New Stop on the Rittenhouse Square Tour

As many of you know, we lost our dear friend and colleague Star Foster this past December to a pulmonary embolism. It has been a difficult six months for us all, but there have been things to celebrate as well. A scholarship fund was established at Central High in Star's name; the prize will be awarded each year to a graduating senior who has shown talent and passion for creative writing. The first award will be given at Central's graduation this year on June 15. Friends and family organized a silent auction to benefit the fund and held a pirate-themed party to fulfill Star's wish that there be less crying, more dancing at her memorial service. Talks are in the works of making that celebration annual as well. And yesterday (her birthday), Star, known in the online world as Sarcasmo, completed a piece of her world-domination plan when a memorial plaque was dedicated in Rittenhouse Square, placed across from "the frog," Star's beloved statue. Little shrines have been popping up around it; stop on by the next time you're in the neighborhood. And, as Sarcasmom points out, be sure to kiss that frog. Now that Star's looking over it, there's no telling what wonders could happen.

Donations to the scholarship fund can be made to Associated Alumni of Central High School; be sure to put "Star C. Foster Charity Scholarship Fund" in the memo.
Associated Alumni of Central High School
PO Box 26580
Philadelphia, PA 19141

Photo via Sarcasmom