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S T. J O S E P H ’ S P R E PA R A T O R Y S C H O O L WINTER 2017 ISSUE
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT: REV. JOHN W. SWOPE, SJ ’72 PRINCIPAL: JOHN PETRUZZELLI CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER: BETH VANDER VENNET CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: RICK SCANLAN CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER: BETSY COURTNEY
Dear Friends, If you have visited the Prep in the last few years you may have noticed a change in our neighborhood. There are new buildings popping up daily, real estate is thriving and the restaurant scene growing. The neighborhood surrounding 17th and Girard has changed a great deal-for the better--and the Prep is an important part of that transformation. Through service, our students are cleaning up the sidewalks, they are offering comfort bags to the homeless living on the Parkway. The baskets from the Prep’s Thanksgiving food drive are delivered by hand to hundreds of our neighbors. Our students perform service in Philadelphia on a daily basis and our location enables us to influence, support and serve those around us. Our location also allows us to benefit from the many advantages a city has to offer -- restaurants, history and museums. Although Prep students are known to use the Art Museum steps for training, some also actually go inside. “Classes” are held in Center City and our students are frequent visitors to our many historical sites. The stories in this issue of The Prep News highlight the City of Philadelphia and its surrounding region. So many of our alumni work, live and contribute to our thriving metropolis. Philadelphia Prep alumni hail from many professions.
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In this issue, you’ll meet: a chef, talk show host, Penn researcher, politician, mental health advocate, bank president, real estate developer, musician, artistic director and even the world’s best mascot. It’s an eclectic list, but one that exemplifies the well-rounded men who have graduated from the Prep. Of course, no story about the Prep in Philly is complete without mention of our connection to City Hall with Mayor Jim Kenney ’76 and former Mayor Michael Nutter ’75 at the helm for the past decade. And they are proud of their Prep connection. I thank you for your dedication to our school and the future generations of young men who will make their mark on our city--and the world.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR: MR. JAMES J. MERGIOTTI ’71 VICE CHAIR: MS. M. SHAWN BORT MR. JEREMIAH J. BUCKLEY ’78 MR. TERENCE J. CONNORS ’72 MICHAEL D. GAYDA, ESQ. ’72 MR. STEPHEN J. GLEASON ’83 MR. BERNIE HALFPENNY '62 MR. ANTHONY J. HAYDEN ’95 PAUL J. JASKOT ESQ. ’86 MR. BRENDAN P. JOHNSON ’88 REV. DANIEL R.J. JOYCE, SJ REV. DANIEL K. LAHART, SJ JOSEPH D. MANCANO, ESQ. ’72 REV. RICHARD S. MCCOUCH, SJ MR. WILLIAM T. MCKERNAN ’87 MR. MICHAEL P. MORAN ’74 REV. THOMAS A. PESCI, SJ ’67 MARK C. REED, ED.D. '92 REV. JOHN W. SWOPE, SJ ’72 CHRISTOPHER M. TRETTA, ESQ. ’71
The city is our campus and we are Philly proud!
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Sincerely,
EDITORS: BILL AVINGTON ’90 & AUDRA BRADY DESIGNER: SARAH SHAAK CREATIVE LLC PHOTOGRAPHERS: MELISSA KELLY, FRANK RAFFA CLASS NOTES COMPILED BY: DEBBIE DIMARZIO
Rev. John W. Swope, SJ ’72 President
ON THE COVER Cover illustration by Tadhg Ferry '06. Ferry draws cartoons for fun and sometimes for money. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Reader's Digest, Private Eye, and Esquire.
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FUTURE POWER PLAYERS IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY AND THE WORLD. Fortunate to be going to such a wonderful School.
The entire St. Joseph's Prep community is shaken and terribly saddened by the tragic death of Sal DiNubile '19. He was well-loved by his Prep brother, his hockey teammates and all who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with Sal's family at this terrible time.
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One of the favorite days of Prep students (and faculty/ staff) is the donut sale, as Prep mom Christy McHale P '14, '18, '20, owner of the Moorestown bakery The Pie Lady, brings in her machine to make fresh-baked donuts. She and mom volunteers sell the donuts to benefit the Mothers' Club charity, which was Project HOME this year.
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28 CLASS NOTES 32 WEDDINGS 33 BABIES 33 IN MEMORIAM
@st_josephs_prep A full church for our Mass of the Holy Spirit with celebrant Rev. AJ Rizzo, SJ '99 #AMDG
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CAPE AND SWORD SELLS OUT NEWSIES
The Cape and Sword Drama Society recently experienced another milestone: 11 sold out performances for the fall production of Disney’s Newsies. Cape and Sword is one of only four schools in the country to be selected by Disney to pilot the show this year. More info on the Prep’s production in the next Prep News.
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This year, three new trustees joined the St. Joseph’s Prep Board of Trustees (pictured l-r): • Dr. Mark C. Reed ’92, President, Saint Joseph’s University • Rev. Daniel Lahart, SJ, President of Regis HS, New York City • Bernie Halfpenny ’62, Real Estate Entrepreneur
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PROJECT HOME AND SR. MARY SCULLION, RSM HIGHLIGHTED AT MOTHER-SON COMMUNION BRUNCH
Sr. Mary Scullion, R.S.M., and her Project HOME were featured at the annual Mother-Son Communion Brunch held in October. Sr. Mary Scullion brought some of the men and women who have been helped by her group to put a face on homelessness. Here Sr. Mary (second from right) stands with Rev. John W. Swope, St. Joseph’s Prep President, (l-r) Mothers’ Club President Debbie Bevilacqua P ’09, ’18 and event co-chairs Monica Moeller P ’11, ’15, ’21 and Tina Clayton P ’18, ’21.
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As is tradition at all Jesuit schools, St. Joseph’s Prep opened the school year with Mass of the Holy Spirit celebrated in the Church of the Gesu. The Mass was extra special as Rev. A.J. Rizzo, SJ ’99 was the main celebrant and homilist after being ordained in June. Here is Fr. Rizzo (second from right) with the Prep’s Jesuits (l-r): Rev. Chuck Frederico, SJ, Senior Director of Mission and Ministry; Br. Bob Carson, SJ, Counselor; and Rev. John W. Swope, SJ, President. THE PREP NEWS | WINTER 2017
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MISSION AND MINISTRY WELCOMES NEW TEAM This summer, the Prep’s Mission and Ministry Team almost completely revamped, with only Sam Deitch, Director of Ignatian Service, returning. Rev. Chuck Frederico, SJ, took over as Senior Director of Mission and Ministry and brought Ebony Porter on as Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Mark Dushel as Associate Campus Minister. AJ Simon ’13 is also working in the office as part of the Alumni Service Corps.
(l-r) Deitch, Dushel, Fr. Frederico, Porter, Simon
PREP COMMUNITY RESPONDS FOR HURRICANE RELIEF
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In the wake of this fall’s natural disasters affecting Texas, Puerto Rico and Florida, the St. Joseph’s Prep community responded by collecting funds to support the Jesuit schools in those areas. Dress down days and t-shirt sales were held while the school united with our counterparts at La Salle to collect money for Jesuit and La Sallian schools in Puerto Rico prior to the two teams’ football game in October (photo above).
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FOOTBALL WINS CATHOLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP ▼
FIFE ’98 NAMED TO HELM PREP CREW ▼
The Prep Football Team, under the direction of head coach Gabe Infante, won the Catholic League Red Division with a 6-0 record, running it’s PCL regular season win streak to 12 games. The Prep has now won the PCL title in four of the past five years and was heading into state playoffs as of publication of this magazine.
This summer, Prep Athletic Director Dennis Hart ’95 announced the hiring of John Fife ’98 as Head Crew Coach. Coach Fife has been coaching for 17 years, including two years as head freshman coach at the Prep. In his seven seasons at the helm of Jesuit Dallas, he developed what was a small regional program into a national power, winning several Stotesbury medals and many regional championships in the varsity and lightweight eights. In addition, he cultivated relationships with toptier collegiate programs enabling strong college placement for his rowers. In 2016, he led his varsity to finish the season as the second fastest high school in the U.S. and to the quarterfinals of the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta, Jesuit’s firstever appearance there. Fife will also serve as Boathouse Coordinator and work in the Athletic Department.
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CURA URBI St. Joseph’s Prep and the City of Philadelphia are intricately tied. For 166 years, the Prep has been nestled in the heart of the city, working to educate young boys who will become leaders in our world. In 1966, a terrible fire destroyed much of the school’s physical campus and the Jesuits who ran the Prep had a decision to make: leave the city and establish itself in the suburbs or stay in a changing North Philadelphia neighborhood. Conventional wisdom said to leave, but the Jesuits are anything but conventional. They chose to stay at 17th and Girard and now, 51 years later, they look inspired as the school and city continue to be intertwined. As part of the next Master Plan, Rev. John W. Swope, SJ ’72, President, plans to focus on Cura Urbi, or ‘Care for the City.’ Here Fr. Swope and his fellow Jesuit Rev. Chuck Frederico, SJ, Senior Director of Mission and Ministry, reflect on the school’s involvement with the city, as well as service there.
Editor: Why is it important that the Prep engage in Philadelphia? Fr. Swope: We Jesuits are urban animals. We work in the city and that means you wind up dealing with all of the complications and challenges of city life that come with it: poverty, violence, struggle and contention, policy battles. We tend to gravitate towards that and engage with it. We find God there. Fr. Frederico: When I first joined the Society, I remember a piece of art that ran in America magazine that said Benedictines took monasteries in the hillside, the Franciscans worked in the towns but the Jesuits worked in the cities. For us, in these cities, we minister to the leaders of
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the city but we also minister to the poorest of the poor. After the fire, it was a reality check for the Prep, to remind us what our mission is really about. It made a statement: we can help the city be better through the education that takes place in this school, by showing people the realities of what it means to live an Incarnational faith and recognize Jesus is all around us. JS: The Prep has three great areas of concern: care for the person, care for the mission and care for the city. We want our students to be aware of what it means to be in Philadelphia and to engage with the problems our city faces. We think it makes them more mature men, develops a sense of social responsibility and almost
a kind of an anger at how some things have continued to exist, and maybe inspire them as adults to act for the good of others and really care for our city. I think we all have a stake in the future of Philadelphia and we want to raise young men who are concerned for their city. CF: One of the things that I repeat to the students is the phrase ‘men for and with others.’ That’s a transformational thing that has to take place over a course of their four years, so when they walk across the stage to receive their diploma they have real experience of how God is inviting them and their gifts. It is not just about putting their time in to get their 80 hours of service; it’s about going out and making a
difference with other people who can really get more done together than with just one. So that ‘for and with’ is so important. What’s happening here is transforming you and hopefully enabling you to make a difference in the world. JS: It’s very important for the Prep and our students to be associated with and provide service to organizations that are trying to improve people’s lives and empower the people they work with organizations like Project HOME, Philabundance, the Providence Center and a number of others. We want our students to watch the adults in these organizations, begin to imitate what they see, draw strength from it and be inspired. We want the boys to come away with
the idea “if anything is going to happen in Philadelphia, people have got to get together.” ED: What are the plans for the next few years? JS: My vision is that in three years time, the Prep will be an educational institution that is characterized by its relationships and will have entered into a number of strategic alliances for our North Philadelphia area. We would provide faith-filled citizens of the city who are out providing service and collaborating with the mission of other institutions. We don’t want our guys thinking they know it all and kind of parachuting in like an emergency relief organization. We want our boys to be the hands of Christ
moving in and providing a service, and learning to be members of an organization and to listen before they speak. We would be there all year long, and that connection, those moments, would help them understand their intuition in a different way; it would be a distinguishing characteristic of the school. I would love it if this became a movement of young people in the city, working with other schools so that there would be squadrons of these kids just going all over the city serving in a very regular way, not just in a one big bang thing, but in a way that would form part of the fabric of the city. That would be my kind of dream for it and that they would find Christ (cont., p.24) THE PREP NEWS | WINTER 2017
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PREP IN PHILLY Anyone who is a Prep alum or who has sent a son to the Prep has heard the comment: “Prep guys seem to be everywhere in this city!” Nearly every government agency, company, law firm and non-profit has someone with a connection to St. Joseph’s Prep. That connection, that desire to contribute to the progress and success of our city, is deeply rooted in the Prep’s DNA, in our Jesuit DNA. These next pages profile just a few of the Prep graduates who are now striving to add to the civic, economic, social and emotional heart of the city. From bank presidents to mental health advocates, mascots to renowned chefs, the Prep continues to educate the men who make Philadelphia run.
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“We want to positively impact as many people as possible in the way we do things. So much of what we do is rooted in Jesuit education...”
GUILLERMO SALAS ’93
Principal, The Salas Team Broker/Owner, ReMax Franchise Investor, Hawk Investors
Guillermo Salas loves Philadelphia. Despite having the opportunity to travel around the world, he always comes home eager to help his city improve. A recent project, based in the area where he was raised, is doing just that. With partners Brendan Boylan ’94 and Christopher Coulston ’94 and an assist from his dad (also Guillermo), Salas has helped revitalize the neighborhoods near 7th and Fairmount. Often considered a dead space for housing, the area is now blossoming thanks to the building of townhomes and a renovation of an old office building there. “It was great to take properties that weren’t being used effectively or at all and repurpose them to help that neighborhood come alive again,” he says. “This particular
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project was near and dear to my heart because it’s where I’m from and it was a dream of my dad’s.” Helping people fulfill their dream is a passion for Salas and his team, which includes his wife Danielle, a Saint Joseph’s University graduate with whom he owns The Salas Team. “So much of what we do is rooted in Jesuit education,” he says. “Our core value is being Men and Women for Others. We want to positively impact as many people as possible in the way we do things. I learned that way back at St. Peter the Apostle School and then St. Joseph’s Prep. That principle guides what we do.” He also still feels thrilled when he helps buyers find their dream house,
to ease their apprehension and help them with home ownership. In addition, his companies help people find work, often helping them find their passion. “I was an attorney for 11 years before transitioning into this field,” he says. “I practiced law, but I wasn’t passionate about it. It didn’t give me the chance to impact people’s lives the way I wanted to.” And he is affecting lives of so many. “I know how lucky I am to be a kid from North Philly who has had the opportunity to travel the world and see amazing things,” he says. “I have such pride in the city. I want it to always be better. If I can contribute in a small way, that satisfies me.”
“The Phanatic is really the embodiment of a man for others.”
TOM BURGOYNE ’83 Phillie Phanatic
Tom Burgoyne, the “best phriend” of the famous Phillie Phanatic, has donned the green fur for the past 30 years, but he claims it would have never been possible without his time inside some brown feathers. In 1982, Burgoyne was named by his classmates to be the Prep Hawk. It was the first time that the Prep had a new costume of its own after decades of using a handme-down from the University. For Burgoyne, the job was perfect. “I was always a high-energy guy who loved the Prep,” says Burgoyne, who took over as the game-day Phanatic from David Raymond in 1994. “The Prep swept me off of my feet: the history, the spirit, the Prep Pride. It was a foregone conclusion that I’d be the guy. It made sense.”
For the past three decades, Burgoyne has served as not only the Phillies’ biggest “phan” but also as the city’s ambassador. The Phanatic is omnipresent in the region and beyond, going to schools, churches, hospitals, nursing homes, neighborhood block parties and more. He brings smiles to the face of young, old and everyone in between. “I always say that the Phanatic is a true ‘Man for Others,’” says Burgoyne. “He is loving, supportive, out in the community. The positive way he carries himself, the way he makes people laugh, the hugs that brighten the day, that make people feel better. That’s the Phanatic’s mission. The Phanatic is really the embodiment of a man for others.” In the past year, Burgoyne has taken the Phanatic’s essence and tried to spread the gospel of love. He has
co-authored a book, Pheel the Love: How The Most Powerful Force In The Universe Builds Great Companies and given speeches at corporate events and conducted workshops on that theme. “The principles in the book mirror many of the Prep’s principles,” he says. “It was how I was raised.” Another thing he took from his Prep days is to help make every encounter count. “In the book, we talk about that,” he says. “Whether it’s at work, at Wawa, wherever, how are you going to have a moment there to make someone else feel special? Take the time in that moment and a person will appreciate it. That’s what the Phanatic is all about and I learned that at the Prep. I was never a number there. The teachers cared about me, they knew me, and we were taught to take care of our classmates and our community.”
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“At the Prep, I learned that there is always more to learn, and there is a comfort with that...”
MICHAEL LOUGHLIN ’00 Executive Chef, Scarpetta
Being Executive Chef at an upscale Rittenhouse Square restaurant requires dexterity. Michael Loughlin has to manage menus, ensure the proper food is in house, deal with staffing issues while also ensuring that the food is high quality and the bottom line is met. In moving forward in the restaurant industry, Loughlin has used a technique he learned at the Prep: question everything. “I learned that there is nothing wrong with asking questions,” he says. “I remember that, especially with faith-based issues, the Jesuits and other teachers at the Prep would always encourage us to do that. That has helped me tremendously in my life and, as I gain experience, I ask better questions.” Though in some respects he is far from his Business Administration degree and early career work in real estate management, in many ways he has used that and every other experience to create the person he is today. His start in the food industry came in 2010, when he managed his parents’ coffee house. “Using my business
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background, I worked really hard to learn why we weren’t making money,” he says. “I would look at different issues: why were we buying already ground coffee when others ground their own, could we do something different with ready-to-eat food that would be more cost effective, etc.” Those questions led to him learning about coffee and espresso from one of the best baristas in Philadelphia, a lesson on bread making from one of the country’s renowed bakers, and an experiment using his mother’s generations-old cookbook. Though the coffee house eventually closed, Loughlin had accumulated a wealth of knowledge for the next stage of his life. “I was now fully immersed in the food industry and I wanted to learn more,” he says. That led him to take a lowlevel position at Jake’s on Main Street in Manayunk where he stayed for a few years. Then he moved to sous chef at Vintage Wine Bar, learning how that type of shop operates. He wanted more, to move onto a career track, so he took a position on the line
at Lacroix on Rittenhouse before eventually moving nearly next door to Scarpetta where he is a few months into the position of Executive Chef, handling nearly every aspect of the restaurant (menus, food purchasing, preparation, managing staff, etc.). “It can be a lot of pressure because I feel very responsible for the quality of every dish that arrives at every table,” he says. “It’s important that every person in that kitchen and in the front of the house feels as responsible for the quality, too.” Loughlin credits the Prep for teaching him about the wide spectrum of knowledge. “At the Prep, I learned that there is always more to learn, and there is a comfort with that,” he says. “As hard as I work, I will never know everything about the food business. I have to accept that and understand what my best is. That knowledge brings me a level of relaxation, the confidence to just do the best that I can each day, no matter what a critic or a reviewer might say.”
DREW BERGMAN ’12
are all things I learned in high school,” he says. “As odd as that may sound, it has made an impact on me. I started fundraising at 19 years old and the Prep gave me the skills necessary to talk to people, including Fortune 500 CEOs, high-ranking administrators at the Phillies and other corporations. I can sit across from them and share our story and the core of those skills came from the Prep.”
Director of Development/ Presenter, Minding Your Mind As a Prep junior, during a school-wide assembly in the Fieldhouse, Drew Bergman stood in front of his Prep brothers and told them about his battle with depression. The room was silent, the students hanging on every word. It was roughly one year removed from his suicide attempt and it was the moment he realized what he wanted to do with his life. “That is the most memorable experience of my life,” says Bergman. “That’s the moment when I knew that advocacy is the way I wanted to go. I never experienced anything like it and wanted to make it my life’s work.” In the six years since, Bergman has been an outspoken advocate for those suffering with mental illness throughout Philadelphia and beyond, speaking annually to more than 250 groups mostly comprised of middle school and high school students. Last year, he was a finalist for Philadelphia Magazine’s BeWellPhilly Health Hero Award and recently was the first recipient of the
JOE CANUSO ’66 Founding Artistic Director, Theatre Exile Theatre Exile, the only theatre company based in South Philadelphia, is known for its eclectic and edgy material. One production might be about a legendary member of the Philadelphia Eagles (Tommy and Me), while the next features
Canuso (left) on the set of Tommy and Me with his grandson, actor Simon Canuso Kiley, and writer/ playwright Ray Didinger
Young Friends of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Award. He now works to raise money and awareness for Minding Your Mind, a non-profit group whose primary objective is to provide mental health education to adolescents, teens and young adults, their parents, teachers and school administrators. Two years ago, he started a gala called "A Celebration of Life: Philadelphia" that has raised $160,000 and has grown to other cities including New York City and Boston. That’s pretty heady stuff for someone just out of college but Bergman credits the Prep with good training. “The foundational skills that the Prep taught me can seem minor but being able to have conversations, look presentable,
But that is only a small part of why he loves the Prep. He credits the school for literally saving his life. “The Prep is where my advocacy began and the support I received there kept me alive and gave me a platform to share with others,” he says. Bergman remembers the days immediately following his suicide attempt when Prep faculty, counselors and staff contacted him. “I learned quickly that all the Prep cared about, all that mattered, was keeping me alive,” he says, giving special credit to his counselor Dr. Bill Gillespie. “They were vested to make sure that I was okay. Nothing mattered but taking care of me. I am forever indebted to that school and I have the highest respect for that building and those people.”
a take on violence in our society and how to get along with those with whom we disagree, followed by the life of controversial Mayor Frank Rizzo.
says. “The liberal arts education was very helpful, especially in my role as a director. We were taught to see the world from so many different directions.”
While the topics and actors may change from show to show, Joe Canuso stands in the center of it all, guiding the theatre company that he helped start in 1996. And the company’s ethos bears an unmistakable likeness to Canuso.
He also learned the need to trigger reactions and emotions. “For me, because of what I do, I feel like I connect with people, that’s a real Prep thing,” he says. “Our mission is to be provocative, in the best sense. We want to provoke thoughts, provoke discussions, self-reflection. In many ways, this makes our world better. I get the chance to use art to do that.”
“Part of our mission is to tell stories that have a true Philadelphia grit and passion,” he says. “That’s who we are. We are drawn to stories that have a Philly-centric basis or a blue-collar sensibility that I relate to. Toughness that we wear on our sleeve, not elitist in any way. I’ve always been attracted to those stories. When I started the company that was where my interests were.” The wide breadth of interests and material suits Canuso, a skill he believes he learned at the Prep. “I think the biggest thing coming out of the Prep was I had a solid background,” he
Canuso proudly points out that many Prep grads are active in the Philly arts scene, naming luminaries such as Tony Braithwaite ’89 and Dr. Jim Christie ’59. “The arts are an important way of being connected to the community,” he says. “There’s a lot of artists in Philadelphia now which is different than 20 years ago. They are staying here, putting down roots, having kids. It’s a real community, the arts world is very collaborative. The work that we do has resonance in our communities.”
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per week. It would be easy for him to get tired, to do it by rote. But Judge Dugan remembers his training and tries to work holistically with each case. “I know that I have a job to do and I have no problem sentencing a defendant to jail if they deserve it,” he says. “However, I want to make sure I balance it all: what is their background, what are other circumstances. That has to balance with the crime they committed, the victim in the case and society in general. It is never easy, but I have to look at the whole picture.”
PAT DUGAN ’78 Judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court As a Municipal Court Judge in Philadelphia, one of the largest volume courts in the nation, Pat Dugan ’78 sits in judgment of more than 250 cases
DR. ANDREW FESNAK ’01 Director, Cell Manufacturing and Development Clinical Cell and Vaccine Production Facility University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine For Dr. Andrew Fesnak, the work he does in the lab is deeply personal. Unlike other manufacturing technicians, he has spent time with patients. That makes him feel even more connected to the work that he does. Though he also shares oversight of Penn’s blood bank, the main part of Fesnak’s job is manufacturing cells to help patients suffering from cancers such as leukemia and melanoma. It is groundbreaking work but Fesnak always stays grounded in the patient. “It takes four hours to collect so I really get a chance to know the patients, it’s a really nice perspective,” he says. “I have found that it makes it easier for me to remember the purpose of what I am doing, makes it easier to do the extra
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Dugan says that he is not soft on crime but being ”smart about it.” He says that the teachers and priests from the Prep were his role models in that area. “I received a lot of tough love at the Prep,” he says. “They made me think. The Prep made me look at the world from different perspectives, from the day I got there. I was taught to question everything around me. They taught me to look at a problem or to look at people from different directions. That training molded me in many ways as I have moved forward in my life.”
things because I know there is a human being there. While it makes me feel fulfilled to know that I am being a Man for Others, it also gives me resilience to push through when things are challenging.” That root in service is something that he attributes to the Prep. “That motto, Men for and with Others, has stuck with me over the years and hopefully will for many more,” he says. “At the Prep, we were taught that you live your life in service to others in everything you do.”
After a “hiccup” in college, he joined the Army, serving six years as an infantry paratrooper. He returned to receive a college degree and then his law degree. After joining the reserves in 2003, he served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2007, he was nominated to the court by then Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and approved by the Senate. In 2009, he won the election for his first six-year term (he is now two years into his second term). Despite all of his accomplishments, the first one he listed was being part of the 1977 City Football Champions and the Prep is still prominent on his resume and bio. The Prep is still very strong inside of him. “I came to the Prep with one other guy from St. Joachim and the Prep guys became my best friends and remain that to this day,” Dugan says. “Through all of the events in my life (marriage, Christenings, going off to war, swearing in), Prep guys have filled the room time and time again. I am so proud to be a Prep grad.”
His high school days have definitely played a role in his career path. It was in the Prep labs, under the direction of Ms. Barbara Brown, where he first found molecular biology, which he then studied at Princeton University. He also thrived in the Classics, which he says was a big help in medical school. “On my bookshelf in my office at work is The Aeneid,” he says. “I don’t know if I have ever referenced it but it plays a role in my life. I wouldn’t poo poo the idea that the deeper study of language certainly plays a part in learning medicine. In studying Classics, every root is broken down and the first task of medical school was learning the new language of science. Funny how a dead language of thousands of years ago can still play such a role.” Today, Fesnak believes the work they are doing is groundbreaking because it offers a platform for many uses. “The reason that we feel so strongly that it’s a game changer is because it’s a new platform to target potentially any malignancy,” he says. “It’s already been proven to be effective in many treatments. Now we just have to find other ways to utilize it.”
“Going to the Prep, with the rigor and learning that I found there, really set me on a path to lifelong learning which continues to this day...”
MARK TURNER ’81
Chairman/President/CEO, WSFS
Mark Turner’s work at WSFS is clearly infused with the ethos of service to others that he learned at the Prep. In fact, the bank uses its name as an acronym for We Stand For Service. “Those words infuse everything we do,” says Turner, Chairman/President/Chief Executive Officer of the 185-year old bank based in Wilmington.“At WSFS, we provide products but we do it in service to others. That concept weaves its way through our strategy statement, our value statement. We serve others and that is really how we differentiate ourselves in the marketplace.” While the bank’s financial success is obviously important, he says that is a “by-product of doing your mission well. We are financially successful today because we serve others well. A lot of that takes root from my days at the Prep, the Jesuits and doing things for the greater glory of someone else.”
Turner has spent the past two decades at WSFS, the seventh oldest bank in the country and the largest headquartered in the Delaware Valley. After stints at Meridian and Corestates Banks, he moved to WSFS in 1996, working first in the Finance Department. His rise through the company was quick: Chief Financial Officer then Chief Operating Officer and then President/Chief Executive Office. He recently added Chairman to the title. That rise, his willingness to work hard and take on new tasks, is also deeply rooted at the Prep. “Going to the Prep, with the rigor and learning that I found there, really set me on a path to lifelong learning which continues to this day,” he says. “I found a love of education, a love of learning new things, of being curious, but I also learned to advance not for myself but to help other people. That seed of being Men For Others seeps into your
DNA. We learned that it’s not about you but how can you advance so that your advancement helps other people.” Turner grew up in the Logan section of Philadelphia and knows the value of the education he received at St. Joseph’s Prep. “My parents scraped and worked multiple jobs and gave us the best they could, which included the best education possible,” he says. “I consider myself very fortunate to have gone to the Prep and I know there are a lot of kids with a ton of potential who, if given the opportunity and environment of the Prep, can grow to be tremendous individuals to serve others. I want to see others have the same chance I had. If you look at the other leaders who have come out of the Prep, you can see the value of the Prep being in the world in the nature of the young men that it produces.”
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“The Prep’s impact on me was, and remains, massive. One of the greatest aspects of the Prep is how it prepares young men for life in every way possible”
JOE DECAMARA ’96
Sportstalk Show Host, WIP-94.1
In 2000, Joe DeCamara was sitting in a job in Manhattan, putting into motion the plan that many recent college graduates have: find a job, make some money, live a life. But there was one problem: he hated it. “It didn’t take me long to realize that I was horrendous at my job and hated what I was doing,” he says now with a smile, with a distance of 17 years. Now, each day, DeCamara sits behind the powerful WIP microphone, co-hosting a mid-day show with former Eagle Jon Ritchie. It is the end result of many years of hard work, making connections and taking risks, all traits he learned at the Prep. “The Prep’s impact on me was, and remains, massive,” says DeCamara, the youngest of four brothers to attend St. Joseph’s Prep. “One of the greatest aspect of the Prep is how it prepares young men for life in every way possible.” Though working in an industry famous for bombasidy and egos, DeCamara is known to his listeners as a good guy, one who listens and is well-prepared. He admits that the Prep prepared him here, too.
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“Being a sports talk show host isn’t nearly as hard as preparing for a Fr. Garber test,” he laughs, referring to legendary Prep science teacher Fr. Steven Garber, SJ, for whom the chemistry lecture hall is named. “But seriously, when it comes time to buckle down, such as when I prepare for a show every day, there is a discipline and a preparation element that there is no question I am able to tap into because of the rigor and discipline that the Prep instilled in me in my teenage years.” DeCamara is hardly an overnight sensation. He got his start working as an unpaid intern at 1490 WBCB in Bucks County, under the tutelage of Hall of Fame broadcaster Merrill Reese. That led to a twice-weekly Phillies post-game show on the station and then the chance to produce the Eagles pre- and post-game shows on the old 94.1 WYSP. Soon he became a producer for sports talk legend Howard Eskin before moving to a new station that would become 97.5 The Fanatic. “I started as a producer and got as many shifts as a weekend host on the station as I could,” says DeCamara.
“I spent 11 fantastic years there and got a chance to develop, improve and become a recognized voice.” Last fall, DeCamara moved back to WIP, this time to co-host a midday show. The dream that started at a small station in Bucks County was finally in place. “I couldn’t be happier hosting every weekday,” he says. “It’s an immense thrill.” DeCamara is quick to credit former Prep teachers and staff as inspiration: Dr. Henry Bender ’63, Mr. Jerry Taylor, Mr. Ed Scanlon ’62, Rev. J. Vincent Taggart, SJ, Gus Kueny ’53 and former President Rev. David Sauter, SJ, among many others. “The education at the Prep is obviously top-notch but, for me, the quality of people at the Prep is also a critical part of the experience of being a Prep student,” he says. “So while the academic element of the Prep is powerful, the wellrounded pursuit of excellence while trying to be a good person in the Jesuit tradition of being a man for others is even more powerful.”
BILL GREENLEE ’71
city. Of course Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is a 1976 Prep grad as was his predecessor Michael Nutter ’75. Greenlee’s colleague on the Council is Brian O’Neill, the ranking Republican. Greenlee doesn’t think it’s odd that so many Prep graduates go into such fields.
City Councilman If Bill Greenlee has a trademark since joining Philadelphia City Council in 2006 it’s this: he works hard on issues that affect the citizens of Philadelphia. “I look at the government as a place to help people,” says Councilman Greenlee, who will soon be running for his fourth term. “I want my office to be one where people know they can go for help.” He points to two major pieces of legislation over his time: a tightening of the regulations around deeds and guaranteeing paid sick leave. “I remember being taught at the Prep to have compassion for people and to do what we can to help,” he said. “When I got to Council, we kept hearing people tell us that they had their homes sold from under them because the registering of deeds was
Councilman Greenlee (left) with fellow Prep alumnus Councilman Brian 'O'Neill '67 so lax. We tightened those regulations and helped people. In the sick leave legislation, we found that more than 200,000 people had no paid leave. That meant they were coming to work sick or were unable to care for ill family members. We knew how important it was to change that.” Greenlee is just one of many Prep grads working in public service in the
Singer/Performer This Christmas season, when concert goers head to the Kimmel Center to hear the famed Philly POPS, they will have the opportunity to learn what many Prep audiences already know: Justin Hopkins is an amazing performer with a voice touched by God.
“Philly is where I was formed, where I was raised,” Hopkins says. “Lots of family and friends are unable to travel to see me when I am performing overseas or across the country so this is an opportunity for all of the people who had a part in my development to see the results of their encouragement and their support. I always look forward to it for that reason.” Hopkins performs 50-plus nights a year, in addition to several weeks of rehearsal
Greenlee, who lives just around the corner from where he grew up in Fairmount, continues to feel fortunate to have gone to the Prep. “I think there is a base that Prep guys work from that is higher than other schools, and there is a definite advantage to going to the Prep,” he says. “I realize how much I got from going to the Prep. I consider myself fortunate that I went there.”
The long hours spent in the Prep theatre, practicing for shows such as “Me and My Girl” and “The Music Man” in the early 2000s also gave him a strong work ethic. “I think certain singers aren’t prepared for the long hours spent in rehearsal and the demands placed upon them by a director,” he says. “I was already well-prepared for being in the theatre long hours, working continuously until it was right.”
JUSTIN HOPKINS ’02
Hopkins is the featured soloist at the annual Philly POPS Christmas concert, set for December 1-19; this is not his first time performing with the noted group of musicians as he was also part of the POPS 4th of July concert in front of Independence Hall and on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Shows in his hometown are special for him.
“Going into service to the city is a logical step for someone coming from St. Joe’s Prep,” he says. “There is no coincidence that Prep grads went into professions that influence the city. It is how we were molded.”
Hopkins performing with Philly POPS in front of Independence Hall and preparation for each show. He has traveled to locales cosmopolitan such as Belgium, Los Angeles and Germany and some more off the beaten track such as Albuquerque and Pensacola. But wherever he plays, the show is sacred, a skill he learned in the Prep Theatre. “I think Cape and Sword imprinted upon me the importance of theatre in the world,” Hopkins says. “This is not just a job or a paycheck; theatre has the opportunity to change the world, to change people’s hearts and minds. Any time I walk on stage, I don’t take it lightly. That was really impressed upon me by Tony Braithwaite, someone who lives and breathes theatre.”
The life of a contract singer/performer can be a lonely one. Hopkins is basically a freelancer, going from company to company to perform. His self-discipline is something he also credits to the Prep. “I gained a deep sense of personal responsibility,” he says. “If I don’t prepare, no one is going to do it for me. When I go into these gigs, I want to be the most prepared artist there.” He credits the Prep for another thing too: his manners. “I think being a Man for Others does factor into why the people who hire me also like to rehire me,” he says. “I was prepared by the Prep to look outside myself and to be of service. I’m readily available. I am polite, work well with others, all characteristics that were reinforced at the Prep.”
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PREP COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO THE NEED Donations Rose Considerably in 16-17; More Sought for 17-18
“In typical Prep fashion, people really stepped up and we had a very good year,” says Courtney. The numbers are clear: total giving increased 45% over FY '16 and $1.4 million more dollars were raised. In addition, 27 new scholarships were established, many of them
“30 over 4” commitments which will help fund financial aid for a student for his four years at the Prep (see profile on pg. 21). Despite the improved numbers last year, however, Courtney cautions, “There is still so much work to be done,” but she holds high hopes that numbers will continue to rise in 201718 due to the dedication of the Prep community. While alumni giving is still lower than it should be--with graduates giving at just 16 percent, far below the standard of alumni at similar institutions--Courtney is confident that the alumni pride will continue surfacing, and their giving number will continue to rise like the others.
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Many friends of the Prep who have funded endowed scholarships were invited to the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit and a breakfast that followed in Kelly Fieldhouse. At the breakfast, they met some of our Prep students and heard a talk by Bob Protesto '04 on the impact of a Prep education. (PHOTO) Tom McParland ’52 and his wife Marge THE PREP NEWS | WINTER 2017 pose with junior Joe Richardson.
“Fr. Swope and the Development team have had the great privilege of visiting more than 400 alumni, parents and friends of the Prep over the past year and a half, and each was extremely interested in supporting our efforts,” she says. “Once we had a clear and concise conversation about the Prep’s needs, and they saw the impact that their donations had on our students, they were very receptive and often offer whatever they can.”
The Prep Fund goal for 2017-18 is $2 million. To help support the students, faculty and staff of the Prep, please give a gift to the Prep Fund, the school’s annual giving campaign. WWW.SJPREP.ORG/GIVING.
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In last spring’s Prep News magazine, Chief Development Officer Betsy Courtney painted a realistic view of the Prep’s giving efforts and called on the school’s loyal alumni, parents and friends to do one thing: SUPPORT THE PREP! In collective Prep spirit, the SJP community responded, leading to a huge increase in donations over previous years and setting the stage for more success to come.
Over 300 of the Prep’s closest friends and donors were in attendance at the annual President’s Reception, hosted this year at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles. St. Joseph’s Prep President Rev. John W. Swope, SJ ’72, Chief Development Officer Betsy Courtney and Board Chair Jim Mergiotti '71 greeted the guests, who were then invited to tour the stadium, including the field level, the locker room and the press interview room. There was also a presentation that included a talk by Jake Feehery ’18. (PHOTOS): right, Fr. Swope welcomes freshman parents Beth and Bill Tomasco ’88; above right, Trustee Mike Moran ’74 and his wife Denise P ’07, ’10 toured the locker room and stopped at Carson Wentz’s locker.
DONOR PROFILE: BERNIE KELLEY ’59 While reading the last issue of The Prep News, Bernie Kelley came across the article about Joe Oakes ’60, who had recently agreed to be a “30 over 4” donor to support a Prep student for his four years of financial aid. “When I told my wife Jo about the story, she said, ‘what a great idea, we should do that, too,’” he says with a chuckle. With customary generosity, the couple joined the list of “30 over 4” donors, agreeing to donate $30,000 over four years to support student financial aid. “We really love the idea of supporting a young man for four years, to give him the help and support he needs to go through the Prep and get this wonderful foundation for his future.” Though Bernie is the Prep alum, Jo is no stranger to the Prep. She is a Melrose Academy alumna and the two started dating as sophomores. “She came to the proms, knew the priests and the Misters,” Bernie said of his wife of 54 years. “She knows the Prep.” Bernie had quite a career. After graduating from the Prep, he attended the US Naval Academy graduating in 1963 and immediately married Jo. Subsequently he trained as a naval aviator. Unfortunately a back injury led to his discharge in 1967. He then went to Merck where he spent 35 years, eventually retiring as the President of the Merck
Bernie and Jo Kelley
Manufacturing Division, the group responsible for the production of Merck’s chemical, pharmaceutical and biological products operating in 30 facilities in 17 countries around the world employing 17,000 employees. He was also a member of Merck’s Management Committee. “I know that I was blessed to have a long career with one company,” says Kelley. “I really enjoyed what I was doing, loved my job and the fabulous people that I worked alongside.” In “retirement,” Kelley stayed active, serving on several corporate boards. But his heart remained with two nonprofit boards: The Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia, which supports Catholic charitable organizations within the Archdiocese, and the National Liberty Museum, which focuses on education of young people, fostering good character, civic responsibility and respect for people.
Now, nearly 60 years after his graduation, Kelley looks at his education at the Prep and the Naval Academy as the springboard to a wonderful life and career. “The Prep and the Naval Academy gave me the confidence to go and face the world,” he says. “I am sure that I would not have been as successful in my life without either institution. Now it’s time for payback.” And he has paid it back, by committing to this scholarship and the Prep. It has a lot to do with the Jesuits. “Over the years, the Jesuits have certainly stayed true to their mission, and so has the Prep,” he says. “I think I was as proud as the Jesuits were when Pope Francis became Pope--always proud to tell people I was educated at the Prep by the Jesuits.”
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DEVELOPMENT NEWS NEW YORK COUNCIL Besides the Delaware Valley, no area of the world is home to more St. Joseph’s Prep alumni than New York City. The New York Council recently met with Rev. John W. Swope, SJ ’72 and his Leadership Team at an event hosted by Joe Vaughn '04 at the New York Athletic Club. One of the charter members of the council is Albert Chinappi ’86, a fixed income trader working for Morgan Stanley. Al and his brother Brian ’90 have worked to continue a family scholarship started by their father Al ’59. “Brian lives in Hong Kong and, though I have a son, my life is in New York so neither of us will likely have a chance to send a child to the Prep,” Al says. “Even so, we wanted to make sure we keep that legacy alive, something that our father began. It’s very important to us.” Though he lives 100 miles from the Prep, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the school still oozes through his veins. When looking for an elementary school for his son, Chinappi says that he “was hoping for something similar to the Prep. We discovered St. David’s, an all-boys, K-8 school. It is an amazing place and so much like the Prep. In fact, their motto is Ut Viri Boni Sint, that they be good men. It’s like the Prep, but starts in Kindergarten.”
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Chinappi has also served as a mentor for Prep students and young alums. For the past few years, he has graciously met Prep economics students who were in the city to tour the Stock Exchange. Recently, he met with recent grad Michael Marchese, a junior lacrosse player at the University of Notre Dame, when the Irish were in New York. “I didn’t know him but when he reached out to me, I said yes immediately, we met the next day on the trading floor” says Chinappi. “I will always have time for a Prep guy who is looking to learn something about my profession or working in New York.” As for joining the Council, Chinappi was happy to become a charter member. “The Prep was a huge part of my life, definitely a turning point,” he says. “Growing up in the suburbs of Jersey, the Prep was a chance to experience the City of Philadelphia. It’s where I learned how the world worked, how to think, how to study, how to be a man. I look back in my life and realize that they were four huge years.” He looks forward to the club’s growth. “Hopefully we will be able to host juniors and seniors up here and give them a taste of New York in all sorts of professions,” he says. “I look forward to a time when we have a network of potential NYC internships
Al Chinappi '86 at New York Athletic Club during recent event
developed for Prep kids during their College summers. It’s helpful to have people looking out for them, to give them information, open some doors.”
To learn more about the New York Council and all of our other Leadership Councils, go to WWW.SJPREP.ORG/COUNCILS or contact Andy Quirk ’99, Major Gifts Officer, at aquirk@sjprep.org.
NEW YORK COUNCIL MEMBERS (as of 11/15/17) Brendan Boylan '94 Mike Byrne '88 Al Chinappi '86 Steve Connors '00 Brendan Courtney '10 Jonathan Dever '89 John Doyle '04 Joe Fallon '02 Mike Leithead '09 Jack Leonard '06 Joe McElwee '04 Ryan McGinn '08 Kerry Quinn '06 Jess Sodaski '94 Joe Vaughan '04 Paul Wood '98 Jay Woods '88
YOUNG ALUMNI LEADERSHIP COUNCIL When young Chris Whitney ’07 moved to Philadelphia from Kansas City for his freshman year, shortly after his father passed away, he remembers the care he received at the Prep. Now, six years after graduating from college and working as Employee Benefits Consultant at the Graham Company, Whitney is proud to support the place that supported him. “The Prep accepted me with open arms and now I want to help the Prep because it made my life so much easier for me and my mom and my family,” he says. “I feel indebted to the Prep. It’s a no brainer to me.” Whitney has joined the new Young Alumni Leadership Council (YALC). Members will act in an advisory capacity to the Prep's Leadership Team and offer counsel on various topics that positively impact the experience of Prep students as well as serve as ambassadors for the school. “I wanted to do more than just donate to the school,” says Whitney, who was varsity quarterback at the Prep and then at Villanova. “I want my
YOUNG ALUMNI LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERS (as of 11/15/17)
Chris Whitney '07 (right) with Major Gifts Officer, Andy Quirk '99 at this year's Prep at the Shore event
While Whitney’s motives are mainly philanthropic, he knows there is also professional benefit to joining YALC. “The Prep network is so great, one of the best things about the Prep,” he says. “Being a part of the Young Alumni Leadership Council will allow me to meet other Prep alumni and benefit from those relationships.”
To learn more about the Young Alumni Leadership Council and all of our other Leadership Councils, go to WWW.SJPREP.ORG/COUNCILS or contact Will Dennis ’01 at wdennis@sjprep.org.
Ray Andruszko ’09 Jeremy Bailey ’10 Drew Bergman '12 Christopher Cannataro '11 Gregory Chatzinoff '11 Joseph Cirucci '07 Kevin Courtney '08 Robert Della Polla '09 John Dombroski '08 Jim Fenningham ’07 Eugene Fleming '09 Joseph Fox ’05 Kevin Fox ’06 C. Max Funk '04 Cody Guilday '12 Ryan Kirlin '05 Daryl Lloyd '03 Michael Maloney '04 Patrick Murphy '06 Ryan Pierce ’08 Robert Protesto '04 Dan Rowley ’08 John Shindle '04 Matthew Stefanski '03 Christopher Whitney '07
Many members of our Young Alumni Leadership Council gathered on the Eagles field at Lincoln Financial Field during the President’s Reception.
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CURA URBI (cont. from, p.9) there in the person they are ministering to, and they would find Christ in their own hearts, inspiring them to go forward. CF: Fr. Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, and his predecessor Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, often repeat that the two most important things that make a Jesuit a Jesuit and, subsequently, a Jesuit institution Jesuit are “depth and availability.” We need to help our students get to a greater depth at a time when culture is very shallow. We need to help them get there so they are available to assist in the issues of the world. We need our guys to go out and build bridges. Our service learning experiences, our mission service trips and our daily service experiences need to be bridge builders, for the men to have greater depth and to help culture be more in union and not disparate. I see it as a very important piece of getting to a more holistic education of the person. ED: So, what actions, then, can we take to make these goals a reality? CF: We are looking to have greater participation with the locals block captains. We are having regular conversations with them and expanding the opportunities that they have to engage with people they know in the neighborhood. It is through
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regular dialogue, entering into conversation: listening as well as offering support. We can learn from people and the block captains have some very important observations and they have great ideas. That with the skill sets of our young men can make things happen. JS: We can make the Prep much more available. The Prep is much less open to the surrounding community than it was 30 years ago, than it was when the Jesuits decided to rebuild here. We need to grow in that. We don’t need a Jesuit school here in North Philadelphia that looks like Fort Apache, where we are just looking out over the wall. Back in the 1960s and 70s, the Prep had a much broader idea of service than we have now. You saw the institution being of service, the Prep opening its doors, developing some modest programming for our immediate neighborhood. You know, we haven’t done too much of that in recent years but we are starting to do it more. Another initiative that we have developed is a full service-learning course, a two-week class in June that will focus on food insecurity. Students will learn in the classroom, they will walk around the city and try to understand what they are seeing as well as do research and service. At the end, they will be advocates, making a presentation to officials from the City of Philadelphia with
recommendations on solutions for food insecurity. That’s just one issue we can explore: we’ll move forward from there and perhaps look at housing and other issues faced by our fellow citizens here in Philadelphia. ED: What impact can the Prep make on the city? JS: The Prep shares characteristics with every private, independent institution in the city. We are looking to have an impact and we are impacted by our surroundings. There’s this flow between the city and the Prep and the Prep and the city that’s been uninterrupted for 166 years. And it keeps changing; the kinds of things that wind their way into the conversations inside the Prep have changed over these years. I have this deep abiding sense that we need to be responsive to what is coming at us from the city. We see the highest percentage of deep poverty of any city in the country. We see an addiction problem, and the use of opioids is completely out of control in some of our neighborhoods. We still have a housing crisis in spite of all of the development we see around. There is a major homeless problem here, which Sr. Mary Scullion at Project HOME brings forward at every opportunity, and she is spot on and she knows exactly what she is talking about. So those things that come to us, these concerns, these problems, we see them and we reflect on them. We need to look at that and we need to respond.
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PREP IN PHILLY THROUGH THE YEARS Following our theme of “Prep in Philly,” archive manager Bill Conners ’80 went through the photo library of the Villiger Archives to find some photos that show the Prep involved in the city.
Ed Tinney '31 scoring a touchdown on Thanksgiving Day 1930 at Shibe Park at 21st & Lehigh. Ed later entered the Society of Jesus
Rowers near the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the early 1960s
Robert Kennedy speaking in a Philadelphia ballroom at a rally for his brother John Kennedy during the 1960 Presidential election. Over the railing in front of RFK is a "RE-ELECT BILL GREEN" poster. U.S. Representative Bill Green '29 held the Congressional seat for the PA 5th District (Somerton to Bridesburg and Juniata) from 1949 until his death in 1963.
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FACULTY & STAFF NEWS John Groch (Religious Studies) and his wife Mer toured the United Kingdom with his brother and sister-in-law. He and his brother were born in the UK and visited their former home. ▼
Bill Avington ’90 (Marketing/ Communications) wrote an article for the Saint Joseph’s University Magazine. The article focused on Hawk Hosts Student Tour Guides. ▼
Dr. L. Stewart Barbera ’86 (Counseling) attended the 2017 Educator Summit. This workshop, sponsored by the Character Lab at the University of Pennsylvania and Relay/GSE, focused on infusing character development into education. Presenters included world-known scientists such as Angela Duckworth and an address by author and columnist David Brooks. ▼
Barbara Brown (Science) reports two big personal items: 1) the arrival of her grandson Nicholas, born to her son Stephen ’98 and his wife Kelly; 2) the marriage of her son Andrew ’00 to his ▼ wife Emily on September 16.
Ken Kania (Religious Studies) has donated hundreds of items to the Allentown Art Museum. In honor of his generosity, the museum launched an exhibition of those works, "A Collecting Spirit: Gifts from Paul Kania," this past summer. ▼
Kristen Collins (Science) ▼ married John Ashcom on July 7.
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Audra Brady (Marketing/ Communications) attended a twoday Digital Summit, which focused on marketing through technology such as social media, emails and web. Brady and Avington also attended a session on “Digital Storytelling: How to Leverage Technology to Narrate Your Brand” sponsored by the Philadelphia of Commerce. THE PREP Chamber NEWS | WINTER 2017
Bill Conners '80 (History) spent a week at New York University studying "Alexander Hamilton and the Founding Era" with Richard Brookhiser and 30 other teachers. This photo was taken as the group toured The Grange, Hamilton's home in Harlem. Conners also took a week-long class on "Making Sense of Money and Banking" at the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia. ▼
Gabe Infante (Athletics) presented a talk, “Communication and the 4Ts (Tackling, Tempo, Third Downs, and Turnovers)” at the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank’s 2017 Audit Symposium: “Strengthening the Bank's Defense.”
Dr. Geoff Nunes (Science) attended a two-week workshop on Modeling Physics sponsored by the American Modeling Teachers Association.
Corinne Logan (College Counseling) attended the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling's Annual Conference in Seven Springs, Pa., in June and presented a session entitled "Calls, Conferences, Counseling, and Collaboration: Working with Those Across the Desk to Find ‘The Best Fit’" (co-presentation with representatives from Temple University, Lancaster Country Day School, Archmere Academy and Penn State University), as well as facilitated a small group breakout on "Professionals with Families." She also presented at PACAC's August Admission Workshop on "Making Technology Work for You: G-suite." Logan also attended the National Association for College Admission Counseling conference in Boston. At the Jesuit Association meeting, she co-presented a session with Maureen Mathis, Assistant Provost at Saint Joseph’s University, entitled: "We're on the Same Side of the Desk: Building Relationships to ▼ Better Serve Our Students." Paul Morrissey (Mathematics) was inducted into the Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Alumni Hall of Fame. Sonia Nelson (Library) became a Certified Google Educator this summer.
Rev. John W. Swope, SJ ’72 (President) wrote an op-ed in the Philadelphia Business Journal on the dangers of high school rankings. An article on the op-ed also appeared in Philadelphia Magazine. ▼
Leo Vaccaro ’05 (History/Social Sciences) was awarded a "visiting scholar" position at UC Davis in order to work on a NEH Fellowship, working with materials from the political thinker Hannah Arendt. He also participated in a week-long seminar at Stanford University’s Law School concerning the Supreme Court. ▼ Steve Oldham (Religious Studies) spent 19 days on the Appalachian Trail, going 200 miles from the southern most point, Springer Mountain, Ga., to Great Smoky Mountain Park in Tennessee. This summer, Oldham also visited Colegio San Gabriel, a co-ed Jesuit primary and secondary school in Quito, Ecuador, where he was asked to lead a discussion with a Sophomore English class comparing the Prep with their school experiences. He and his wife along with school rector Rev. Rolando Calle, SJ, also hiked in Yatsuni National Park in the Amazon rain forest, visited the town of Banos where they ziplined over the canopy of trees, waterfalls and canyons, and an active volcano. Lastly, they stood on the equator that divides the ▼ North and South hemispheres.
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1940s/ 50s /60s Rev. William J. Byron, S.J. '45, who served as President of the Prep from 2006-08 and was also President of Catholic University of America and the University of Scranton, received the Sourin Award from Catholic Philopatrian Literary. Joe Sosnowski ’58 won a round of golf at Overbrook Golf Course with Prep President Rev. John W. Swope, SJ ’72 from the Stand Up for the Prep auction. (L-r) Gary Halpern, President, Neutronics, Inc.; Sosnowski, CEO, Neutronics, Inc.; David Halpern, Neutronics, Inc. COO; Fr. Swope; ▼
Emilio (Joe) Palermo '60 has had his novel, Turmoil in the Renaissance - A Historical Fiction of Ludovico Sforza - Duke of Milan, recently published. Walter Wiesenhutter '62 was awarded the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty for 2016-2017 at Bucks County Community College in Newtown.
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Charlie Gallagher '65 celebrated his 70th birthday with a "Tour of the South Florida Shore" as six of his classmates played golf, went to the Phillies-Red Sox Spring Training game ▼ and watched the NCAA tournament.
Walter Finnerty '74 is now an endorsing Artist for Trickfish Amplification and Tsunami Cables. Rev. Gerard McGlone, SJ '75 has been appointed as Associate Director for the Protection of Minors by the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, which supports U.S. leaders of Catholic men's religious institutes. Fr. McGlone will assist institutes in addressing their common commitment to make the Church and the member institutes places of safety for children and create safe environments.
Clifford Browning ’67 was part of the procession of 50th Reunion alumni at the Commencement this past May during which his nephew Colin ’17 was graduating.
1970s/80s Jerry Maginnis '73 was awarded the Rowan University Medal of Excellence by the William G. Rohrer College of Business at the 2017 Commencement Ceremony. Maginnis, who serves as an Executive in Residence at the College, received the award for his service to the University and its students. ▼
Bill Gallagher '77 is the President and CEO of Riverside Military Academy (RMA) located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Gainesville, Ga., an hour north of Atlanta. RMA is an all-boys middle school and college prep boarding high school. Bill retired from 28 years active duty as an Army officer in 2009 and has ▼ been in the education field since. Larry Dougherty '78, Senior Associate Athletic Director at Temple University, was awarded the ECACSIDA Pete Nevins Award, presented to an individual in recognition of his or her advancement of the field of athletic communications and advocacy for intercollegiate athletics. ▼
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Jay Harron '89 and his wife Helena caught up with Jake Braithwaite nSJ, '07 and Chris Smith nSJ at a Stevie Nicks concert in Chicago, where the Harron's live and where Chris and Jake are studying at Loyola University. John Matthews ’80 recently rode cross country on a bike to raise money and awareness for lung cancer. On day two of his cross-country Ride4Lungs, John and his brothers Thomas '84 and Patrick '88 show their Prep Pride. The ride was in memory ▼ of their mother Kathleen. Sean McDade ’86 founded PeopleMetrics in January 2001, and he is the original architect of the company's cloud-based software platform. As CEO, he guides the company's vision and strategy. Sean has over 15 years of experience helping companies solve important business problems through measurement and analytics. Earlier in his career, he spent five years at the Gallup Organization, where he was the practice leader of the consulting division. Dr. Laurence Carlin '89 has been named the Dean of the Honors College at the University of Wisconsin at Osh Kosh.
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Philip Gravinese '99 recently published his research in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. The manuscript is titled "Ocean acidification impacts the embryonic development and hatching success of the Florida stone crab, Menippe mercenaria."
Dan Gallagher '90 spoke with Prep students in April. Dan was formerly a commissioner with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is now Chief Legal Officer at Mylan. Ed Carlson '93 recently published a novel, All the Beautiful People We Once Knew. John Gorman '95, a firefighter in Seattle, received an award at the recent SFD Awards Ceremony. He won an administrative citation for his work on the High-Rise Plan Committee.
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Denis Curran ’89 is General Counsel at Twenty First Century Utilities, a private investment firm headquartered in Washington, DC that is focused on the electric power and utilities sector. Having relocated from Northern California in 2002, the Curran family has called Arlington, VA home for the last 15 years. Denis and his wife, Jill, have three children - Drew (16), Delia (14) and Sean (12). Denis recently met with Prep Major gifts Officer Patti Frey in DC.
Ed Sfida '89 works as the Lead Talent Statistician for the NFL on Fox "A" crew, serving in this role since 2003. At the 38th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, Ed and his production crew colleagues were recognized for their work by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, receiving an Emmy as an Associate Producer for Outstanding Playoff Coverage of a live sporting event.
Christopher Rosenbleeth ’95, a partner at Stradley Ronon, has been appointed chair of the firm's real estate practice group. In his new role, Chris will oversee attorneys across the firm in areas including acquisitions, development and dispositions, leasing, real estate financing, private fund formation and governance, and real estate taxation.
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CLASS NOTES
Arthur Kay ’01, Senior Software Engineer at IronNet Cybersecurity, was selected to speak about cybersecurity at an upcoming technology conference, “That Conference.” Kay’s talk, “Cybersecurity: It’s Kind of a Big Deal, focused on what the "average person" needs to know about cybersecurity -- and more importantly, how we can prepare our children for a world in which cyber threats are the new normal. The talk touched on everything from passwords and encryption to social media and social policy. Justin Hopkins ’02 will be the featured guest performer with the Philly POPS for "A Philly POPS Christmas", December 1 - 19 at the Kimmel Center. ▼
Rev. Angelo (A.J.) Rizzo, S.J. '99 was ordained as a Jesuit priest in June at Fordham University Church in New York. Rizzo is one of six children (three brothers who are Prep grads: Walter '02, Manny '15 and Gabe '17). Fr. Rizzo celebrated his first Mass as a priest at his home parish, St. Albert the Great, and was the celebrant at the Prep’s Mass of ▼ the Holy Spirit in September.
2000s Michael Loughlin '00 was promoted to Executive Chef at Scarpetta Philadelphia, which is located on Rittenhouse Square in the Rittenhouse Hotel and has other locations in Manhattan, Montauk, and Las Vegas.
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Anthony Mattero '02 is a producer of the Jake Gyllenhaal movie, "Stronger," the true story of Jeff Bauman, who lost both legs in the 2013 terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon. John O'Donnell '02 completed a Master of Science in Education in May 2017 with the higher education division of the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education and is currently a coordinator for Penn's School of Nursing. ▼
Dr. Christian Barlow '03 has completed his second year of Internal Medicine Residency at Pennsylvania Hospital. He will serve his third year as Assistant Chief Resident, followed by a fourth year as Chief Resident. Matt Silva '03 was named Artistic Director of End Station Theatre in Lynchburg, Va.
Andrew Tosto ’04 and Greg Mallon ’04 got their families together in Brigantine this summer. (PHOTO, l-r) Louie Mae (22 mos), ▼ Miles (10 mos) and Basil Rita (1 yr). Colin Curtin '05, Director of Basketball Operations at Hofstra University, was featured in a segment titled "Next Generation" in the newsletter of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Colin also coached the Overseas Elite team to its third straight championship in The Basketball Tournament. Dr. Prentiss Alan Dantzler '05 received the Alumnus of the Year Award from the Black and Latino Culture Club and presented the keynote talk at the annual Bakari Awards. Dr. Dantzler is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Colorado College. His research interests include housing, community development, race and public policy. His work can be seen in academic outlets such as The Community Development Journal, The Urban Lawyer, The Journal of Urban History, Shelterforce, and The Blackademia Network.
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Michael Rady '99 will star in a new CBS television series "The Get," which follows a team of tireless internet journalists as they pursue and expose stories of injustice using their unconventional investigative techniques in today's anything-goes world of reporting. Rady will play Tom, a senior producer who is most at home when he's out in the field.
Matt Mangiarcina ’05 is a weatherman at CBS3 in Philadelphia after having worked in Little Rock, AR for nearly 2 years. Matt works professionally under the name, Matt Peterson. He spoke to students at Prep U this past summer and brought the CBS3 Weather Van. ▼
Joe Meehan '08, assistant men's basketball coach at Bucknell, was named one of Under Armour's Top 30 coaches under 30. Dr. Dominic Pinciotti ’08 graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine on June 3 with a degree in Doctor of Osteopathy. He has accepted a residency in Internal Medicine at Pinnacle Health Systems in Harrisburg.
Will Hockeimer '09 finished his third year in the Graduate Program at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. He's working on a Ph.D. in neuroscience with a focus on computational neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Tadhg Ferry '06 is a cartoonist who has had two of his works published in the New Yorker.
Pat Dooley '10 appeared in an episode of "Gotham" on Fox. ▼
Justin Russell '13 and Tim West '13 joined with two other friends to bike from Canada to Mexico. The group biked from Anacortes, WA to the U.S. - Mexico ▼ border along the Pacific Coast. Colman Cumberland '14 was inducted in the Rho chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Temple University. Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest academic honors society in the country. Anthony DeRita '14 was inducted into the Rhode Island Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Brown University in February 2017.
Kevin Crenny '07 is now the executive editor on the Harvard Law Review and David Costigan '10 was invited to join the staff.
Bobby Endy '15 was named an NWCA (National Wrestling Coaches Association) Scholar All-American for 2016-2017. He went 15-7 this season, with a GPA above 3.20.
Tim Dooley '07 has completed his PhD in Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London. His dissertation was entitled "Jerome's Text of the Gospels, the 'Vetus Latina', and the 'Vulgate.'"
Cody Guilday '12 is in his first year of a four-year apprenticeship with the Pilots Association for the Bay & River Delaware to become a Licensed Captain/River Pilot on the Delaware Bay. His dad is a Pilot (former President of the Association) as are several of Cody's uncles and a few cousins.
Stephen Bradley '16 worked as an intern for AmeriHealth Caritas this past summer. ▼
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WEDDINGS, BABIES, IN MEMORIAM PREP WEDDINGS Emily Smith and Andrew
Kelly '00 ▼
Sloane Herrick and Kevin Kearney ’06 Front row from left: Leslie McKinley,
Danielle Commini and Will Dennis '01, Manager of the Prep Fund ▼
Peter O'Connell '06, Matthew Boccuti '06, Charlie Schrier '06, Joseph Connor '06, Sloan Herrick, Kevin Kearney '06, Kevin Comly '06, Curtis Cockenberg ’71, Susie Cook Back row from left: Kevin Endres '06, Jordan Mrazik '06, Thomas Iannacone '08, Peter Grant '06, Alex Jones '06, Michael Kearney '04, ▼ Brendan Kearney '01, Brian Kearney '99 Caroline McGeehan and Kevin Stolarski ’06
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Stephanie Johnson and Jeffrey Lynch '09 | Best Man Groomsman on far left, Bobby DellaPolla '09, top row Kevin Gillin '09
Leah Jones and Austin Longo '10 | Stefan Longo '08, Lauren Halligan and Kevin
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Ralph Saggiomo '74, Chris Grande '10 and George Longo '77 ▼
Mary Shouvlin and Michael Noel ’06 Back row: Corey Clyde '06, John
Kupcha '06, Jesse Yanni '03, Patrick Koehl '06, John Noel '03, Kevin Moogan '06, Dan Garvey '15, Jack Leonard '06, Jack Garvey '16, Ryan Beppel '06, Keith Pizzi '06 Front row: Dan Ruggieri '06, Dan O'Brien '06, Mike Noel '06, Mary Shouvlin, Mike Schmidt '06, Brian Kenney '06 ▼
Meadow Sakovics and David Pepino, former Prep teacher ▼
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PREP BABIES Patrick James to Jodi and
Brian Higgins '82 Elio Soccorso to Colleen and Carmen De Gisi '97 ▼
Grace Catherine to Jaclyn and Howie Brown '99, Director of ▼ Admission and Alumni President Brooks Watson to Heather and
Christopher Kunda '01 Cormack Daniel to Elizabeth and Daniel McCall '01 Nicholas James to Kelly and Stephen Kelly '98 ▼
Perrin Kade to Ann and Matthew Schwartz '02, Prep Music Teacher ▼
Bill Mohr '28 John Worthington '41 Carlos Alvare '42 Joseph Allen '42 John McNelis '43 Francis Barrett '43 John Clayton '43 Laurence Colfer '43 Donald McKendry '44 William Truskey '47 William White '47 Thomas Snyder '47 Joseph Seibert '47 Martin O'Connor '47 John Keeley '47 Paul Schmitt '47 Thomas Rafferty '48 Paul McCarthy '48 John Welsh '48 Samuel Whalen '49 Michael Kinsella '50 James Kane '50 Vincent Yezzi '52 Leo Hayes '52 John Murphy '53 William Almond '53 Benedict Carroll '53
Robert Coyle '53 Joseph Currie '54 Robert Tracy '55 John Shirley '55 H. Vincent Nolan '55 Arthur Malcarney '59 John Dabagian '59 Roland Rodgers '60 Richard Voigt '60 John Tegler '62 Salvatore Grande '62 Francis Costello '66 James Magee '66 Vito Trimarco '67 Michael Romano '68 Arthur Bolger ‘71 Albert Ehrmann '78 John Arimond '80 Jonathan Claudy '81 Joseph Basiaga '84 Michael Cavanaugh '01 Brandt Reilly '10 Devin McMearty '13 Peter Reid, former Prep history teacher
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Finn Francis and Riley Richard to Aryn and Mike Newnam ’98 ▼ Cullen Kelley to Maura and
Paige Kathleen to Moira and
Patrick Travers '03 ▼
Sean Barker '05 Sherman Theodore to Winter and Sherman Washington '05▼
Daniel Patrick to Megan and
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Basil Rita to Jessica and Andrew Tosto '04
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PERSPECTIVES
HURTADO FOOD PANTRY By Leo Vaccaro ’05
In the recent debates about Confederate statues in the South, I was struck by the fact that although our history here has had its moments of strife and pain, it is noteworthy that we Philadelphians built a very prominent monument to benevolence, compassion, equity, and toleration. Since the turn of the last century, a colossal statue has towered over our landscape. It is a statue that our students at the Prep can see from the 5th floor of Jesuit Hall when they are walking to and from my class. It honors an idea as well as a man, both beautifully articulated by the great Philadelphia Poet Daniel Hoffman, "... over Wanamaker's lights / Billy Penn extends indulgent arms, / still beckoning Welsh and Mennonites / to his green outlying farms ...." Perhaps this is the consequence of asking a history teacher to write a reflection on how our school fits into our city; but I feel compelled to lead with our specific historical context to make my point! What I find to be particularly interesting about Philadelphia is that it was not accidental – it was planned deliberately and
with a specific mission. The city of Philadelphia was quite literally designed by William Penn and a map of it (“A Portraiture of the City of Philadelphia” by Thomas Holme) was created generations before it was fully settled. The revolutionary use of a city grid, five original public parks to be a “greene country towne,” and the moniker of “brotherly love” all indicate quite obviously that it was supposed to represent something utopian in the world. Seeking to create a "peaceable kingdom" (as Edward Hicks famously framed it), Penn sought to build a place with mutual respect across the diverse religions, cultures, and groups that built Philadelphia. It is worth mentioning that the Prep could have moved out of the city and to a place where his image was no longer visible, following
the lead of similar institutions! But we decided to stay in the city, and through programs like our daily service, and in our close relationships with many surrounding organizations, we have endeavored to keep our communion with the city alive. I wanted to particularly highlight the work of the Hurtado Food Pantry, named to honor 20th Century Chilean Saint Alberto Hurtado, S.J. Between 2013 and May 2017, the Hurtado Food Pantry has delivered 14,855 pounds of food donated by the entire community to various facilities throughout Philadelphia, not counting Thanksgiving deliveries (which last year amounted to nearly 30,000 lbs. of food). With leadership from Prep students, this food has been transported to shelters at the
We do this because of the example of St. Alberto Hurtado. We do this because of our desire to be ‘men for and with others.’ We do this because of our Biblical calling to practice the works of mercy. And, lastly, we do this because we too are Philadelphians. 34
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Bethesda Project, a city-run pantry at the Mander Recreation Facility, the soup kitchen St. Francis Inn, St. Peter’s School, and a number of different places throughout Philadelphia. We have also collected thousands of dollars’ worth of shoes, clothes, children’s games, soap, socks, deodorant, and a long list of other supplies – goods selected to fulfill specific needs. Pat Gillespie ’16, former president of the pantry, reflected that, “The Hurtado Food Pantry taught me how to appreciate all that I have and to take every opportunity I can get to better myself and those around me.” Gillespie was particularly moved by how the pantry made him feel connected with the city. “I learned a lot from my service through the Prep, but the food pantry was totally different,” says Gillespie's predecessor Evan Mazmanian '15, who
highlighted the time that he walked with Preppers on the Parkway – engaging with visibly homeless individuals – as well as the impact the pantry had on our partnering organizations. “Handing out socks and snacks to the homeless on the Parkway was one of the more impactful days. The food pantry brought to light the massive need for food and supplies in Philadelphia. Seeing the impact of walking into a shelter or soup kitchen with baskets of food was shocking.” In addition to the Thanksgiving Food Drive, the Hurtado Food Pantry will host a drive to specifically help the Bethesda Project, a “Hurtado Cup” competition among the Prep’s athletic teams in order to benefit the summer programs of the Nutritional Development Services, and a Hurtado Walk in order to hand out "blessing bags" to the visible homeless of Philadelphia.
We do this because of the example of St. Alberto Hurtado. We do this because of our desire to be ‘men for and with others.’ We do this because of our Biblical calling to practice the works of mercy. And, lastly, we do this because we too are Philadelphians: as Hoffman said, “man in strife / with his imperfections / till from woe, from pain / – yours – may come / a completed image, / a Peaceable Kingdom / of Brotherly Love, as Penn / from his sufferings / conceived, from his own being / convinced that the light / of that of God shines now / as ever it shone / in this commonwealth / of our birth.” THE PREP NEWS | WINTER 2017
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