Grants in Action: Literacy Partners Book Program for Pre-K

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2017-06-19
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As part of the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation’s grant program, we help fund various student activities throughout the school district. The foundation will also receive some material we like to share with alumni about the grants we fund. One of the programs funded this year was Literacy Partners Book Program for Pre-K students.

We received this recap and thank you from the Amherst Central School District’s UPK Coordinator, Karen Redding.

Dear Amherst Central Alumni Foundation,

I would like to thank you on behalf of our entire District Pre-K Program for your generous Grant for our Literacy Partners Book Program.

Each year, we conclude our school year with a Parent-Child Celebration of Literacy in the classroom. To prepare for this, the classrooms spend a couple of weeks working with books by Eric Carle as they complete an Author Study in conjunction with our Insects Science Unit. The culminating Parent-Child Day consists of many hands-on curriculum activities including math, science and language based centers. The children also bring one Eric Carle book to life by reenacting it for their parents. The celebration concludes with the children each receiving a surprise Eric Carle Book to take home and enjoy reading over the summer.

The purpose of the day is to model and share our curriculum with parents and demonstrate how to foster a love of books and reading with our families.

I am attaching some pictures so you can enjoy some snapshots of the day. Thank you again for continuing to support our program and make a positive difference for our 141 families!

Thank You,

Karen Redding
UPK Coordinator
Amherst Central School District

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The funding for this grant was made possible through the generous support of Amherst Alumni to our grant program.

Please consider donating to the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation.

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16th Annual Alumni Golf Classic on July 27th!

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2017-06-12
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The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation’s 16th Annual Alumni Golf Classic will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at the Glen Oak Golf Course. Our Golf Classic is the largest fundraiser for the foundation. It helps support the wonderful things we do for the Amherst Central School District and its students. Even if you don’t golf, we invite you to come to our dinner where we have raffles and a live auction featuring some fantastic items including a signed Jack Eichel Sabres jersey!

If you can’t make the event, consider becoming a sponsor!

SAVE $10.00 BY REGISTERING BEFORE 06/30/2017!

To register or to view sponsorship info, visit our golf classic webpage:

http://www.amherstalumni.org/Alumni-Golf-Glassic.htm

Facebook event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/912309812204758/

First Annual Amherst Athletics Tiger Gala on June 22nd

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2017-06-09
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The First Annual Amherst Athletics Tiger Gala will be held on Thursday, June 22nd at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.

DATE: Thursday, June 22, 2017
TIME: 5:00 p.m. – Doors Open
5:30 p.m. – Award Ceremony Begins
6:00 p.m. – Buffet Dinner and Dessert Served
LOCATION: Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
153 Franklin St. Buffalo, NY 14202
**Complimentary parking passes which will allow you to
park free in the FERNBACH parking ramp are available to
pick up in the Amherst Athletic Office at any time prior to the event
PRICE: Senior Athletes – FREE
Student Athletes – $15.00
Guests – $25.00
ATTIRE: Semi-Formal/Business Casual

We hope that you will join us for this opportunity to recognize outstanding student athlete
performance, perseverance, and commitment to Amherst Athletics.

Amherst Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
(To be honored at event)
“Class of 2017”
1. Taylor Ebsary (Athlete)
2. Jodi Battaglia (Athlete)
3. Norm Foster (Coach)
4.Janet Battaglia (Coach)

***Tickets for this event must be purchased in advance by June 12th.

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Class of 1977 GoFundMe Page for Memorial Brick in Front of High School

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2017-06-07
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The Class of 1977 has started a GoFundMe page to purchase an engraved brick in front of high school as a memorial to those from the class who have passed away.

From the GoFundMe page:

“As we gather together to celebrate our 40th reunion for the class of 1977, we would like to commemorate our classmates who will only be there in spirit. We are raising money to memorialize them with an engraved brick to be placed at Amherst Central High School. The brick pathway encircles the ACHS courtyard flagpole. These bricks are visible to everyone entering the school beautifying our front entrance.”

If you are interested in donating, you can go to the following link for more info and to contribute.

https://www.gofundme.com/achs-class-of-77-memorial-fund

Grants in Action: Middle School 6th Graders Visit Central Library

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on 2017-06-07
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As part of the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation’s grant program, we help fund various student activities throughout the school district. The foundation will also receive some material we like to share with alumni about the grants we fund. One of the programs funded this year was a trip by Amherst Middle School 6th graders to the Central Library in downtown Buffalo.

We received this recap and thank you for the trip from middle school teacher Kevin Fildes.

Good Afternoon,

I would like to take a moment to say thank you to the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation committee for providing us the opportunity to take our students to the Buffalo Central Library. Attached you will find a few photos of our students engaging in the various activities offered by the librarians at the central library. The trip was a huge success.

Thank you again for the opportunity.

Through the generous support of Amherst Alumni, you helped make this happen.

Please consider donating to the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation.

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