Letter from Brother Malachy; message from Sue Foye

Brother Malachy Broderick - Signum '68

Received a very nice letter from Brother Malachy the other day and thought the readership would enjoy it; the letter leads into another reason for this posting, which is to help promote the Alumni Hall of Fame Awards dinner at the school cafetorium, or as it is called now, the Bayshore Ballroom, this coming April 26th.


Although Brother will - regrettably but understandably - be unable to attend the Class of '68 Reunion, he will God willing, be present at the Alumni Hall of Fame Awards event. Perhaps at least some of our Class of '68 group will be able to attend and socialize with Brother Malachy as well as with the honorees that night. This event deserves support, as is eloquently stated by Sue Foye:

Dear friends and ILS Class of 1970 Alumni:

I hope this finds you all happy and healthy and that 2008 is being good to
you!

While I use the ILS Class of 1970 website on MyFamily.com as my primary form
of contact with classmates, an email is warranted on occasions such as these
where timing is of the essence. In this case, I'm speaking of the upcoming
ILS Alumni Hall of Fame Event on Saturday, April 26th. Brother Andres and
Alexis Icaza will be honored this year as was Brother Malachy in the past.

Please read the email below sent to me by the ILS Alumni President, Mabel
Menendez (Class of 1971), who has spearheaded this event for many years. As
reflected in our economy, 2008 has been tough and unfortunately, some key
sponsorships ($$$) have been lost. So now, more than ever, to continue this
tradition of honoring faculty and outstanding students, they need our
support. If you have any questions, Mabel encourages you to call him
directly @ (305) 798-2791. (Since I'm not on the committee, he is your
'go-to' person.)

Please consider supporting this event - either by your attendance (April
15th deadline for tickets), your tax-deductable donation (anytime), by
purchasing an ad (April 1st deadline) or through your company's sponsorship
by completing the attached 2 page form and returning it ASAP. (I
know - not much time to turn this around, but I just got the information
last night.) You can also purchase tickets online:
http://ilhsalumni.com/hall_of_fame.

Living in Mableton, GA, I was not really aware of this 5 year Hall of Fame
tradition until attending this wonderful event in 2007. Not only did I get
to visit our school grounds, but enjoyed seeing many dear friends from years
past from our class, and others who attended during those years. Most
especially, seeing faculty members from our era was such a treat and honor:
Brother Malachy, John Convey (Bro. James), Alexis Icaza (Bro. Alexis) and
Charmaine Gauthier-Icaza, Coach Van Parsons were there, to name a few.

One last thing! SAVE THE DATE! Eric Rodriguez (Class of 1970) - our
lightening rod for reuniting our class - is planning a **Class of 1970
Summer Picnic, Saturday, June 7th at Crandon Park**. (Hey, why wait until
the 40th reunion, right? Let's start the party NOW!) He is diligently
working out the details and you will be hearing from him soon.

Sending warm wishes to you all!
Sue Foye-Perez
Class of 1970

Her message to the Class of 1970 membership was in response to a request from Mabel Mendez.

Subject: Fwd: Hall of Fame & Favor request

Dear Sue,

Hope all is well with you & family. Had a great time at the luncheon on
Saturday. Eric is really committed to the c/o '70 movement. It seems my
dream of ILS alumni reconnecting with each other and the school may be
coming to fruition. The labor of love (it certainly not a job) you have
undertaken with the website has been spectacular. Almost daily, I can see it
grow and slowly include more and more of your classmates. Recently, I saw
Chris "Surf" Savard surfaced, along with Luis Li and others. Was also
touched by the various comments posted after Bro. Ramon's death. As a
teacher, I've found that many times students recognize and appreciate a
teacher's passion and vocation only after looking back as adults. I think it
is a fitting tribute to our teachers at ILS, that decades after graduation
we are reaching out to each other for the friendships and relationships they
incubated in the classrooms. You've started a truly great movement. What
started out as a couple of snowflakes coming together, is quickly reaching
avalanche proportions. Thanks for your foresight.

I have attached info re prices for ads in the Hall of Fame program. I'm
hoping you endorse the idea and pass it along to your group. We have taken a
huge and unexpected financial hit, as Bacardi refused our request to provide
the complimentary bars as they had in the past. That translates into a
$2,000 expense not in the original budget. Besides that, the air travel for
the Brothers (also comped in the past) may fall through as well. The bottom
line is we need to bring in as much $ as possible to ensure that this HOF
tradition we started 5 years ago continues. Not just for this year's
honorees, but for all the future faculty and alumni inductees.

If there's anything else I can provide, please let me know. Invitations were
mailed early last week, so anyone with an address in the database should
have gotten one by now. Anybody interested in going who did not receive one,
should visit the school website. Beyond that, I ENCOURAGE you to pass out my
cell number (305) 798-2791) to anyone. I need to make sure this thing flies
on Saturday, April 26. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks for everything.
Mabel

This is being posted because the 2008 Hall of Fame Induction Dinner is a cause worthy of support. This event is also an opportunity for some in our Class of '68 group to make a mini-reconnection, at least on the part of those who may attend, in preparation for our maxi-connection in May. Of course, the pleasure of seeing and engaging some of our former teachers in pleasant memory-making is the best part of Hall of Fame Dinner socializing.

If nothing else, perhaps you, I, us, will be encouraged to make a donation towards funding the cost of the program, given the unexpected shortfall which has reared its ugly head. So what's with Bacardi?? Should we forego rum in protest and go for Guinness? True, some of us may have to acquire a new taste in libations. Anyway, should you be inclined to at least lend a monetary hand, go to the Immaculata-LaSalle web site or send a non-bouncing check via the good ol' Postal Service. The handy reservation forms have been reproduced here, but are available for download in the ILS web site. Time is of the essence...