Summit’s Annual Benefit, while a night of fun and friendship, is also a time for parents to unite and ensure our school’s and children’s THE SUMMIT SCHOOL success. Closing the gap is 187-30 Grand Central Parkway a significant issue that we Jamaica Estates, NY 11432 718-264-2931 must address directly since www.summitqueens.com New York State’s tuition rate does not equal Summit’s 2019 actual cost for educating our children. Lowering Summit’s standards is not The Summit School an option. Together, we will provides children who help Summit maintain its have learning and SUMMIT’S commitment to excellence. emotional challenges the We are fortunate that Summit educational support they families, past and present, require to achieve typical academic milestones and make our school strong and CLOSE THE GAP CLOSE develop their individual ANNUAL ensure our legacy. strengths and talents. As members of a supportive and nurturing community, BENEFIT our students maximize their strengths, develop self-esteem, become productive contributors JOURNAL DESIGN NOVEMBER 25, 2019 to society, and go on to Karen Elder PRINTING pursue higher education, THE PIERRE HOTEL THikit careers, and interpersonal www.thikit.com NEW YORK CITY relationships. OUR MISSION Tree of Hopes & Dreams. Artwork by Summit students directed by art teacher Nancy Handy. The tree, with branches reaching upward, represents the growth of Summit since its founding fifty years ago; colorful circles represent our students’ hopes and dreams for the future. ! 2019 ANNUAL BENEFIT THE PIERRE HOTEL EVENT PROGRAM RECEPTION COCKTAILS & HORS D’OEUVRES SILENT AUCTION WELCOME RICHARD SITMAN 2019 HONOREES ESTHER MALAMUD, ERIC LANDAU & CANDACE LANDAU (CLASS OF 2019) BENEFIT EMCEE LARRY LITWACK STUDENT PERFORMANCES ALLISON EDWARDS DINNER CHECKOUT & PICKUP The Summit School community is delighted to salute M Esther Malamud, Eric Landau, and Candace Landau as O N T our 2019 Annual Benefit Honorees. R E A L Esther and Eric have never let geography define their opportunities, and we’re so glad they recognized the value of a school in Jamaica Estates and what possibilities could unfold for their daughter Candace. From the moment they entered our high school’s front door, without hesitation, Esther and Eric became champions of Summit. Awed by Summit staff’s drive to improve the lives of every student, every day, they cheered our students’ successes, seeing the promise of new beginnings for all. And, they were K R delighted when Candace, too, embraced her new opportunity, O Y becoming academically successful while finding the emotional and W E social support that still let her be uniquely her and ready for the N next chapter ahead. Eric Landau, a native New Yorker, is a partner and Global Chair of the Real Estate Department at Paul Hastings LLP, an international law firm. He has developed a real estate practice representing a diverse group of clients, interests, and asset classes, including transactions involving sophisticated joint ventures, hospitality, mezzanine and preferred equity financing, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, and mixed-use development transactions. “We are so proud to be here congratulating our daughter Candace and the rest of the exceptional graduates of The Significant client relationships include Millennium Partners, The Summit School’s Class of 2019,” said Eric Landau during his Lightstone Group, Investcorp International, Witkoff Group, keynote presentation. “We are so lucky that we were able Silverstein Properties, Extell Development, Fisher Brothers, The to find this school in Jamaica Estates, and we are forever Related Companies, and Junius Real Estate Partners. Eric holds grateful for the kindness, care, respect, and nurturing that a BA with Honors from the University of Virginia and a JD from is seemingly everywhere within these walls.To the faculty Georgetown University Law Center. and staff, thank you.To the graduating class, congratulations on your achievements. And to our fellow parents of these Esther Malamud grew up in Montreal and moved to NYC after graduates, I am certain that you are filled with the pride that is graduating from Syracuse University. Esther worked as the CFO of brimming from Esther and me as we think about the wonderful Wathne, a luxury goods manufacturer. She left work in 2oo8 to be young adults we are now sending out into the world — with a full-time mom to Candace and Will (and, later, to Snowy as well). confidence, education, and temperament that will allow them After high school graduations this past June (Candace from The to reach whatever potential they each strive for.” Summit School and Will from Packer Collegiate), they have both happily started college this fall — Will at Wake Forest University and Candace at NYU. While the kids were in high school, Esther started two online businesses. First, Cast Style, a designer line of orthopedic boot covers and arm cast covers. A year later, she launched BackStory, every women’s solution to wearing an open WE EXTEND back top or dress while still wearing a bra, decoratively. OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION Candace is best described by teachers and classmates as passionate, TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS, opinionated, and determined. It is those traits that propelled ALUMNI PARENTS, Candace to become a member of the National Honor Society, AND FRIENDS a significant achievement after overcoming a bumpy transition to high school. Her junior year proved to be a pivotal year in FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT. Candace’s time at Summit when suddenly her new-found maturity helped her see the importance and the meaning in every skill that all OUR ANNUAL BENEFIT PROVIDES of her teachers were trying to instill in her. She gained confidence, accepted compliments, and overcame a huge fear of public speaking FLEXIBLE AND IMMEDIATE FUNDS to positively shine when presenting her work by her senior year. FOR OUR OPERATIONAL NEEDS In addition to her love of travel, especially to Canada to visit her INCLUDING SUCH INITIATIVES AS: maternal grandmother, Candace pursued her love of science and technology by taking evening science classes at the American ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Museum of Natural History throughout high school, which made ATHLETICS PROGRAM her eligible for a senior internship in their research department. SWIMMING PROGRAM Now, at NYU, her tenacity continues to help her grow as a person and as a scholar in preparing for a future she so rightly deserves. CHESS PROGRAM SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY As parents who care about advancing Summit’s work and legacy for future generations, the Landau family definitively reflects STUDENT ACTIVITIES & CLUBS their commitment through their philanthropy. They are founding ART & MUSIC donors for our Classroom for the Future initiative, benefactors for TECHNOLOGY Summit’s Campaign for Kids and our Annual Benefit, and have tirelessly worked to maximize the opportunities so that all Summit WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS children succeed at our school. The Summit School is pleased to recognize Esther, Eric, and Candace as our 2o19 honorees. Thank you and congratulations! THE SUMMIT SCHOOL OUR SON WAS EMBRACED TO SUMMIT’S FACULTY IN THIS WAY AND IS NOW PART AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE FABRIC OF YOUR INSTITUTION. THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING HIM MANY OF YOU HAVE WORKED AND MAKING HIM FEEL AT HOME, IN THE SCHOOL FOR DECADES. EACH AND EVERY DAY. THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO SUMMIT WE ARE GRATEFUL ARE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP INTO THE FAMILY. AND SO PROUD OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. partnershipDENA AND SETH PILEVSKY VISIONARY VISIONARY BEST WISHES SAMUEL WEISBURST AND GRATITUDE FOR EVERYONE AT MOM, JOANNA DREIFUS achievements THE SUMMIT SCHOOL. AND ALL THE FAMILY VISIONARY VISIONARY WE’RE SO THANKFUL ADD PHOTO FOR SUMMIT! THE LEICHTER FAMILY dedicationAMBASSADOR AMBASSADOR With my sincere gratitude WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE WORK to The Summit School OF THE SUMMIT SCHOOL TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY Max J. Kozower WELCOMING TO EVERYONE. Real Estate Broker & Summit School Parent (212) 319-3000 ext. 8 [email protected] THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING Max will donate 20% of his real estate commission to Summit when representing YOU DO EVERY DAY. the community on the purchase or sale of a home. OLGA AND MASKIM NIKOLAYEV Metropolitian NY’s Leading Boutique Realtor CHAMPION CHAMPION CHAMPION CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DEDICATED STAFF CONGRATULATIONS AT THE SUMMIT SCHOOL FOR TO THE FACULTY AND STAFF THEIR SUPPORT AND KINDNESS AT SUMMIT FOR ANOTHER TO THE MANY STUDENTS GREAT YEAR OF GROWTH AND WHO HAVE PASSED THROUGH LEARNING FOR OUR CHILDREN. THE SCHOOL’S DOORS. MARCIA AND RICHARD DR. ROBERT BAKER SCHEINER AND LEE COHEN BAKER CHAMPION ADVOCATE THANK YOU, CONGRATULATIONS SUMMIT SCHOOL TEAM, TO THE FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO MALAMUD-LANDAU FAMILY! FOR ALL OUR CHILDREN. RACHEL GIBBONS IRENE AND DR. VLAD FRENK AND DAN RABINOWITZ P.S. CANDACE, BEN SAYS HI! ADVOCATE ADVOCATE SKYER LAW CONGRATULATES THE SUMMIT SCHOOL IN RECOGNITION OF THE ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR! OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SUMMIT SCHOOL. For over 20 years, Skyer Law has been the premier New York special education law firm. Founded for the sole purpose of advocating, THANK YOU FOR MAKING mediating, and litigating on behalf of children with special education needs. 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