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Amy Goldman Named This Year's Anne Peters Volunteer Award Winner

Surrounded by friends and family at the Radnor Educational Foundation's annual benefit at Pomme on February 24, Amy Goldman was presented with the annual Anne Peters Volunteer Award for more than twenty years of service to the Radnor Township School District (RTSD) and community.

Established in 2020 in memory of Anne Peters, a longtime Radnor Educational Foundation (REF) Board Member and loyal volunteer in all Radnor Schools, the annual Anne Peters Volunteer Award recognizes a former or current REF volunteer who embodies Anne's kindness, steadfast volunteerism, and tireless devotion to the Radnor Township School District and the surrounding community. Amy joins Candyce Wilson and Roberta Winters as recipients of this prestigious award.

Amy was elected to the Radnor Township School Board in 2015. She is currently serving in her second term as Board President and previously served two terms as Board Vice President. Amy has been a member of all five School Board Committees and, for multiple years, chaired the School Board's Policy and Government Relations and Communications Committees.

During her tenure as School Board Director, Amy served as RTSD's elected board member to the Delaware County Intermediate Unit, and also served as CoChair of the Delaware County School Boards Legislative Council. Amy was instrumental in the Sleep Study initiative that culminated in changing RTSD start times for the benefit of Radnor students. She has since been an advocate and educator on school start times for other public school districts, both locally and in the tri-state area. She completed a ninemonth Fellowship Program with Pennsylvania's Education Policy Leadership Center. Amy is currently serving her second two-year term as the volunteer PA School Boards Association's (PSBA) Sectional Advisor for Section 8 (Southeastern PA) and was selected by the PA Department of Education's (PDE), and supported by PSBA, to serve on the PDE's Committee on Education Talent Recruitment to develop a strategic plan to diversify the educational workplace.

Amy offers her time to other causes within the local region as well. She is a former Radnor Educational Foundation Trustee and Grant Committee member. She has served as Chair of the Cultural Arts Committees for the Ithan and Radnor Middle School PTOs, as President of the Radnor Middle School PTO, and as founder and chair of the Radnor PTOs District-Wide Initiatives Committee. Amy pioneered the Radnor Speaker Series, a partnership with the Agnes Irwin School, bringing nationally and internationally known speakers to share important, relevant topics with the community. At the District level, Amy was invited to participate in several Radnor Township School District Community

Nathan Hale Visits Radnor Middle School

Committees, including those for Strategic and Comprehensive Planning, Technology Integration, Student Wellness, and Career and College Readiness.

Amy passionately and generously gives herself for the benefit of the Radnor students and the greater Radnor community. She is regularly seen at PTO events, music or theater events, sporting events, and more, cheering on Radnor students at every grade level. She is a true champion of all Radnor students, and we're so thankful for her many contributions.

On February 15, 2023, Radnor Middle School hosted Nathan Hale, author and illustrator of the Eisnernominated and New York Times bestselling graphic novel series on American history, “Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.” All Radnor Middle School students enjoyed one of two assemblies led by the author Students listened intently as the author exposed them to the development and creative process of novel development in a fun, interactive, and creative way.

The author's visit was organized by the Cultural Arts Committee of the Radnor Middle School PTO and supported through a $2,000 grant from the Radnor Educational Foundation.

The Radnor Educational Foundation awards grants for projects that enrich the educational experience and provide innovative opportunities for students of RTSD

If you have an idea for a project or program that will enhance student learning, you can begin the process of being considered for a grant, applicants must submit a Letter of Intent and obtain approval from the school(s). The deadline to apply for a spring grant is March 31, 2023.

You can learn more at www.radnoreducationalfoundation. org/grant-process.

In addition to grantmaking, the Radnor Educational Foundation supports families experiencing temporary financial hardship through its Neighbors Helping Neighbors program.

To learn more about the Radnor Educational Foundation, please visit www.radnoreducationalfoundation.org