by his wife, Katie Lackritz, and children, Jeremy Lackritz Dahl and Magnolia Lackritz Dahl. He is also survived by his mother, Jacqueline Burrows, his sisters, Jacqueline Sailer and Priscilla Dahl, and his brother, Joseph Sailer, with four nieces and six nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Dennis Dahl. Memorial Information: Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 4:30pm Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County 145 West Rose Tree Road, Media, PA 19063

In lieu of flowers or food, please consider supporting Katie and the  hildren, https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-peter-dahl as they navigate their new reality or donating to the Land Trust of Cape Cod, http://www.thecompact.net/ in Peter’s memory.

Thank you, Joe Sailer – Class of 1987

Amherst Calculator Drive looking for Alumni Help for the Tigers of Today

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The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation has partnered up with the high school mathematics department with a donation drive to acquire TI-84 calculators for students. It’s a great way for Tiger Alumni to give to the Tigers of today. 🐯

Here is information on the drive from the department.

The Amherst Mathematics Department is trying to find gently used or new TI-84 calculators that can be reused for our students as part of a calculator loan program.

Technology is a growing resource in education and currently in mathematics graphing calculators are a requirement for all state math exams.  In an effort to prepare our students for this demand, we suggest that all students try to purchase their own TI-84 calculator.  However, for some families this technology purchase is not within the family’s economic means.  Due to this, the Amherst Math Department started a Calculator Loan Program over 15 years ago.  This program allows students and families that are economically challenged an opportunity to borrow a graphing calculator for the entire school year.  The program started with loaning out around 50 calculators and we now have over 100 calculators in circulation with a waiting list of more students that are in need.

Over the years the math department has applied for grants and tried to continue to increase the inventory of calculators.  However, due to calculators breaking down and the increased demand, we are in need of even more.  We are hoping that our Alumni will be able to help us add to our program by donating a TI-84 Calculators back to the school.  One calculator can help make a difference for one student every year in the future!

There will be a calculator donation box in the main office and alumni office at the High School.  You can also mail your calculators to the school.  All help will be graciously appreciated.

Thank you,

Jenny Koeppel-Keenan and the Entire Mathematics Department
Amherst Mathematics Teacher
Amherst Alum ‘01

Mail to:
Amherst Alumni Office
4301 Main Street
Amherst, NY 14226

The Alumni Office is open on Monday and Friday from 9:00am-1:30pm and Wednesday from 9:00am-1:00pm and 5:30pm-8:30pm.

If you have any questions, please call the Alumni Office at 716-362-8259.

Amherst students visit alumni business to explore careers in dental medicine and cosmetic surgery

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From Christina Evans, Amherst Central High School Business Teacher.

Amherst Academies students had an opportunity to visit the Aesthetic Associates Center on November 8th to explore careers in dental medicine and cosmetic surgery. Amherst alumni Dr.Todd Shatkin and Dr. Sam Shatkin along with their staff, hosted the 20 students. The doctors each gave a talk about their careers, the remarkable history about their practice, and showed them examples of their work through pictures.

During a tour of the amazing facility, the students got to see the technology and equipment used and met the staff where they also learned about the many different careers in dental care.

Two hygienists followed up with a lesson and a quiz. Dr. Todd gave away three electric toothbrushes to the students with the best quiz results. Everyone received a complimentary bag containing a toothbrush, paste, floss, lip balm, and more.

After lunch the students headed back to school having had a great experience, learned new things, and truly inspired.

A great big thank you to Dr. Todd and Dr. Sam Shatkin for a phenomenal experience!

Photos:

Aesthetic Associates Center

Dr. Samuel Shatkin Jr. ’75 – Aesthetic Associates Center

Dr. Todd Shatkin ’83 – Aesthetic Associates Center

Donate to the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation on Giving Tuesday

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2019-12-02
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Please consider a gift to the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation on Giving Tuesday!

The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, through generous donations from alumni, provides financial support to programs which enhance the student experience throughout Amherst Central School District. The foundation is an independent 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization. Our donors help bridge the gap between basic funding and what Amherst students need to truly excel.

Since 2003, our grant program has given over $100,000 to the students of the Amherst Central School District.

Click to view a list of grants funded by the foundation since 2003—>

Please share with your Amherst family and friends!

Ways to Give Electronically

You can donate directly through PayPal button below.

You can donate through Facebook. If you donate via Facebook on giving Tuesday, they will be matching donations. Facebook doesn’t charge us a fee for collecting donations through them.

Click here to go to our fundraising page on Facebook—>

Mail a Donation

If you prefer to donate through the mail, you can make checks payable and mail to the:

Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc. – 4301 Main Street – Amherst, NY 14226  

Below is a link to our donation form if you would like to print and use.

Donation Form (PDF – .41 MB)

Another way to give is through our Dedicate A Seat Program

The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation is helping the arts in Amherst Schools by offering seat dedications on the back of seats in the Theodore L. Masterson Auditorium in the high school. Funds raised go directly to programs in the school through our foundation grant program.

Your donation includes an engraved name plate on a seat in the auditorium. You can dedicate a seat to yourself, a family member, loved one, business, etc.

To find out more information and to dedicate your seat, download the form via the link below.

Dedicate a Seat (PDF – .37 MB)

Amherst Alumni help in mock interviews with business class students

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2019-12-02
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Back in October, the Alumni Office was contacted by Christina Evans, Amherst Central High School Business Teacher. She asked us to put out a call to Amherst Alumni to see if anyone would be interested in participating in mock interviews with her students. Christina Evans sent us some photos and a write-up on the interviews.

From Christina Evans, Amherst Central High School Business Teacher.

Each semester our Career & Financial Management students have the opportunity to practice a real job interview. To make the experience as authentic as possible, A big thank you to Amherst Alumni who volunteered their time to perform as interviewers. 80 Amherst Tigers gained a great experience with job interviews with the help of our Tiger Alumni as well as other business people from the community!! Thank you to Amherst Alumni: Tom Murdock, Dawn Odryzowski, Ryan Flore, and Danny Irwin.

Thank you to our business partners Phil Held (McDermid Financial), Byron Nakagawa (United Rentals), John Burke (National Grid) and Beth Seel (Kelton Enterprises, Tim Horton’s Franchisee).

Photos:

Tom Murdock ’00

Ryan Flore ’06

Dawn Odrzywolski – Amherst Alumni

Dawn Odrzywolski – Amherst Alumni

Danny Irwin ’81

Byron Nakagawa

Beth Seel