by Bob Zuckernik, School Appreciation Chair
On Saturday, October 18th, more than 25 parents spent a portion of the day at Franklin to complete projects at the school in appreciation of the Franklin teachers and staff. As the Franklin School Appreciation Committee chair, I would like to sincerely thank all the parents who so kindly offered their time (and considerable skill) to help with more than 40 projects throughout the school. We had architects, HVAC professionals, attorneys, software developers and an MIT professor to spotlight just a few of the talented professionals who took the time to volunteer. With their effort, we:
On Saturday, October 18th, more than 25 parents spent a portion of the day at Franklin to complete projects at the school in appreciation of the Franklin teachers and staff. As the Franklin School Appreciation Committee chair, I would like to sincerely thank all the parents who so kindly offered their time (and considerable skill) to help with more than 40 projects throughout the school. We had architects, HVAC professionals, attorneys, software developers and an MIT professor to spotlight just a few of the talented professionals who took the time to volunteer. With their effort, we:
- painted the stairs near the kindergarten wing
- painted the new teachers' room and adjoining room
- installed doors on cabinets
- repaired screens
- installed bulletin boards
- painted bookcases, a filing cabinet, doors and more
- leveled books, made copies and hung posters
- and much more!
“… And the school looks great overall! Painted stairs, doors, my room has such a nice blue filing cabinet, other rooms are painted. You all did an amazing job!!!”
“Thank you so much for the white board doors! They look great!!”
“Thank you so very much! I do appreciate all that you do! Many Thanks!”
"YOU and all the other volunteers (especially the ones that volunteer year after year) deserve all the credit. Everything that was done looks great! I'm sure the faculty appreciates it. I know I do."
"YOU and all the other volunteers (especially the ones that volunteer year after year) deserve all the credit. Everything that was done looks great! I'm sure the faculty appreciates it. I know I do."
"...I wanted to send along a quick thank you for all of the work you and the volunteers put into School Appreciation Day. It was so great to see the teachers' excitement on Monday. Everything looks AMAZING!"
“Thank you for your time and efforts on Saturday. I really appreciate all of the help. I am always amazed at the generosity of the Franklin parents and community. Thank you!”
I would especially like to thank Moe Zuniga who has, for the second year in a row, generously donated painters from his S&C Painting Company who did a wonderful job painting the new teachers' room. I would also like to thank Newton Athletes Serving the Community (high school volunteers) for spending the morning with us and doing a great job with projects all around the school. Swartz Ace Hardware in Nonantum offered us a 10% discount on the many supplies and paint we purchased there. Johnson Paint Company in Waltham generously donated paint to our cause. I would also like to thank Dan Kaplan, Erik Boyer and Holly Caldwell for their herculean efforts this year. Also, Rick Dinjian for his incredible dedication to the school grounds and kindergarten courtyard as well as expertise on painting stair treads. I would like to bestow “rookie of the year” to several especially enthusiastic parents: David Campbell, Devin Evangelines, Darren Franco, Dimiter Kostov, Josh Roy and Devon Welles. The rookies carried an unusually heavy load this year and contributed substantially to completing much of the work. I will look forward to seeing them again next year. Lastly, a hearty thank you to those of you who supported the effort with food for the hungry volunteers.
And the Franklin Community would like to thank Bob Zuckernik for his considerable efforts to ensure the success of School Appreciation Day. This is the fourth year that Bob has coordinated requests from the teachers, procured supplies, managed volunteers and worked with Bill Pepicelli to ensure that the work being done is of great benefit to the Franklin School.
