Memorial celebration for Susanna Lunsford, a Longtime Windermere Blvd. School Teacher Saturday, July 11 at 1:00 at
Trinity Episcopal Church, 371 Delaware Ave. Buffalo 14202.
Original obituary: https://www.amherstalumni.org/class_profile.cfm?member_id=7396942
A US Army 3rd Infantry Division soldier died Wednesday during a training exercise at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., the service said Thursday. Spc. Adrian Bonsey, 29, of New York, was a combat engineer assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, based in Fort Stewart, Ga. He had just arrived at Fort Stewart, the service said.
Adrian’s service will be at the Forest Lawn Chapel and Forest Lawn Cemetery at 11am Friday 6/26/26. If you plan to attend, the director of Forest Lawn recommends you enter the Delavan and Delaware entrance and follow the white line to the chapel.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-06-11/soldier-dies-training-exercise-fort-irwin-21938611.html
Source – Stars and Stripes
“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with his family, friends, teammates, and all those who had the privilege of serving alongside him. The loss of a Soldier is felt across our entire formation, and we stand together in honoring Adrian’s life, service, and sacrifice,” the 3rd Infantry Division said in a Facebook post.
The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc. Grant Committee awarded $16,433.10 for requests submitted by faculty and staff for the 2025-26 school year. Grants were awarded in all four schools for academics, technology, sports, arts, and special education. Among the grants awarded were: Independent Reading Library, Student Council Pop Up Tents, 7th Grade Trip to Evangola State Park, Girls in Manufacturing Trip, AMS Pop Chorus Trip to Shea’s, SDS Buffalo Zoo Trip, Grade 5 EOY Day of Play, and Continued support of Windy’s Closet.
Grants are fully funded by generous alumni donations and other fundraising activities. Grants are awarded for programs not funded by the school district budget and are selected based on the number of students who will be positively affected.
The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc. has awarded over $229,543.00 in grants over the past 20+ years. For more information, please visit our website www.amherstalumni.org.
If you are interested in supporting the foundation, visit our donation page.
https://www.amherstalumni.org/Donate.htm
The foundation is also hosting our second Meat Raffle on Saturday, May 2nd. Funds raised at the event will go to our grant program. The link below provides more information about the event and how to purchase tickets.
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/amherst-central-alumni-foundation-meat-raffle–2026
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Join fellow Amherst Alumni, Families, and Friends for our 2026 Meat Raffle. 🎟️🥩
The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc., is hosting our second Meat Raffle on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, at the Marygold Manor, 770 Maryvale Drive, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
The doors open at 6:00 PM, and the first spin is at 7:00 PM.
All proceeds benefit ACSD students and faculty through our Amherst Central Alumni Foundation Grant Program.
To obtain sponsor information or purchase tickets, click here or use the QR code below.
We are also looking for volunteers for the event. Click here to access our sign-up form. Each volunteer gets a t-shirt.
If you have any questions, please contact the alumni office at 716.362.8259 or alumni@amherstachools.org.
One of the grants funded by the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation in the fall of 2025 helped establish a clothing closet at Windermere Elementary School to support students in need. This project was made possible through the generosity of Amherst alumni who contribute to our grant program.
From the Windy’s Clothing Closet team:
Here is a peek into our new clothing closet, which moved from Windermere Boulevard Elementary school to a church down the street! Thank you for the totes, shelving, and other materials that are arriving! We could not have done it without the support of Amherst Alumni members and leadership!
With appreciation,
Windy’s Clothing Closet Team
If you are interested in supporting our grant program and help the Tigers of Today, you can make a donation at, https://www.amherstalumni.org/Donate.htm.
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