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Hillcrest Lemonade War Event Raises More Than $23,000 to Benefit Families Affected by Pediatric Cancer NORWIN ALUMNI & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION 2020 CLASS OF DISTINGUISHED NORWIN ALUMNI ANNOUNCED T he Norwin Alumni & Friends Association, in coordination with the Norwin School District Community Foundation, is proud to announce the 2020 class of Distinguished Alumni. Throughout their lives, these honorees have demonstrated how the quality education they received, along with the support of a nurturing community, can serve as a springboard to great achievements. The 2020 honorees include Robert ‘Dan’ Davis ’72, DPM; Adam Garrity ’04; Alan Harff ’00; Ron Hickey ’66; Albert Lynn ’68; Lt. Col. Christopher K. Raible ’90 (posthumous); Michael Reiter ’75; Laura A. Rodgers (née Stamford) ’81, DNAP CHSE CRNA; Jennifer Toth ’90, M.D.; Lois Woleslagle (née Lauffer) ’49; and Richard ‘Dick’ Zentner ’62. James Duffy, Esq., was also selected as the 2020 Distinguished Friend of Norwin. The 2020 Norwin Alumni & Friends Association scholarship recipient will be announced in the coming weeks. Each honoree will be recognized at the 2020 Knight of Distinguished Alumni Recognition Dinner to be held on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at the Stratigos Banquet Centre. Reservations and additional information regarding this event will be available online at nsdcf.org beginning on April 1st. CLASSES DONATE $3,600 TO REFLECTIONS OF GRACE FOUNDATION Donation given during what would have been Grace Ekis’ senior year. From left to right: senior Kylie Arnold, sophomore Noah Czajkowski, junior Cullen Shipley, freshman Jocelyn Boyd, Claire Ekis, Brian Ekis, Tamara Ekis, and Garrett Ekis. T his school year’s Homecoming carnival raised $3,600 for Reflections of Grace, a local foundation that is fighting pediatric brain cancer. The Reflections of Grace Foundation was recently presented the funds by the presidents of the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes. The Classes of 2020-2023 hosted the annual Homecoming carnival, which featured a dunk tank, inflatables, and classic carnival games. The students chose the Reflections of Grace charity this year in honor of what would have been Grace Ekis’s senior year. On February 14, 2008, Grace Elizabeth Ekis, a member of the Class of 2020, lost her battle with DIPG, a virulent form of brain cancer, and a year later, her family founded the Reflections of Grace Foundation to uphold her memory and legacy. Members of the Ekis family accepted the donation on behalf of the Reflections of Grace Foundation. NORWIN ❘ SPRING 2020 31