Submitted by Sara Hunt, YSEF
On April 29, YS parents, alumni, teachers, administrators and supporters gathered at Heritage Hills to celebrate the innovative, creative and excellent learning opportunities that were funded by the York Suburban Education Foundation in the 2016-2017 school year.
Through sponsorships, ticket sales, the silent auction and general contributions, the YS community raised over $32,000 . The YSEF Board and Event Committee would like to express its appreciation to the following for their support of the event and the organization:
$5,000 Valedictorian Sponsor:
Glatfelter Insurance Group
$2,500-$4,999 Salutatorian Sponsor:
Safeguard*
$1,000-$2,499 National Honor Society Sponsors:
Shipley Energy
Stock and Leader
Turybury Family
Victor’s Italian Restaurant
$500-$999 Distinguished Honor Roll Sponsors:
Meg and Peter Brubaker
Daniel and Judith Efiom-Ekaha
Mid-Atlantic Media Hub
Tom and Kris O’Shea
Mark and Ruby Schmidt
Connie and Basil Shorb, III
Matt and Brooke Shorb
Springettsbury Sertoma Club
Three M Tool & Die Corp.
ToNhu Vu and Ambrose Liu
$250-$499 Honor Roll Sponsors:
Wendy and Joel Berg
Dr. Amanda and Jon Bowman
Susan and Blaine Bryant
Dr. Sean Campbell and Dr. Karen Jones
Carney Engineering Group
CGA Law Firm P.C.
Dr. Charles and Mary Chodroff
Sean and Annette Clark/York Independents Inc.
Carolyn and Bill Gierasch
Gary and Karyl Lee Gilbert
The Grumbacher Family Foundation
Craig and Laura Horowitz
Jim and Heather Igo
Dr. Vrushali Deshmukh and Ashutosh Ingole
Kay and Ken Matthews
Dr. Shelly and Joe Merkle
Kathy and Ander Pindzola
RBC Capital Markets
Sarah and Scott Reinecker
Cathy and Keith Shaffer
Andrew and Alyssa Shorb
Dr. Steven and Stephanie Sullivan
Adam and Erin Titter
Lori and Cary Walton
*Denotes In-Kind
Special acknowledgments to: YS parent Jason Plotkin for video production, Safeguard, owned by YS parent and alumni James Sanders for invitation printing, Victor’s Italian Restaurant for invitation mailing, Lori S. Malkin Design, owned by YS parent Lori Malkin Ehrlich for invitation and program design, and Manchester Café, owned by YS parents Beth and Jimmy Papadiamantis for the desserts.
Thank you to the Event Committee as well—Chairperson, Susan Bryant, Megan Ambrose, Jim Igo, Kay Matthews, James Sanders, Erin Titter, Gina Trimmer and Jamie Vranich.
Monies raised from the Celebration of Excellence benefit YS students through YSEF classroom grants and programs like the Impact Closets located in each building. These grants and programs enhance the educational experience and foster continued academic excellence for district students. Due to the generous support of our YS community, this year YSEF awarded 11 grants totaling $45,078.54, which was announced at the Celebration. Since 2008, YSEF has awarded 104 grants totaling $233,119.
Video: YSEF “Share Your Impact” (2017)
For more information on the YSEF Celebration of Excellence: Share Your Impact or for a complete list of grants awarded by YSEF, please visit www.ysef.org.
