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Alumnae Celebrate Reunion 2022
Gwynedd Mercy Alumnae gathered for a weekend of Reunion Activities. Friday, October 21 was the Circle of Mercy Luncheon for the women who graduated 50 or more years ago, chaired by Dee Seeburger Sweeney ’69, Dolly Trainer Brown ’70, Judith Waltrich Dunham ’71, and Mary Flannery ’71. Alumnae from the Classes of 1949 to 1972 enjoyed catching up over lunch at Blue Bell Country Club.
Saturday, October 22 was the annual All-Class Reunion. Attendees enjoyed the Mercy Prayer Service, Alumnae Awards Ceremony, and cocktail party. Everyone had a chance to celebrate this year's awardees, tour the school, and enjoy delicious food and drink. It was such a pleasure to gather as a community and reminisce on days spent in the red and gold corridors. Thank you to all who attended. We look forward to seeing you next year! |
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Congratulations to the Giveaway Winner! The winner of the Reunion Swag Bag Raffle is Colleen Moors Dolan '97. Congratulations on your 25th Reunion, Colleen! |
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View the Reunion 2022 Photo Galleries |
Look back on the memories from a wonderful weekend celebrating our lifelong sisterhood. |
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Did you miss Reunion 2022? Watch the Mercy Prayer Service and Alumnae Awards Ceremony on YouTube and read all about this year's impressive group of awardees. Don't forget to submit an awards nomination for next year! |
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November 10-13, 2022 Fall Musical: Newsies Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged "newsies." When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what's right! Get Tickets
December 14, 2022, 7-8PM Candlelight
Continue the Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School tradition of Candlelight with our Christmas tableau and musical performances. The event will take place in the Performing Arts Center.
December 22, 2022 College-Age Social Graduates from the Classes of 2019-2022 are invited to return to campus to reconnect with classmates and teachers before Christmas break. Registration coming soon. January 16, 2023 Alumnae Day of Service
Gather with fellow alumnae on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for regional service opportunities. Email the Alumnae Board's Ministry & Service Committee Chair Mary Kate McNulty Gallo '02 at mkmcnulty@gmail.com to get involved. |
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| Thank You for Supporting Strawberry Market!
The Alumnae Association Board's Ministry and Service Committee, in partnership with 2022 Trocaire Leadership Awardee Alison McGrorty-Crotts, M.D., M.P.H. '04, supports Strawberry Market, a food and necessities pantry for the patients of Strawberry Mansion Health Center in North Philadelphia.
This year, all Reunion attendees were encouraged to bring donations the the events to help keep the market stocked for the patients free of charge. Thank you to all those who donated goods and money to support the Market!
The shelves are much fuller post-reunion, but will always need refreshing! Please consider making donations as often as you can. The Market is especially in need of sturdy, reusable shopping bags, like those found at the Homegoods check out. How to support Strawberry Market - Purchase items directly from the Strawberry Mansion Pantry Target Wish List and ship directly to Dr. McGrorty-Crotts
- Drop items off in a bin located inside Gwynedd's front door
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Purchase a Target gift card and send it to strawberrymarketsmhc@gmail.com
- Send money via Venmo to @Ali-McCrotts
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Get Involved in the 2023 Alumnae Day of Service Save the Date! The 2nd Annual Alumnae Day of Service, hosted by the Alumnae Association Board's Ministry & Service
Committee, will be held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 19, 2023. Service opportunites will be available at GMAHS, virtually, and in cities across the country.
We need your help with the planning! If you are interested in participating, can act as a point person in the city you live in, or know of a service project that alumnae can support, please email Committee Chair Mary Kate McNulty Gallo '02 at mkmcnulty@gmail.com. |
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Want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, at no extra cost to you?
As you begin your holiday shopping, consider adding Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School as your favorite charity and support Gwynedd's Mercy Fund.
Using the Amazon Shopping app on your mobile phone, simply follow the instructions below to select "Gwynedd-Mercy Academy" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app. Amazon will donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to Gwynedd. |
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How it works: 1. Open the Amazon app on your phone
2. Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features 3. Select "Gwynedd-Mercy Academy" as your charity 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app |
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Submit Your Class Notes!
We are collecting alumnae news and notes to be featured in the next issue of the Mercy Magazine. Did you have a baby? Celebrate a personal or professional milestone? Receive a degree or award? Get married? Fill out the form linked below to notify us!
And if you are preparing to get married or have a baby—let us know! We'd love to send you a GMA flag for your reception or a GMA bib for your little one. And be sure to snap photos, tag @gmahighschool on Instagram, and submit them with the Class Notes form. |
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| Gwynedd Girls Celebrate Love
Director of Alumnae Engagement Erin Reimel Clements '12 celebrated her marriage to Jacob Clements alongside fellow alumnae at her wedding on October 30, 2022 in Doylestown, PA. Pictured left to right: Meghan Campbell Costello '12, Erin Reimel Clements '12, and Casey Zipfel '12. Not pictured: bridesmaid Annie Fillenwarth '14. |
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Alumna Making Strides in Business
Alumna and GMAHS Board of Trustees Finance Committee Chair Sandy Pfeffer O'Connell '92 has been named Greater Philadelphia marketplace leader for Deloitte LLP, effective January 2, 2023. A Deloitte professional for 26 years, Sandy has experience providing comprehensive advisory services to companies in the financial services industry. She specializes in providing services to companies that are evaluating and executing large, complex transactions and transformational activities. Congratulations on this well-deserved promotion, Sandy!
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| Leaders Practice Lifting Their Voices
Kristin Kane Ford '00 and GMA's Leadership Department partnered with 11-time Emmy Award-winning journalist Tracy Davidson and four-time TEDx speaker and author Jen Croneberger to host the annual Lifting Your Voice event at Gwynedd on Sunday, October 23, 2022. The day served to help women connect, grow their confidence, resilience, gratitude, and overall well-being. More than $3,000 was raised for The Kellan Ford Foundation, a non-profit committed to funding pediatric cancer research founded by Kristin in honor of her son Kellan Ford.
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Alumnae Reconnect at World Series
GMA alumnae are literally everywhere! Last week, the Gregor and Zandier families happened to sit next right next to each other in Citizens Bank Park as they attended game 4 of the MLB World Series.
Pictured left to right: Tina Sauter Gregor '87, Emily Gregor '17, Molly Gregor '22, Jen Benton Zandier '96, and current student Anna Zandier '26. |
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| Coach Larry Wilson is Inducted into Sports Hall of Fame
Join us in congratulating Coach Larry Wilson who was inducted into The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Montgomery County Chapter this weekend. Coaching track and field has been a lifelong passion for Coach Wilson as evidenced by his 40+ year legacy at GMAHS. Coach Wilson and his teams have earned numerous State and District titles and he has inspired generations of young women as an educator, coach, and mentor. Thank you to Marisa Schmitt Steele '80 who sponsored a table of GMA alumnae to honor their beloved coach! Pictured left to right: Olivia Rosenberger '12, Coach Wilson, Chris Meehan '05, and Mary Stanton Miller '02.
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| Senior Shadows Alumna Mentor
Alumna Kate Faia Prout '95, P'25 invited her mentee Kate Fighera '23 to shadow her at work during a day off school. Kate set her mentee up with informational 1:1 meetings with colleagues at the pharmaceutical company Organon and let her sit in on meetings so she could see what a day is like in the field. The pair met as part of the Gwynedd Force Mentorship Program. "I am so enjoying getting to know Kate and learning about her aspirations for college and beyond," Kate says. Thank you to all of our alumnae mentors for supporting our students as they prepare for their next chapter!
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Support the Coat Drive
The Gwynedd Gives Warmth Coat Drive is underway again and will continue until November 18. The project was a huge success last year, with the Gwynedd community donating well over 400 coats! Created by LEAD4Change member Ava Kolp '24, the drive supports One Warm Coat, a non-profit that works to get coats out of landfills and into the hands of those in need. Bring your coats to GMA to support this effort!
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| Athlete Hits Career Milestone Congratulations to Sydney Mandato '23 for scoring her 100th field hockey career goal during the District 1 2A playoff game!
Next year, Sydney will continue playing field hockey as she attends The Warton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
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Students Learn CPR Students attended a school-wide assembly highlighting the
importance of cardiac screening even in the young high school population.
Students were able to participate in the CPR JukeBox to practice their CPR skills and also learn of opportunities to get involved, volunteer, and become part of the Simon's Heart Ambassador program. |
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| The Speech & Debate Team Excels
Speech & Debate members, Mary Meehan '23 and Ava Harvest '23, each placed 3rd place in their respective events at the New York City Invitational for Speech & Debate held at Bronx Science High School. Mary participated in Dramatic Interpretation and Ava in Program Oral Interpretation. The tournament was the very first in-person competition since 2019. Congratulations on these huge accomplishments!
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Please send any personal or professional updates, questions about how to get involved with GMA, or other inquiries to the Director of Alumnae Engagement Erin Reimel '12 at ereimel@aritele.com or reach out to Alumnae Association President Anna Skoien Lall '02 at alumnae@aritele.com.
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