Alums from New York, Connecticut, Georgia, and California participate in this year’s Lunar New Year Cookalong led by Sarah Lau ’07.

Dear fellow alums,

January was buzzing with lots of activity! From a Lunar New Year cookalong to a meet and greet with the College’s Interim President Beverly Daniel Tatum, our alumni showed up in full force! President Tatum, in conversation with Maya Perkins ’97 and Sowmya Subramanian ’96, led a powerful discussion on “being authentically bold” in one’s profession and personal life.  It was wonderful to be in a community with graduates from class years 1970 to 2022! Thank you all for coming together for our events; attending a social gathering is one of the simplest ways to connect with new and familiar MHC classmates. 

And a special thank you goes to all of our amazing event leads: Hannah Fairbanks ’03, Laura Donovan ’13, Catherine Geeslin ’14, Sarah Lau ’07, and Katie Wynen ’05. We have more exciting events on the horizon. Stay tuned! Lastly, we’d like to give a shout-out to all of our alums, including Bay Area alum, Eleanor Chang, ’78, who came together to create a video greeting in honor of Lunar New Year.

Before we sign off, we would like to take a moment to acknowledge the recent violence against our AAPI and Latinx communities in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, as well as the murder of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, TN. We are heartbroken and outraged by how many times we have been here before. We know many of you are also deeply impacted by this violence, just as we are. Please remember to reach out to your communities, including your NorCal alumni network, should you want to process recent events together. We are with you.

Best,

The Board

Upcoming Events:
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Mary Lyon Tea

When: Saturday, February 18th; 11am-1pm

Where: Malaya Tea Room, 920 Central Ave., Alameda, CA

Cost: $48 per person; $10 discount for dues-paying members

Point person: Natasha Payés ’10

Join us for afternoon tea at Malaya Tea Room to celebrate Mary Lyon’s birthday! Currently our reservation capacity is for 12 people, but we can add more if there’s demand. RSVP via Eventbrite by Feb. 16, 2023. We’ll also host additional Mary Lyon Teas in the Sacramento/Davis area later this spring. Stay tuned for more information. *Please bring a copy of your Eventbrite ticket with you.*

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NorCal Book Club – The Friend, a National Book Award-winning novel by Sigrid Nunez 

When: Wednesday, March 1, 2023. 6-7pm PT
Where: Register for this event on Zoom.
Cost: Free. This event is open to all alums.
Point person: Hannah Fairbanks ’03 

Join us for reading, learning, and community as we discuss books by BIPOC authors. All meetings will be on Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. on Zoom.

Here are the meeting dates and book selections through June 2023:

April 5 – Shubeik Lubeik – a graphic novel by Deena Mohamed 

May: (Date, time, and book pending). The Book Club will meet in person for the Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley.
June 21 – The White Mosque, a memoir by Sofia Samatar
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Cal Women’s Gymnastic vs UC Davis, Sac State & Arizona
When: Sunday, March 12th; 1pm
Where: 115 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720
Cost: $15 for adults & $10 for youth. This event is open to all alums and their guests.
Point person: Katie Wynen ’05

Do you miss supporting collegiate athletics? Remember the excitement of live sports at Kendall? Join us at Haas Pavilion at UC Berkeley to support Cal Women’s Gymnastic as they compete against UC Davis, Sac State and Arizona! Bring your family and friends. 

**Prices will drop down to $6 or $5 each if we have a group of 10 or more!** 

RSVP via Eventbrite.
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Pay Your Dues 

Many thanks to those of you who have already paid your dues and/or become lifetime members. Your annual dues payments and donations enable our volunteer-run club to host a diverse slate of events and programs throughout the year. Dues pay for renting event venues, food and beverages when applicable, guest speakers, offsetting costs of certain events, subsidizing costs for those who normally wouldn’t attend because of lack of funds, and much more.  

If you want to pay membership dues for the 2022-2023 year or become a lifetime member, please do so here: MHC Club of Northern CA Membership Dues. If you prefer to pay by check, please email us. Additionally, if your company offers corporate matching or incentives for volunteering or being a part of a non-profit organization, we are happy to work with them to find ways to financially support our club.

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Virtual Programming from the Alum Association

The College is offering a range of virtual programming and opportunities to connect. Learn more on the AA Events page.

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Let’s Get Social!

To hear the latest about our programming in-between our monthly newsletters, we encourage you to connect with the Club on one or more forms of social media. We hope to see you at an event soon! 

• Join our Club’s Facebook Page 

• Follow us on Instagram – don’t forget to tag your photos from our events with #mhcnorcal

• Share resources, your virtual events, and more, directly in the Club Facebook Group

• Bookmark our Club website

• Update your contact info in the Alum Directory using these instructions

• Connect with our growing professional network on LinkedIn

• Email us if you’d like to get further involved with the Club or share feedback 

• Learn more about and consider joining the Board