Class of 2008 parents, unless you have notified us that you would still like to receive this communication, this is your last issue of the Malvern Weekly. If you would like to continue to receive the Weekly, please send a message to communications@malvernprep.org. Thank you to all of the parents who have already done so. 2008-2009 Medical Packets Due - August 1 Point Person: Kit McGettigan, Nurse - 484-595-1160 The 2008-2009 medical forms are due August 1. Please note: All medical forms must be submitted before your son can attend the first day of school or participate in fall athletics. All medical forms can be found here on the Malvern Prep website. Malvern Prep at the Shore - August 2 Point Person: Marie Sumser, Development Assistant - 484-595-1110 Join Malvern alumni, parents, friends and family for a casual party at the Princeton Bar and Grill* in Avalon, N.J. on Saturday, August 2, 3:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Enjoy time with friends, complimentary food, good music and cash bar. We hope to see you there! *Must be 21 to enter. Augustinian Day at Morey's Piers - August 3 Point Person: Larry Legner, Christian Service Director - 484-595-1163 Malvern Prep will be spending Sunday, August 3 at Morey's Piers in Wildwood, N.J. If you decide at the last minute to join us just go to Morey's Piers at Schellenger Avenue and the Boardwalk. To check in, report to guest services located under the Sea Serpent Rollercoaster. Tell them you are with Malvern Prep for the Augustinian Day. They will give you a wristband, which entitles you to use both Water Parks and the three Amusement Piers. You will also have an all you can eat dinner at the picnic area located at Rendezvous Beach Picnic Pavilion from 4:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m. The Water Parks close at 7:00 p.m. and the amusements close around 12:30 a.m. Come at 9:00 a.m. and enjoy the entire day. The Morey family is donating 100% of the profits to the Malvern Prep Senior Service Program! Please consider joining us and bring along your family and friends. We will be having a wonderful day! Learn more about Morey's Piers... Jump Start to Success - August 18, 19 and 20 Point Person: Sally Kelly, Jump Start Coordinator - 484-595-1100 x3515 Before coming back to school, "Jump Start" your brain for success!!  Malvern will conduct an academic half-day program on August 18, 19 and 20 to ease students into the coming academic routine. This three-day academic program for sixth through ninth grades prepares students for the school year. Highlights include a concentrated chemistry seminar and an exciting creative arts program. Just three hours for three days may make the summer's end profitable and enjoyable. Socialize, orient yourself to Malvern, and "Jump Start" your brain for a successful school year. Please visit the Jump Start webpage on the Malvern website for more information. Friars' Resale Shop Open - August 22 The Friars' Resale Shop will be selling gently used Malvern attire (blazers, shirts, ties, polos, khakis, belts) starting on August 22 at the annual book sale in Stewart Hall. All proceeds benefit the Mothers' Club of Malvern. You can also drop off your used items during that time in Stewart, or anytime in the Friars' Friday Box in front of Austin Hall.  If you are able to help volunteer during the book sale, please contact Janet Satterthwaite at jjsatterthwaite@verizon.net. Support Malvern Prep Through Expanded EITC Program Point Person: Marty Farrell, Executive Director of Development - 484-595-1111 Some of you, no doubt, are already aware of a unique opportunity that presented itself several years ago to support Malvern's financial aid and scholarship program - the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC). This program, approved by the Pennsylvania State Legislature in 2001, allows tax credits for companies that contribute to scholarship organizations. This year, the EITC has expanded to include businesses that are subject to the Personal Income Tax of S Corporation shareholders or Partnership partners. It's fairly simple for your business to participate. First, your company completes the appropriate application to the State for tax credit for a contribution to scholarship/financial aid programs at Malvern Prep. Once the State approves the request, the contribution must be made directly to the School within 60 days. There is a yearly statewide cap and tax credits are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Businesses that qualify would include those in Pennsylvania that pay any of the following taxes: Corporate Net Income Tax (CNI); Capital Stock and Franchise Tax; Bank and Trust Company Shares Tax; Title Insurance Companies Shares Tax; Insurance Premiums Tax; Mutual Thrift Institutions Tax; and, now, S Corporation Income Tax. We hope if appropriate, you will consider supporting Malvern through this unique program. For an application and more detailed information on EITC, contact Marty Farrell, Executive Director of Development for Malvern Prep, at 484-595-1111.

Malvern Fund Sets New Record For Giving at Malvern; Fr. Duffy, O.S.A. Golf Outing a Success July 31, 2008 Thanks to your generosity, Malvern Prep concluded a successful year with two outstanding fundraising achievements. The Malvern Fund, the School's highest fundraising priority, reached a new record for giving at Malvern - $718,000. More than 1,100 donors contributed to the Fund, a 10% increase over the previous year. The third annual Rev. David J. Duffy, O.S.A. Memorial Golf Invitational continued to be one of the School's most popular fundraising events. The outing on June 10 brought in more than $220,000 to support critical School funding needs. Malvern Robotics Gears Up for Season with Summer Competition July 31, 2008 Malvern Robotics will participate in the Battle of Baltimore on August 9. This event is designed to prepare new teams and members in for the national robotics championships in March. The Friarbot had its best finish at the regional championship last year, and the team is already hard at work in hopes of a successful season in 2008-09. More information about Malvern robotics, including a team roster can be found here on the Malvern website. Trail linking historic sites a step closer Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Jul 24, 2008 These sites would connect the dots between Philadelphia and Valley Forge in colonial history for most people, said Tom McGuire, a Malvern Prep history... Malvern Sends Bounty of Student-Athletes to Collegiate Ranks July 31, 2008 Malvern Prep took home its second consecutive Heyward Cup trophy for Inter-Ac excellence this year, scoring a league-record 61 points in the process. The student athletes below will continue their athletic success in college. READ MORE... Malvern Quad Wins Club National Championship; Competes in CanAmMex Regatta July 28, 2008 Malvern Prep won the USRowing Club National Championship in the Junior Men's Quad division on July 19 in Camden, N.J. READ MORE... Gosik Named Main Line Life Player of the Year June 24, 2008 Looking at Chris Gosik swing a baseball bat, it isn't hard to tell that he has grown up learning the cleverness of the game of baseball... Hickey Named Main Line Life Coach of the Year June 24, 2008 Malvern Prep could be called outstanding. The Friars had the best season in school history and went 40-3, which allowed them to win the Inter-Ac League for the third straight season... Main Line Life 2008 All-Star Team June 24, 2008 Players are nominated by coaches, then voted on by editorial staff based on stats... Respect Life Bulletin Brief - Sunday, August 3 "A society that would only make room for fully functional members, completely autonomous and independent, would not be a society worthy of the human being." (Pope John Paul II, Symposium on the Dignity of the Person with Mental Disabilities, Jan. 8, 2004.)

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