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Very Sad News - On Friday, January 31, 2020, Susan Elizabeth Gencarelli of Ellicott City, MD. Beloved wife of the late Jack Gencarelli. Loving mother of Chris Gencarelli and wife Ashley. Cherished sister of Peter Emmerich and wife Karen, Linda Emmerich and husband John, and Lisa Emmerich and husband Paul. Devoted grandmother of Zoey Lynn Susan. Caring aunt of Sean Allen, Doug Allen, Jillian Emmerich, Amelia Grabowski, Lizzie Grabowski, Kate Grabowski, and David Friedlander and wife Claire. Susan is survived by other beloved family members Cindy and Dave Wagner, Judy and Larry Yolken, Dick and Muriel Schnieder, and Mona and the late George Sheperty.

Family and friends are invited to gather at the Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park, Inc., 7250 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge, MD 21075 on Friday, February 7, 2020 from 5 pm to 7 pm. A Celebration of Life Funeral Service will be held at the Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 11 am with interment to follow at Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore, MD.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/elkridge-md/susan-gencarelli-9020980

Sad news

Halethorpe restaurant Gianni's Italian Bistro closes its doors Gianni's, a restaurant that served Halethorpe, Arbutus and Lansdowne for nearly to a decade, closed last week after a legal dispute with the restaurant's landlord, the owners' lawyer said.

More on the challenges being faced by School for Tomorrow and in the comments is the link for a go fund me page put together by the school in an attempt to raise scholarship money for students who need it to stay at the school.

Per the article, parents this past summer have "been too busy trying to save the school to look at other options" a sentiment that many Compass parents can relate to and some former members of our Compass/Norbel family are now part of SFT some going though this for the third time.

Apparently opening in the fall is not certain per a parent who has stepped up to chair the board the school is "now in need of only 4 additional students at either campus to be able to move forward. ... SFT is a school that stumbled, but has a community of close to 40 parents and faculty that want it to continue and flourish."

Money Woes May Doom Reston Independent School School for Tomorrow needs more students, more money in order keep operating in Reston and in Silver Spring, Md.

Wishing the parents at SFT all the best - sounds like they are working miracles for their kids to keep SFT funded and the doors open! Sounds like they are on a good path with a new head of the board of directors who wants "Transparency is critical, Forsen said. If the school moves forward, he said he would like to see bylaws changed so that quarterly financial reports are required."

A dream on the edge: School falters, leader resigns and parents step in The private School for Tomorrow is struggling, but parents and students are fighting to keep it open for next school year.

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