By:Esther McKenna
The BFE is an organization of alumni and friends of the Baldwin Public Schools. It raises funds to provide mini-grants, maxi-grants and scholarships for Baldwin's students.
Barbara Fullerton has been an active BFE board member for many years and has dedicated herself to a myriad of organizations throughout the Baldwin community. She was the reunion organizer for her class of '64 and has co-chaired the spring celebration several times. Fullerton is also vice president of the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and its former secretary. She received the Business Leader of the Year Award from the Council of Chambers and served on the steering committee for the new WWII monument erected at Silver Lake Park. She is a former board member of the St. Christopher's School and past president of its Rosary-Altar Society. As a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling, she is a co-facilitator of a bereavement support group, and speaks at schools to educate parents helping children cope with grief.
Joan Flatley has been a staunch advocate for special children. She founded and was the first president of Baldwin's Special Education PTA (SEPTA). With a Masters of Science degree in special education from Hofstra University, she served the Baldwin schools as resource room special education teacher, special education department chair, district director of pupil services, and is now principal of Meadow School where Baldwin's special education students are housed. Ms. Flatley was an adjunct professor at Adelphi University and a field supervisor at Molloy College. She served on the Baldwin Educational Assembly, Gardening Angels, Beautiful Baldwin Committee, and was president of the Council for Exceptional Children. She has been a Baldwin and New York State committeewoman for the 14th and 21st Assembly Districts for many years.
This year's spring celebration co-chairs are Melissa Howell Manning, Sharon Moon Knoernschild and Catherine Carroll. The April 2 event will be held from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Baldwin High School commons area. A casual event of alumni and community bonding, music and a light supper donated by local restaurants will cost $15 per person.
For reservations or for more information, please call Moon Knoernschild at 379-6144. If you would like to add addtional names to the invitation list, please mail them to the BFE, P.O. Box 350, Baldwin, NY 11510-0350.
