What a terrific Reunion we had in May! More than 80 classmates and guests gathered in South Hadley where we had a delightful time connecting with old friends and making new ones while enjoying the gorgeous Mount Holyoke campus. And it was wonderful that even more classmates were able to join us virtually for some of our Reunion festivities.
We are thrilled to announce that our 45th Reunion Gift to The Mount Holyoke Fund totaled $257,584 – exceeding our $250,000 goal for the year. We raised $252,584 in gifts from 166 classmates and earned $5,000 in challenge funds during the March4MHC campaign. And, in the five years since our 40th Reunion, our class raised more than $1,730,000 for all MHC funds! Thank you and brava Class of 1978!
We are very grateful to all of you who made gifts in honor of our 45th Reunion. We’re just about to start the first year of our five-year 50th Reunion cycle. Our goals for the 2023-2024 Mount Holyoke Fund are to raise $200,000 with 40% class participation. These are ambitious goals, and we will need your help to achieve them. The first Mount Holyoke Fund appeal for this fiscal year will be coming out in October. Look for the fall appeal in your inbox and mailbox and make your Mount Holyoke Fund gift right away!
We will keep you posted right here on our class Mount Holyoke Fund progress during the year. Be on the lookout for special events throughout the year. March4MHC will be here before we know it!
Your gift to The Mount Holyoke Fund has a direct effect on every aspect of campus life — providing funds to recruit and retain the best faculty, financially supporting students, updating state-of-the-art learning environments, and keeping Mount Holyoke’s 800-acre campus beautiful. Your Mount Holyoke Fund gift truly supports the College’s highest priorities by providing funds necessary to help the College cover its current operating expenses.
Giving to The Mount Holyoke Fund is the way that most of us support MHC. Here’s some basic information about The Mount Holyoke Fund and how your Mount Holyoke Fund gift can be tailored to your specific interests and circumstances.
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Do you have a specific interest or a specific area that you would like to support through your Mount Holyoke Fund gift? You can direct your Mount Holyoke Fund gift to more than a dozen specific destinations. Some of the gift destinations popular with our classmates include:
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Mount Holyoke has three Giving Societies to recognize those whose generosity ensures that “Mount Holyoke forever shall be.”
The Laurel Chain Society honors the loyalty of donors who make gifts to Mount Holyoke (of any amount, to any fund) for three consecutive years, including a gift in the current fiscal year. Membership is retained by supporting the College each fiscal year. At the end of the 2023 fiscal year, we had 119 Laurel Chain Society members. Start making annual gifts to the College and, in just three years, you will become a member of the Laurel Chain Society!
The Cornerstone Society recognizes donors who make gifts of $1,837 or more to Mount Holyoke for any purpose each year. During 2022-2023, more than two dozen classmates made Cornerstone Gifts in honor of our 45th Reunion.
The Mary Lyon Society — founded in 1974 — honors those who have named the College as the beneficiary of a will, trust, retirement plan, or life insurance policy, or have established a life income gift with the College. Thirty members of our class are currently members of The Mary Lyon Society. If you have included the College in your estate plan but have not yet notified the Development Office, please do so that you can become a member of the Mary Lyon Society.
Robin Wilcox Brooksbank
Tara Fitzpatrick
Marianne DePatie Fouhey
Laura Coen Barnard
Catherine Burke
Mary Jane Doyle Driscoll
Lucy Effron
Carla Mayer Glasser
Lynn Kelly
Patrice McCarthy Kirshbaum
Mo Kuhn
Mary Griffin Metz
Natalie Olsen
Mindy Phelps
Aleit Richter
Nancy Rosoff
Kathy Sharkey
Nancy Shera
Megan Vaught
Cathy Anway Walgenbach
Ann Simson Watkins
Diane Daniel Whitaker
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