Donate to the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation on Giving Tuesday

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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

STRONG, Jean (Moore) – Retired Amherst Teacher

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2019-11-18
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STRONG – Jean (nee Moore) – November 3, 2019. Born April 10, 1926 in Holland, New York. Jean graduated from Holland Central School in 1943 and graduated from Buffalo State Teachers College in1947. She received her Master’s Degree in 1957 from State Teachers College. In 1947 Miss Moore married Carlyle J. Strong, her high school sweetheart. In 1955 they attempted to adopt a 2 year old boy. Unfortunately, one month before the adoption was finalized, Mr. Strong was killed in a fishing accident. The courts took the child back as the law at the time required two parents be living to adopt. Jean never remarried. Jean taught 34 years in the Amherst Central School system. She taught at Harlem Road Elementary and the Smallwood Drive school. During those years, she gave yearly musical programs that included all 4 third grades. Along with her closest friend, Jean took a 5 month sabbatical to England and Europe to visit innovative English programs. She served over 10 years as representative to the Amherst Teachers Association and belonged to the Retired Teachers Association and the NYS Retired Teachers Association.

She was an antique doll collector and belonged to the WNY Doll Club, the United federation of Doll Clubs and gave many presentations to both, as well as churches, community centers and other clubs. She served as president of her doll club from 1985 to 1987 and attended the national conventions each year. She lost her family early in life and her friends later but she always said that her remaining friends and her cat were her “family”. A Memorial service will be held Friday at 11 AM at Amherst Community Church, 77 Washington Highway, Snyder, NY. A private burial with her husband will be held at the Holland Cemetery. Flowers are gratefully declined.

Obituary courtesy of Buffalo News.

Photos: Educator Emeritus and Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2019-10-21
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Thank you to everyone who came out to the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation’s Educator Emeritus and Distinguished Alumni awards dinner on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at the Reikart House on Main Street in Snyder. It was a great event honoring alumni and former educators who were nominated by alumni for the awards.

Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients were Jennifer Burton, Ursula Burton, Gabrielle Burton, Maria Burton, and Charity Burton of Five Sisters Productions.

Distinguished Educator Emeritus Awards recipients were Bradley Tichenor, Amherst Central High School; Lynn Daniels, Smallwood Drive Elementary School; George Wildridge, Harlem Road Elementary School and Anton Schwarzmueller (posthumously), Amherst Middle School Principal.

A special thank you to our Educator Emeritus and Distinguished Alumni Awards Committee, headed by Ginny Rusk ’71, for organizing the awards and event.

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Amherst High School Business Teacher Looking For Alumni Help

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2019-10-21
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Message from High School Business Teacher Christina Evans:

I think it would be great if I had a “go-to list” of alumni who would be willing to hold an informational interview with a student when a student is interested in their particular field of work. For example, I have a student who is interested in pursuing a career as a Counselor/Therapist. She would like to meet with one so she can ask them questions about their career pathway and training required to be a Therapist and other burning questions she might have about this career.

I think it would be cool to have one of our awesome Amherst Alum who might be able to schedule a time when the student can come meet them for an informational interview.

If you think you would like to help out and be on a list of potential people to contact when a student is interested in such an experience, please would you complete the form (link below) or email Christina Evans at cevans@amherstschools.org.

https://forms.gle/ayy86pJxziE2bepu5