Because

I’ve tried to resist the blog style where there are unrelated tidbits following each other, but this time I cannot fight the urge any longer.

First things first. This is Park’s Week of Giving. We are trying to secure 500 gifts this week—which would be outrageous.

I hope you will take a look at our video— www.parkschool.net/because--where some folks explain why they give to the Annual Fund. Making this video was an extremely gratifying project. The participants were so enthusiastic about their Park experience that it created an epidemic of good feeling. The videographer, Joe Rubino, has worked with Park many times, and his understanding of the school comes through brilliantly in the finished project. Hillary Jacobs, our Director of Communications, was the organizational guru behind-the-scenes, and the results, well, see for yourself.

Bottom line: Please make your gift this week at www.parkschool.net/giveonline. Pledges are welcomed too.

Soccer season ended without a trip to the play-offs this year. Once again, however, Lucky wrung more hard-nosed good soccer out of this group than most thought possible back in August.

A few weeks ago we had an alumni event in New York that featured two of our young writers: Justin Kramon ’98, author of Finny, and Adam Gidwitz ’00, author of A Tale Dark and Grimm. Each spoke engagingly about his work. We welcomed a great crowd of young alumni who came together to see each other and to celebrate the successes of their fellow alumni.

Speaking of young alumni, huge congratulations to Anders Hulleberg ’07. Anders won the Division III National Cross Country Championship and led the Haverford Harriers to the school’s first-ever NCAA championship.

I suppose the one coherent theme of these tidbits is that Park and its alumni are vibrant, thriving, and always striving.

Have a joyful holiday season and a Happy New Year.