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UpcomingEvents
L I F T F O R L I F E A C A D E M Y
ACADEMY
Windows on Washington was the setting on May 11, for the 3rd
Annual Celebrating Success Fashion Show and Gala. The 290 guests
saw runway-ready, student-designed fashions. This is our biggest
fundraiser of the year, netting nearly $70,000. These funds will be
used to provide the essential services and extra support to keep
students engaged in school so they graduate prepared for college
and the future. The event was co-hosted by “Project Runway”
finalists, Laura Kathleen Baker and Michael Drummond, and KPLR-TV’s
Melanie Moon. The Academy’s 24 fashion design students walked the
runway, modeling their creations, ranging from evening gowns to
sportswear. Laura Kathleen Baker and Elizabeth Wagner are the
Academy’s fashion design instructors. The event also recognized the
following for supporting LFLA: • John Mann Presidential Award - Kay
Fernandez, Jim and Tami Fernandez
and their children• Founders’ Award - Isaac and Marilyn Young•
Lift For Life Academy Community Partner
Award - Southeast Missouri State University• Missouri Charter
School
Teacher of the Year - Alison Owens
Thank you to all of our students, volunteers and guests - we
could not have done this without you.
Celebrating Success
Good luck to the Class of 2013
Fashion Show and Gala raises nearly $70,000
It’s official! The Lift For Life Academy Class of 2013 graduated
on Wednesday, May 15, at Harris-Stowe State University auditorium.
Fifty-five seniors make up our school’s second graduating class.
Kymonie Nelson is the class valedictorian and Victor Hernandez is
salutatorian. The Class of 2013 had a 97% graduation rate and all
of the graduates were accepted into post-secondary institutions.
Another impressive accomplishment is their scholarships and grants
totaling $1.25 million. Our graduates will be heading off to places
such as Hampton University, Missouri State University, St. Louis
University, the U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy, Ranken Technical
College, University of Missouri and Tennessee State University, as
well as 40 other universities, junior colleges and technical
schools. We are so very proud of the Class of 2013! Congratulations
and good luck!
See list of scholarship recipients on Page 3.
Destiney Citchen
above: Fashion show guest Christine Buck-Mason and LFLA student
Dayvion Garrett.
right: Jarrett Cross
LFLA graduates, Andrea Jackson, Ardimus Caldwell, teacher Laura
Beckman and Corrina Sanders.
LFLA graduates, Andrea Jackson, Charlotte Gaddie, Lucas
Yarbrough, Ardimus Caldwell, teacher Denise Bogard, Valerie
Johnson, Taylor Anderson and China Willis.'Like' LFLA on
Facebook.
com/liftforlifeacademy.
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Lift for Life Academy is a challenging and supportive learning
community where students are valued and empowered to maximize their
full potential as students, citizens and productive members of
society.
Lift For Life Academy1731 S. BroadwaySt. Louis, MO 63104P.
[email protected]
Dr. John P. Burke, Ph.D.PresidentSociologist
Tami FernandezVice President
Scott DolanTreasurerU.S. Bank
Gina WischmeyerSecretary
Jeff BenskyPresidentJMB Associates
Sandy BoxermanShareholderCapes, Sokol, Goodman, Sarachan,
P.C.
Joan BradfordFarmer, former educator, local government planner
and program manager
Debbie Champion SnyderRynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch and
Champion, LLC
Bess WilfongExecutive DirectorAngels’ Arms
In Memory ofJohn Mann(1965-2011)
Honorary Board of DirectorsCarla Scissors-CohenMarshall
Faulk
Executive Director/Co-FounderMarshall Cohen
editors: Jennifer Bush Marshall Cohen Barry Hamilton Susan
Kelter Jackie Parker Betty Waltondesign: Kathleen Herring
Design
MISSION
BOARD
CREDITS
Alison Owens named Missouri Charter School Teacher of the
Year
Alison Owens, Lift For Life Academy’s teacher extraordinaire,
possesses the ability to teach math like no other. In recognition
of her outstanding efforts, she was recently named Missouri Charter
School Teacher of the Year by the Missouri Charter Public School
Association. She is head of the LFLA math department and has
dedicated her 23-year teaching career to empowering her students to
learn math concepts that have enabled them to become successful,
confident adults.
Her results are shown in the test scores: Our students’ Algebra
I EOC scores reached an all-time high of 73 percent in 2011,
surpassing neighboring school districts, many county districts and
state scores. Alison has also helped our students score extremely
high on the math portion of the ACT and gain college credit at St.
Louis University. At the 3rd Annual Celebrating Success Fashion
Show on May 11, Alison received a special proclamation from the
office of Mayor Francis Slay, recognizing her achievements as an
educator at LFLA. Congratulations, Alison for a continued job well
done!
Lift For Life Academy’s success revolves around lifting incoming
students from severe underachievement to grade level proficiencies.
The tremendous generosity of our community makes this possible. We
extend our deepest gratitude to all our foundation supports. The
following are just a few examples of this generosity. Monsanto Fund
gave Lift For Life Academy an extraordinarily generous grant for
our Lifting Science Program. LFLA will work with Washington
University-Institute for School Partnership to improve middle and
high school students understanding and academic proficiency in
sciences. KEEPING KIDS IN SCHOOL provides those “extra” services,
supports, staff and interventions coupled with a rigorous/ relevant
curriculum, which help at-risk students stay in school, achieve
academically and graduate with the skills required for college,
work and citizenship. We are grateful to The Cruse Trust, Florence
Heiman Charitable Foundation, the Saigh Foundation, the Pott
Foundation, the Kuhn Foundation, the Staenberg Family Foundation
and numerous other supporters of this program. Employees Community
Fund of Boeing St. Louis made a very generous grant to purchase
Study Island to help middle school students prepare for
end-of-course tests. The generosity of Pi Beta Phi/Sign of the
Arrow allowed the Academy to purchase nonfiction texts for our
Reading Improvement Program. St. Louis Philanthropic Organiza-tion
funds purchased tools to assess middle school students performance
throughout the
Many thanks to our foundation supporters
year. A very kind grant from the Clayton-Ladue Rotary Club was
used to purchase a life-size human skeleton and organ models. A
grant from the St. Louis District Tennis Association allows LFLA to
offer both boys and girls tennis teams. LFLA Board member Joan
Bradford made a gift in memory of her son Gavin Bradford Donohue.
The Chester E. Flegel Trust made a gift in memory of Esther Flegel,
Chester’s mother.
Anthony Bedessie, Marshall Cohen, Norman Klayman and Aryes Byrd
with plaques dedicating LFLA’s two art rooms in honor of Peggy
Klayman’s love of art. Thank you, Norman and Peggy Klayman!
Julia Woods Hill and LFLA school social worker Jeanne Kriss at
the newly dedicated Julia Woods Hill – John R. Woods Foundation
Social Workers Office.
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Scholarship
recipientsJr.HawkSoutheastMissouriStateUniversityScholarship,$500-Asia
Bateman
JohnD.MannScholarships,$250each-Kymonie NelsonandVictor
Hernandez
Founder’sScholarAward,$250,sponsoredbyMarshallCohenandCarlaScissors-Cohen-Desiree
Murray
NobelAward,$125each,sponsoredbyDr.KatriceNoble-Derrick
ShanksandCorrina Sanders
TouchTheFutureScholarship,$500,sponsoredbyMaryJoLiberstein-Shakenya
Carter
MathAchievementAwards,$250each,sponsoredbyAlisonOwens-Kymonie
Nelson, Destiney Citchen, Charlotte Gaddie, Victor NelsonandAndrea
Jackson
ForPete’sSakeScholarships,$900each,sponsoredbyErmaO’Brien-Kymonie
Nelson, Victor Hernandez, Janicia Mitchell, Keith HarrisandAtiyah
Reed
Sherrell“K”SmithLiftALifeAward,$250,sponsoredbytheLFLABoardofEducation-Artreio
Robertson
AthleteoftheYearAward,$100,spon-soredbytheLFLAAthleticDept.-Ardimus
Caldwell
ScholarAthletes,$100each,sponsoredbytheLFLAAthleticDept.-Keith
Harris, Valarie Johnson
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Dr.Noble,
AmillionthankstoyouandyourstaffatLiftforLifeAcademy.Idon’tthinkAtiyahwouldhaveachievedsuchsuccessinhighschoolandinhercollegepursuithadsheattendedanyotherschool.
SheNEVERwantedtomissadayofschoolevenwhenshewasn’tfeelingwell.Thankyouallforcreatingsuchanurturingacademicenvironment,itwastheperfectfitforher.Theconstantencouragementandguidanceshereceivedthroughoutherfouryearskepthermotivated,focusedandstrivingtodoherbest.
TheGraduationCeremonywasbeautiful,anditbecameapparenttomethatthroughouttheirhighschoolyearsanotherclasswasbeingtaught-theywerealsolearningabouttheirfuture.Itseemsthequestionneverwaswillyougotocollegebutwhatcollegewillyougoto,whatisyourcareergoal,haveaplan.Theyallseemtobeleavingyour
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IprayforthecontinuedsuccessofyourendeavorsforLiftforLifeAcademy,itsstaffandstudents.
Sincerely,DaphneReed-Peterson(AtiyahReed’smom)
Lift For Life Academy Donors (July1,2012-May31,2013)
Cash Donations
$20,000+Foundations and Corporations Chester M. Flegel TrustJohn
R. Woods Foundation/Julia Woods Hill(Lee H.) Cruse TrustMonsanto
Fund
IndividualsNorman Klayman
$10,000-19,999Foundations and CorporationsAnonymousFlorence
Heiman Charitable FoundationSaigh FoundationStaenberg Family
Foundation/Michael & Carol Staenberg
IndividualsChandler and Ellen CurleeKatherine FernandezPhilip
and Sima Needleman
$5,000-9,999Foundations and CorporationsGuth Foundation
Charitable TrustHermann T. and Phenie R. Pott FoundationKuhn
FoundationSt. Louis Philanthropic OrganizationWischmeyer Family
Charitable Trust/Bill and Gina Wischmeyer
IndividualsAnonymousDiane Seeger Simpson
Scan here to donate to LFLA.
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NOTE: We apologize for any mistakes or omissions. If you made a
donation during the time period and your name is not listed, or if
the information is incorrect, please contact the Development Office
at 314.588.0007.
Leave a Legacy!You can help assure that Lift For Life Academy
receives the resources to educate St. Louis city students for years
to come by remembering us in your will or making the Academy the
beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Learn more by calling us at
314-588-0007.
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Bank, NAWolff & Taylor P.C.
IndividualsHenry BangertBruce and Suzann BowserJoan BradfordJohn
and Glenna BreenEllene BreininJane D. BryanDennis CopeSteven and
Andrea DentJohn and Yvette DubinskyPaul and Susan GoldbergKen and
Sally GoldmanStanley and Susan KottlerKenneth and Nancy
KranzbergJim and Mary LaBelleM. LefkowitzDavid and Christine
MasonJohn and Kathy MaupinDavid and Beth PurcellRobert and Tatjana
SchwendingerDavid and Sharon ShearmanGary and Debby SiegelChad and
Katie TuttleBill and Candice VoegtliEd and Lynn E. WakefieldRichard
and Josephine WeilDavid Weiss & Bobby SandersonLeland Wolff
$100-499Foundations and Corporations1860’s Hardshell Cafe &
BarALIVE MagazineAlpine ShopBig Daddy’sCiterman Consulting &
Associates, LLCCivil DesignCrown Valley Brewery &
DistilleryEpic Pizza & Subs (Epic Hospitality LLC)Fritanga
LLCGlobe Drug StoreHammerstone’sHurley & Hurley Inc.Hurst
Family TrustIt Works!J. Price Insurance Agency LLCJay and Lisa Ring
Charitable FundJoanie’s PizzeriaJoe’s Chili BowlKevin Weber
InsuranceLemp MansionMardi Gras Inc.Mater Dei Catholic High
SchoolMolly’s in SoulardNaturally FitNextGen Information Services,
Inc.Pointer’s MarketPSGI Foods LLCRehabilitive Therapies of St.
Louis LLCRemember Me Costumes & Vintage Clothing
River City CasinoSeamus McDaniel’sSoulard Sweet TreatsSt. Louis
Auto & Truck Repair, Inc.Steamroller of Missouri LLCThe Porch
Wine and Gift BoutiqueWashington UniversityWells Fargo Advisors
IndividualsJoan and Bruce AbramsJoseph and Brenda AckermanLaura
Kathleen and Danny BakerJoseph and Cheryl BauerJeanne BauerAlan and
Carol BornsteinCatherine and Jay T. BoulangerSanford and Cynthia
BoxermanPhil and Lisa BradfordRyan Bruning and Sherin
JoharifardJules and Lorraine BuddJennifer BushKit
Carter-WeilageBarbara CioffiMarshall Cohen and Carla Scissors-
CohenJune CohenSanford and Jo Linda CohenSusan Cole and Carl
SitzeRabbi William and Georgianne CutterMargaret DeckerLynn
DeLearieDavid and Beth DeutschJeremy and Marni DeutschCynthia
DuffeDennis and Patricia DunphyTerry and Melissa EndresGeorge
Everding and Maureen O’DayThomas E. FernandezMichael and Debra
FinkelMichael and Lynne FlowersLois FrankHenry and Judy
FrechetteMary and Bob FredericksenRita FreedDon and Sally
FriedmanJim and Andrea GlikRobert GlikJeffrey and Rachel GlikBobby
and Becky GoldbergCharles and Talia GoldfarbS. Michal Grace and
Walter CarrBob and Debbie GranickDr. and Mrs. Kenneth GreenStuart
and Elaine GreenbaumBarry HamiltonLynn HamiltonChris and Tish
HanewinkelKennetra Harmon-JohnsonDebra M. Burtis HarrisMichelle
HavensJohn and Lisa HellerJacques and Nancy HerzogJeff and Susan
HochmanLewis and Victoria HofsteinRick and Lotsie HoltonMike and
Glenna HughesElizabeth IkenRobert and Missy KaemmerlenKameron
Kahn
$1,000-4,999Foundations and CorporationsAnonymous (2)Catherine
Manley Gaylord FoundationCombined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater
Boston, Inc.Enterprise Bank and Trust Ferring Family
FoundationFirst National Bank of St. LouisGateway Combined Federal
CampaignGlik’sJMB AssociatesMoxi Enterprises, LLCNISA Investment
Advisors, LLCPershing Charitable TrustSanford and Gloria Spitzer
Family FoundationSidener FoundationSign of the Arrow
FoundationSouth Side Lions and South Side LionettesSpoehrer Family
Charitable TrustSt. Louis District Tennis AssociationWalmart
Foundation
IndividualsAnonymous (3)Rob and Cathy AltholzDavid and Martha
AronsonBart and Meghan BaumstarkMaris BergJack and Sara BurkeCurtis
Cassel and Bob LehmanSusie Charak and Norb HoltScott and Carolyn
DolanPenny Engelsman and Jimmy MurreyJim and Tami FernandezGregg
and Alyson GarlandDavid Hatfield and Kate Darst HatfieldJohn N.
HutkinNancy KalishmanJerry and Mary Jo LibersteinBob LloydMarylen
Mann and Frank JacobsBonnie K. MannMitchell and Joan MarkowJohn R.
McKinstryMark and Carol MestemacherErma O’BrienJames and Alison
OwensErnest and Susan PlanckJohn and Elizabeth SametBruce and
Pamela SchneiderDebbie Champion Snyder and Jeff SnyderSteve and
Joanna TschudyStephen Loeb and Rochelle Weiss David and Jody
YoungGary and Diane Zenk
$500-999 Foundations and CorporationsAdvantage Capital
PartnersAmerican Eagle Credit UnionGoogle Matching Gift
ProgramHampton – Midtown Kiwanis ClubHogan Truck LeasingLlywelyn’s
PubNissanRotary Club of Clayton - Ladue
Are You a Federal Employee?For all federal employees
participating in the Combined Federal Campaign, we ask that you
consider selecting Lift For Life Academy as your Campaign gift
recipient for the coming year. Please use the following code:
75158. Learn more at gatewaycfc.org.
Does your company have a matching gift program?Contact your
company’s human resources department.
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Robert and Marianne KarshMaya KefalovRobert KelterDonna
KesselBob and Nancy KlepperGeorge and Patricia KlosterTom and Mona
KohnHelen KornblumSusan KrauszGerre LangtonJim LeBlanc and Sally
Klein LeBlancDavid and Janet LeMayHarry and Gail LeMayJoseph and
Carolyn LososLucia LuanTom MajerVirgil and Linda MantleDaniel and
Christine MattsonVirginia McCannKay McCarryRobert and Lonnie
MillerJudith MiltonRichard and Cynthia MuthNancy Nix-RiceKatrice
and Sean NobleMargaret NolanDoretha L. NormanDavid and Jamie
NothstineRobert and Patricia OffermanRonald and Jerrilee
OldaniHarry and Betsy OrchardJudy OwensJoe OwensJackie and Steve
ParkerMilford and Nancy PeabodyLisa PepperAnthony and Sandra
PerriconeJan PothDianne RankinClark and Ann ReedSue and Jodie
RichMeg RobertieLee and Janet RodgersJohn and Joanne RomanRobert
and Emily RosenfeldRick RudererJames and Marilyn SchlitterArnie and
Thelma SchrierJulian and Helen SeehermanWilliam and Julie
ShearburnMarilyn and Scott SheperdJane SiebelBarbara SimonRuth
SobelCarol SpannGabrijela StanzeDorothy SteinCharles and Julie Ann
TadrosArnold Tepper and Dotty Pressman TepperTerry ThuetEvelyn
TischlerSharon TolnaiStephen K. Trotter and Christin Grant
TrotterRobert and Seva TwinChera VossCraig and Elizabeth
WagnerBrenda K. WagnerBob and Barb Wanzel
Steve and Linda WielanskyBess and Larry WilfongPeter and Linda
WilsonLaura WilsonMichael and Patricia WolffJohn and Lauren
WrightIsaac and Marilyn YoungRisa Zwerling and Chancellor Mark
Wrighton
Up to $99Foundations and CorporationsAmerican Postal Workers
UnionAnonymousAPI Financial SolutionsBrockman Family TrustJ. Scott
Petersen State Farm AgencyLaBelle HistoirePets in the CityScott
Alton, P.C.Target Corporation
IndividualsKaren AabergTed and Melanie AhrensAnonymous (3)Joseph
AyersMike and Christy BaileyMarlin and Jessica BeckerAngela
BellJean and Wayne BerryBob and Betty BessDanielle BoenischJody
BooneBen and Radine BorowskyRick BozadaAllen and Ronnie
BrockmanByron Brownstein and Hilary BairCathleen BurkeMaria G.
Capasso-D’AgrosaReena and David CarrollMaire CaseyHarv and Barb
CitermanShirley CohenDouglas and Allison CollingerYvonne
Cooper/Mole No-MoPaul CooperKristen DancyBarbara DavisDevata
DavisBruce and Reva DavisChristine DeFeboTom and Kathleen
DewoskinThomas and Barbara DiehlNancy DorwartJake DunlapSonya
EngelkingDoug FeltchJoAnn FernandezLynne C. FogelWhitney FogelDon
and Ann FrankeAlan and Maxine FriedmanDaniel and Maureen
GainesRoger B. Galvin and Laura FortuneRuth GarnettSarah
GentryDarryl and Barb GersteneckerScott GilbertJan Glass
Dave GoldfarbLillian GoldmanRenee GoldmanRosemary
GoldsteinArnold and Arlene GoodmanCarol GrafmanLisa GrafmanAllison
GrayTroy GreenGeorgene GrimmAlbert and Erma GuiseJudith
HarmonRobbie HartPatrick HayesTilford and Anita HearshCris and
Heidi HehnerRobyn HelferstayArnold and Myrna HershmanStan and Joan
HollanderDavid HuinkerStephanie JohnstonDorothy JonesPhyllis Ann
KatzSusan KelterKatie KoncharJane KrasnoffJoseph and Lucinda
KrutzschMarsha KuninL. J. LaskeySanford and Hadassah LebmanNoel
LeichtDavid and Ester LevinSally LevyBonnie LewisJessica LillyJoe
and Pat LintzenichAnn MandelstammRay and Anita MartinJohn and Joyce
McCainCharles and Dorene McKennaSteve and Barb MeltonMarvin and
Marilyn MishkinLucy MyersonMerle MyersonSheri NoveJeanine
O’ConnerAnthony PattiChris PeltonLexine PranschkeRobyn PresleyAbby
RaesleyHolly RaesleyWilliam and Janet RaischJay ReiterChris and
Martha RiceHoward Sacks and Tanis KnelsonBetty J. SanoJane
SchaeferJohn SchmeroldHarvey and Leanne SchneiderPaul and Suzanne
SchoomerLloyd and Beverly SchultzLeslie and William
ScoopmireVanessa ScottAlex SedlacekPeter and Cecilia SeppBruce
Shoults and David TobenGary SilverbergRichard SissonBrian Smith
Thanks to our generous volunteers!Giuseppe AccardiNayara
AguiarJulie AlpertNicole ArnoldLaura Kathleen BakerLoretta
BaldwinMichelle BallardJoy BallardJohn BallardDustin BallardJesse
BarashTeri BarryRobert BeckerSarah BeckerElizah BeckerTori
BeckwithJeff BenskyLarry BlueCarmen Boeser Stephen BonferSandy
BoxermanTrevis BoysterJoan BradfordJohn BreenMegan
BrinkmannElizabeth BrinkmannShefron BrownAlexandria BrownJerry
BruceJack BurkeKyle BuschJennifer BushAryes ByrdShelley Carlo Jimmy
CarneyLauren CartmellTrystien CharlesAbby ChristensenKara
ChurovichKris ClawsonMarshall CohenKarlos ColemanBenjamin
CollingerNancy R. CoyneEmilee CurtisDan CurtisFlo CurtisKristen
DancyAlex DeBlaze Lynn DeLearieAlex DeRosaFrancesca DiMaggio Scott
DolanCarol DotsonMichael DrummondJeff EdingerEzekiel ElliottIlana
EngelChrista ErmoldFelica EzellTami FernandezTom FlemingAlicia
FloydLois FrankDequale FrazierWendy FreebersyserRita FreedJerry
FrenchDani FumagalliTambra GalarnykGregg GarlandDayshua Garnett
Gateway GreeningTerriana GlassDavid GlennJeffrey GlikRobert
GlikMatt GoddardStephanie GoddardKelly GoebelMarilyn
GoldwasserRobert Goldwasser
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Ellen SouleShawn SparrSanford and Gloria SpitzerRayna
StoverKatherine SundararamanBrant SwineyFranklin W. Taylor and
Shirley Jo TaylorEmily TenenbaumBarbara TurkingtonDona TurpinLois
Vander WaerdtBart and Beth VatterottJohn WaldronDavid WaltmanScott
and Betty WaltonLynda WaltonMarilyn WeinbergDan WeinbergRich and
Mary WeinstockSanford and Ellen WeissKeith and Joanna WheelerNancy
WienderliehAlan and Susan WitteWilliam and Elaine WolffElaine Carp
WolffTom WolffTommie YoungerSherry Ma and Jainman ZahoJim and Carol
ZimmerIvo and Zitka Zvolanek
In-Kind DonationsFoundations and CorporationAdsell
CompaniesAmerican Remediation and Restoration ServicesAngels’
ArmsAtlas RestaurantBar Italia RistoranteBayer Garden ShopBenton
Park CafeBig Muddy Dance Co.Big Shark Bicycle CompanyBlack
RepBlanche M. Touhill Performing Arts CenterBlick & Staff
CommunicationsBlick Art SuppliesBlue Moon ActivewearBlues City
DeliBogarts SmokehouseBooksourceBoulevard BrewingBug StoreCamp
ManitowaCepia LLCChandler Hill VineyardsChase Park PlazaClay and
CottonClay Creations, IncClayton Car WashClayton High SchoolClear
Channel CommunicationsCloset FactoryContained Beauty: Container
Gardens by KimCornucopiaCovidien/MallinckrodtCraft Restaurants
Robust Wine Bar - DowntownROHO, Inc.Rokitmul LLCRynearson,
Suess, Schnurbusch & Champion, LLCSaint Louis Art MuseumSaint
Louis BrewerySaint Louis Science CenterSaint Louis ZooSaks Fifth
AvenueSalon 7 Schnucks Markets Inc.Shakers Bath House, LLCSoulard
Spice ShopSoulard’s Restaurant and BarSt. John Vianney High
SchoolSt. Louis BluesSt. Louis RamsSt. Louis Metropolitan Police
DepartmentSt. Louis Pre-Sort, Inc.Staenberg GroupSubterranean
BooksSubZero Vodka BarSummit DistributingTrattoria MarcellaTripel
RestaurantUS FOODSVeggieScapes, LLCVidan Family ChiropracticVisual
Aids ElectronicsWellbridge Athletic Club and SpaWestbrook &
Co., P.C.Westminster Christian AcademyWestrich PhotographyWilliam
K. Busch BrewingWydown Middle School
IndividualsDan and Rosalie AbelMichalene ArtzDavid and Elaine
BarthelNanka Castulik and Bob ByrneLynn and John EbertCooper
EllisRoberta FeinsteinMelissa FergusonTami and Jim FernandezJane
FitzgeraldMary Kay FitzpatrickLucia GarnettJeff and Kim GellmanRosa
GlassJudy GlikL. Gay Goessling David HatfieldEleanor HeckDr.
Russell HykenFrank JacobsGeorge JinkersonKenton and Bonnie
KolkerSam and Cissy Levitt Ed MaddenMary McCabeTimothy
McHalePauline K. MinogueDave and Lynn MorrisEddie NeillBrooke and
Brent RestemayerPamela Russell
Dave Simon’s Rock SchoolDeschutes BreweryDianne Cage Design
Co.Dogtown PizzaDot Dot Dash BoutiqueDr. Frick’s Pet Rehab &
Pain ClinicDwight Davis Tennis CenterE. J. Welch CompanyEgg &
IEinstein’s BagelsEternity Med SpaExtra Virgin, An Olive Oil
OvationFirst WatchFitz’sFlooring SystemsFour Muddy PawsFrontenac
Racquet ClubGateway GreeningGoose Island Beer Co.Great Frame
UpHager CompaniesHair Saloon for Men - Buddy FundHealing Arts
CenterHeuer LocksmithHilton FrontenacHochschild, Bloom & Co
LLPHolt Lighting DepotHolten Meat, Inc.ICI PaintsImperial Farmers
MarketJackson ProduceJava DavesJBell Art StudioJilly’s CupcakesJohn
Burroughs SchoolJust in Time BandKathleen Herring DesignKirkwood
MaterialsLather Hair LoungeLe ShoeLeft Bank BooksLifelong
FitnessLohr DistributingLori Coulter, LLCLubeley’s Bakery and
DeliMadco Printing Marvel PrintingMassage Envy SpaMedusa’s
SalonMetropolitan Community ChurchMexico Road FloristMissouri
Botanical GardenMitchell James SalonModjodsMuscle-Up
FitnessNetelligentNew Belgium BreweryNorthwest Coffee
RoastingO’Fallon BreweryOptimist Club of ClaytonOrigin AgencyPJ’s
Tavern in KirkwoodPlushPNC Wealth ManagementPrairie Farms
DairyRawlings Sporting Goods CompanyRemiger/SUDARiddellRiverbend
Restaurant & BarRiverfront Times
Thanks to our generous volunteers!Rhonda GrahamRobby GrossMatt
GrothoffHerbie HagelyAmy HagelyStephanie HaganBarry HamiltonDudley
HancockTammi HancockAlexandria HanewinkelAlec HanselmanGabriel
HarmonKela HarrisKala HarrisEmily HarrodIvy Hartman Kate Darst
HatfieldVenyshia HatfieldRobyn HelferstayMadison Hendrick Alex
HinesBrandon HinkleJustin HoMary Kate HoerrWistar HoltCarla
HudsonEmily HueyAndy HunsakerCourtney HuseValen InguiKiara
IronsPreetha IyengarDirk JonesDeanna KakourisTim KakourisLacee
KaufmannMaya KefalovSusan KelterDerrick KilgoreDaniel KingMelanie
King Amanda KinamoreLeviticus Knighten Kohl’s Associates in Action
– Creve CoeurKohl’s Associates in Action – ManchesterRon
KomlosKatie KuehlStephen LaMellMarilyn LaneCaitlin LeeLaura
LeonardDana Lewis Hal LewisKatie LibbySusan LintvedtMarilyn
LipmanKimberly LivingstonRachel LowryLisa LubschKendall
MacDonaldWeston ManleyMarylen MannMike MarreEdwin MassieKendall
MacDonaldCathleen McGrathIla McGuireMichelle McKinneyMorgan
MechelkeHeather MeltonMelanie MoonAllison MoultonStephanie A.
MuddJennifer MyrickAshley NailBill NaukeKendra Neely-MartinKatrice
NobleFoye Oluokun
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ShepleyMyles TenzerDonna TrupianoJake Wheeler Leisa Zigman
In Honor
Alison Owens Stephen K. Trotter and Christin Grant Trotter
Allison CohenJune Cohen
Barry and Jackie GrossJune Cohen
Barry and Jackie Gross, Shirley Cohen and Ben Galloway
Debbie Champion Snyder and Jeff Snyder
Dorothy Stein’s BirthdayBruce and Reva DavisDevata DavisIsaac
and Marilyn Young
Diane and Gary ZenkSuzanne Charak and Norb Holt
Gina and Bill WischmeyerRich and Mary WeinstockGina Wischmeyer’s
BirthdayL. J. Laskey
Helen Hoffman and Cecil SandersKit Carter-Weilage
The Hockman FamilyHarv and Barb Citerman
Jack BurkeCathleen BurkeSara Burke
Joan Bradford and in memory of Gavin Donohue
Jane SiebelJim and Tami Fernandez
Jacques and Nancy HerzogLift for Life Academy Band
Shawn SparrLaura Kathleen Planck Baker
Joseph and Brenda AckermanPhyllis Ann Katz
Marilyn and Isaac YoungBarbara SimonArnie and Thelma Schrier
Marshall Cohen and LFLA Students Penny Engelsman and Jimmy
Murrey
Marshall Cohen’s BirthdayJennifer Bush
Marshall Cohen, Carla Scissors-Cohen and Family
June CohenMarylen Mann
Joseph and Carolyn Losos Marylen Mann and Frank Jacobs
AnonymousMarylen Mann and in memory of John Mann
Richard and Josephine WeilMr. and Mrs. M. Lefkowitz
Marvin Eugene “Gene” StarrJune CohenRosemary Goldstein
Mary TaylorWilliam and Janet Raisch
Virginia Hughes Debbie Champion Snyder and Jeff Snyder
Virginia McGrathJennifer BushSarah GentryRobyn HelferstaySusan
KelterJerry and Mary Jo LibersteinLucia Luan Franklin W. and
Shirley Jo TaylorLeslie Zotz
Gary and Diane ZenkRobert Kelter Get Well Wishes
Sanford and Gloria SpitzerSally Friedman’s Birthday
Ellene Breinin Rabbi William and Georgianne CutterArnie and
Thelma SchrierSanford and Gloria SpitzerEvelyn TischlerGary and
Diane Zenk
Scott and Betty WaltonLynda Walton
Shirley Cohen Get WellJune Cohen
Susan Kelter’s BirthdaySanford and Cynthia BoxermanJoan
BradfordEllene BreininAllen and Ronnie BrockmanJennifer Bush
Marshall Cohen and Carla Scissors-CohenSteven and Andrea DentJeremy
and Marni DeutschDavid and Beth DeutschSonya EngelkingJim and Tami
FernandezMichael and Lynne FlowersMary FredericksenDon and Sally
FriedmanAlan and Maxine FriedmanArnold and Arlene GoodmanBarry
HamiltonChris and Tish HanewinkelPatrick HayesTilford and Anita
HearshJohn and Lisa HellerStan and Joan HollanderJane
KrasnoffBonnie K. MannMarvin MishkinJackie Parker Rehabilitive
Therapies of St. Louis LLCSue and Jodie RichJames and Marilyn
SchlitterMarilyn WeinbergBill and Gina WischmeyerIsaac and Marilyn
YoungGary and Diane Zenk
Gary and Diane Zenk Susie Charak and Norb Holt
In Memory
The FeldmansTom and Mona Kohn
Gavin DonohueDennis and Patricia Dunphy
Jerry and Laura ScissorsEllen Breinin
John MannBonnie MannMarylen Mann and Frank JacobsNancy
KalishmanKenneth and Nancy KranzbergCarol SpannSanford and Ellen
Weiss
Griffin PalanJackie ParkerShannon ParkerSteven ParksElaine
ParmeleeJanki Patel Jeremiah PattonLibby PeroldCarolyn PetiteLaura
PiersonOlivia PinedaErnest PlanckSusan PlanckSerice PorterDwan
PrudeAndrea PurnellNaomi RawitzDaphne Reed Charles RiceKristy
Ridings-GardnerRaechel RiversJeannine RobertsLisa M.
RobertsonTeresa RobertsonShamika RobinsonKristin RobinsonDarryl
RollinsCurt RosenthalRick RudererCarmiella SalzbergJohn Samet David
SchenbergTeresa SchleperRandy SchwartzKila Scruggs Kathy
SenertDiamond ShannonBekah SharpDavid ShearmanShawn SheuTeresa
ShieldsDebby SiegelRachel Sleeman Debbie Champion SnyderJeff
SnyderJohn Spernoga Cailyn StampMike StanzeHeather StanzeGabrijela
StanzeAnne Francis StevensDylan Stradtman David SwimmerYolonda
ThomasJason TorbitzkyEmily TurieNala TurnerDona TurpinLuther
TyusAmy VaughnStephen VeluzBrooke VoellerWhitney Walden Jack
WaldronJohnni Walker-GillespieJill Walsh Betty Walton Scott
WaltonLavashae WarnerColleen WeinhardtBrady WeinholdMike WeissMax
White Bess WilfongBonnie WilliamsMichael WilliamsWayne WintersWayne
F. Winters IIGina WischmeyerPeter WrightMatt WyczalkowskiMackenzie
YeagerIsaac YoungRachael ZabawaScarlet ZhangBecca ZodShana
Zucker
Marilyn Goldwasser, 72, and Bob Goldwasser, 73, Lift For Life
Academy volunteersBob and Marilyn Goldwasser volunteer by helping
sixth graders during their math and English classes at Lift For
Life Academy. “But sometimes, they teach me,” said Bob Goldwasser,
a retired engineer. “I can still do junior high math, but now
there’s a matrix the students use in multiplication.” The Frontenac
couple tutor from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Wednesday. This is their
second year helping LFLA students. “He can’t spell and I can’t add,
so we’re perfect for each other,” said Marilyn Goldwasser, a
retired speech pathologist. Their tutoring strategies are
different, too. He likes to stay in the classroom to assist with
pre-algebra drafting, while she prefers working with students
one-on-one as they craft their personal narratives in the quiet of
the hallway. But they both agree on one thing: The dedication of
the LFLA teachers. “The students need to get the basics down to do
well in school,” Bob Goldwasser said. “They’re doing better here
than they were in the public schools they came out of. The kids are
all at so many levels. It’s a tough thing for teachers to manage,
but that’s where I think we are helpful.” And for us, “It’s a fun
morning.”
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