president's letter
Rev. John J. Leonard, S.J.
Teacher, Friend, Guide
Congratulations on your induction into the Fordham Prep Hall of Honor
November 20, 2009
With warm and loving thanks for your patient help and
dedication as mentor of the Mothers' Club-since 1967
With much love,
The current and past officers and members of the
Fordham Prep Mothers' Club
~
"Don't forget to keep the envelope flaps open!"
May 25, 2010
Dear Fordham Prep Families,
On Sunday, Junne 6th and Monday, June 7th, the Fordham Prep Mothers Club is sponsoring our annual Barnes & Noble Book Fair. A percentage of ALL purchases, including books, magazines, DVD's, CD's and B&N Cafe items, will be donated to the Prep! This event is coordinated with the distribution of the "Summer Reading Assignments":
sophomore-senior summer reading list
Please support our school by purchasing ALL your summer reading books from Barnes & Noble! All you need is Fordham's Bookfair ID 10000891 (also listed on our flier). Shop at ANY Barnes & Noble on June 6th & June 7th OR purchase online at BN.com/bookfairs from June 6th till June 11th. The Mothers Club will also email the enclosed voucher to our membership so that you can email them to your friends and family....just make sure to use our Bookfair ID to ensure Fordham Prep gets a percentage of each and every purchase!
As an added incentive, Mr. Gomprecht has agreed to reward the entire school with a dress down day, the date to be determined in the fall, if our total gross Book Fair sales exceed $14,000!
Please support Fordham Prep by supporting the Book Fair. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by phone at 914-769-8955 or email colleen.wagner@verizon.net.
Colleen Griffin Wagner
Fordham Prep Mothers Club
P.S. Members of Fordham Prep's SPEECH and DEBATE TEAM will perform on Sunday at 2pm at the Barnes & Noble on Central Avenue in Yonkers. DYlan Lynch, Jonathan Lee-Ray & Kevin Morley will show off after a competitive season in the categories "Oral Interpretation of Literature" and "Dramatic Performance." Artwork from our students will also be on display!
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February 10, 2010
Dear Fordham Prep Mothers and Guardians,
We’d like to thank all of the “holiday bakers” for providing delicious treats for the faculty and staff. A special thank you to Christie Sturges for setting up the festive display of cookies in the faculty room for all to enjoy. The entire Administration and Staff greatly appreciated your delicious cookies, hard work and enthusiasm. It looks like this will be a tradition, which will be followed in years to come!
On Saturday, January 23rd we celebrated our Winter Wonderland and Tuition Raffle Party at F&J Pine Restaurant in the Bronx. It was a sold out event in which Prep parents participated in a silent auction, live auction and a few games of chance. The fabulous evening was filled with great music, lots of dancing and delicious food. A special thank you to Erica Graham and her group of volunteers, to the Fathers’ Club for joining forces and coordinating the Silent Auction and many thanks to our Auctioneer, Cary Sleeper, who helped to the success of the event. The highlight of the evening was the tuition raffle drawing that raised nearly $19,000. Congratulations to the Grinnell family who won $12,000. Thanks to Byrne Sleeper for coordinating the raffle sales.
Coming up on Saturday, March 20th is the Morning of Spiritual Renewal. This is a morning where you can take some time for quiet reflection and prayer during the Lenten season. Join other Prep parents and guardians at Mass and for a talk by an inspirational speaker. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. You will be receiving an invitation in the mail soon.
The Annual Dinner and Fashion Show will be on Thursday, April 22nd at Marina del Rey in Throgs Neck. This is our biggest event of the year. The Committees are hard at work and need your help in participating as a donor or volunteering your time, energy or special talent. For more details, please check out our website.
Lastly, with the school year more than half over, we are beginning to plan for next year. Please see the letter below regarding nominations for next year’s Executive Board. I urge you to consider volunteering for one of the available positions. It’s a great opportunity to help the Mothers’ Club continue the fine tradition started in 1966.
As always, thanks for your continued support!
Best,
Ivette
Dear Mothers and Guardians,
The Fordham Prep Mothers’ Club is preparing for the 2010-2011 school year by accepting nominations for Executive Board positions. The responsibility of the Board is to help “promote and advance the best interest of Fordham Prep in its religious, educational and charitable functions…”
We are accepting nominations for:
• President
• Executive Vice President (Fashion Show Chair)
• Vice President
• Recording Secretary
• Assistant Treasurer
• Financial Secretary
• Corresponding Secretary
• Website Coordinator
Please see descriptions of these positions below.
To date, the FPMC has sponsored the Freshman Mothers Welcome, Christmas Celebration, Winter Party and Tuition Raffle Party. For the remainder of this year, we will also sponsor the Senior Mother-Son Valentine Dance, Morning of Spiritual Renewal, Fashion Show, Communion Supper and End of the Year Book Fair.
None of this would be possible without the generous volunteers who have given their time to plan, coordinate and organize these events. Will you consider spending a few hours each month meeting with other Fordham Prep moms and guardians to help with these charitable, educational and spiritual events? It’s a great opportunity to meet others in the Prep community and to help support the school that gives so much to our sons.
If you’d like to volunteer for one of these Executive Board positions or to nominate someone, please e-mail Mary Hillery, Nominating Committee Chair at maryhillery08@aol.com or call her at 917-797-6302.
Thank you for your support.
Best,
Ivette M. Paracchini
President
Fordham Prep Mothers' Club Executive Board
President: responsible for the overall administration of all affairs of the FPMC and presides at all monthly meetings and represents the organization at appropriate occasions.
Executive Vice President: shall discharge the duties of the President in event of her absence or disability. She shall perform such additional duties as may be delegated to her by the President. She shall chair one of the events during her tenure as agreed upon by the President and herself, e.g. the Fashion Show.
Vice President: shall discharge the duties of the Executive VP in the event of her absence or disability. She shall chair one of the events during her tenure as agreed upon by the President and herself, e.g. the General Meeting in October.
Recording Secretary: keeps the minutes of all meetings of the organization and of the Executive Board.
Corresponding Secretary: notifies the members of the Executive Council, the Moderator and any interested members of the month’s business meetings, reports on and distributes incoming correspondence and prepares personal mailings. She shall maintain the stationery inventory and secure address labels for monthly mailings.
Financial Secretary: keeps a record of all dues paying members and shall send out appropriate notices to recruit potential members. She shall make provision for collection of dues at meetings.
Assistant Treasurer: makes a two-year commitment of service to the Mothers’ Club. During the first year the Assistant backs up the Treasurer and stands in if necessary to make reports or attend meetings. The Assistant’s main responsibility is to learn the job of Treasurer so that she may take over that position in the second year of the commitment. Nominees should either have knowledge of Quicken/Microsoft Money or be willing to be trained on the Accounting software used by FPMC. In the second year of this appointment, the
Assistant Treasurer becomes the Treasurer, who is the fiscal officer of the organization and shall receive and disburse all of the funds of the organization, keep accurate books of account, and render a report of all transactions at each meeting of the Executive Board and at meetings of the organization. The operating funds shall be deposited in a regular checking account in a commercial bank. The President and the Treasurer shall control the funds with any one signature being necessary.
Website Coordinator: shall maintain the FPMC website to keep the Prep community informed about the organization’s events and special projects. She shall write and post event notices, newsletters and event photos on the website. She shall coordinate distribution of and responses to Mothers’ Club email and by the Club’s technology liaison with the Prep, PrepConnect and our website. The Website Coordinator should be a good writer, relatively computer literate and should be able to spend a little time being trained in the software. She should be willing to attend all/most events, write brief descriptions of the events and collect photographs to post.
January 3, 2010
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Happy New Year! On behalf of the Fordham Prep Mother's Club, we wish you all health, happiness and prosperity in the New Year.
As we kick off the New Year, we hope you will be joining us at the Winter Wonderland Party & Tuition Raffle Drawing on Saturday, January 23, 2010. It will be at F & J Pine Restaurant in the Bronx. There's still time to RSVP for what is sure to be the best Winter Party yet! Please go to www.fordhamprepconnect.org to reserve online or contact Irma Montane at irma.montane@starwoodhotels.com regarding your reservation. Remember, we will be drawing the winning ticket for the Tuition Raffle at this event. If you haven't already purchased your ticket, you can do so by contacting Byrne Sleeper via e-mail at bsleeper@verizon.net. We hope to see you there!
Attention all Moms of Seniors! Save the Date-Thursday, February 11, 2010 for the Annual Senior Mother-and-Son Valentine Dance at 6 p.m. in the Commons.
Lastly, you should be receiving in the mail soon information regarding our Annual Dinner and Fashion Show. We hope you can help us make this year's event a memorable one. Please mark your calendars for Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at Marina del Rey in the Bronx.
Hope to see you in all of our upcoming events!
Best,
Ivette M. Paracchini
President
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December, 2009
Dear Fordham Prep Mothers and Guardians,
We hope you enjoyed the Christmas Celebration on December 3rd. Many thanks to all the moms who helped make our annual Christmas celebration such a wonderful event. We appreciate all of you who sent in beautiful gift baskets, toys for the toy drive, the delicious desserts and everyone who attended. Thank to all who lent a hand in making sure the night was a success. A very special thank you to April DeBard, who chaired this event.
Our next event is the Winter Wonderland and Tuition Raffle Party on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at F&J Pine Restaurant in the Bronx. Please note of the venue change. Erica Graham is well into the preparations for this fun-filled evening. You should be receiving the invitation soon. Space is limited so please send in your reservations soon. We are still selling tickets for the Tuition Raffle. The winning ticket will be drawn at this event and the winner will take home $12,000 cash or apply the prize to next year's tuition. You got to be in it to win it! For more information and how to participate, see here.
Attention All Moms of Seniors! SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, February 11, 2010 for the Annual Senior Mother and Son Valentine Dance in the Commons! It is a magical and heartwarming evening. You'll remember it forever. Don't miss out on one of the highlights of your years at Fordham Prep.
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, January 6, 2010. We will be doing a big mailing so please try to attend.
Hope you all have a Wonderful Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
Best,
Ivette M. Paracchini
President
updated: 6/2/2010