Dear Club Members:
We are excited to have been given the opportunity to be the new co-presidents for the MHC Club of Houston. With the help of the other Club officers, we hope to plan and have Club activities over the next couple years that will be fun as well as create long-lasting memories. All of our Club activities will relate to our theme … “Lifting Up, Supporting In, Reaching Out”. There were will activities that will foster opportunities to encourage:
- self-development while lifting each other up,
- supporting the needs of current students, other alumnae and prospective students from our area, and
- reaching out to the greater Houston community through volunteering.
We invite you to review the calendar of upcoming activities and attend an event, participate in planning activities as well as share your experiences from your engagement with the Club!
Julie Baskin Brooks, ‘81 and Bridget Baskin Fenning, ‘86
CLUB OFFICERS |
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Co-Presidents: Julie Baskin Brooks, ‘81 Bridget Baskin Fenning, ‘86 |
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| Vice President/Treasurer:
Raluca Dalea, ’01 |
Communication Chair:
Jessica Abad-Serpas, ’05 |
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Secretary: Anu Kulkarni, ’17 |
Alumna Admission Representative: Taryn Gore, ’09 |
Lifting UpJanuary 2019: H-Town J-Term Do you have a skill or a hobby to share? Can you host an event taught by another alumna? What would you like to do or learn? We’d love to hear from you, so share your ideas by sending an email to Julie, julielbb at outlook.com or Bridget, mochamist64 at yahoo.com. |
Supporting InDecember 2018: Holiday/Care Package Prep Party With the holidays quickly approaching, be sure to include the holiday/care package prep party in your holiday party planning. Club members will gather at the home of Lisa Dell’Angelo, ’83 on December 2nd for refreshments and fun preparing care packages for Houston area students on campus at Mount Holyoke. For more details and to RSVP, contact Lisa Dell’Angelo at lisa.dellangelo at gmail.com. January 2019: Book Club Meeting Join Club members on January 16, 2019 at 7:00 pm to discuss Silkworm by Robert Galbraith. A crime novel with twists at every turn, The Silkworm is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant Robin Ellacott. (Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym of J.K. Rowling, bestselling author of the Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy, a novel for adults.) The host and location are to be determined. April 2019: Rose Drop for Newly Admitted Students Lauren Brooks, ‘15 is delighted to chair the annual event in which Club members extend congratulations (with a rose and small gift) to newly admitted students across the Houston area to encourage them to “say yes” to Mount Holyoke! Details to be announced in late winter. May 2019: Annual Club Meeting Our annual club meeting will occur in May. We’ll talk club business. We’ll see familiar faces. We’ll make new friends. We’ll eat, drink and have fun. Details to be announced in early spring. July 2019: Ice Cream Social Our annual Ice Cream Social will take place in July. Club members will continue the tradition of gathering to provide a good send off to Houston area students before they depart for their first semester at Mount Holyoke. Details to be announced in spring. |
Reaching OutVolunteering in the Greater Houston Area Do you have a passion for making a difference in the lives of others? Do your already volunteer your time, skills or talents? We’d love to hear from you, so share your ideas for how Club members can volunteer together by sending an email to us at Julie, julielbb at outlook.com or Bridget, mochamist64 at yahoo.com. “If you want to touch the past, touch a rock. If you want to touch the present, touch a flower. If you want to touch the future, touch a life.” – Author Unknown |