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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. 314.231.2337info@liftforlife.orgliftforlifeacademy.org

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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AmillionthankstoyouandyourstaffatLiftforLifeAcademy.Idon’tthinkAtiyahwouldhaveachievedsuchsuccessinhighschoolandinhercollegepursuithadsheattendedanyotherschool. SheNEVERwantedtomissadayofschoolevenwhenshewasn’tfeelingwell.Thankyouallforcreatingsuchanurturingacademicenvironment,itwastheperfectfitforher.Theconstantencouragementandguidanceshereceivedthroughoutherfouryearskepthermotivated,focusedandstrivingtodoherbest. TheGraduationCeremonywasbeautiful,anditbecameapparenttomethatthroughouttheirhighschoolyearsanotherclasswasbeingtaught-theywerealsolearningabouttheirfuture.Itseemsthequestionneverwaswillyougotocollegebutwhatcollegewillyougoto,whatisyourcareergoal,haveaplan.Theyallseemtobeleavingyour

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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

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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.

St. Louis District Dairy CouncilSymantecThomas ConstructionU.S. 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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Rob and Kelly SacksSally SafranskiDavid and Randi SchenbergEllie 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

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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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