Mon Feb 08 2010
WRA appoints assistant for school
Western Reserve Academy has announced the appointment of James A. (Jay) Gundy III as assistant head of school for advancement. Gundy was previously at Reserve from the University of Virginia.
"Jay brings a combination of experience, personal characteristics and commitment that will be very effective in leading the advancement office and connecting with alumni and friends of the school," commented Head of School Christopher D. Burner.
At the University of Virginia, Gundy has been vice president of development for the Alumni Association and executive director of the Jefferson Trust. There he has been responsible for the Alumni Association Campaign, which includes the annual fund, parent fund, alumni interest group funds and scholarships, membership development and the Jefferson Trust.
A graduate of Wittenberg University with his M.A. from the University of Virginia, Gundy began his career at the University of Virginia as assistant dean of undergraduate admissions, going on to become associate director of admissions at Cornell University. In 1984 he was named director of development and academy relations at Newark Academy in Livingston, N.J., and in 1987 he was appointed director of development and alumni relations at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, later becoming assistant headmaster for external affairs. His 19 years at Hill included directing the first comprehensive fundraising campaign in the school's 150-year history, which raised more than $85.5 million.
Gundy and his wife, Kim, have two children: their daughter, Wallace, is a 2008 graduate of the University of Virginia and their son, MacKenzie, will be a freshman at Florida's Full Sail University in the fall. The Gundys will live on the Reserve campus.
Seton golf outing
set for June 8
The Seton Catholic School annual golf outing and dinner will be June 8.
The 11th annual event will be at the Country Club of Hudson at 2155 Middleton Road. Teams can consist of all men, all women, and mixed couples (first place prizes for all categories).
Details, sponsorships, and registration forms are available on the Seton Web site www.setoncatholicschool.org or contact April Baratian at 330.653.8372 or mabaratian@yahoo.com for additional information.
PTO Birthday Club
adds books to libraries
For the past several years, the libraries of the Hudson elementary schools have been the beneficiaries of the Parent Teacher Organization Birthday Book Club.
The club is a parent-funded program which adds student selected books to the libraries' shelves throughout the school year.
Students select new books to donate to the school's library during their birthday months for a fee of $15.
There is a permanent Birthday Book Club bookplate inscription to commemorate the contribution with the student's name and birth date.
The students are given an enrollment certificate and a bookmark, and are first to check out the new book.
Birthday Book Club forms are available in the main office and media center in each elementary school.
For more information, call Beth Cavoli at 330-656-5608.
Class of '99 taking a reunion cruise
The Hudson High School Class of 1999 Reunion will be Aug. 22 from 6:30 - 11:30 p.m.
It will be a GoodTimes III Boat Cruise, 825 East 9th Street Pier in Cleveland.
There will be dinner and dance cruise on the river. Boarding is at 6:30-7 p.m.; Dinner is 7-9 p.m.; Re-boarding/Intermission is 9-9:30 p.m.; Dancing (with a DJ and live music) is 9:30-11:30 p.m.
Come for the dinner or just the dancing.
All guests must be 21 or older.
Tickets for the reunion are $49.45 per person for both the dinner and dance portions of the cruise.
Call and reserve tickets, 216-861-5110. Note that you are with the Hudson High Class of 1999 reunion.
Childhood center
offers classes
The Early Childhood Center, 201 W. Streetsboro St., is offering a "Young 5's" class for the upcoming school year. The class will run from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Children will eat lunch at school and participate in Little Leapers, music class, and library once a week. The school also has a limited number of openings in its morning 3-year-old classes. For more information, call 330-929-4621.
Golf to benefit endowment fund
The Hudson Open Golf Benefit will be at Ellsworth Meadows Golf Course June 12. It provides an opportunity to expand the Memorial and Tribute Fund of the Hudson Public Schools Endowment Fund.
HPSEF has supported Hudson schools since 1991 with scholarships to more than 30 graduating students each year, as well as grants for innovative educational and leadership programs.
As a complement to that support, The Memorial and Tribute Fund contributes to the schools' extracurricular programs, in addition to their academic endeavors.
The 18-hole event will begin with an 8:30 a.m. Shotgun Scramble. Admission includes a snack, a catered luncheon, gifts and prizes.
Prizes will be given for holes-in-one, shots closest to the pin, longest putt, and longest drive for women and for men.
Individuals may enter the Hudson Open for $85. The fee for a foursome is $320.
Send checks payable to HPSEF to HPSEF Golf Benefit, P.O. Box 792, Hudson 44236. Patrons wishing to donate may contact Chairperson Bob Mottice at smmrpm@yahoo.com or 330-655-8717, or e-mail Judith Rose at jmroh01@yahoo.com. Those wishing to contribute directly to the Memorial and Tribute Fund may contact Minerva Shumate at HPSEF@windstream.net.
Hudson PTA
'Walks the Talk'
On May 20, members of the Hudson PTA accepted the challenge of "Walk the Talk!" Healthy Ohio's fifth annual Fitness Walk by walking a 1 mile trail around Hudson Springs Park.
The goal of this event was to have more than 100,000 Ohioans walk for a mile at noon. This walk was in conjunction with National Employee Health and Fitness Day.
Walkers from all over Hudson met at noon in several different locations including parks, businesses, school playgrounds and athletic fields, tracks, downtown sidewalks, neighborhoods, parking lots, shopping malls, stairways, even treadmills.
"I am a huge believer in getting kids moving," said PTA Wellness Chair, Sharon Cox, who spearheaded the program. "Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in every community. Although it may not seem that Hudson is a huge risk, I truly believe that prevention is the key to this growing problem. I also strongly believe that not only education, but surrounding our children with a healthy culture will give our children the tools they need to be healthy adults within our community and nation."
For more details about "Walk the Talk!" and National Employee Health and Fitness Day, or how you can get involved with the PTA programs, check out the Healthy Ohio Program link at www.hudson-pta.org.
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