May 16, 2021 – Schedule PDF Attached is a PDF of the 50th Reunion Schedule (click here for the PDF), which can also be found on our class website (click here or on the 50th Reunion Schedule sub menu above). Because this PDF is downloaded from the website, some of the links will need to be entered into your internet browser rather than “clicking” on them. If you are relatively new to Zoom, consider joining one of the two Zoom Orientation sessions for classmates on Friday, May 21 from 6 – 6:30 pm ET and Saturday, May 22 from 4:30 – 5 pm ET. We also encourage you to download the most recent version of Zoom, which will allow you to move between breakout rooms and ensure you have the best virtual experience possible. If you haven’t registered and wish to do so, please email me at carolcramermills@gmail.com , and I will ask the college to complete your registration. Reunion is free. There are now 167 classmates registered. If you’ve registered and you can’t find the password sent by the college to you, or if you have questions, please email me. I look forward to seeing you on Zoom, May 21 – 23, 2021 for our 50th Reunion! Carol Carol Cramer Mills, 50th Reunion Chair carolcramermills@gmail.com March 8, 2021: 50th Reunion Reminders Class Parade Photo – wear white and yellow – send to oberreuter.lisa@gmail.com by March 15, 2021. Register for Reunion on or after March 15 – there is no fee for our Virtual Reunion, May 21 – 23, 2021 – use the following link to register – https://alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/reunion You will receive a schedule via email from your Class Officers. The schedule will also be posted on our Class Website and Facebook Page (see below). Please register early to allow the planning committee to finalize plans for our small breakout sessions. Deadline for Class Survey extended to March 31, 2021 – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/197150thReunion If you have had technical problems completing the survey, please contact Donna DiPaolo, d.dipaolo@verizon.net. 50th Reunion Class Book – The book will be printed after our Virtual Reunion on May 21-23, 2021. Because of this printing change, there is still time to submit your single page to Wendy Hagen Bauer at wbauer@wellesley.edu by March 31. Share your contact information and a paragraph or two with classmates (suggestions of topics: priorities in your life, what you are looking forward to in the next 5+ years, achievements, work/retirement status or anything else you’d like to share). Please include a photo on your page—they’ll be printed in color this time. Book’s Personal Pages – We also plan to post the Book’s Personal Pages on a password-protected section of the Class website prior to reunion. If for any reason you are uncomfortable with your page being on the class website, please let Wendy know, and it will only be printed in the 50th Reunion Book. Facebook – Join our private Class Facebook page for classmate postings: MHC Class of 1971 Thank you for being part of our Virtual Reunion – the Reunion Committee looks forward to seeing you on zoom May 21 – 23, 2021. Sincerely, February 1, 2021: Dear Classmates, · Renew your bonds with Mount Holyoke. Explore virtual tours of campus like the Art museum, the Talcott Greenhouse and more. There will be a variety of virtual events to ensure there is something for everyone, but the most important part of Reunion is YOU. Contact a friend and make plans today! Visit alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/reunion for up-to-date reunion information. There you will be able to register online, send a classmate an ecard, check out the photos, see videos, and much more. Virtual Parade Registration 50th Reunion Class Book and Survey Also, check our class website for information regarding our class projects and upcoming reunion. Call a Friend or Two: A call from you may be all they need! You can search for your classmates’ contact information with the “Alumna Search” feature on the Alumnae Association’s website: alumnae.mtholyoke.edu Make plans to join us virtually May 21-22, 2021. Our reunion will not be the same without you! Sincerely, Carol January 21, 2021 – Survey and Book: Dear Classmates, We are requesting two types of input by March 1: 1) an online survey to glean insights about the class as a whole, which will be anonymous, and 2) a personal page that provides updates about your life. The survey for our 45th reunion was largely focused on gathering statistical information. This one is more geared toward obtaining insight. Please look at this survey as an opportunity to reflect on your life at and since MHC. We suggest that you read through the survey questions, but not answer them immediately, giving yourself a few days to think about what you feel important to include. To make this easier, read the survey questions before logging in to the survey. And please note that we do not expect every alum to answer every question. “Click here” https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/197150thReunion to complete the on-line survey. All responses to the survey will be anonymous and will be aggregated where possible. Quotes from specific comments may be included in the book, but the name of the responder will not be identified, since Survey Monkey disassociates names and responses. That said, if any of the survey questions triggers a memory or personal reflection that you wish to provide with your name attached, we encourage you to do so through the Remembering and Reflecting project. Also see the blank page (as a Word document and in PDF form) suggesting the sort of information you may wish to share on your individual page in the book. You may either edit this page, or start from scratch. It will be possible to include more information by starting from scratch. The book will be printed in color this time, so keep this in mind when you include a photo. Please e-mail your page to Wendy Hagen Bauer at wbauer@wellesley.edu in either Word format or as a pdf, or send via postal mail to Wendy at 711 W. Glass Ave., Spokane WA 99205. We thank you in advance for your time and assistance in preparing for our 50th, and very much hope that you will be able to join us, albeit virtually! Wendy Hagen Bauer and Donna DiPaolo December 9, 2020 – Virtual Reunion – Update: As I write this to you from my home office, I am acutely aware that at this time in a normal year, those of you in reunion classes would already be well on your way to making plans to return to our beautiful campus. This year, nothing is normal. And with Reunion fast approaching, I am writing with an update on our plans for 2021. We have made the difficult decision to hold Reunion 2021 virtually. We came to this decision after thoughtful discussion with the College, and closely following current — and anticipated — state and local restrictions. Reunion 2021 will be held over the weekend of May 21-22, with all alums from the classes ending in 1s and 6s as well as the class of 2019 invited to participate. Celebrating Reunion over one weekend will allow us to focus on making a virtual Reunion a successful and engaging experience for all and will also allow alums who would not have been able to attend in person to join the celebration. In the coming months you will receive more information from your class reunion committee about what is being planned for your Reunion. We will also update the Reunion website as we solidify plans and details. We all look forward to a moment when we can celebrate in person the many achievements of our alums, as well as come together to renew friendships and to share memories and life experiences. Summer 2020 (Updated Letter) The Reunion Planning Group looks forward to hearing from you (emails/addresses available in the Alumnae Association website): Please confirm your address: http://alumnae.mtholyoke.edu.
Carol Cramer Mills, 50th Reunion Chair
Reunion Registration, Class Book & Survey, Virtual Parade
Our virtual reunion is less than three months away, and we hope everyone will join us for a terrific virtual experience. Here are some of the compelling reasons to come:
· See classmates you have not seen since our last reunion or since college days.
· Experience alum driven activities such as Tai Chi, cooking demonstrations and more
· Connect with faculty and alums from other classes.
We will need you to send us a photo for our class virtual parade. Please wear white with a scarf or other item in our class color: yellow or goldenrod. Please send your photo to Lisa Dake Oberreuter, reunion co-chair, oberreuter.lisa@gmail.com by March 15, 2021.
Registration will open March 15, 2021, visit alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/reunion to register. Although there is no cost to attend this virtual Reunion, you’ll need to register to receive all the details, so mark your calendar now!
Submit your personal page for the Class Book to Wendy Hagen Bauer, wbauer@wellesley.edu; email Wendy if you need a blank template for your page. Complete the class survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/197150thReunion
Carol Cramer Mills, 50th Reunion Chair, Class of 1971
We hope that the recent e-mail from the Remembering and Reflecting project has gotten you to think about our time at Mount Holyoke. As was done for the 45th reunion, we are asking you to provide information in order to compile a 50th Reunion Book. We anticipate that the book will be available in hard copy form as well as a password-protected file available on line.
Sincerely,
Maria Mossaides ’73, P’04
President, Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College
Save the Date and Volunteer for our 50th Reunion: Thu May 20 thru Sun May 23, 2021
Dear Classmates:
COVID-19 has impacted all our lives. The entire Reunion Planning Group extends our hope that you and your loved ones are well. Many of us have reached out to or in turn been contacted by MHC friends. Some of us are impacted more directly and deeply than others, but know that you can reach out to any of us, as we are your sisters.
As we write this letter, the Reunion Planning Group does not know exactly what our class 50th Reunion will look like. Our hope is to be on campus. We are planning both on-campus and on-line ways to connect.
PLEASE SAVE THE DATES: May 20-23, 2021. As we can always use new ideas and help with the reunion planning, please do get in touch. Now is the time to connect with old friends so that you can catch up and reminisce, hopefully in the beautiful setting on campus.
Art Exhibit: Ann Barclay Robson
Birthday Cards: Meg Gere Harris, Margaret Vieira Flouton
Booklet and Survey: Wendy Hagen Bauer, Donna DiPaolo,
Collage: Sarah Sharer Curley
Freshmen Dorms, Pre-Reunion Zoom Gatherings: Catherine Conover Covert, Marcia Katz Birken
Friday Dinner and After-Dinner Meet and Greet: Carol Cramer Mills
Music Playlist from the 70’s: Donna DiPaolo
Nominations for Class Officers: Judy Katzenelson Brownstein, Alice Capson, Bethany Craig
On-line Forum: Karen Scott Forzani
Oral Histories: Kathy Stephens Milar
Parade Signs, etc.: Carol Cramer Mills, Beth Grosvenor Boland
Thursday Dinner and After-dinner Reception: Margie Johnson Ware, Nancy Carey
Reunion Gift: Marcy Wilkov Waterman, Emily Young
Saturday Dinner and Celebration: Lisa Dake Oberreuter, Carol Cramer Mills, Beth Grosvenor Boland
Senior Graduating Class Connections: Liz Berens, Marcy Wilkov Waterman, Adrienne Neufeld Maykow
Welcome Table: Kathy Bendo
Check for class updates on our secure Facebook page: MHC Class of 1971.
Assuming we are able to attend our 50th Reunion on campus, the Alumnae Associate advises us that attending Reunion normally costs about $350; the pricing includes overnight accommodations for 3 nights in the dorm, meals, class booklet, and parade costume. Lower pricing will be available for those who come for fewer days. We encourage you to come on Thursday to take advantage of special joint events with the graduating seniors, and on Friday for a stimulating series of lectures and discussions organized by the College for all alumnae classes and tours of newly renovated buildings. Tours continue on Saturday afternoon. We plan to have informal Thursday and Friday evening activities in addition to the Saturday Celebration of our 50th Reunion.
Warmest regards,
Carol
Carol Cramer Mills, Class 1971, 50th Reunion Chair