newsBERTSCHI A Newsletter for the Bertschi Community | AUTUMN 2014

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DEC31 BertschiFundCampaignclosing!

JAN9 CommunityBookExperienceEvent

JAN14 AdmissionApplicationsDue

MAR6 9thGradeAlumniReunion

MAR21 HelpingHandsDay

APR24 SpringSocial

APR30 12thGradeAlumniReunion

MAY8 6thGradeAlumniReunion

LOOK INSIDE2-3 LetterfromBrigitte

4-5 PlaywithaPurpose

6 NewFacesatBertschiSchool

7-9 AlumniUpdates

10 LibraryNews

11 BoardofTrustees

12 Coloring Page

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Each year starts anew with surprises, great moments, lots of laughter, big hugs, hard work, play, and innovative thinking.

Together,withourgroupofinspiringandcreativefaculty,wewelcome

eagerstudentswithourdoorsopenwide,tonewlearningopportunities.

Welovetoleverageknowledgethroughcourageousactions,andwork

tosolvenewchallengesthatdon’thaveruled-basedsolutions.Westrive

tocelebratethepartnershipbetweenhomeandschoolbyseekingand

respondingtoparentandstudentfeedback.Weaskourfamiliestoshare

storiesoflearningandgrowth,andhavecontinuedtotellourownstories

todrawconnectionsbetweenoneanother.Thefirststorythisyearwas

toldbyAndrewFox,our1stgradeteacher,recallingamemoryfromhis

earlychildhoodthathasstayedwithhimuntiltoday.Anearlyreaderfrom

thestart,Andrewdescribedhisveryfirstbookandhowhegotit—andonce

hehadit,howhetookittobedwithhimandneverputitdown.Andnow,

Andrewstillhasthatbookwhichhereadtohisfirstgradeclassthisfall.

Welaterheardfromaparent,growingupinEngland,andhispetfemale

duckling,orsohethought.Astoryaboutdiscoveryandchallenge,hedescribedwatchinghisduckgrowuptobe

abigbossy,maleduckdoingallkindsoftestythings.Wealsosharedawonderfulexperiencetogetherasa

communitythisOctober,withthevisitofworld-renownedstorytellerDianeFerlatte.Theselovelymoments

ofsharingallowustolearnfromoneanotherandunderstandhowourworldsaresimilaronsomanylevels.

One of our 2012/17 Strategic Plan goals calls us to Broaden the curriculum to reflect interconnection of the environment,

economics and global societies: “Establish working relationships with international institutions where we have synergy and

connection.”Wearethrilledtobeinthebeginningstagesofdevelopingastudentexchangebetweentwoschools,

oneinAddisAbaba,Ethiopia,theKobiAcademy(justthreeyearsold).Iwasfortunatetovisitlastspringandwas

abletoworkwiththesewonderful,curious,youngchildren,soeagertoexploreandlearn.Ifelttheirexcitement

whentheirsmallnewlibraryof200booksopened,andofcourse,asyoucanimagine,Ilovedthestorytelling

time.Itwasinspiringtowitnessthestudent’senthusiasm,feelingtheirbooksforthefirsttimeandlookingatthe

pictures.OursecondpartnershipiswiththeYachaikurySchool,aK-12schoollocatedintheColombianAmazon,

SouthAmerica.OurworktowardbuildingculturalbridgesatYachaikuryisalreadyunderwayandwehopeto

createacurriculumexchangefocusedontheenvironment,storytelling,andnewwaysoflearningwithfriends

fromacrosstheworld.

Weinviteyoutoreadmoreaboutourglobalpartnerships,andhowwelearnandplayatBertschiSchooleveryday.

Warmly,

Brigitte Bertschi FOUNDERANDHEADOFSCHOOL

Yachaikury SchoolYachaikurystudentswilllearnfromourstrongenvironmentalandglobal

focus.Bertschikidswillhavetheuniqueandrareexperiencetolearnfrom

anindigenouscommunityintheAmazonjungle.Bertschi4thgradershave

alreadystartedastudyunitoncleanwaterandprotectingthesalmonhabitat.

Yachaikurywillsharetheirworkonrehabilitatingtheriparianzoneintheir

regionforthecuchafish,andhowtheycarefortheirwatershed.

About Colombia:

LocatedinthestateofCaquetá,Colombia,theschoolsitsattheedgeofthe

Amazonjungle.ColombiabordersthePacificOceanonthewestandthe

CaribbeanSeaonthenorth-east.TheofficiallanguageisSpanish,butin

someregionsindigenouslanguagesarespoken,likeChibhaorQuechua—

thelanguagefromdescendantsoftheIncanempire.

Clockwise from top left: DanielAsres,DirectorofKobiAcademy

VidaTowne,BertschiPEteacher,andDaniel

YachaikurySchoolfacultymemberandstudents

BrigittewithstudentsandteachersfromKobiAcademy

Did you know? Ethiopia follows the Julian

calendar with 12 months of 30 days each,

and a 13th month of 5 or 6 days called Pagame.

Did you know?

Yachaikury means “we continue learning”.

Kobi AcademyOurplanwithKobiincludesworkingtogetherwithourPEteacher,

VidaTowne,tolearnaboutgamesfromoneanotherandhowourcultures

intersectaroundhealthyhabitsandphysicalfitness.DanielAsres,

thedirectorofKobi,willhelpusestablishanongoingcommunication

exchangeviavideos,drawingsandothermedia.

About Addis Ababa:

AddisAbaba,sometimesspelledAddisAbeba,isthecapitalcityofEthiopia.

ItisthelargestcityinEthiopia,withapopulationof3,384,569.Thediverse

communityspeakseightydifferentlanguages.Ethiopiaislocatedineastern

Africa,onabulgeoflandcalledTheHornofAfrica.

Games played by children in Ethiopia: Hockey,breakinggrounds,

hideandseek,football,soccer,andGabata,atypeofmancalagame.

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Vida, what has changed the most about your PE classes over the years?

IthinkovertheyearsmyclasseshavechangedmostlybecauseIgained

experience.Inolongerhavetothinkaboutmanagingkids,thatcomesas

secondnature.Now,Igettospendmoretimemakingsurethateachkidfeels

successfulatwhateverskillorgameweareworkingon.Iwanttomakesure

they’reallhavingfun!

How do you make sure that each student feels successful?

Istartwithavariedcurriculum—it’snotallaboutteachingthetraditional

sports.IworkwithGarytoincorporategamesanddancesfromaroundthe

world.Thestudentslearnaboutstreetgames,andhowyoucanworktogether

tomakeagameoutofjustaboutanything.Ourkidsgettotrynewthings,like

learningtojuggleforthe2nd&3rdgradecircusshows.Imodifyeachofthese

gamesandintentionallygroupstudentssoIcanmeeteachonewherethey

areintermsofskilllevel,andtheycanleaveclassfeelingsuccessful.

A few years ago, you began hosting Field Day on the last day of school.

What is Field Day?

FieldDayisgreat—it’sachanceformetoreallystretchmycreativity,but

withheavylogistics.Ialwayscenterthedayonacentraltheme;thefirstone

wasDr.Seuss.NowIhaveaboutfivethemesthatIrotatethrough,because

creatinganewoneissomuchwork!Iworkfromaskeletonofafewsimilar

typesofgames,includingsomerelays,atypeoftag,andsometargetgames.

Thekidsgettoshowofftheskillsthey’velearnedallyearinclass.Wemixup

gradesandparentsareahugehelpmakingsurethateveryonehasagreat

time.Ithinkit’stheperfectwaytoculminatetheyear—buildingcommunity

andplayingtogether!

Derren, what does the Sports Coordinator do?

Foracoupleyears,Alli,BrigitteandRachelhadbeenexploringwaysto

bettermanageplayatrecess.Wepilotedacoupleofintramuralsports,and

thekidsreallyrespondedtothem.Thisyear,Imovedfrombeinga2ndgrade

assistanttosportscoordinatorinordertoofferlunchtimerecesssportsyear-

round.Mybackgroundisincoachingbasketball—I’vebeendoingitsincehigh

school,sothisisaperfectfitforme.

What sports are you offering, and to what kids?

Weplayedsoccerforthefirst8weeksofschool,nowwe’replayingtouch

football.I’malsoplanningforgymnastics,ultimateFrisbee,kickballand

otherplaygroundgames.Ihaveorganizedintramuralgamesthreedaysa

weekforthe3rd-5thgraders.Fortheyoungerkids,K-2ndgrade,Iplan

recessgameswithafocusonskillbuildingandteamwork.

What are the benefits to structuring play this way at recess time?

Thestudentswhosignupforintramuralsareworkingonalotofsocial-

emotionallearningwithme,andtheydon’trealizeitbecausethey’refocused

onplayingthegame.We’relearningteamwork,directionfollowing,sports-

manshipandleadership,withtheaddedbenefitofphysicalcoordination.

Theolderstudentssignupforateamandareexpectedtoshowupreadyto

playforeachoftheirgames.Thislevelofresponsibilityisnewtothem,and

they’rerisingtothechallengewithsupportfromtheirclassroomteachers.

What do you like most about your new position?

Ireallyenjoywatchingthekidsworktogethertohelpandsupporteach

otherwhenonthefield.IalsoloveseeingtheirexcitementwhenIvisittheir

classroomstotalkaboutupcomingsportsandencouragethemtosignup.

They’resoenthusiasticaboutfindingoutwhotheirteammatesare,and

whenthey’replayingnext.Ithinkthisprogramwillbeworthcontinuing;

they’regettingsomuchoutofit.

Play with a PurposeWith 15 years teaching physical education at Bertschi

under her belt, Vida Towne reflects on what she has learned

and the importance of structured play. We also hear from

Derren Haskell on his new role as Bertschi’s Sports Coordinator.

We’re learning teamwork, direction following,

sportsmanship and leadership, with the

added benefit of physical coordination.

Top: DerrenHaskell;ExtendedDaybasketballMiddle: DerrenandtheBertschiCrossCountryteamBottom:Intramuralsocceronthegrassyfield

Top:VidawithBertschiUltimateFrisbeeTeamMiddle: 2ndGradePElearningbuskingskillsBottom:VidaatFieldDay2008,StudentenjoyingarelayraceatFieldDay2014

Lulu Schopf ’14AnneSchopf,Lulu’smom,writes

thatLuluisabsolutelylovingSeattle

Academy.Thereare12other

Bertschialumniinher6thgrade

class.It’sgreatforthekids,butalso

fortheparentstoseefamiliarfaces

aroundcampus!

Lulusharedwithusaphotoshe

took this summer in the mountains

aboveMazama,intheNorthern

Cascades.Thanks, Lulu!

Nina Hartman ’03 Ninawrites,“Afterattending

BertschiSchool,Iwenttomiddle

andhighschoolatSeattleAcademy.

During my senior year, my art

teachersurgedmetoapplytoRhode

IslandSchoolofDesign(RISD),soI

did,andmiraculously,Igotin.Ithinkalotofmypassionforartwasdiscovered

duringmyartclassesatBertschi.IwenttoRISDforfouryears,completing

myBFAinJewelry&Metalsmithing,andConcentrationinNature,Culture,

andSustainabilityStudies.NowI’mbackinSeattlesettingupmyownjewelry

studio,submittingmyworktogalleriesallovertheworld,andworkingfora

jewelrysupplycompanyandanartjewelerontheside.Myrecentworkcanbe

seenatnina-raizel.com.”Congratulations, Nina, and welcome back to Seattle!

Evan Coulson ’12 Evan’smom,PattiOrellana-Coulson,

writes that Evan is now in his last

yearofmiddleschool(hardto

believe!).“HeattendsTheOverlake

Schoolandisstillverypassionate

aboutsoccer,andplaysforEastside

SoccerClub.Heislookingforwardtoparticipatinginanindependentproject

for“ProjectWeek”atschool.ItisaweekdesignedbyOverlakeforstudents

tohaveculturalandeducationalexperiencesoutsideoftheirtraditional

academicenvironment.HechosetostudyColombia,hisgrandmother’sbirth

country.WewillallbetravelingthereinAprilof2015sohecanimmerse

himselfinthecultureandlanguage.Iknowhestillhasveryfondmemoriesof

histimeatBertschiandinparticular,recallshisawesome3rdand4thgrade

teachers,ThomasandPeter.”Thanks, Evan, and best of luck on your trip!

Charles Lewis ’99 and Sarah Lewis ’02 KateHendricks,Sarah&Charles’mom,tellsusthatSarahandCharles

graduatedfromtheUniversityofWashingtonin2010,andwerecommis-

sionedasofficersintheU.S.MarineCorpsandU.S.Navy,respectively.

CharlesisnowaLieutenant(seniorgrade)intheNavy.Heservedtwotours

intheArabianGulfaboardadestroyer.Earlierthisyear,hewasstationedin

Sasebo,JapanandwasthenavigatorontheUSSDenver.Thisfall,hebegan

teachingattheNavalWarCollegeinNewport,RhodeIsland.

SarahreturnedfromadeploymenttotheMiddleEastinthespringandwas

recentlypromotedtocaptain.SheisstationedatMarineAirStationMiramar

nearSanDiegowheresheistheoperationsofficerforanairwingsupport

squadron.Thank you for your service, Charles and Sarah.

Sarah Medwell ’92, John Bailey ’97, and Jacob Medwell ’00 CarolBaileyandStevenMedwell,parentsofSarah,JohnandJake,

wrotethisfallwithmanyexcitingupdatesabouttheirchildren.

Sarahandherhusband,ColinRedican,liveinKailua,Hawaiiwiththeir

daughter,Evelyn(age3).SarahisakindergartenteacheratLanikai

ElementarySchool.

JohnisnowinhissecondyearoflawschoolatDukeUniversity.

Previously,heworkedasproducerforNBCNews,winningawardsfor

hiscoverageoftheWhiteHouse,newsandpolitics.

Jakeisanentrepreneur:ownerandco-founderofSoleBicycles,which

justopenedabrickandmortarshopinVeniceBeach,CA.Heisalsoa

founderandthemarketingdirectorforHumin,anexcitingnewmobile

phoneappformanagingcontacts.Congratulations, all of you!

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Alumni UpdatesNew Faces at Bertschi School

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Mary Ann Mason, Lindsay Springsteen, Dustin Groshong, Audry Bernal,

Bill Alsdurf, Xiomara Romero, Emily Johnson, Van Kantner, Christina Sheehan, Keisha Wilson,

Shelby Brown, Shannon Cruzen (Not pictured: Jessica McKay)

Mary Ann Mason / CONTROLLERAtBertschi,IgettodowhatIlove,andIgettodoitwithgreat

peoplearoundme.

Lindsay Springsteen / 1STGRADEASSISTANTMyfavoritethingaboutworkingatBertschiisthefeelingofcommunityhere.

IfeltlikeIbelongedhereonmyveryfirstday!

Dustin Groshong / 4THGRADEASSISTANTTheteachersherehaveatonofexperience,yetremainopentolearningand

adaptingtomeettheneedsofthestudents;they’reamazingpeopletohave

asmydailyrolemodels.

Audry Bernal / EXTENDED DAY

Myfavoritethingaboutthisplaceisthecommunity.Peoplecareabout

eachother.AndI’velearnedjustwhatanassetthatsenseofcommunity

canbetolearningandeducation.

Bill Alsdurf / 2NDGRADETEACHERIchosetoworkatBertschibecausechildrenarevaluedasindividuals

withtheirownwayofthinking,exploring,anddiscoveringnewthings.

Xiomara Romero / SPANISHSPECIALIST

IlovemyjobbecauseI’mabletograntstudentstheopportunityto

discoverthejoyofcommunicatinginanotherlanguage,exploreother

cultures,andexpandtheiropennesstodifferences.

Emily Johnson / 5THGRADEASSISTANTMyfavoritethingaboutworkingatBertschiisthewarm,positiveenergy

oftheentirecommunity.

Van Kantner / ASSISTANTCONTROLLERIchosetoworkatBertschibecauseofthewarm,happypeopleIget

toworkwithhere.

Christina Sheehan / ASSISTANTTOTHEHEADOFSCHOOLMyfavoritethingaboutworkingatBertschiisbeingabletotakeabreakfrom

mydeskandvisitthePreKclassroomdownstairs,they’resomuchfun!

Keisha Wilson / DIRECTOROFADVANCEMENT

Itrulyenjoymymorningsandafternoonsatthefrontgate.Ilikegreetingour

kidsinthemorning,andspendingafewminutescatchingupwithourparents.

Shelby Brown / PREKTEACHERIchosetoworkherebecauseIlovethethreeC’sofBertschi:confidence,

creativityandcompassion.Bertschisupportschildrentobeinnovative

thinkersandempathetictotheexperiencesofothersinthecommunity.

Shannon Cruzen / PREKASSISTANTMyfavoritethingaboutworkingatBertschiisgettingtoknowthe

creativechildren,supportivefamiliesandamazingteachersthatIsee

everydayIcometowork.

Jessica McKay / 2NDGRADEASSISTANTIlovethatBertschiprovidessuchaninspiring,collaborativeandwelcoming

learningenvironment.

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Bertschi School now has eight alumni

students who are current parents at

the school! We asked a couple of

them to share favorite memories

and enduring qualities with us…

“IlearnedhowtojumpropeatBertschi.MyfriendsandIevensecuredour

ropetothesamepostthatthekidsusetoday!Ourknotwouldfrequently

comeloose,andwitheachturnoftherope,slowlyslidedownthepostuntil

oneofushadtogoovertore-tietheknot.Thesedays,youcanoftenfindme

turningthejumpropeforMiya,andIaminstantlybroughtbacktomanya

recessfilledwithsingingjumpropesongs,standinginlineformyturn,

turningtheropeforfriends,andofcourse,fixingthoseknots!Thereisnow

ahookscrewedintotheposttokeeptheendoftheropeinplace,some

30yearslater.Whydidn’twethinkofthat?”– Rie Sumitani ’82-’86, mother

of Miya Ruehlmann ‘20

“Thespacetoexpressyourself,explore,andcreatehasenduredover

theyears.Thereisalsoacultureofkindnessthatremainstothisday.

IamgratefulforhavingmetJodieFranklinClarke’88atBertschi—

sheisstilladearfriendtoday.”– Winter Wadsworth Wells ’82-’84,

mother of Trella ’18 and Romaine Wells ’16

Can you guess which Bertschi alumni we

found at the Spring Arts Showcase in May?

Answers below.

Alumni UpdatesAnswers: A. Annie Hughes ‘10; B. Shilpa Srinivasan ‘12 and

Brook Rose Franklin ’12; C. Javon Tade ‘13, Dylan

Lee ‘13, Jack Githens ‘13; D.Trevor Dunnigan ’12;

E. Akirah Alley-Barnes ‘10 and Naomi Motulsky ‘10

The Next Generation“Iwas3-4yearsoldwhenIattended

Bertschi.Welivedclose,soIwalked

toschoolwithmymother.Iremem-

berBertschiasaverywarm,wel-

comingandexcitingplace.Iadored

myteacher,DebbieBoren.Debbie

evenbabysatforussometimes!

My classroom was on the main

floorandthebiggerkidswere

upstairs.Goingupstairsfeltlikea

bigadventure!Irememberlistening

atthebottomofthestairstothebig

kidslaughing,singing,andlearning.

Thoughit’smuchlargernow,Bertschistillfeelsjustaswarmandinviting

asthatlittleneighborhoodschooldidallthoseyearsago.It’sstillanexcit-

ingplacetobe.And,itstillhasanawesomeplayground!”– Mindy Kemman

Dodobara ’78-’80, mother of Kenji Dodobara ‘20

Earlythisfallwehostedagathering

forourearliestalumni—Bertschi

studentsfrom1975to1995.Still

kidsatheart,attendeeschoseto

poseforaphotoonthejunglegym

atthehomeofAdamL.Weintraub

’77-’80.PicturedisAdamwith

RemyTrupin’76-’77inthebackrow,

thenCaseyTrupin’77-’79,GabrielBender’76-’77,JPCanlis’77-’79,Zoehana

MannMinkove’84-’87andBrigitteBertschiinthefrontrow.MindyKemman

DodobaraandAndreaLosh’81-’84werealsoinattendance.

Werecentlyhadthepleasureofinvitingformerboardmemberstocampus

tomeetwithourHeadofSchoolsearchconsultants.Thankyouallsomuch

foryourcontinuedparticipationandcommitmenttoourschool!Pictured

fromlefttoright:DebSaxon,TomBarton,SteveHopp,BrigitteBertschi,

KevinCallaghan,LindaWalker,ChristineLarsen,andUdoReich.

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socio-economicstatus,gender,

sexualorientationordisability.

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KEISHA WILSON

DIRECTOROFADVANCEMENT

ASHLEY BOCKMAN

ADVANCEMENTCOORDINATOR

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Library News Board of Trustee News: COMINGS & GOINGS

After a year of hard work behind the scenes in the Lynn House,

Brianna Pannell, our librarian, shares an update on her progress building

a strong library for Bertschi School. Brianna has already weeded out

1,572 books, and added 1,038 new titles since the start of last school

year. This year, she is working with Paige, one of our extended day staff,

on improving accessibility. Check out the amazing work she is doing!

HOW DOES BRIANNA HOPE TO MAKE OUR COLLECTION

MORE USABLE?1)Weedoutbooksthatnolongermeetourcollectioncriteria

2)Acquirecurrent,relevantandengagingnewcontent

3)Improveaccesstosubjectsfoundinourcollection

Meet Metis, a new classification system for the Bertschi Library. MovingawayfromtheDeweyDecimalSystem,whichcanbeconfusingand

difficultforyounglearners,bookswillsoonbegroupedaccordingtobroad

categories.Studentswillfindbooksbyconcepts,subjectsandgenres.

Ourstudentswillgainindependenceinthelibraryastheirliteracyskills

increase.And,bestofall,Metismakesiteasyforkidstobrowsebooksall

relatingtosubjectstheylove!

StopbythelibraryanytimetoseeBrianna,andaskhermoreabouthow

thenewMetissystemwillhelpourkidsdiscoverandexploretheirpassions,

andgrowtheirconfidenceasindependentlibrarypatrons.

CIRCULATION STATISTICS FROM 2013/14 SCHOOL YEAR

42 books per student currently housed in the Bertschi Library

Books circulated last year

8,680

45% increase in book circulation from 12/13 to 13/14

WHAT BOOKS CIRCULATED THE MOST IN 13/14?

Science/Animals

Graphic Novels

Fiction (not series)

Picture Books

Fiction Series

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Welcome New Board Members

Lisa Lawrence Beard

LisaisaSeattleattorneyandwas

most recently a senior recruiter for

Amazon.Sheisexcitedtofindways

tosupportnonprofitboards,andis

astrongadvocateforarts-based

organizations.Her2ndyearasa

Bertschiparentandfirstasa

trustee,sheandherhusband

NickareparentstoKingston’20.OutsideofBertschi,Lisaenjoyshotyoga,

tapdancing,andagoodbook.Lisawrites,“I’mhonoredtobeofserviceto

Bertschiasatrustee.Beingapartofacommunitythatissoinclusive,with

anamazingteamofpassionateteachersandadministrators,isatrue

privilege.Ilookforwardtotheworkaheadofme.”

J.D. Denney

J.D.iscurrentlyManagingDirector

ofOperationsat13DResearch.

His3rdyearasaBertschiparent,

andfirstyearasatrustee,heand

hiswifeJoannehavetwochildren

enrolled,Katherine’18,John’15,

andonegraduate,Shannon‘14.

WhennotinvolvedinBertschiSchoolactivities,theDenney’senjoysailing,

mountaineering,andfly-fishing.J.D.writes,“IbelieveinBertschiSchool’s

missionandvisionandamgratefulforitsimpactonmyfamily.Iamhumbledby

theboard’strustandconfidenceinmeasatrustee,andamexcitedtofurther

theschool’slong-termviabilityandinfluenceintheSeattlecommunity.”

Thank you to our departing board members for their commitment and dedication to the

Bertschi mission. David Beitel, Krish Srinivasan, and Sally Martin, you are all missed!

Bertschi Alumni: We want to hear from you! Please let us know what you and your

Bertschi friends are up to—cut out the postcard below and return it to us this winter!

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