text: MISSION POSSIBLE Mercy Vocational High School 2 0 07- 2 0 0 8 A N N UA L R E P O R T O F G I F T S Our Mission Mercy Vocational High School is a private, urban vocational high school sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. The school's mission is to provide We Believe • Every individual has inherent worth and dignity. a Catholic education to those students • Moral and spiritual development is absolutely essential. whose educational and career goals are • Our students are blessed with gifts and talents that are best served by a quality, comprehensive better served through vocational education. academic/vocational secondary school program. Students acquire marketable • Risk-taking is essential for school improvement. skills to enter immediately into their career • Within a culturally diverse environment, we can build vocation or to pursue post-secondary tolerance, respect, and understanding. education. As a school community we seek • Life-long learning is a shared responsibility of students, to live the Gospel in word and action. We teachers, family, and community. place the highest priority on the spiritual • All students are an investment in the future. and moral development of our students • We are called to serve others. and on their service to others. ON THE COVER At Mercy Vocational High School, our MISSION is to educate tomorrow's workforce today. Mercy Vocational High School is pleased MVHS makes it POSSIBLE for Philadelphia businesses to attract and retain the city's next to present our Annual Report 2008 generation of skilled workers from every Mercy graduating class. http://www.mercyvocational.org/development/ Upper Left Hand Photo: The nine Mercy students shown are part of the FACE Program at MVHS. The annualreport/index.php to the Community, FACE Program: Fostering Awareness of Catholic Education is a unique public awareness program highlighting all the positive aspects of our dedicated to raising awareness of the many academic and personal benefits a Catholic education unique school. offers. Over 200 Catholic high school students from the five-county Philadelphia area make up the This year, instead of expending dollars for FACE Program. printing and mailing costs, we placed our The Mercy students are as follows: Front Row Middle: Nicole Hamilton, Junior Cosmetology Annual Report on our website. If you prefer a 2nd Row Kneeling: India Dallas, Senior Business Education and Nicole Monzo, Junior Cosmetology hard copy, we are happy to make a copy here at 3rd Row Standing: Alyssa Osano, Senior Nursing Assistant; Nawaal Anderson, Senior Nursing the office on recycled paper. In taking this step Assistant; Francesca Ortiz, Junior Nursing Assistant; Matthew Hunt, Senior Business Education; we effectively deal with reporting in a "green- Franco Liles, Senior Business Education; and Antonio Perez, Senior Business Education friendly" way and use the savings to apply to our Middle Photo: From left to right: Sister Rosemary Herron, RSM, President, Mercy Vocational most pressing need: The Fund for Mercy Families High School, The Honorable Michael A. Nutter, Mayor, City of Philadelphia, Albert Pigford, Junior which helps provide students with the means to Carpentry, James J. White, IV, President, JJ White Incorporated a quality education and a hopeful future. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com if you would Upper Right Hand Photo: From left to right: James J. Maguire, Sr., Chairman & Founder, The like a copy. Philadelphia Insurance Companies, Magdaline Biawogei, Senior Business Education 2 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Reflections on School Year 2007-2008 DEaR FRiENDs, We understand that we can't rest on our past successes. Just Jim and Frannie have also allowed for individuals who As you read through all as all of you must do from time to time in your businesses, are unable to commit to $25,000 to combine their the information in this Mercy spent a goodly portion of the 2007-2008 school year contributions with that of others to create an "entity" Annual Report I think completing a comprehensive strategic planning process to qualify for the $25,000 threshold required for you will see why Mercy that reaffirmed our mission and our unique position in matching. With continuous support from donors like Vocational High School's Philadelphia. We talked with many of our stakeholders and you, we are confident that we can achieve our goal. unique combination heard resounding confirmation for the school, its teachers We invite you to visit the school and learn more about of academics and vocational training is so critical to the and its spirit. We also learned more about the tremendous how you can invest in students and launch their careers. success of the Philadelphia region. The national trend, untapped potential and the opportunities for growth Please join us at one of two Career Showcases scheduled especially in urban areas, is a shortage of skilled workers. and change. on: Friday, April 17, 7:30–8:30 AM and Friday, May 15, According to a recent study conducted by the U.S. Confer- During 2008, MVHS focused on updating its Strategic Plan 7:30–8:30 AM. ence of Mayors, almost half of those mayors surveyed cited by forming a committee which included representatives from In the years to come, it is my hope that Mercy Vocational a labor shortage in health care, construction and the service administration, faculty, parents, and the Board of Trustees. Six High School will be leading a North Philadelphia youth sector. Experts point to the graying of the population as the major goals of the strategic plan were identified as a result empowerment zone that will be focused on education chief reason for this shortage. As vocational and technol- of this effort: Spiritual Development, Personal Development, and employment. ogy workers retire, who will repair our homes, take care of Education, Business, Governance and Sponsorship, and us as we age and keep us connected to the ever-widening Future Planning. To meet the challenges I have identified, Mercy needs world of technology? the investment of the business community, government, MVHS invests over $10,500 a year to educate each student. individuals, foundations and other entities with a stake MVHS fits this niche and advances a unique youth Unlike other private schools, MVHS faces the challenge of in bettering the lives of the young men and women empowerment and workforce development mission in funding all or most of this amount for each family. As a result, of Philadelphia. Philadelphia. It offers its students the work and life readi- MVHS runs an annual operating deficient of $1M per year. We ness supports they need to launch their careers right after continue to work diligently by creating numerous funding Please visit us soon so I can share with you more of our graduation. Without the opportunity that MVHS provides, streams to stabilize MVHS' finances. One avenue is to grow plans about our ambitious vision for the future. I hope I and investors in our mission create, students would be our endowment. We know that by increasing the endowment will be able to count each of you among our group of attending some of Philadelphia's most challenged public and identifying the strategic role that MVHS will play in the strategic investors. high schools, or likely enrolled in an academic curriculum future of Philadelphia, we can create enough additional that could not meet their needs. unrestricted revenue each year to eliminate the recurring Our students have chosen a non-traditional path to deficit and allow MVHS to continue to deliver its vitally- SISTER ROSEMARY HERRON, RSM college and the promise of a life after that is characterized important mission. PRESIDENT by economic stability, meaningful work and a sense Despite current economic conditions, our Board of of purpose. MVHS graduates make an impact on the Trustees and Advancement Committee members have Philadelphia region's economy and immediately join the used the energy brought about by the Maguire $1M payrolls of major corporations and municipalities including Matching Grant Initiative to actively and enthusiastically the Philadelphia Water Department. identify, cultivate and solicit sizable gifts for endowment to MVHS. James J. and Frances M. Maguire, Founders and Directors of the Maguire Educational Foundation, will gift $1 million to Mercy Vocational High School if we can raise an additional $1 million by December 31, 2009. Qualifying gifts must be at least $25,000 or more. All pledges must be fulfilled on or before December 31, 2011. 3 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Highlights School Year 2008-2009 Overview of Mercy Vocational High School Today OUR sTUDENTs 86% of Mercy Vocational students are "at-risk" (defined by federal guidelines as those with learning disabilities, severe domestic disturbance, neighborhood violence, low family income, chronic illness, etc.). 60% come from families living at or below the poverty level. 61% of families receive some form of financial assistance. 64% of MVHS's student body is Catholic. 36% are students of other faiths. 46% White OUR sCHOOL MVHS is the ONLY co-educational Catholic vocational high school in the country. Our Co-operative Education Program allows seniors to gain professional experience in their chosen career fields. MVHS offers extensive guidance counseling and emotional support services. Mercy's caring, dedicated and experienced faculty fosters an environment that is safe and conducive to learning. Vocational Programs: Goals for shop areas have continued to include the acquisition of the following certifications upon graduation: Business Education: MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) Certification in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access 12% Latino Carpentry: Woodworking & Framing: Certification through the National Center for Construction Education and Research in Core Curriculum and Level I 1% Asian Computer Technology: CertiPort IC3! Internet and Computing Core Certification and CompTIA A+ Certification 39% African American 2% Multi-Racial Cosmetology: State Licensed Program Culinary Arts: ServSafe Certification Electricity: Residential & Commercial: Certification through the National Center for Construction Education and cost to educate each Research in Core Curriculum and Level I student $10,500 Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration (HVAC/R): EPA Core Curriculum Certification in equipment use tuition $5,255 Nursing Assistant Training Program: State Board Certified 4 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Our Success 2008-2009 Achievements 97% Average daily attendance rate. MVHs CLass OF 2008—WHERE aRE THEy NOW? 97% Success rate. MVHS graduated 82 students in 2008: 37% of graduates immediately enter the workforce. 92% of these students had successful outcomes after graduation. 60% of graduates continue their education in technical schools and two and four-year colleges while 54% went on to post-secondary education, including working in full and part-time jobs. trade schools and training programs. Nationally recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for American Private 38% went to work. Education as a School of Excellence. CLass OF 2008 aCHiEVEMENTs: Commended by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as The Class of 2008 has been awarded approximately Service Academy: Cosmetology; Culinary Arts; and "a valuable alternative to a comprehensive academic $175,000 in scholarships and merit awards to attend Nursing Assistant Training Program (NATP) program." vocational and technical schools, community colleges 100% of the NATP Graduates have successfully and four year institutions of higher learning. completed the Nursing Assistants Training Program In 2006 MVHS was reaccredited by the Middle States Building Trades Academy: Carpentry and Electricity and are certified by the State of Pennsylvania Association until May 1, 2014. (including HVAC) 100% of the Cosmetology Graduates have successfully The Validation Team decided unanimously: 64% Building Trades Graduates have earned certifica- completed their 1,250 hours of Cosmetology Training "The school does an excellent job with balancing tions issued from the National Center for Construction and 27% are licensed cosmetologists academics, vocational studies and theology." Education and Research (N.C.C.E.R.) in Core Curriculum 100% of the Culinary Arts Graduates have successfully "Opportunity, potential, respect, dignity- these words 47% of the Carpentry Graduates passed the Union passed the Serve Safe Certification characterize what the school is about and what it does." Carpentry test Three Graduates in Culinary Arts received the "MVHS's environment encourages learning through 100% of the Electricity Graduates have achieved Presidential Academic Scholarship to Johnson & positive, caring interactions among administration, N.C.C.E.R. Certifications in Electricity 1 and in Core Wales University faculty, staff, students and parents." Curriculum 32% of the Class of 2008 were offered full time MVHS continues its progress in the goals set in 2006. 75% of the HVAC Graduates have achieved EPA Core employment in the areas of their vocational training. Certification in HVAC field In academics, teachers make greater use of electronic Employers of our graduates include: presentations and continually update curriculum and Business Academy: Business Education and American Infrastructure Phelan, Hallinan, & textbooks. Computer Technicians Bonacorsi Woodworks Schmeig Boyle Brothers Energy Philadelphia Insurance At MVHS we have experienced significant success 100% of the Business Ed Graduates have received E. Allen Reeves Companies regarding our students' abilities to write and speak Microsoft Certification in Word and PowerPoint Elliot-Lewis Philadelphia Water appropriately. They have a newfound confidence in 92% of the Business Ed Graduates have received Givens Corp. Department themselves which carries over to the workplace. Microsoft Certification in Excel J.J. White, Incorporated PTR Bailer Fully operational for the 2008-2009 school year, 42% of the Business Ed Graduates have received Klover Construction Riff Group PowerSchool (on-line data management system), Microsoft Certification in Access Magee Rehabilitation T.A. Head & Son with its real-time picture of progress, is used by a Hospital Temple Health System Graduates achieved IC3 Certification and obtained MGM Industries, Inc. TN Ward high percentage of parents and students. ComPTIA A+ Certification in hardware and software 5 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Sources of Major Support sisTERs OF MERCy PENNsyLVaNia CONVENTiON CENTER The Sisters of Mercy, faithful supporters of our unique Since 1992, the Pennsylvania Convention Center and educational ministry, founded Mercy Vocational High Mercy Vocational High School have worked together School in 1950 to provide high quality educational op- to provide the finest in vocational training to a student portunities to students whose needs are best served population that will continue to live and work in Phila- by an education that provides the skills for immedi- delphia. Beneficiary of an annual gift of $250,000 from ate entrance into the work force. The Sisters of Mercy the Pennsylvania Convention Center Education and Mid-Atlantic Community are proud to support Mercy Training Fund to develop and implement a hospitality Vocational High School because its mission is directly and tourism program, Mercy Vocational High School linked to the desire of Catherine McAuley, foundress of continues to serve a diverse student population from the Sisters of Mercy, to bring compassion and heal- every neighborhood of Philadelphia. ing to those in need and empower them with the tools Providing vocational and academic education to needed to achieve their goals. an urban student population in an economy that is For almost sixty years, the Sisters of Mercy have con- increasingly technology-based does not come without REMaRKs FROM THE tributed their services and significant financial support its challenges. While the fiscal operations of Mercy N U R s i N G a s s i sTa N T to this unique institution to ensure that the students Vocational High School are managed well and we are PiNNiNG CEREMONy graduate with marketable skills, a work ethic, a strong comfortable in "doing more with less," these unique sense of self, and a sense of service to others. Their challenges present a real financial need that must be commitment is seen clearly in the thirteen Sisters of Mercy who currently serve this mission. Contributed met with an infusion of resources as well as a broader partnership with the community. Our partnership with "…We would also like to thank services for FY 08 alone were $166,716. the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority allows Mercy Vocational High School to provide a unique our benefactors who, because THE CHaRLEs E. ELLis TRUsT education to high school students, allowing them an educational opportunity that they might otherwise of their generosity, have made For the past thirteen years, The Charles E. Ellis Trust not be able to afford. it possible for many of us to has made it possible for young women from single par- The partnership with the Pennsylvania Convention ent families in the city of Philadelphia to attend Mercy Center has been, and continues to be, one of the experience an education here at Vocational High School. In the 2007-2008 school year, most important relationships we have. The award from The Ellis Trust provided $276,975 in tuition assistance the Pennsylvania Convention Center supports four of Mercy Vocational High School. grants to fifty-five students. the eight vocational training programs of the Mercy The Ellis Trust has opened doors to a bright and prom- Vocational High School curriculum: Business Education, They have been an invisible ising future for hundreds of Mercy Vocational High Carpentry, Culinary Arts and Electricity. School students, past and present, by providing tuition but influential part of our lives grants to qualified students in need of aid to complete their high school education. and for that we are very grateful." Nawaal Anderson '09 6 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Gifts & Annual Giving TOTa L G i F Ts R E C E i V E D July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 $1,041,526 2007 Corporate REACH Breakfast $171,855 Fund for Mercy Families $98,855 In-Kind Donations $60,977 Mission Possible: The Annual Fund for Mercy Vocational High School $137,795 Restricted Grants and Gifts $410,744 a N N Ua L G i V i N G By y E a R $1,041,526 $909,851 $812,801 $528,933 $460,798 $398,742 $291,130 This report lists donors who have contributed to Mercy Vocational High School between July 1, 2007 and June $180,143 30, 2008. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report, errors and omissions some- times occur. If your name is missing or is listed incorrectly, please contact Linda E. Leighbody, Director of Advancement, 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2008-2009 at (215) 226-1225 ext. 146 or firstname.lastname@example.com 7 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Corporate REACH Breakfast Mission Possible On October 10, 2008, as part of an on-going Honorary Co-Chair Joseph A. "Chip" Marshall, III, then strategy to connect regional corporations with the highly President and CEO, Temple University Health System, trained and dedicated workforce that MVHS educates and shared the many reasons why the Health System, trains, Mercy Vocational High School hosted its second pleased to partner with MVHS, hires Mercy graduates. annual Corporate REACH Breakfast at The Union League. Citing young people who came to work every day with This event—headlined by Mayor Michael A. Nutter— a can-do attitude, Mr. Marshall praised MVHS graduates attracted support from almost 90 regional corporations as professional, dedicated and ready to meet the challenges of a 21st century workplace. Joseph W. "Chip" Marshall III, then President & CEO of and raised over $150,000 to support Mercy's annual Temple University Health System; Sr. Margaret Taylor, RSM, operations. We are especially grateful to the 21 corpora- Rounding out the morning program, Gerard P. Cuddy, Director of Sponsorship of the Sisters of Mercy Mid-Atlantic tions and individuals who were Major Sponsors of President and CEO, The Beneficial Bank, reminded Community; Sr. Rosemary Herron, RSM, President of Mercy this event. everyone that just as Beneficial Bank has spent the Vocational High School; Dr. Lori Shorr, Chief Education After the guests viewed the newly produced MVHS last 150 years helping the community to prosper, Mercy Officer & Director of the Office of the Public School Family Career Showcase video, Honorary Co-Chair William Sasso, Vocational has a proven track record of success for & Child Advocate; and William R. Sasso, Chairman of almost 60 years that bolsters this region's economy Stradley Ronon—Attorneys at Law Chairman, Stradley Ronan, introduced Mayor Nutter to the almost 400 guests. Mr. Sasso, a long-time supporter and vitality. He urged the business people in the room of MVHS, began his introduction of Mayor Nutter by to consider hiring students for Co-Op or bring gradu- MajOR sPONsORs LisT reminding everyone that our unique school is certainly ates onto their payrolls. Mr. Cuddy also urged guests to MENTOR SPONSORSHIP $15,000 part of "Philadelphia's Educational Promise" that the May- consider helping us as a Corporate Partner and bring the Bayada Nurses or believes in so strongly. Mayor Nutter recognized that company's skills and expertise to tomorrow's workforce to Keystone Mercy Health Plan Mercy's students come from all corners of Philadelphia, "groom" MVHS students for the business world. JJ White Incorporated many from some of its most troubled neighborhoods, and Sister Rosemary Herron, RSM, President, MVHS closed ADVOCATE SPONSORSHIP $10,000 praised Mercy for professional training that our students the Breakfast by urging guests, after Student Ambassa- Henkels & McCoy, Inc. receive that helps them secure immediate employment as dors collected our guests' business cards, to contact her Bonnie and Ed Mullin well as for providing a non-traditional path to college and to schedule a "Morning at Mercy" visit to MVHS at their Philadelphia Insurance Companies other technical training. Business and community leaders convenience. John and Mori Sasso applauded the Mayor's comments which focused on the ADVISOR SPONSORSHIP: $5,000 critical need for a well educated citizenry. "…Bettering this city's education system Beneficial Bank Mike O'Neill, Founder and CEO, Preferred Unlimited Inc., and Chair of Business Leaders Organized for Catholic is not about private, public, charter or Janet and Bill Bonenberger Kahn & Company Real Estate Education (BLOCS), thanked Mayor Nutter for his remarks parochial schools. It is about adults, Jeanne and Bob Melchionni and for his support of MVHS, Philadelphia's leader in vocational education. Mr. O'Neill emphasized that personal responsibility and public Nancy and Dick Swanson because MVHS trains the next generation of this city's partnership, about the roles that we all COUNSELOR SPONSORSHIP: $3,000 Anonymous skilled workers, Philadelphia can thrive and do great things. Mercy alumni make an impact on this city's must play in coming years to prepare Tom and Janet Genuardi Bill and Terry O'Donnell economic development. Whether as trades people or our children for lives of learning in a Pennsylvania Convention Center technicians, nursing assistants or culinary artists or in a range of other professions, Mercy graduates are capable, global economy…" Stradley Ronon – Attorneys at Law TD Bank competent and ready to compete in an ever-changing The Honorable Michael A. Nutter, Mayor, Temple University Health System work environment. City of Philadelphia TN Ward Company 8 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Corporate REACH Breakfast Mission Possible GiFTs MAROON & GOLD SOCIETY Genuardi Family Foundation General Building Contractors GiFTs OF $1,000 - $2,999 Association Anonymous Girl Scouts All-Steel Fabricators Co., Inc. Mr. Philip Glick Apollo Health Street Mr. Michael Green and AT&T Ms. Deborah Dorsey Elisa Bongiovanni, Esq. Guggino Production, Inc. B. Pietrini & Sons Mrs. Elizabeth Hallinan Citizens Bank Independence Blue Cross Mr. Joseph P. Denny Ms. Laura H. Kahn Gwynedd-Mercy College Kampus Klothes Holy Redeemer Health System Mr. John Loftus Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Lampert Mr. Timothy Lynch Linton's Managed Services Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Marshall Lockheed Martin Integrated Solutions Master Plumbers Association Mercy Health System of Philadelphia Phelan, Hallinan, & Schmieg Mr. George Matysik, `99 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Pistone Ms. Mary McCabe PTR Baler & Compactor Company Bishop Joseph McFadden Saint Joseph's University Rev. Msgr. Stephen P. McHenry Sovereign Bank Sister Pauline McShain, SHCJ Steamfitters Local 420 Ms. Loretta McLaughlin Turner Construction Mr. William McLaughlin XLE Metals, Inc. Mr. Bruce Melgary MERCY SPIRIT SOCIETY GiFTs UP TO $999 Sister Marie O'Hara, RSM Opdyke Builders, Inc. Philadelphia Council of AFL-CIO SAVE THE DATE! ACME Markets Plumbers Local Union No. 690 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Angiolillo American Infrastructure Ancero, LLC Mr. David J. Roarty St. Anthony of Padua Parish 2009 Corporate REACH Breakfast Saint Cecilia Parish Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Black Schubert, Bellwoar, Cahill, & Quinn, P.C. Boilermakers Local #13 Mr. Howard Brotherton Service Select, Inc. Ms. Geraldine Swift Friday, October 2, 2009 at Mr. Gerard Caggiano Mr. Mark Whelan Mr. and Mrs. James J. Clearkin, III Mercy Vocational High School The Williamson Free School Del Collo & Mazzanti, LLP of Mechanical Trades Electric Education Center Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Zadlo Fox Chase Cancer Center (List not complete) Sister Suzanne Gallagher, RSM Mr. and Mrs. Laurence P. Genuardi 9 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Board of Trustees & Advancement Committee of Mercy Vocational High School Mercy depends on a cadre of committed volunteers THE CaTHERiNE MCaULEy sOCiETy: The Catherine McAuley Society Membership —its Board of Trustees and Advancement Committee— REMEMBERiNG THE HERiTaGE OF MERCy Barbara R. Kahn and Charles Kahn, Jr.: Chairs who act as enthusiastic ambassadors and advocates for VOCaTiONaL HiGH sCHOOL James F. Barr MVHS. Given that almost 25% of MVHS revenue comes Judith F. Bishop-Duffy and James Duffy Named after the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, the from community benefactors, we are very grateful to Thomas J. Seghetti, Jr. Catherine McAuley Society recognizes those individuals Mercy's Board and Advancement Committee who have Anna May and Joseph G. Tropiano who have chosen to remember Mercy Vocational High worked tirelessly to steward our long term donor rela- Please speak with your financial and legal advisors School in their wills, named MVHS as a beneficiary of their tionships and also cultivate and introduce new faces to about these gift possibilities, and the creation of tax retirement plans or life insurance policies, or remembered MVHS as well. Without their faithful on-going commit- advantages for your estate. the school through other types of deferred gifts. ment to our students and to the fiscal health of MVHS, Please contact Sister Rosemary Herron, President of we could not continue the successful mission of our 2008 Members: We are deeply grateful to judith F. Mercy Vocational, at 215-226-1225, x 111 if you have or unique school. Bishop-Duffy and james Duffy and the estate of wish to leave Mercy Vocational in your will, or if you Thomas j. seghetti, jr. for their generous gifts made This year we revised our "Morning at Mercy" Visitor would like to discuss the McAuley Society in more detail. to the Catherine Mcauley society. Program in a new and exciting way. Mercy Vocational All inquiries will be kept confidential. High School's new Career Showcase model offers the Our donors recognize that every gift to MVHS has a direct "You Can Change a Life" Capital Campaign Update! opportunity to talk with students who are trained for impact on today's students and faculty. Every contribution We are very proud to report that everyone who pledged "real world jobs" in Business, Carpentry, Cosmetology, helps us to ensure the economic stability of our school. a gift to the "You Can Change a Life" Campaign has Culinary Arts, Computer Technician, Electricity/HVAC, If you have remembered Mercy Vocational High School fulfilled the pledge, allowing us to count ourselves and Nursing Assistant. Make plans to visit MVHS on one in your will, or have planned to make a gift in the future among a select group of organizations with 100% fulfill- of the following dates by contacting Sister Rosemary through other estate planning vehicles, we would be ment rate in campaign pledges. Clearly our donors—who Herron, RSM, President, at firstname.lastname@example.com or delighted to welcome you as a member of the Catherine contributed over $3.2M for endowment as well as capital 215.226.1225 ext. 111: McAuley Society. improvements that have impacted Mercy's ability to Friday, April 17, 2009 - 7:30 – 8:30 AM Members of the Catherine McAuley Society ensure that train the workforce of tomorrow—recognized the value Friday, May 15, 2009 - 7:30 – 8:30 AM the legacy of Mercy Vocational High School—its students, of their investment in MVHS students whose success faculty, alumni and people they impact—lives on for years ultimately impacts this region's economic development. Location: Mercy Vocational High School to come. By remembering us in your will or other estate FO UND I NG M EM B ERS: McShain Auditorium planning vehicles, you can have an enormous impact Barbara R. Kahn and Charles Kahn, Jr.: Chairs 2900 W. Hunting Park Avenue on the ability of Mercy Vocational to prosper and thrive James F. Barr Philadelphia, PA 19129-1803 for decades. Anna May and Joseph G. Tropiano MERCy VOCaTiONaL HiGH sCHOOL BOaRD OF TRUsTEEs MERCy VOCaTiONaL HiGH sCHOOL aDVaNCEMENT COMMiTTEE JOSEPH J. PISTONE. CHAIR JAMES J. WHITE, IV, CHAIR Sister Theresa Agliardi, RSM Sister Rosemary Herron, RSM Richard C. Swanson Janet L. Bonenberger Timothy Lynch Sister Janet C. Baker, RSM Charles Kahn, Jr. Daniel P. Walsh James J. Connor Joseph W. (Chip) Marshall III Janet L. Bonenberger Renato M. Lajara Herb Young Joseph A. DiAngelo, Jr. Owen McGirr Nicholas J. Caramenico Rev. Msgr. Stephen P. McHenry Christopher J. Dunton Robert M. Melchionni James J. Clearkin, III Charlley M. Moore William J. Fink William F. O'Donnell Joseph C. Doyle Sister Ann O'Connell, RSM Catherine Glatts Joseph J. Pistone Joseph A. DiAngelo, Jr. Loretta T. Ross Irene Horstmann Hannan Sister Marianna Walsh, RSM Sister Suzanne Gallagher, RSM John Sasso Sister Rosemary Herron, RSM Gerald Watson Barbara Kahn 10 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org PA Educational Tax Credit (EITC) Program Instead of paying up to $200,000 of Pennsylvania state taxes, eligible corporations may opt under the EITC Program to earmark this tax liability to Mercy Vocational High School (MVHS), which is an approved EITC schol- arship organization, and receive a tax credit. Entities eligible to apply for EITC are businesses authorized to do business in Pennsylvania that are subject to the following taxes: Corporate Net Income Tax, Capital Stock Franchise Tax, Bank and Trust Company Shares Tax, Title Insurance Companies Shares Tax, Insurance Premiums Tax or Mutual Thrift Institutions Tax. Tax credits reduce the actual tax bill opposed to charitable deductions that reduce the amount of the corporation's taxable income. A tax credit of 75% of Pennsylvania State Taxes is granted for a one year commitment. A 90% tax credit is granted for a two year commitment. The maximum is $200,000 per year per corporation. All donations up to the maximum amount are accepted. EITC is a win-win situation, for regional corporations and for MVHS. Corporations can direct a part of their tax bill to charity and MVHS can fund tuition for students who otherwise would not be able to benefit from the vocational training and life lessons they will learn at Mercy Vocational High School. Funds from EITC go directly to the fami- lies' portion of school tuition. Almost 60% of Mercy's student population comes from low-income households. Thus the need for tuition assistance grows every year. Applying is easy: a one page application is all that is needed to apply to the state for tax credits through the EITC program. Once a confirmation letter is received from the state, a corporation has sixty days to make its donation. Businesses can then earmark their donation to MVHS. EITC applications are accepted all year round and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Renewal applications for businesses should be submitted beginning May 15, 2009 and new applications are due on July 1, 2009. More information can be found at: http://www.newpa.com/find-and-apply-for-funding/funding-and- program-finder/funding-detail/index.aspx?progId=62 MVHS encourages businesses to consult a tax advisor in order to maximize the benefits of the EITC program. During the 2007-2008 school year, Mercy Vocational High School received $182,000 in EITC support and offered tuition assistance to 159 families. If you have further questions or would like more information, please contact Linda Leighbody, Director of Advancement, at 215-226-1225, Ext. 146. GiFTs $25,000 – $50,000 $5,000 – $24,999 UP TO $5,000 Bayada Nurses (through BLOCS*) ACE INA Merrill Lynch Harleysville National Bank Firstrust Savings Bank R-Way Gasket & Supply Company JJ White Incorporated (through BLOCS*) Sovereign Bancorp Wilkie Lexus Sovereign Securities For more information, contact Wilmington Trust of PA Linda E. Leighbody, Director of Advancement at (215) 226-1225 x146 or firstname.lastname@example.com. * BLOCS = Business Leaders Organized for Catholic Schools 11 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Grants & Gifts to Mercy Vocational High School UNREsTRiCTED GRaNTs & GiFTs The Mission Possible: The Annual Fund for Mercy Vocational High School allows Mercy to support day-to-day programs and initiatives—technology, vocational and academic education, building and grounds, faculty salaries and benefits, and community service. By contributing to the Mission Possible Fund, the donors listed below enabled us to bridge the gap between the $5,055 tuition for school year 2007-2008 and the actual cost of educating each student—$10,500. Every tax-deductible dollar given to the Mission Possible Fund has a direct and lasting impact on Mercy students and teachers. Without these gifts, the future carpenters, nursing assistants, chefs, administrative assistants, computer technicians, electricians and cosmetologists that Mercy trains can not achieve the promise of education, empowerment and employment. CIRCLE OF MERCY SOCIETY MERCY SPIRIT SOCIETY Ms. Regina M. Lyons Gifts of $25,000 - $49,999 Gifts up to $999 Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. McIntyre, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth McKay Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Angiolillo Mr. and Mrs. William Melchionni, Sr. The JDB Fund Church of Saint Michael Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Melcher The Lenfest Foundation the Archangel Mr. Timothy J. Moynahan & Mr. and Mrs. Brendan J. Clearkin, Sr. MERCY SHIELD SOCIETY Ms. Melva M. Exner Mr. and Mrs. James J. Clearkin, III Sister Marie O'Hara, RSM Gifts of $5,000 - $24,999 Mr. Joseph P. Clearkin Our Mother of Good Counsel Church Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Clearkin Mr. and Mrs. Laurence P. Genuardi Kathleen Owens, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Curry, Jr. Mr. Michael F. Green & Mr. and Mrs. Bryan J. Pini Rev. Paul DiGirolamo Ms. Deborah Dorsey Mr. David Roarty DN Supply Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hallinan Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Roy Michael P. Donnelly Roofing Co., Inc. Intech Construction Inc. Sacred Heart Church Mary E. Eberhard Mr. Robert N. Masucci Saint Martin DePorres Church Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Foster Ms. Patricia M. Schreiber MAROON & GOLD SOCIETY Ms. Martha C. Garvin Schubert, Bellwoar, Gifts of $1,000 - $4,999 Ms. Maryann J. Gillespie Cahill & Quinn P.C. Irwin & Leighton, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Haas Target Stores Wm. J. Donovan Co. Henkels & McCoy, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Travis, Jr. Most Rev. Martin N. Mr. and Mrs. Christian M. Hensler, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Weidig Lohmuller, DD, JCD Mr. Thomas F. Jennings & Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Welde Mr. and Mrs. J. Edmund Mullin Ms. Deborah Naulty-Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. White Richard J. Seltzer, Inc. Kampus Klothes Tasty Baking Foundation Mr. George Kane Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kirby (List not complete) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Waninger XLE Metals, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Kirchhoff Sister Maria del Carmen, RSM Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Leis 12 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Grants & Gifts to Mercy Vocational High School REsTRiCTED GRaNTs aND GiFTs $2,000 — Giovannone Family Foundation — Strategic Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kahn, Jr. — funded Strings for School The following grants and gifts were given to Mercy Planning funding Mr. Jeffrey C. Kahn — supported Junior Biz Challenge Vocational High School to support specific programs in $1,500 — Mr. and Mrs. William J. Fink - Strategic Planning Sister Mercedes McCann, RSM — Strategic need: funding Planning funding $130,000 — Philadelphia Health Care Trust — for the Mr. and Mrs. Owen E. McGirr — supported Junior $1,500 — Mr. and Mrs. Robert Melchionni — provided Nursing Assistant Training Program Biz Challenge emergency assistance during the Christmas Season Mr. Richard L. McMonigle and Ms. Kathleen Chancler — $50,000 — Mr. and Mrs. John T. Sasso— for the 2008 supported Operation Katrina MVHS Career Showcase video $1,000 — American Freedom Assurance, Inc. — supported Mr. and Mrs. Robert Melchionni — supported Junior $50,000 — Maguire Foundation and Philadelphia Frannie's Breakfast Club Biz Challenge Insurance Companies — for the Business $1,000 — Mr. and Mrs. Frank Palopoli— supported Junior Mittleman Eye Center — supported Operation Katrina Education Program Biz Challenge Ms. Janice Pantano — supported Operation Katrina $25,000 — The Patricia Kind Family Foundation — Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Paramito — supported GiFTs UP TO $999 partial funding for full-time Social Worker Operation Katrina Mr. and Mrs. James E. Brown, Jr. — supported $17,000 — The Love of Christ Foundation — funded Operation Katrina Phelan, Hallinan, & Schmieg, LLP — supported Junior 2008 Operation Katrina Trip Biz Challenge Mr. and Mrs. James J. Clearkin, III — Strategic Planning funding Philadelphia Area Independent School Business Officers $10,000 — The Beneficial Foundation — partial funding Association — funded a green project for the new MVHS van Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy — James J. and Elizabeth M. Duffy Memorial Award for 2008 graduate Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Pistone — supported Junior $10,000 — Genuardi Family Foundation — partial Biz Challenge funding for full-time Social Worker Mr. and Mrs. George W. Edwards — supported Operation Katrina Ms. Patricia H. Reilly — supported Operation Katrina $10,000 — PECO — for the Electricity Shop Mr. and Mrs. Laurence A. Ross — supported Junior Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Elias — supported Frannie's $5,536 — Mr. and Mrs. T. Roderick Henkels - partial Breakfast Club Biz Challenge funding for the new MVHS van Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fox — Timothy Fox Graduation Mr. and Mrs. Laurence A. Ross — supported Frannie's Award for 2008 Breakfast Club $5,000 — Anonymous— partial funding for the new Sister Suzanne Gallagher, RSM — Strategic Staples, Inc. — supported Operation Katrina MVHS van Planning funding Mr. and Mrs. William L. Stulginsky — supported $5,000 — Bonenberger-Stainsby Charitable — Strategic Operation Katrina Joseph Giannone, Inc. — supported Operation Katrina Planning funding Mr. Edward F. Giletti — for the Cabinet Making Sister Margaret Taylor, RSM — Strategic Planning funding $5,000 — Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kahn, Jr. — Strategic Carpentry Shop Temple University Health System — funded microscopes Planning funding for the Science department Mr. Michael F. Green and Ms. Deborah E. Dorsey — $5,500 — Anonymous — "Fall Between the Cracks" Fund supported Junior Biz Challenge Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Vannicola — supported Frannie's Mr. and Mrs. James B. Haley, Jr. — MVHS Boys' Soccer Breakfast Club $4,000 — Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kahn, Jr. — funded team shirts and shin guards Ms. Patricia R. Walsh — supported Operation Katrina sophomore field trip to Holocaust Museum Sister Rosemary Herron, RSM — Strategic Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Welde — supported Junior $2,500 — The O'Donnell Family Foundation — Strategic Biz Challenge Planning funding Planning funding Mr. and Mrs. Randall T. Jones — supported Frannie's Ms. Beth A. Wolfe — supported Operation Katrina $2,220 — Anonymous — Christmas gifts for needy Breakfast Club Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Zadlo — supported Junior families Biz Challenge 13 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org MEMORiaLs TRiBUTEs Memorial donations offer a very meaningful way to The lives of alumni, parents, students, present/former Ms. Jean B. Meyers honor family members and friends. These contributions faculty and other members of the Mercy Vocational family given in honor of Barbara R. and Charles Kahn, not only provide critical financial support to the pro- may be honored through tribute gifts. Consider celebrat- Jr.'s wedding anniversary grams at Mercy Vocational High School, but also serve ing a holiday or an important occasion such as a birthday, Mr. and Mrs. William P. Melchionni as a lasting remembrance of loved ones. anniversary, graduation or marriage with a gift to Mercy given in honor of Jeanne and Robert Melchionni Vocational High School in the name of a loved one. In Memory of Stella J. Skiendzielewski Miller: Mr. and Mrs. Sean Rocks Ms. Stephanie Kaminski Sister Theresa Agliardi, RSM given in loving memory of Brian Rocks Mr. and Mrs. Herman B. Kordey given in loving memory of Sister Brigid Ounan, RSM Mr. and Mrs. John J. McColgan GiFTs iN KiND Ms. Ann Ambrogi Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Meyers A gift-in-kind is a donation of goods or services or given in honor of J. Mark Baiada's 60th birthday Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Miller a contribution in any form other than cash or check. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Mitchell, Jr. Ms. Ann Ambrogi During the 2007-2008 fiscal year, Mercy Vocational Northampton Township Board of Supervisors given in honor of Ann Baiada's 60th birthday was the grateful beneficiary of gifts in kind from the Ms. Inez Recupido Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark Baiada following individuals and businesses: Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Skiendzielewski given in honor of Margie Milstein and Walter Ferst Ms. Frances Skiendzielewski Anonymous Mr. Frank J. Skiendzielewski Michael B. Bongiovanni, M.D. A.T. Chadwick Company, Inc. Ms. Valerie Skiendzielewski given in loving memory of Carmeline Bongiovanni Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cohen TelTechCommunications Services, Inc. and James Schleif Dairyland Ice Cream Dr. and Mrs. Stenley Travis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Broderick ECBM Mr. James L. Waters and Ms. Ann T. Seglin given in honor of Frannie & Jim Maguire's 50th Mr. and Mrs. James B. Haley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Waters, Jr. wedding anniversary Hospice and Homecare Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Welsh Intech Construction Company Bud's Auto Repair Klein Tools Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Wilkinson given in loving memory of Bud Michini, Sr. Klover Contracting, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William Wright Sister Kathleen Duffy, RSM Linton's Managed Services In Memory of Anna May Tropiano: Maguire Foundation given in loving memory of Sister Michael Mary, RSM Mr. Zenaide Cacia Peirce-Phelps, Inc. Ms. Margarita Carlino Dr. John J. Fitzgerald, III and Dr. Georgia Crozier Mr. and Mrs. John T. Sasso Mr. Margaert Cauvin given in honor of Sister Rosemary Herron, RSM Siloam Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Celona Mr. William J. Gioioso and Ms. Mary Duffy Mr. Christopher Solarski Ms. Laura R. Dordick, C.P.A given in loving memory of Irene Masucci Sysco Food Services of Philadelphia, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Gilboy Ms. Janet K. Harvey Sister Rosemary Herron, RSM Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hillman given in loving memory of Msgr. Thomas J. Herron Mr. R. Bruce Hogan and Ms. Dyanne J. Ferk The Lizzul Family Ms. Diane E. Holloway given in honor of Mrs. J. Lucian Lizzul's 85th birthday Lady Liberty Transportation Co., Inc Ms. Helen M. Mack Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Lehman, Jr. given in loving memory of Maureen Gallagher Mr. Leonard Brian Marinaccio Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Martell Ms. Joan W. Mackie P.A. Post Agency, LLC given in loving memory of Sister Catherine Park Avenue Luxury Limousine, Inc. FitzPatrick, RSM Mr. and Mrs. William L. O'Connor Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. McLaughlin Siana, Carr, & O'Connor, LLP given in honor of Barbara R. and Charles Kahn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sims Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Skala 14 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Fund for Mercy Families CasE HisTORy The goal of the Fund for Mercy Families is to provide the families of prospective and current students with financial assistance so that they can enjoy a quality education at Mercy and look forward to a hopeful future. Our new EACH ONE | REACH ONE initiative clarifies for generous support. The donors to this Fund may elect to Because it is important that families feel they are invest- ing in the education of their students, all parents and current and prospective donors the multiple ways under receive letters and regular updates about their students guardians pay a portion of the tuition to the school. Some one umbrella that they can support MVHS students. and share in their progress as they discover and explore students need almost the entire amount of tuition due to These streams for tuition assistance include: Connelly the opportunities available to them at MVHS. their families' low-income levels, while others need tuition Scholarships, Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) stipends to augment their family incomes. Often the Program and BLOCS (Business Leaders Organized for $25,000 and above recipients of this program face multiple challenges that Catholic Education), the Charles E. Ellis Trust, the Fund give new meaning to the term "at risk." Mr. and Mrs. Robert Melchionni for Mercy Families, and Mercy Grants. The Fund for Mercy MaUREEN—CLass OF 2009 Families remains one of the most popular ways to help $10,000 aND aBOVE Maureen is a 17-year-old senior at Mercy Vocational High provide students with the means to a quality education Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation School who is being raised by her paternal grandmother. and a hopeful future. Money gifted in one fiscal year is The Nelson Foundation Maureen was raised by her biological mother until she was designated to students for the following fiscal year. four; her father has been "in and out" of Maureen's life. $8,000 aND aBOVE Due to multiple issues, custody was given to the grand- This plan allows the Advancement Office to advise the parents. Maureen's grandfather died of cancer the summer Admissions Office about the actual monies received in Anonymous before Maureen entered Mercy. Her grandmother is under FY 09 for this fund. Mercy Vocational High School is Paul E. Kelly Foundation medical care for heart problems. grateful for donors' flexibility in allowing our staff to Mr. Gerald Watson The neighborhood Maureen lives in has a history of determine the number of students who may benefit violence: in Maureen's sophomore year at Mercy, her $4,000 aND aBOVE from the Fund for Mercy Families tuition assistance. 15-year-old cousin was murdered. There was a band of The Brady Foundation girls who preyed on youth as they traveled to and from The Admissions Office's job grows increasingly more Mr. and Mrs. William J. Devlin, Jr. school. Maureen, herself, had difficulty handling conflict: difficult each year since so many of our families qualify Mr. and Mrs. Laurence P. Genuardi she had numerous run-ins with peers and many media- for tuition assistance. Presently over 60 percent of our Ms. Alice Niles tions took place in-school to resolve the conflicts. Maureen students come from families with incomes at or below the The Pistone Family Foundation, Inc. had to attend a summer program at Mercy to learn health- poverty level and all of our students receive some sort of ier ways of dealing with her own anger and frustrations. financial assistance. $1,000 aND aBOVE Mercy's guidance staff was able to enroll Maureen in an eight-week anger management group and attend weekly The cost of educating each student at Mercy Vocational Ms. Mary Sullivan DeCervantes counseling provided by Elwyn, Inc. here at MVHS. High School is approximately $10,500 each year, but Ms. Catherine M. Glatts Now a senior cosmetology student, Maureen has matured we ask parents to contribute only $5,255 in tuition to Caroline J. Sanders Trust #2 and is motivated to obtain her cosmetology license. She accommodate the financial constraints our families Toyota Motors Sales, USA, Inc. plans on attending Community College of Philadelphia to experience. All financial assistance goes towards the take business courses; her long-term goal is to own her UP TO $500 own salon one day! families' portion of the tuition. Sister Theresa Agliardi, RSM The positive outcomes of Mercy students upon gradua- Maureen is very personable, outgoing and generous Ms. Diana Brennan with her time. She is on Student Council, is a member tion show that their experience at the school develops Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Brennan of Mercy's basketball team and also participates in a them into responsible and productive adults who are well Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. Corcoran, in honor of neighborhood drill team. She is a resilient young lady who prepared to enter the workforce. Theresa & Martin Corcoran attributes her success to the support she has received at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Mercy Vocational High School. The following benefactors made a direct impact on the lives of one or more students and their families Sister Mary H. 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Sisters of Mercy Endowment PA Convention Center Community Benefactors 6% 5% Connelly Endowment 6% 4% Sisters of Mercy 22% Contributed School Expenses 20% 6% Services Administration 7% 27% Investment Income (loss) 27% 67% Net Tuition* 3% Other revenue Salaries and Benefits * Net Tuition and Fees reflects the tuition funds collected by MVHS after scholarship and financial aid. 16 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org Mercy Vocational High School 2900 West Hunting Park Avenue MISSION POSSIBLE Philadelphia, PA 19129-1803 www.mercyvocational.org At Mercy Vocational High School, our MISSION is to educate tomorrow's workforce today. Mercy makes it POSSIBLE for Philadelphia businesses to attract and retain the city's next generation of skilled workers from every Mercy graduating class. each one reach one Investing in Students… Launching Careers 17 MISSION POSSIBLE www.mercyvocational.org


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Phyllo Crusted Pork Tenderloin
Recipe courtesy of Le Cou Rouge, Nashville,TN
- The Best Of
- 1 pound. pork tenderloin, trimmed of silverskin
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon Szechwan pepper
- 3 tablespoons lard
- 1 pound mushrooms (mixed selection), 1/4-inch slice
- Lard
- 2 tablespoons Creole mustard
- 4 sheets phyllo dough
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Oil
Take the pork tenderloin and cut it in half crosswise. Each piece should be about 8 ounces. Season with salt, pepper, cumin, paprika and Szechwan pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of lard in a saute pan. Sear the pork tenderloins in the hot lard, browning all sides. Place pork on a plate and let cool. In the same saute pan, saute the mushrooms, adding the remaining 1-tablespoon of lard if necessary. Cook until the mushrooms are brown and all the moisture is gone. Season with salt, pepper and Creole mustard. Let cool. Melt unsalted butter. With pastry brush, brush butter on each sheet of dough and layer the phyllo, one sheet on top of the other. Cut the buttered phyllo stack in half lengthwise. Place four tablespoons of mushroom mix on phyllo dough, spread into a layer. Turn the dough so it looks like a diamond. Place the tenderloin onto the mushroom mixture where the edges of the loin are about 1/2 inch from the edge of the phyllo. Fold the nearest corner of phyllo over the loin, and then bring up the corners on the sides of the loin, towards the center of the loin. Roll the loin away, wrapping up the whole loin. Roast in a preheated 450-degree oven for 18 to 20 minutes.
Recipe courtesy of Le Cou Rouge, Nashville,TN
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Jun 09, 2012, 09:49 AM | |
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Good Day to everybody,
Why the EagleTree OSD doesn't continue to send data even though the video source is dead? The camera wire broke in flight and I had a total black screen with no data. I read that other OSD systems still continue to transmit data on a blank screen. Is there any chance to implement that on ET OSD? Thanks for your time Best Regards Fabio |
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All, sorry for the delay in posting here. We're in the end game of shipping a new product, which has been time consuming over the last couple of weeks, to make an understatement. It's almost finished though, and sanity is returning. Please let me know if there are remaining questions not answered below.
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1) you have done many flights (> 50) since your last download from the logger 2) the battery voltage powering the eLogger is dropping below about 4V for an extended period, which will cause a new session to be logged. Do either of these explanations fit? |
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Hi Bill, minimum groundspeed: sorry, seems i read the manual in the wrong way .... i was sure that the throttle management was implemented in the software - "change to cruise-throttle above the cruising height if speed is lower than minimum ground speed" ... would be nice to see this in the next version. in my opinion this is a safety feature to prevent the plane to be "blown away". diversity switching issue: problem is solved for me ... i sold the eagle-eyes and now i use the cheap "easy diversity" which does the switching using the rssi-signal. but for your information i uploaded a video showing the poor diversity. my setup and what the video shows: Groundstation: MFD-AAT tracker, Eagle Eyes diversity, 2x RC305 5,8GHz receiver, Helical 5turn (tracked), SPW fix Plane: Eagle Tree equipped (OSDpro, Guardian, ELogger V4, GPS, Baro Speed, Baro Height), 5,8Ghz 200mW Transmitter, CL Edit: Firmware 10.38 Poor diversity switching at sensitivity 10, but default 5 shows the same reaction: first switch from SPW to Helical at ap. 2000m distance at at poor video quality - followed from switching between both antennas. at 3000m with an ugly video-quality the diversity switches the last time to the helical and finally stays at the better quality. cheers Thomas don´t mind about "Range Warning" popping up on the OSD-screen i´m using a stock spectrum tx-module and this is the range i get under the worst condition ( tx-antenna covered from my body, if i fly behind my back).
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Hello, a fellow of the forum in Spain, has given me an idea to have two channels in the wings along with the RTH and the Guardian. The idea is connect to the OSD only one of the wings so that when the RTH mode is active and when stabilization mode is active the OSD act only in one of the wings. ..I would ask if anyone has tested this configuration and what results I can expect.
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I have also chopped a small section out of my last flight which shows the eagle eyes switching, it was on a good image but switched to a poor image then switched between the two and settled on the worse image. I hope my short video clip demonstrates this. I have experimented with the sensitiity, but all that achieves is an almost constant switching of video but absolutely no imporvement on selecting the obviously better image. I am curently running 10.13 so I can upgrade if you feel this may help, I kinda loath to do it as I just got everything else setup nice lol Anyway here is my video clip, unfortunately my DVR reduces the quality quite allot. But the clear image was crystal clear and the grainy image was bad so the recieved images where worlds apart from each other. I have also included my config file incase you need to know any other settings I am using Regards, John
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By: GABRIEL RIZK
Corona Santiago coach Paul Herrera promises that if brothers Jeremy Thomas and Justin Thomas are wrestling in back-to-back finals matches at the state championships on Saturday, Justin (152 pounds) will be waiting out of sight until the 145-pound match is over. Sharks senior Justin Thomas is ranked No.1 in the state
Thu Mar 05, 2015
WRESTLING: Yucaipa's Reyes leads Inland quartet to championships
ONTARIO – Eric Reyes' Masters championship at 126 pounds on Saturday was a precedent-setter on more than one level. In addition to being the first local to win a finals matchup during Day2 of the CIF-SS Boys Wrestling Masters Meet, which was the first Masters title of his career, the Thunderbirds senior also delivered
Sat Feb 28, 2015
WRESTLING: La Sierra's Reusing, Miller's Samaniego win state titles
By: TREVOR HORN
VISALIA – One took a bit longer than the other, but Monica Samaniego and Kendall Reusing both did Saturday what they set out to do – become state champions. At the CIF State Girls Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Samaniego of Fontana Miller and Reusing of Riverside La Sierra overcame years of heartache to finally stand
Sat Feb 28, 2015
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Results from local high school sports action. GIRLS WATER POLO CIF-SS CHAMPIONSHIPS At Woollett Aquatics Center Irvine Division 1
Sat Feb 28, 2015
HSGT WRESTLING: CIF-SS Masters
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WRESTLING: Fourteen locals on to Masters semifinals
By: GABRIEL RIZK
ONTARIO - Out of many, an elite 14 local wrestlers made it through the first day of the CIF-SS Masters Meet at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario on Friday with their title hopes still intact and a state berth at hand. "All of my matches went really well; I just went in there and pinned them," said Tristin Sutton of Hemet, on
Fri Feb 27, 2015
GIRLS WRESTLING: Inland athletes advance to semifinals at state meet
By: GABRIEL RIZK
Everything went according to plan for the four strongest local title hopefuls at the CIF Girls State Wrestling Championships on Friday. La Sierra senior Kendall Reusing, Fontana Miller senior Monica Samaniego, Corona sophomore Shandrea Shelby and Riverside resident Aleeah Gould all advanced safely to today&rsq
Fri Feb 27, 2015
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By: GABRIEL RIZK
Over the course of their high school careers, Riverside La Sierra's Kendall Reusing and Fontana Miller's Monica Samaniego have risen to become the gold standard of Inland Empire girls' wrestling. They've had their hands raised dozens of times at tournaments throughout the state, captured CIF-SS title
Thu Feb 26, 2015
WRESTLING: Inland athletes out to extend their seasons at Masters
By: GABRIEL RIZK
One final checkpoint remains on the road to the CIF state wrestling meet, but admission is pretty exclusive. Here's what to watch for over the next two days at the CIF Masters Meet, which will send the top nine placers from each weight class to the state meet March 6-7 in Bakersfield: 106 – Bloomingtons'
Thu Feb 26, 2015
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WRESTLING: Inland athletes bring home individual titles
By: GABRIEL RIZK
What could be sweeter than winning a CIF championship? For Temecula Valley senior Josh Cortez, being able to claim the 138-pound title at the CIF-SS Inland Division Individual Wrestling Championships in his home gym on Saturday was the icing on the cake. "It's always good to do it in front of your hometown, your friends
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GIRLS WRESTLING: Ten area athletes qualify for state
By: GABRIEL RIZK
EASTVALE – The chase for section titles will continue today, but a select group of locals were able to punch their tickets to the CIF state meet early on in Day One of the CIF-SS Girls Individual Wrestling Championships. Ten wrestlers from area schools made it through the first three rounds of the championship bracket on Friday at
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Results from local high school sports action. GIRLS SOCCER SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE Temecula Great Oak 1, Murrieta Valley 0. Goal — DeFrank (GO). Saves Cornelius (GO) 5. (Great Oak is 10-8-1, 3-7 i
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As girls wrestling grows, the CIF-SS postseason also gets bigger and tougher by the year. This year's format introduced a multi-divisional CIF-SS qualifier played out across four venues on Saturday, from which the top performers advanced to today's CIF-SS Girls Individual Wrestling Championship at Eastvale Roosevelt High. That eve
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WRESTLING: Norte Vista wins five individual titles in RVL
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RIVERSIDE – After spending the season locked in a neck-and-neck race for the River Valley League dual-meet championship, Riverside Norte Vista and Riverside Hillcrest were once again at the forefront of the battle for league supremacy at Wednesday night's league individual finals. The Trojans handed the Braves their only dual
Wed Feb 11, 2015
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Results from local high school sports action. BOYS BASKETBALL INLAND VALLEY LEAGUE Riverside Arlington 35, Moreno Valley Rancho Verde 33. Arlington scoring &mda
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There are only a handful of Inland high school sports programs that truly can be called dynasties, and the Temecula Valley wrestling program certainly has earned its place at or near the top of the area's all-time greatest programs. Temecula Valley edged Perris Citrus Hill for a 34-27 victory Saturday in the finals of the CIF-Southe
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Rebels in the Syrian city of Aleppo are appealing for anti-aircraft weapons after weeks of being targeted by government air power.
The plea for help comes as residents use a rare lull in fighting to try and escape the town.
The rebels were pushed back from the Salaheddin district on Thursday by troops seeking to re-establish control over Syria's largest city.
Rebel commanders say the lack of anti-aircraft weapons is a big part of the reason they had pull out of the key district in Aleppo.
After a halt in the fighting, government forces are once again reported to be hitting rebel positions from the air.
Random shooting echoed from inside Salaheddin, that controls access to Aleppo from the south, and an unmanned drone aircraft buzzed directly overhead.
Some residents of the shattered neighbourhood slipped back to try to salvage possessions, despite army snipers lurking there.
Two civilians were hit by gunfire in nearby streets.
One, apparently shot in the buttocks, was dragged off the street by rebels and treated by medics before being taken to a field clinic. A second man was wounded in the back and arm.
Blood soaked through the sleeve of his yellow jacket and his face was contorted in pain as rescuers put him in a vehicle.
Syrian rebels are promising a counter-attack to regain the lost ground.
"I have about 60 men positioned strategically at the frontline and we are preparing a new attack today," said Abu Jamil, a rebel commander, saying sniper fire in Salaheddin had prevented his men from retrieving a comrade's body for two days.
Britain has announced another $7 million in aid for Syria's opposition.
London calls the aid non-lethal and says it includes communications equipment, body armour and medical supplies.
Robert Danin, a senior fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, says the US is headed towards intervention.
"We are now involved on the ground, we are now providing logistical support," he told PM.
"Yesterday, I think it was [US presidential advisor John Brennan who said] no options are off the table. They are talking about considerations towards no-fly zone or perhaps some sort of sanctuary."
But Mr Danin argues that the US should be cautious about military intervention.
"Those who are calling for us to provide sophisticated arms to the Syrian rebels have to really think twice," he said.
"It seems to me one of two things will happen. Either there'll be some horrific massacre, heaven forbid, the force of which will compel action out of shame and the sense that something has to be done.
"Or otherwise some sort of change on the ground will take place that will provide the opportunity for real change."
Both Mr Danin and his colleague, Middle East fellow Ed Husain, agree that the US should continue to support diplomatic moves to end the conflict.
Mr Husain, says it is encouraging to see that the Free Syrian Army has signed a human rights code of conduct.
"That's a first from the Free Syrian Army and that's their way of saying that they acknowledge that they've been involved in human right violations," he said.
"Essentially it's a conflict with the Syrian people and themselves in a way that they see appropriate, while assuring the rest of the international community that they're not going to be violating human rights."
Meanwhile diplomatic sources say former Algerian foreign minister, Lakhdar Brahimi, is expected to become the new United Nations and Arab League peace envoy to Syria.
Former UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, resigned from the position last week, saying it was "impossible" for him to succeed in his role until both sides wanted peace.
Mr Brahimi, 78, has been around the diplomatic scene in the Middle East long enough to have been part of the negotiations that ended the bloody and protracted civil war in Lebanon that started in the 1970s and lasted 16 years.
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I applied online. The process took 2 days – interviewed at Hobby Lobby.
Normal question why u want to work for company, explain back ground, ordering inventory, need someone that will work freight not so much managing store. Flexible schedule willing to work different hrs. Do you homework and know about company and what products company owns that they sell inside of store they make their own candles and you will have to learn how to do all the jobs in the store like a good managers would know how to do. How would you handle conflict resolution.
- How would you handle payroll controls. Answer Question
Received better offer but good starting pay for the job
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Assistant Manager Interview
Application DetailsI applied online – interviewed at Hobby Lobby.
Interview DetailsPhone interview, In person interview with HR, In person interview with specific store management
Interview Questions- Interviewer showed a list of characteristics-many of which were Christian based and asked which were the 5 that I displayed the most in my life and the 5 that I least displayed. Answer Question
Negotiation DetailsNo negotiation. The wage was preset.Accepted OfferAverage Interview -
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Application DetailsI applied in-person. The process took a day – interviewed at Hobby Lobby in May 2011.
Interview DetailsHired on the spot while shopping in the store.
Interview Questions- There were no difficult or unexplained questions. Answer Question
No OfferNeutral ExperienceEasy Interview -
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Application DetailsThe process took a day – interviewed at Hobby Lobby in October 2009.
Interview DetailsInterviewer said he had many applicants ,immediately berated my experience and said he was eliminating the extra applicants .... the entire four minute process uncomfortable due to his advesarial approach.
My opinion of the company changed immediately from favorable to very unfavorable- if you treat people poorly before they go to work for you..why would things change after you were hired?Interview Questions- What kind of hours did you work? View Answer
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Application DetailsI applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Hobby Lobby in September 2009.
Interview DetailsQuite lengthy and method based. The mere quantity of applicants in this price/experience range apparantley forces them to use a screening process that is quite impersonal.
Interview Questions- Are you accustomed to following procedure or company policy? View Answer
Reasons for DecliningI was looking for more creative freedom where a person with self motivated inititave can stand out. They are in search of young impressionable minds who follow established structures.
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Assistant Manager Interview
Application DetailsI applied online. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Hobby Lobby in October 2011.
Interview DetailsOne on one interview took 2 hours
Interview Questions- What was something you did at work you are most proud of? View Answer
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