Please contact Pat McGarvey to participate in our annual event on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009!
GRADUATES LEAVE PARTING GIFT AT NAGS
With appreciation, we recognize our alumni for thier parting donation to Nazareth Academy Grade School. Below, left, the Class of 2008 provided funding for two new benches along the sidewalk. Below, right, several members of the Class of 2009 pose with their gift, a new outdoor carpet. Thank you to all of our graduates! Your generosity has left a lasting impression with everyone who visits the school!
IF YOU ARE PLANNING A REUNION OR MEETING OF YOUR CLASSMATES, PLEASE NOTIFY US AND THE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE! Contact: nagsalumni@aol.com
ALUMNI! Please promote our school! To register a child for First Grade Admission Test or to inquire for placement in other grades, please call the Main Office , 215-637-7777, for an application or click the online application link.
Nazareth Academy Grade School has served first through eighth grade students and their families from the Northeast Philadelphia area and surrounding counties since 1941
Middle States Accredited
Honors Math Program
Spanish Language Program, Greek Lessons available
Extensive Technology, Music and Art Programs
Newly Expanded Facility Providing Four New Classrooms
Challenging Forensics and Sports Programs
Tremendous Opportunities for Parental Support and Involvement
A Shining Example of Student Success!
EITC: HELP A FAMILY WITH TUITION ASSISTANCE
NAGS offers tuition assistance to qualifying familes facing a job loss, sickness, disability or other circumstances. You can help in two ways:
Make a donation, in any amount, specifically for tuition assistance. To donate nowclick here. Checks payable to "NAGS" can be mailed to the Development Office, 4701 Grant Avenue, Phila., PA 19114
The EITC Program (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) provides Pennsylvania businesses with a 75% tax credit for donations made to NAGS through the Holy Family Foundation. The tax credit increases to 90% if the company commits to make the same donation for two consecutive years. For our two page EITC Brochure, click here: PENDING
Join Nazareth Academy Grade School graduates on Facebook! Click this linkand search "Groups" to be directed to our page!
Keep us posted with any news about yourself or meetings and reunions with your NAGS classmates!
Pen and ink drawing of N.A.G.S. by Michele Cancelliere-Carter, Class of 1985.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM THE McBRIDE FAMILY:
The school community and fellow alumni have banded together to help in a fundraiser for ILENE McBRIDE, wife of TOM McBRIDE, Class of 1984. Tom is the brother of MARY ANN (McBRIDE) MOFFETT, '85; JOHN McBRIDE, '87 (Board of Trustee Member); and MICHAEL McBRIDE, '89.
ILENE has been facing a tough battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma for two years and received a Stem Cell Transplant on OCTOBER 22, 2009 at Massachusetts General Hospital.
To ease the financial burden, a fund has been established with the NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR TRANSPLANTS (NFT).Donations of $25, $50 or more are still being accepted. Click this link to NFT's secure site: www.transplants.org. Click "Patients We Help" and search "ILENE McBRIDE." Tax deductible donations can also be sent and payable to: NFT - Massachusetts Bone Marrow Fund, P.O. Box 01296.
(Mark check "In honor of ILENE McBRIDE.")
SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, April 25, 2010
ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON
Between Hello and Goodbye
Dear Alumni and Friends,
Many in the Nazareth Academy Grade School community mourned the unexpected loss of Joseph Brancato, of the Class of 1981. Tragically, Joe passed away on March 17, 2009, just weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer. There are no words to describe the pain this has brought to Joe's immediate family, his wife Christine, sister Linda, '86, coworkers and friends. We pray that God and the memories of Joe will comfort those who mourn his loss.
The silver thread that embraced the life of Joseph Brancato can be simply stated... A language of the heart. It is understood that a child must choose to respond to the opportunities within his life. It is a choice, cannot be taught, and generates from the soul. As a young man, he challenged himself by bringing out the best in himself and others. As an adult, Joe cultivated and perfected his virtues and gifts through honoring himself and living in a manner which epitomizes respect, compassion, generosity, patience, purposefulness, thankfulness, friendliness, trust, love and unitiy.
The Class of 1981 would like to honor Joe for the manner he chose to live his life by offering a scholarship to a Nazareth Academy Grade School student personifying and practicing their own... language of the heart while bringing out the best in themselves and others. We have established the Joseph Brancato Memorial Alumni Scholarship, the first scholarship to be awarded at NAGS in Joe's memory.
As an enthusiastic advocate of his grade school alma mater, Joe was always ready to lend a hand. We believe that he would agree that this cooperative effort to help students discover their talents, connect with their faith, pursue their education and inspire the world, is a cause worthy of your support. We ask that you join us by making a donation to the Joseph Brancato Memorial Alumni Scholarship.
To coincide with the first distribution of the Scholarship, we are planning an ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON on SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010 at school. This is an ambitious plan and we need all NAGS alumni, particularily the members of the Classes of 1981 and 1986, along with Joe's coworkers and friends, to get involved in some capacity. It is our hope that the luncheon event willl perpetually celebrate and recognize the achievements of Joe, our friend and classmate, as well as student scholarship winners and the generosity of donors.
Donations can be made online, by clicking "DONATE NOW" and specifying that the donation is for Tuition Assistance ~ Joseph Brancato Scholarship. Checks can also be made payable and sent to: "NAGS," ATTN: Development Office, 4701 Grant Avenue, Phila., PA 19114. Please mark "Joseph Brancato Scholarship" on your check. For additional information, please contact any one of us listed below. You may also contact Pat McGarvey, Development Director, at 215-637-7777, ext. 206, nagsalumni@aol.com.
CONGRATULATIONS TO The Busted Foundation, founded by Stefanie LaHart, '84, for a successful "Bowling for Boobies" event in Philadelphia on Oct.27th!
NAGS was proud to be the official event gift bag sponsor!
The Joseph Brancato Memorial Alumni Scholarship was founded by alumni, in memory of Joseph Brancato, '81, to provide educational opportunities in the form of Tuition Assistance for children attending Nazareth Academy Grade School.
Make a donation, in any amount, specifically for tuition assistance. To donate now click here. Checks payable to "NAGS" can be mailed to the Development Office, 4701 Grant Avenue, Phila., PA 19114
