Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Spring 2017 | Page 16

BY LINDSAY LAPRAD HUDNOR | TOP PHOTO BY CLAUDIA MURRAY | BOTTOM PHOTO BY KRISSY MAILMAN
10 years strong:
Thornton Fund AUCTION
Please join us at 5:30 p.m. on May
6, 2017 as we celebrate ten fantastic
years of supporting education and
building community at the 10 th annual
Thornton Fund Auction. This special
event is an exciting way to bring the
greater Saco community together
to support the Thornton Academy
student experience in every way
possible. This year promises to be the
best yet!
This year, the live auction will feature
exciting escapes such as “A Day at
Fenway,” “Summer Sugarloaf Stay,” and
a “New York City Getaway.” Another
exciting addition to the auction is
from Charles Thompson, a local artist,
University of New England professor,
and current Thornton Academy
parent. Charles has donated two of
his beautiful plein air oil landscape
paintings, “Saco Yacht Club” and “Mid
Winter.” This special event would
not be possible without the support
of the Thornton Academy Auction
Committee and dedicated volunteers.
This group of amazing individuals help
make TA’s largest fundraising event
a success year after year. Trustee Bill
Kany ’77 has been involved with the
Thornton Fund Auction from the very
start and currently serves as the event’s
auctioneer. Bill shares, “Over ten
years ago, a professional development
company advised Thornton to stay
away from special fundraising events
as they felt that such events tend to
detract from other annual fund efforts.
The Board chose to ignore that advice
and TA’s annual auction and raffle were
born. Over the last ten years, thanks
to the support of our alums and area
businesses, along with an incredibly
dedicated core of volunteers, the
auction has become a significant
contributor to the annual fund while
establishing itself as an event that
people look forward to every year. The
auction is an incredibly fun night that
provides an opportunity for attendees
to reconnect while supporting all of
the wonderful developments at TA.
Our 10 th should not be missed.”
Bill Kany ’77
Planning for the
Thornton Academy’s Career Center
hosted its first annual Career Expo
on February 1, 2017 in coordination
with the annual Academic Expo.
Several alumni shared insight into
their professions with current stude nts,
representing a wide array of companies
including L.L. Bean, Unum, Saco
Parks and Recreation, Sodexo, Saco
& Biddeford Savings Institution, Jim
Godbout Plumbing, Hannaford, Home
Depot, and WMTW.
Linda Roth and Linda Verville manage
TA’s Career Center from within Hyde
Library on Thornton’s campus. The
Center prepares students for the
future
workforce after high school, tailoring
programs to meet the needs of students
who want to immediately start
working upon graduating and students
who would like to pursue a higher
degree at a college, university, or
technical school. The Center develops
partnerships with businesses, facilitates
internship opportunities, and arranges
job shadows for various fields,
including STEM (Science-Technology-
Engineering-Math) occupations.
Students can also receive assistance
with resumé development and the
“soft” skills of decision-making,
problem-solving, dependability, and
team player dynamics that employers
seek. The Career Center would love
to partner with more alumni! Please
contact Linda Roth at linda.roth@
thorntonacademy.org or Linda Verville
at linda.verville@thorntonacademy.
org to discuss how you can make a
difference in helping current students
prepare for their futures.
Please visit the Thornton Fund Auction website
(www.thorntonacademy.org/auction) to review a
list of our current sponsors and auction items and to
purchase event and raffle tickets.
Good Shepherd Parish donates to help students in need
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Good Shepherd Parish raised more
than $1,200 for Thornton Academy’s
Headmaster’s Student Assistance Fund
during their annual “Souper Bowl of
Caring.” The Souper Bowl of Caring
is a national campaign that collects
donations during Super Bowl weekend
to help fend off hunger. More than 30
parishioners, mostly youth, gathered
donations after mass by holding up
soup pots. Josh Houde, Youth Minister
for Good Shepherd Parish, learned
about Thornton’s Headmaster’s Student
Assistance Fund through his youth
members who are TA students. “We
are glad that our donation to Thornton
will be able to help students obtain
meals and other necessities that the
Headmaster’s Fund provides for them,”
said Josh.
Back Row: Jackie Parent ’14 , Lynn Belanger ’77, Kevin Lombard ’83, Erika Dube ’97, Shari Menard Lambert ’86, Lyssa
King ’13, Davis Jacques ’08, Marina Purcell ’16. Front Row: Paige Morin ’16, Tyler Cadorette ’12, Krissy Mailman ’04, Jim
Godbout ’80, and Calle Jackman ’10.
STORY & PHOTOS BY EMMA DEANS
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