THE SCRATCH
SHEET Vol. 3,
IN THIS ISSUE:
I.
PLANS FOR THE 45TH
II. DIRECTIONS TO EVERYWHERE
III. THE CLASS OF 60 FUND
Toby Caplan 412-821-4256h 681-2400w mcaplan@blumcraft.com
Rocco D’Amico: 301-229-0834 Roccodamico1@aol.com
Ed DiRomaldo 215-365-5965 pomodon@comcast.net
Dennis Gries 941-927-3757; dgries@comcast.net
John Kane 215-343-5769 JJK91642@AOL.COM
Ron Saracini 352-237-9690 r.saracini@att.net
I. Plans for the 45th
Home
Base:
1160
610-337-2000
ROOM/RATE: 20 Rooms have been blocked under
Class of 1960
$109.00 + tax per room
Rooms blocked for following dates:
Same rate will apply if you need rooms for Thursday or Sunday
nights. We did not block any rooms for those nights but there should
be some available. The earlier you call and make your reservations,
the better it will be. Call John Kane if you have a problem.
SCHEDULE
Friday, May 20th:
This is the Alumni Association’s annual golf outing. Classmates are placed together for the circuit.
The suite will be open before and after the get together at Adam
Deveney’s, i.e.,
Menu:
Hor d'oeuves:
Assorted
Puff Pastries
Sweet n' Sour Meatballs
Assorted Cheese and Cracker Tray
Entree'(s):
Honey
Roasted Ham
Beef w/ Au Jus
Baked Ziti
Sides:
Oven Roasted Potatoes
Tossed Green Salad w/2 dressings
Stir Fry Vegetables
Dessert:
Assorted
Pies
Chocolate Layer Cake
We will reopen
the Suite after the affair at Adam’s for socializing and reacquainting.
Saturday, May 21
Sunday, May 22
9AM- Breakfast
at Café Soleil in the Radisson. (Pay
your own way.)
FINALLY
A. WE NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING TO:
1.
THE DEVENEY’S SO WE CAN
ORDER ENOUGH FOOD.
2.
TO LILLY LANGTREE’S SO WE
CAN MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR YOU.
PLEASE LET JOHN KANE
KNOW:
Phone: 215-343-5769
Email: JJK91642@AOL.COM
B.
IF YOU ARE COMING TO LILLY
LANGTREE’S YOU NEED TO SEND JOHN $44 PER PERSON. THIS NEEDS TO BE PAID IN ADVANCE.
C.
AND IF YOU ARE ABLE TO
DONATE FUNDS FOR THE FRIDAY EVENING GET TOGETHER, AND THE HOSPITALITY
SUITE. WE NOW HAVE ABOUT ¾ OF THE FUNDS
WE NEED TO COVER THESE.
CHECKS FOR LILLY’S AND FOR
DONATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO JOHN AT 1678 Rockcress Drive, Jamison, PA 18929.
II. DIRECTIONS
1.
DIRECTIONS TO THE DEVENEY’S
FROM THE
A. Get to the PA Turnpike. If you are traveling down the Northeast
Extension of the turnpike, head west when you reach the east - west portion of
the turnpike.
·
Either from the east or west get off at EXIT 326
(old exit 24) (
· After paying the toll stay to the far right and get off the first exit of the Schuylkill Expressway. Look for Routes 23 or 363 west.
B. Continue west towards the
·
Travel about 2-3 miles and you will come to
traffic light at the intersection of RT 23 and 252.
·
Approximately 3 blocks you will see a Texaco Gas
Station on the left. Turn left onto
·
Continue on
·
Continue on Oakwood for approximately 1 mile
until you see a wooden sign on the left indicating “
·
Continue to the top of the hill. Turn left onto
·
Stay on
·
Turn onto
FROM
· Take the Schuylkill Expressway west to the last exit before the turnpike. MALL BOULEVARD. Get off this exit.
·
At the traffic light bear to the right onto
·
Continue on
·
Then follow the Instructions above for the Turnpike at B above.
FROM THE RADISSON
·
Look for Routes 23 or 363 west, out of the
hotel..
·
Continue west towards the
Then
follow the instructions for Turnpike at B above
VALLEY
610-783-7165
2. DIRECTIONS TO THE RADISSON
FROM
A.
Out of the Airport get onto
I-95 South. Take it to I-476, a few
miles.
B.
Take I-476 North .
Proceed many miles to the 176 West exit (Schuykill Expressway/Valley
Forge/
C.
Go to the
FROM POINTS
SOUTH: DE, MD, DC
A.
Take I-95 N through
B.
Then follow instructions
from Radisson 2B above.
FROM
DOWNTOWN, 30 ST. STATION,
A. Take Schuykill
Expressway I-76 W to
FROM POINTS
WEST AND NORTH:
A. Get on
3. TO THE HUM
FROM THE
RADISSON
-Take route 23 East until you see an on-ramp to
-Go up on the on ramp which is Route 76 East,
-Continue on the express way to the
-As soon as you get on the
which is
-Take
-Turn right on
-Turn left onto
-When you get to the main gate, make a left and
follow the wall all the way around to the rear gate. (If you stop and hop the wall, it’s a V.O..)
III. The Class of 60 Fund
Re: Class of 1960’s Gift to
Girard (To be presented on Founder’s Day, 2010)
Dear Classmates,
I volunteered to be on a
committee to work on our Gift to Girard.
At present I am the chairman (thanks Rocco) of a committee of ONE that
needs two or three good men to round out the committee, develop a plan, and communicate
with our classmates. Please contact me
if you have the time and motivation to be a part of this very important class
effort.
Personally, for me
volunteering was an easy decision as Girard has been a big part of my
life. After graduation from the Hum,
having no Social Security money to use for college and certainly no college
fund waiting at home, I began looking for a job.
Ironically I was asked if I
needed a job by the owner of an ice cream store near my home (this is a whole
story in itself). I went to my first
interview at Blumcraft of Pittsburgh and was hired mainly for 2 reasons: 1. One
of the owners was a lawyer who had studied Stephen Girard’s will and knew of
our school. 2. Vernon Drawbaugh, Class
of ’54, was a draftsman in Blumcraft’s engineering department. I learned that he was doing a good job for
the firm.
My first job assignment was
assisting a man who was very interested in my Girard story. Within a year the company agreed to pay my
tuition at the
Starting at the bottom, after 44+ years of
service to Blumcraft, I was made managing partner upon the death of Louis Blum
on March 31, 2004.
I am sure many of you have
similar stories of how
Some members of our class
have been giving back to Girard for years.
That’s great! It is now our turn
as THE CLASS OF 1960 to look back, then look forward, and give back by making a
commitment to a gift that reflects appreciation to our school and its
founder…GIRARD COLLEGE AND STEPHEN GIRARD.
Toby Caplan 412-821-4256 (H), 412-681-2400 (W), e-mail
mcaplan@blumcraft.com
P.S. Your Class Gift
Committee will be reaching out to you later in the year.