RE Log Fall 2016

40 Ransom Everglades LOG FALL 2016 Alumni Events Link to the photo galleries: https://ransomevergladesschool.smugmug.com/ RE’s varsity baseball team welcomed 20 alumni players spanning four decades to the Boys & Girls Club of Miami-Dade for the third-annual alumni game in January 2016. The alumni team showed off a lineup with legends from the Class of 1983 to youngsters from the Class of 2015. Ilan Arboleda ’93 unveiled his documentary “Thank You For Your Service” at the Lewis Family Auditorium in March 2016. Ilan also spoke with students about the film, which focuses on the mental-health crisis in the military and takes aim at the failed policies that result from a superficial understanding of war trauma. Arboleda worked for three years on the documentary, visiting 54 cities and interviewing 275 people. “The films I make are all about social disruption,” he told RE Upper School students. “We look to make films that can be a catalyst for change.” Added Arboleda: “This film is a direct extension of what I learned here at Ransom Everglades.” More than 40 RE Alums and family members organized a Day of Play for the students of the Overtown Youth Center in April. The afternoon brought two communities together as one, and RE is grateful to Alonzo and Tracy Mourning for introducing us to this community treasure. REACH Too (Ransom Everglades Alumni Can Help Too) is already planning next year’s repeat event. To get involved, contact Danielle Phillips Retchless at dpretchless@ransomeverglades.org . On April 28, 2016, the following sports stars were inducted into the RE Athletic Hall of Fame: Matt Rose ’86 (football and tennis), Christopher Robert Moore ’76 (soccer), Christopher Browne ’01 (football, basketball and baseball), and the 1990 Girls’ Volleyball Championship Team . We are already planning for the 2017 celebration and are accepting nominations at http://www.ransomeverglades.org/Page/Athletic-Hall-of-Fame-Nomination. The Alumni Association celebrated the fifth-anniversary of the Ransom Everglades Epic Fishing Tournament (REEF) in May 2016 with smashing success: the day of family fun on and off the water raised $27,000 for the RE waterfront and $8,000 for Breakthrough Miami. Since its inception, more than $125,000 has been raised to support Ransom Everglades, with an additional $25,000 for Breakthrough Miami. Andres Sequero of Passing Gas claimed the day’s biggest catch, bringing in a 39.4-pound dolphin. More than 40 RE grads in the New York area gathered for an RE Alumni Connections event at The Park in Chelsea in May 2016 to hear from a distinguished panel of guests, includ- ing: Tara Narula ’93 , Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Hofstra University Northwell School of Medicine, Associate Director of the Cardiac Care Unit at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, and medical contributor to CBS News; Michael Toccin ’03 , Vice President of Global Sales, KaufmanFranco; Colleen Soriano Weinrich ’96 , US Agency Facebook; and Janet Wu ’83 (moderator) multi-media journalist, adjunct professor at Emerson College and OpEd contributor to the Boston Globe. NYC Alumni Committee Member Alicia Halegua ’00 and her committee organized the networking event that mirrored our Miami series. To participate in future events in NYC, please contact Alicia at Halegua.alicia@gmail.com.