St. Francis Academy may have closed its doors in 1991, but the spirit of SFA and its hundreds of alumnae remains strong through the school’s dynamic alumnae association.
The SFA Alumnae Association is a group of energetic women who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the Sisters who nurtured and encouraged them during their formative years as Academy students. Because of this recognition and respect for the Sisters who taught them, the SFA Alumnae Association has repeatedly directed their fund-raising energies in support of our Franciscan community and their ministries.
The SFA Alumnae Association is governed by an Advisory Board of 16 SFA graduates that meets four times each year to plan activities for the organization.
The SFA Alumnae Newsletter is published twice a year with Alumnae news, information about upcoming activities, and Sister updates. The SFA Alumnae Newsletter one of the benefits of dues paying membership. If you would like to receive the newsletter, please call (412) 882-0649 or e-mail Linda Straub Cline at [email protected].
Through the years, the major social event and fund raiser for the alumnae has been the annual Tulip Luncheon. The next Tulip Luncheon is scheduled for April 5 , at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe (Canonsburg). Information regarding this luncheon will be mailed to all alumnae on the current mailing list. For more information, or if you would like to attend, please call Linda Straub Cline at (412) 882-0649 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
In addition to the Tulip Luncheon, other alumnae activities include:
- Blessing of Animals, held on the Academy grounds the first Saturday in October.
- A Quilting Group that meets every Monday in the Academy Building. Pictured left the SFA Alumnae Quilters: (left, front to back) Marlene Cambest Wehar '50 and Patti McVay Thearle '72; (right, front to back) Connie Phillips Burr '65, Patty Meute '55, Bernie Fix (Mother of Jennifer Fix Cooper '81) and Joann Binek '55.
- Legacy Scholarship
- Masses offered annually for living and deceased alumnae, family and friends.
- Alumnae Trips
For more information about the SFA Alumnae Association, membership, the newsletter, the Tulip Luncheon or other events, please contact SFA Alumnae President Linda Straub Cline at (412) 882-0649 or [email protected]. If you are planning a class reunion and would like a class list, please e-mail membership coordinator DeDe Kobosky Metro (please mention SFA in your subject line) or call her at (412) 343-1359.