BYFIELD & BEYOND ALUMNI DAY OF SERVICE GOING STRONG IN THIRD YEAR The Alumni Day of Service initiative began in 2012 as part of the 250th anniversary year to celebrate the Academy’s core values. This year, Chicago, Baltimore, Portland (Maine), San Francisco, and multiple Massachusetts communities provided nearly 50 hours of volunteer community service during the third annual Alumni Day of Service on Saturday, November 8, 2014. This annual event provides broad opportunity for graduates of the Academy to carry on the tradition embraced in the school’s motto non sibi sed aliis; not self but for others.
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Projects included a coastal clean-up, train clearing, canine rescue assistance, and planting beach grass to protect from ongoing erosion issues on Plum Island.
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The 2015 Alumni Day of Service will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2015. Alumni, friends, and family who are interested in participating should contact Jennifer Kyte in the Office of Advancement at jkyte@ govsacademy.org .
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1) Essex, MA — Essex County Greenbelt Brush Clearing — Gabby Bissell ’10, Peter Dorsey ’69, and Alice Tonry ’10 2) Baltimore, MD — Park Clean-Up — Emily Bryson ’04 and Brian Gallagher ’04 (not pictured)
4) Boston area Clean-up at Castle Island — (Front Row L–R) Chris Ebinger ’03, Angela Rappoli ’03, Shannon Falvey ’03, Dan Guynton ’03, Dante DeMeo ’04 (Back Row L–R) Park Service Personnel, Moira Talbot ’04, Mark Rinaldi ’06, Francesca DeMeo ’02, Alfredo Morales, Eric Laub ’77
5) Newbury, MA — Plum Island, Beach Grass Planting — Lucy Armstrong Henkes ’87 and her children: Rowan, Willem, and Colin (L–R) Joined by Director of Alumni Relations Amy Swiniarski and Christina Jones
3) Portland, ME — Coastal Clean-up — Lesley Clunie ’04, and Lindsay Clunie ’03, Laura Greenstein (friend)
The Archon | Spring/Summer 2015
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