The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation has moved!
Our new office is located at 3960 Harlem Rd. #14, Amherst, NY 14226. Our phone number, 716.362.8259 is the same.
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Amherst Central Alumni Foundation
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The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc. (ACAF) will begin the 2023-2024 school year with new leadership.
Samantha (Sweeney) General ’07 has been elected as President by the ACAF Board of Directors earlier in August. Others elected to officer roles on the board were Susan (Hens) Smith ’74 – Vice President, Jessica Muenter ’90 – Treasurer, and Emily (Warren) Zimmer ’06 – Secretary.
Samantha Sweeney, on her new role with the ACAF, said, “Welcome to the start of another exciting year in the Amherst School District. As I begin my role as President, I look forward to what this year has in store and for all we can accomplish together as a community. There is so much we can do together for the benefit of our schools, and I know the Board of Directors is passionate about encouraging all Amherst Tigers to reach for the stars. Thank you to the Amherst community for your continued support of our mission and vision, and above all – Go Tigers! 🐯”
In addition to the new leadership, the ACAF welcomes Susan Fretz ’73, Eric Hauser ’76, Carol (Carson) Mollach ’82, Robert Wagner ’98, and Marina P. Woolcock ’63 to our board.
The ACAF Board would like to thank departing members Ginna Coon ’60, Ellen Marshall ’69, Clay Pasternack ’68, and Nicole Phillips ’79 for their years of service to the Foundation and the Amherst Central School District.
The ACAF is looking forward to another great year. More information about the ACAF can be found by visiting www.AmherstAlumni.org. If you are interested in donating, click here.
The 2023-2024 Amherst Central Alumni Foundation Board of Directors
President:
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Samantha Sweeney General 2007
Vice-President:
Susan Smith 1974
Treasurer:
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Jessica Muenter 1990
Secretary:
Emily Warren Zimmer 2006
Directors:
Erin Dengler 2004
Cindy Diem 1974
Susan Fretz 1973
Julie Halm 2007
Eric Hauser 1976
Nancy Graves Manalio 1970
Carol (Carson) Mollach 1982
Larry Ross 1972
Maria Schenk 1996
Samuel Shatkin 1975
Robert Wagner 1998
Peter Walsh 1979
Marina P. Woolcock 1963
Honorary Board Members:
Mark Ahrens 1973
Paul Batt Jr – Retired Board of Ed.
David Dengler 1974
Marek Fludzinski 1973
Anne Harding Joyce 1970
Ruth Munson
Gail Osborn Neff 1958
Joseph Podgorski – Retired Administrator
One of the foundation’s spring grant requests was by Amherst Middle School Music Teacher Patrick O’Donnell. He started the Amherst Rock Concert Orchestra (ARCO) a number years ago. One component ARCO was lacking was an ELECTRIC sound. His grant request was for 4 “Soundclip” instrument pickups. These clip to instruments and connect to amplifiers. Mr. O’Donnell sent us a thank you video featuring the Soundclips in action and the Amherst Alma Mater! Grants like this are funded through donations by Tiger Alumni.
If you are interested in donating, visit https://www.amherstalumni.org/Donate.htm — Enjoy the video!
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The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc. Grant Committee awarded $19,500 for requests submitted by faculty and staff for the 2022-23 school year. Grants were awarded in all four schools for academics, technology, sports, arts and special education. Among the grants awarded were: High School – Boys’ Lacrosse Jackets; DNA Analysis Equipment, Concert Chorale Trip to NYC, Dance Team uniforms; Middle School – BPO Holiday field trip, Drama Club Costumes, Tiger Treasures Clothing Racks, Lending Library; Smallwood Elementary – Furniture to support inclusion classroom; Windermere Elementary – Field trips to Science Museum, Zoo and a Double Decker City Bus Tour.
The grants are fully funded by generous alumni donations, an annual Golf Outing (this year’s is July 27, 2023) and other fund raisers. Grants are awarded for programs that are not funded by the school district budget and are selected based on the most students that will be positively affected.
The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc. has awarded over $200,000 in grants over the past 20 years. For more information or if you wish to donate, please visit our website www.amherstalumni.org.
Grants In Action: The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc. funded the purchase of t-shirts for the Women4Change Club at ACHS. The club advisor is Anne Ward, Social Studies Teacher and the club is new this year. The Empower Women t-shirts were worn throughout March (Women’s History Month) and at the Seneca Falls Summit on March 29 and 30. ACHS Principal, Gregory Pigeon had the Women4Change Club lead the school’s International Women’s Day celebration. The shirts are helping the club be more visible in the school and in their community work in the district and Western New York.
Grants like this are only possible because of generous donations from ACHS alumni. You can learn how to donate by visiting, https://www.amherstalumni.org/Donate.htm.
Photos of club and t-shirts (click on images for full view):
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