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Family of the Year takes an eclectic, supportive approach to learning and living

The Pistone family from Ohio received the 11th annual Alan and Sally Merten Family of the Year Award at Mason’s Family Weekend. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services
Family of the Year. photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services

Leah and Peregrine Pistone, both freshmen attending George Mason University, credit their loving family for encouraging them in their desire to learn and experience new things.

This year, their family received the 11th annual Alan and Sally Merten Family of the Year Award at Mason’s Family Weekend. Ken, Leah and Peregrine’s father, wrote a three-page, newsletter-style essay, complete with photos, explaining why their family should be nominated.

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