As a Drama teacher, I have been able to take students to the opera, take students to see theatre, have teaching artists come in and work with students on writing original scenes, and have professional actors come in and do dramatic readings of the students' own work!

As the director of the spring musical, we are able to unite the talents of our Drama students, our Music Department, our Media, Architecture, and Industrial Design majors, and our StageWorks students in order to produce a show that is of such quality in sound, design, and performance that upwards of 2000 people attend and enjoy it, and for many it is the highlight of the artistic experience at Tech.

As a Coordinator of Student Activities (COSA), I have found that we are able to take our current student leaders, society's leaders of tomorrow, to national leadership conferences, where they are not only attendees, learning new skills that they can bring back to Tech, but in many cases, they are also presenters, presenting to younger students the skills they have learned through their experiences in student government here at Tech.

We are also able to host events like National Honor Society (NHS) inductions, Student General Organization (SG) inductions, and senior awards ceremonies, where students are honored for their excellence in academic achievement, leadership, and service to our school and community.

None of these things would be possible at the level of excellence that we do them without the generosity of the Brooklyn Tech High School Alumni Foundation.

As you can see, just from the perspective of ONE teacher, hundreds of students are influenced and benefit every year from the efforts of the Foundation, and I am ONLY ONE. I can honestly say, I believe that every student at Tech, whether they know it or not, is affected in a positive way ­--  and on their behalf, and on the behalf of every teacher who is able to give their students the level of educational experience that Tech students deserve because of the Foundation, I say thank you."