Soft spoken with a beautiful big smile, Max Etienne was taken from us way too early.
On February 20, 2017, the NHS Class of '89 lost a
very special member of our class. Max Etienne was a friend to all - a
gentle kind soul with a big beautiful smile - and a quiet, reassuring
presence. Max was a gifted student and great athlete- excelling at
football, wrestling and lacrosse. After graduating from Nyack, he
went to SUNY Albany and then on to serve our country as a Marine and
later as a police officer in Albany.
To honor Max and all that he meant to so many of us, we are
raising money in his name, for a memorial within the project being
created at the new High School by the Nyack Tower Fund. Depending on
how much is raised, we will sponsor a memorial plaque or bench for Max
with his name and picture on it at the new Nyack High School.
Please use this page to donate in honor of Max. The Nyack Tower
Fund will combine all of our gifts to maximize the recognition item we
get (brick, plaque, bench, etc.) but by using this page, your
individual gift will be 100% tax deductible to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
Additionally, Dan Berkowitz, ('88) President of the Nyack Fund, has
also offered anyone who contributes at least $250 in honor of Max, their own personal brick as
well. So if you were planning on giving a donation for a $250 brick,
you will still get your $250 brick, and the entirity of your donation
will go to Max's memorial.
Our deadline for donations in Max's name is May 1st, so please
make a gift today and feel free to reach out to Dan (917-826-0850)
with any questions regarding the Nyack Tower Fund.
If you have any questions regarding the memorial itself, you can contact Amy Sims Schaefer at (609) 651-5332, or email me at amy.sims.schaefer@gmail.com
Thank you in advance for your generosity, and please feel free to share this on your Facebook wall for other friends of Max to see.
Amy Sims Schaefer (Class of 89)
This is an example of what a Plaque for Max could look like
but we can switch pictures if we find better ones or the family or
friends want it changed.
Tower Fund Alumni Committee
Dan Berkowitz, NHS 1988 (President)
Rita D'Auria Blinn Class of 1982
Alison Crowther
Jeff Crowther
Derek Davis, NHS Class of 1982
Greg D'auria NHS Class of 1970
Mary Ingrassia Fiore, NHS 1988
Julian Gould, NHS 1999
Liz Gilroy Gould, NHS 1999
Russell B. Grant, NHS 1990
Laura Cahill Graham NHS 1981
Mark Ruggiero, NHS - 1970
Chuck Scarpulla, NHS 1992
Fran Sennas NHS 1959
Semo Sennas NHS 1959
Cynthia Costa Trahan, NHS 1989
If you are interested in Volunteering to help make our project a reality, please contact Dan Berkowitz at 917-826-0850.
The Nyack Tower Fund is a component fund of the Rockland Community Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charitable organization. All donations are tax deductible. For more information see our website.
Perks
Your $10 donation buys you one raffle ticket for a 15x30 beautiful Oil Painting of the Old Nyack High School Building. It was painted and donated by the very talented Eric Clegg from the Class of 2003. If you buy a $25 donation, you get 3 chances for the $25 perk. This is only Valid until the drawing of the raffle on Facebook Live on June 22nd at 8PM. 100% of ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE TOWER FUND! If we get over 150 Tickets sold, I will have it framed for the winner.
For a $25 donation, you get 3 chances in the old Nyack High school painting Raffle that will be held on June 22nd at 8PM. The painting was donated by Eric Clegg of the class of 2003 and 100% of the proceeds from this raffle will go to the tower fund building.
For this $35 donation, you will get your name on one line of a brick and share it with two other Nyack Grads who would like to have their name in the pathway, but who don't want their own individual brick.
For any Donation of $50 you get a your name on a Brick with one other Nyack Grad.
A contribution of $100 buys you your own individual small Red brick in Nyack's Tradition way with your name, and your class you graduated. The $100 Brick has 3 Lines and 16 Characters per line. Be part of the ongoing history of Nyack High School, and pave the way to funding this project.
A contribution of $250 buys you a medium sized White brick in Nyack's Tradition way with your name, and your class you graduated. The $250 Medium Brick has 6 lines and 16 Characters per line. This is good for people with two children and who want a bigger family name listed at the top.
A contribution of $500 buys you a large Tan brick in Nyack's Tradition way with your name, and your class you graduated. The $500 Brick is a Family Brick for bigger Families. There are 9 lines on a $500 Brick and it is wider with 22 characters per line. You can also get sports symbols on this brick. Its 12x12. Its a nice size. Perfect for a family of 4 or more.
A donation of $1,000 will get you a Bronze Plaque with your name on it for our Giving Wall. You can fit 6-7 family members on a Family Plaque.
You can have a plaque that represents your family name, and each family member that went, or will go to Nyack High, and the year they graduated. The plaques will be hung on our giving wall.
More specific activities plaques and you can add your own personal or Team picture from High School to the plaque.
You can get an individual Sports or Activity plaque with your name, the year you graduated and a sport you played. The plaques will be hung on our giving wall.
Share a sports plaque with Two Siblings who each played a sport or joined an activity. Also includes graduation year. We can do all sports activities from Football, to Indianettes to Chess Club, to Hippie hill for all of our 60's Graduates who asked about this.
You can have a family plaque with a picture of your family, and all of the family members listed as well as the year of graduation, or future graduation. The plaques will be hung on our giving wall.
This is a Family Plaque that can Hold more names than the regular Family Plaque. This is for Large families with lots of relatives who all would like to be together on a larger plaque.
Your donation of $5000 by you a Beautiful Black Bronze Plaque with your name, Class you graduated and set against the Red Brick walkway in Nyack's Tradition way.
Each of Eight Benches Donated will carry the name of the Donator on a Gold Plaque on the back of the bench that will be placed on Tradition Way, and displayed for all to see.
This is a great opportunity to Donate your name to one of Three Flag poles at this Great Field Complex. One flag will be in Honor of Welles Crowther, One Flag will be in Honor of Stacey Sennas McGowan, and One Flag will be in Honor of the American Flag.
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Your $10 donation buys you one raffle ticket for a 15x30 beautiful Oil Painting of the Old Nyack High School Building. It was painted and donated by the very talented Eric Clegg from the Class of 2003. If you buy a $25 donation, you get 3 chances for the $25 perk. This is only Valid until the drawing of the raffle on Facebook Live on June 22nd at 8PM. 100% of ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE TOWER FUND! If we get over 150 Tickets sold, I will have it framed for the winner.
For a $25 donation, you get 3 chances in the old Nyack High school painting Raffle that will be held on June 22nd at 8PM. The painting was donated by Eric Clegg of the class of 2003 and 100% of the proceeds from this raffle will go to the tower fund building.
For this $35 donation, you will get your name on one line of a brick and share it with two other Nyack Grads who would like to have their name in the pathway, but who don't want their own individual brick.
For any Donation of $50 you get a your name on a Brick with one other Nyack Grad.
A contribution of $100 buys you your own individual small Red brick in Nyack's Tradition way with your name, and your class you graduated. The $100 Brick has 3 Lines and 16 Characters per line. Be part of the ongoing history of Nyack High School, and pave the way to funding this project.
A contribution of $250 buys you a medium sized White brick in Nyack's Tradition way with your name, and your class you graduated. The $250 Medium Brick has 6 lines and 16 Characters per line. This is good for people with two children and who want a bigger family name listed at the top.
A contribution of $500 buys you a large Tan brick in Nyack's Tradition way with your name, and your class you graduated. The $500 Brick is a Family Brick for bigger Families. There are 9 lines on a $500 Brick and it is wider with 22 characters per line. You can also get sports symbols on this brick. Its 12x12. Its a nice size. Perfect for a family of 4 or more.
A donation of $1,000 will get you a Bronze Plaque with your name on it for our Giving Wall. You can fit 6-7 family members on a Family Plaque.
You can have a plaque that represents your family name, and each family member that went, or will go to Nyack High, and the year they graduated. The plaques will be hung on our giving wall.
More specific activities plaques and you can add your own personal or Team picture from High School to the plaque.
You can get an individual Sports or Activity plaque with your name, the year you graduated and a sport you played. The plaques will be hung on our giving wall.
Share a sports plaque with Two Siblings who each played a sport or joined an activity. Also includes graduation year. We can do all sports activities from Football, to Indianettes to Chess Club, to Hippie hill for all of our 60's Graduates who asked about this.
You can have a family plaque with a picture of your family, and all of the family members listed as well as the year of graduation, or future graduation. The plaques will be hung on our giving wall.
This is a Family Plaque that can Hold more names than the regular Family Plaque. This is for Large families with lots of relatives who all would like to be together on a larger plaque.
Your donation of $5000 by you a Beautiful Black Bronze Plaque with your name, Class you graduated and set against the Red Brick walkway in Nyack's Tradition way.
Each of Eight Benches Donated will carry the name of the Donator on a Gold Plaque on the back of the bench that will be placed on Tradition Way, and displayed for all to see.
This is a great opportunity to Donate your name to one of Three Flag poles at this Great Field Complex. One flag will be in Honor of Welles Crowther, One Flag will be in Honor of Stacey Sennas McGowan, and One Flag will be in Honor of the American Flag.
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