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We think educating Rockville Centre
the children Education Foundation Gala
of Rockville Centre
is so important,
we make an issue of it
every week.
Dancing
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Congratuations to tonight’s honorees
with the Teachers
Mathew Kakis
Matthew Kakis Nineteenth Annual Gala
and
Carol Burris, Ed.D.
Burris, Ed.D.
and to the
Rockville Centre Education Foundation Saturday, March 7, 2009
for its dedicated efforts on behalf of the entire
Rockville Centre Community
Rockville Centre Honoring
HERALD
MATHEW KAKIS
Stuart Richner & Cliff Richner
Publishers and
Judy Rattner
Editor CAROL BURRIS, Ed.D.
516.569.4000 ◆ www.LIHerald.com
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PROVIDING SAFE AND SECURE ACCESS
FOR TODAYS SCHOOLS
Dear Friends,
Rockville Centre is a community that cares deeply about all its children. The residents
of our village have always exhibited a resolute commitment to provide for its youth the
highest quality educational and recreational opportunities as well as social programs. It is
through the generosity of our community that each of these programs is maintained at its
high level.
The Rockville Centre Education Foundation was formed to provide support to the
educational programs in our schools. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded over
$325,000 in grants to teachers for educational programs that were not funded in the regular
operating budget of the district. These projects have benefited every school in the district,
including the high school’s science laboratory and its youth court, Rockville Centre’s
participation in the first robotics competition, the computer based homework center located
A proactive approach to understanding risk will help you address:
in the library, the middle school’s scrabble club and numerous arts, music and summer
reading programs in the elementary schools. • Protecting Information
o Ensuring appropriate access to Financial and Student Information Systems.
I wish to extend heartfelt gratitude to our Gala Co-Chairs, Delia Garrity and Heather • Systems & Application Availability
Petrie DeTommaso, and all who served on the Gala committee for many months of working o Providing authorized users ready access to systems.
tirelessly to bring this event to life. Additionally, I wish to extend my gratitude to the • Student Safety
many individuals and merchants in our community who contributed to the success of o Assuring the proper access to and integrity of content.
the Gala. The funds raised tonight will further our mission of serving the children in our • Affordability
o Right sizing solutions to accommodate tight budgets
community.
• Compliance
o Maintaining adherence to Financial Audits, CIPA and FERPA.
I hope that you enjoy the evening. I thank you for your support. The young people of our
community are our future. The Education Foundation is proud to support our educational
programs by enhancing and enriching the experiences of the children in the Rockville
Centre public schools.
Very truly yours,
Patricia Sullivan-Kriss
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Patricia Sullivan-Kriss, President 631-730-7175 ext 77501
RVC Education Foundation 1373-10 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Hauppauge NY, 11788
THE RVC EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC.
Dear Friends,
How blessed we are to have your support for the children of the Rockville Centre Public
Schools! This year at our Gala, we celebrate the nineteenth year of the Rockville Centre
Education Foundation by honoring two outstanding community leaders, Carol Burris and
Mathew Kakis, and by enjoying the dancing talents of eight teacher volunteers. Carol is the
EXECUTIVE BOARD epitome of educational excellence; Mathew Kakis is a pillar of our local business community.
Patricia Sullivan-Kriss We thank them for their commitment to our school district and our village.
President
Nancy Richner
Vice President
Heather DeTommaso The gala committee would like to thank the teachers who worked so tirelessly to make
Vice President “Dancing with the Teachers” a reality:
Donna Haynes
Vice President
Delia Garrity Meryl Goodman - Covert Bill Chiofalo – Wilson
Secretary Susan Kromol – SSMS Delores DeCabo - Riverside
Diane McGaughey Gina Peck – SSHS Sarah Henyan - Watson
Treasurer
Nancy Rickman – Hewitt Katie Mark - SSMS
DIRECTORS
Maggie Britt We are very fortunate to live in a community where educators donate their personal time
Charles Bronfeld and hard work to enrich the lives of our children. These teachers have been preparing since
Tavora Buchman
Alison Carey October through weekly dance lessons and multiple rehearsals. They have also provided
Ronald Carman their own costumes and shoes for this evening’s dance exhibition. We are also thankful to
Lisa Carcaterra their friends, families and coworkers for showing their support for our Foundation through
Sylvia Chertow their attendance this evening. You continue to do such important work, both in and out of the
Valerie Collins
Nick DeVito classroom, and tonight we thank you.
Joel Ditchik
Gale Greenberg We sincerely thank our local merchants and sponsors who so generously contributed to
Norma Koppel our cause. We know in these tough economic times, donations are more difficult and we
Eileen McHugh
Diane Neyland truly appreciate their generosity. We strongly urge each of you to SUPPORT OUR LOCAL
Tina Rekus SPONSORS!
Stuart Richner
Sam Rieff Each member of the gala committee brought a unique talent to the group and devoted
Karin Ryan
Amy Sherlock countless hours in making this a successful event. Our thanks to committee members:
Barbara Schmidt
Wendy Spelfogel Maggie Britt Ron Carman Valerie Collins
Harold Thomas Nick DeVito Norma Koppel Eileen McHugh
Debra Wade
Hon. Frank Yannelli Tina Rekus Amy Sherlock Debra Wade
Dr. Brian Zuar
The gala offers a means to develop and nurture a creative and unique relationship between
HONORARY DIRECTORS the members of the community and the students in the Rockville Centre schools. We return
Elaine Ajello
Chris Amato all monies from this event directly to our schools via grants that our teachers submit to the
Dr. William Johnson Foundation. Thank you for dancing with us this year!
Mathew Kakis
Hon. Eugene Murray Yours in education,
Rabbi Barry Schwartz
Hon. Dean Skelos
DISTRICT LIASONS Heather Petrie DeTommaso
Mark Masin Delia Garrity
Christopher Pellettieri
Gala Co-Chairpersons
P.O. Box 361 • Rockville Centre • New York 11570 • (516) 764-2423
Gala Honoree Mathew Kakis
Mathew Kakis stated, ”It seems that God has strange ways of shaping our lives and when
we accept His way in this short life, He showers blessing far beyond our needs.” Truly, Mat has
showered the RVC Education Foundation and the village with years of dedicated service.
Mathew Kakis is a loyal “Friend of the Foundation”. He is an Honorary Director and former
member of the Education Foundation’s Board. He has generously continued to support the
organization. Mat’s involvement in the community of Rockville Centre reaches far beyond the
Foundation. Mat and his son, Billy, own and operate Mormile Florist, a family business that
opened in 1958. Mat credits the success and expansion of the business to Billy’s exceptional
talents with specialty parties and the good friends and neighbors in the village. Mat also served
as a Village Trustee and was former Mayor Gene Murray’s first Deputy Mayor.
Following the tradition of Greek American families, Greek was the only language spoken in
Mat’s home as a child and Greek lessons were mandatory. Music in the home was constant and
he was exposed not only to Greek but Spanish, Italian, and Middle Eastern music. His love and
appreciation for music led him to study classical and flamenco guitar.
While attending college, he felt the calling to the ministry and entered Holy Cross Theological
seminary in Brookline, MA. This was one of his happiest times learning the hymnology of the
church. His most rewarding exercise to this day is as assistant cantor at his beloved St. Paul’s
Greek Orthodox Church.
In 1958 Mat’s father bought Mormile Florist. In 1960 he suddenly passed away while Mathew
was in his second year of the seminary. He felt his ministry changed to help his family and he
took over the family business, Mormile Florist.
Mathew graduated Hofstra University with a BBA. In 1966 he met and married his life partner
the former Betsy Geones. They were blessed with three children: Billy, Arthur and Mersina.
Billy and Mat operate Mormile Florist. Billy married Lisa blessing the Kakis family with four
grandchildren. Alexi 14, twins Alyssa and Matthew 11, and Christopher 6. Arthur is with the
NYS Police mobile response unit. He is also a member of the 102nd Air Rescue wing in the Air
Force National Guard. He served in Desert Storm and the Iraq war. He has been deployed to
Afghanistan and the Middle East many times. Mersina, newly married, worked in marketing with
a financial publication. She and her husband, Christian, now live in Seattle.
Ruth Fins Memorial Award Carol Burris
Carol Corbett Burris, Ed.D. has served as principal of South Side High School since 2000. Prior
to becoming principal, she was the assistant principal of South Side. Dr. Burris is an exceptional
administrator who firmly believes that all students deserve access to a quality education. During
her tenure at South Side High School, Dr. Burris has provided the leadership to transform the
high school by opening academic doors to honors and International Baccalaureate (IB) classes
to all students, thus closing achievement gaps. As a result, the overall Regents diploma rate has
increased from 84 to 98%, with remarkable changes in the Regents diploma rate for minority
students soaring from 32% to 92%. The percent of South Side’s IB diploma candidates has
grown from 27% of the graduating class to 51%. Each year since Dr. Burris has been principal,
South Side HS has ranked in the top 100 in Newsweek’s ranking of high schools in the United
States. Dr. Burris also values extracurricular activities at South Side High School. She is a devoted
cheerleader for the athletic teams, supports the many music and drama programs, and encourages
the continuation and creation of student clubs. Working with a dedicated faculty, Dr. Burris
ensures that each student at South Side has equal access to a high quality academic program and
a full range of student activities; thus making South Side an extraordinary public school.
Dr. Burris received her doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University, and her
dissertation, which studied South Side Middle School’s detracking reform in math, received the
2003 National Association of Secondary Schools’ Principals Middle Level Dissertation of the Year
Award. She has taught graduate courses on school reform at Teachers College, and she regularly
presents on the positive effects of detracking to school districts and research organizations. Articles
that she has authored or co-authored have appeared in Educational Leadership, The Kappan,
the American Educational Research Journal, Theory into Practice, The School Administrator and
EdWeek. She recently co-authored a best selling book, Detracking for Excellence and Equity.
Carol and Jesse Burris have been married since 1973. Jesse recently retired from Williamsburg
Prep High School, where he taught mathematics. Carol and Jesse are most proud of their three
daughters; Sarah is the director of technology for NextJump.org, Katy, a resident in Dermatology
at Downstate Medical School, and Bridget’s a psychologist in San Diego. Sarah will marry Garrett
Walker in June, and Katy will marry David Metz in September.
Continued Success
To the
Rockville Centre School District
And the
Rockville Centre Education
Foundation
The Kakis Family
Mormile Florist
Kudos to our 2009
Honorees
Mathew Kakis
Exceptional Excellence in
Community Service
Carol Burris
Exceptional Excellence in
Education for Everyone
Cris and Ron Carman
Honors
Mathew Kakis
Gala Honoree
&
Carol Burris, Ed.D.
Ruth Fins Memorial Award
Compliments of
Steven M. Napolitano
President, Chairman & CEO
Donna Haynes
Vice President
Corporate Headquarters
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 922-9700 (800) 437-1234
www.FirstAmNY.com
Congratulations
to our
2009 Honorees
Mathew Kakis
Carol Burris
Diana and Robert Silon
Roe’s Casa Dolce
Bakery/Cafe
486 Sunrise Highway
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
516-536-2253
Roe’s Casa Dolce Salutes the
RVC Education Foundation
Serving the finest Old World Italian Pastries, Specialty Cakes, Wedding Cakes, Breads and Cookies
Also Serving Prix Fixe Dinners Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
Breakfast and Lunch are available Tuesday through Sunday 7:30 AM until closing.
Cappuccino’s, Latte’s, Espresso available for take out or table service.
Free Delivery for breakfast and lunch orders over $20.00
Store Hours: Tuesday through Thursday – 7:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Friday and Saturday – 7:30 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday – 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Hot and Cold Catering Available
3 – 6 foot hero’s available.
Mention RVC Education Foundation and Receive 10% Off your in store breakfast or lunch, valid
through March 20, 2009
At Roe’s Casa Dolce all you have to do is ask!!!
Village Liquor
Would like to extend its
congratulations to this year’s
Honoree and Award Recipient.
It’s our pleasure to support the
Rockville Centre Education
Foundation’s goal to enrich and
enhance the education of all students
attending the community’s public schools.
Neal Barbiero, Roger Barbiero,
Christopher Jansen
& The Staff of Village Liquor
Congratulates
Carol Burris & Mathew Kakis
For the outstanding contributions they
make in the lives of our children and to
their community.
Sky Athletic Club is proud to be the
neighborhood health club to the residents
of Rockville Centre over the past 12 years.
Sky looks to enrich the community
it serves as inspired by the actions
of Ms. Burris and Mr. Kakis.
D.J. Services
provided by
Coppersmith’s Bar and Grill
793 9th Avenue (at 53rd Street)
New York, N.Y.
Ed Britt, Proprietor
MOLLOY
COLLEGE
joins in honoring
Mathew Kakis
Honorary Director of the Foundation
Owner, Mormile Florist
Gala Honoree
and
Carol Burris, Ed.D.
Principal, South Side High School
Ruth Fins Memorial Award Recipient
at the Nineteenth Annual
Education Foundation Gala
1000 Hempstead Ave., PO Box 5002
Rockville Centre, NY 11571-5002
www.molloy.edu
516.678.5000
founded by the Dominican Sisters of Amityville
Mathew Kakis
A Bountiful Harvest
Congratulations to two individuals who have
generated a bountiful harvest in our community
Carol Burris
For ensuring a high quality academic and social
education for each student at SSHS
And
Mathew Kakis
For his steadfast and generous support of the
RVC Education Foundation
The Garrity Family
Peter and Delia
Maura ’02
Trish ‘08
Congratulations
Carol Burris
and
Mathew Kakis
Thank you
for all you do for Rockville Centre.
Lisa, Larry, Benjamin and Gabriella Mack
Congratulations
Matt!
The Brady Family
Here’s a middle school tribute to Katie and Sue
We’re awed at what you agreed to do
When dancers were needed by
the Education Foundation
You both volunteered – not a minute’s hesitation
For months now you’ve worked
at perfecting your moves
You’ve picked costumes, sewn sequins,
bought new dancing shoes
As you tango you’ll both shine with the elegance
and grace
You carry each day to our favorite workplace
So tonight we salute you for all that you do
We’re raising our glasses to our Katie and Sue
We’re proud of our colleagues but when this night ends
We’re prouder to be able to call you our friends
With love and appreciation,
Your friends from South Side Middle School
South Side High School’s
Student Government Association
congratulates our very own
Dr. Burris
on receiving the Ruth Fins Award
for her hard work and dedication
to making our school
a better place.
Congratulations and Best Wishes
to the
Rockville Centre Education Foundation
Hempstead Golf & Country Club
60 Front St.
Hempstead, NY
516-486-7800
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Congratulations to Mathew Kakis, Gala Honoree &
Carol Burris, Ruth Fins Memorial Award Recipient
Congratulations
Gala Honoree
Mathew Kakis
&
Ruth Fins Memorial Award
Car ol Burris. Ed. D.
Long Island Office Diane McGaughey
41 Front Street, Rockville Centre, New York 11570 phone (516)766-7345 fax (516)766-7363
New York City Office Peter Graf John Repetti
1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 phone (212)302-3300 fax (212)302-9660
Congratulations
to the Honorees
and
Thank you to
the Education Foundation
for all they do for our children.
The Mandinach Family
Watson School is so very proud of
our colleague and friend
Sarah Henyan.
Congratulations and Thank You
Mathew Kakis
Gala Honoree
and
Carol Burris, Ed.D.
Recipient of the Ruth Fins Memorial Award
The Motschwiller Family
Congratulations
to the
Honorees
The Sherlock Family
Congratulations
to the
Honorees
The Ditchik Family
Good Luck Gina!
South Side High School
is proud
of our dancer!
Congratulations
to riverside teaCher
delores deCabo
(516) 747-1422-23
Town MeaT MarkeT
prime meats • poultry • fish • produce • prepared foods
Continuing the tradition of excellence & service
Richard Spoering
156 7th Street
Garden City, NY 11530
www.townmeatmarket.com
Congratulations to the
Honorees
488A Sunrise Highway • Rockville Centre, New York 11570
Phone: 516.763.3222 • Fax: 516.764.9334 • 516.763.1081
Email: typesetjob@aol.com • www.mmprvc.com
Typographer and printer of the 2009 Rockville Centre Education Foundation Gala
Congratulations
Mathew Kakis!
From your friends at
Compliments Greek Town
of
Ingerman Smith
Best wishes to two of
Congratulations our finest.
to Their dedication to
all makes us proud to
our Honorees
be part of the RVC
Community.
Diane and Peter
Neyland
Mary Ann & Bill Johnson
Congratulates Gala Honoree
(516) 489-5000
Mathew kakis,
Town Board Honorary Director of the Foundation
Town of Hemsptead and
1 Washington Street Ruth Fins Award Recipient
Hempstead, N.Y. 11550-4923 Carol Burris, ed.D.,
Principal of South Side High School
Congratulations
Mathew Kakis
RVC Ed Foundation Gala
Honoree
And
Carol Burris
Ruth Fins Memorial Award
Recipient
Mark Masin – Kathy Horace – Lorrie Brady
Doreen Cordova – Stephen Kriss
Board of Education
Wilson PTA
takes great pleasure
in extending
its warmest
congratulations
to the honorees
and
Rockville Centre’s
talented teachers,
especially our very
own dancing star,
Bill Chiofalo
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