October 6, 2009

Dear Classmates,

It's hard to believe that it's been 45 years since we graduated from Mount Holyoke. We are honored to serve as your class officers for the next five years and look forward to the opportunity to connect with each of you.

Our thanks to Joan Mead Eaton, our previous Class President, and the other class officers, Lisa Lansing, Diane Kelley Fenton, and Gretchen Beck Green for doing such a wonderful job leading our class during the past five years. Mary Ann Lytle Anthony, Reunion Chair, and her team deserve special thanks for organizing such a warm, welcoming, and fun reunion weekend.

There was a fantastic spirit at the 45th Reunion. Take a look at the photos which have been posted on our class website, www.mhc64.com. Additional photos will be posted soon.

During reunion, you spoke about some of the overarching themes and ways for us to connect: books you're reading and other intellectual pursuits; life discoveries, aging gracefully and nurturing yourself; travel; keeping in touch, who we are and what we've done; and making a difference through community and other volunteer work. It is amazing how many bonds and potential connections exist among us. All of you have so many interests, stories and life experiences to share.

As class officers, our goal is to facilitate communication and links among us. Since reunion, we've had many discussions on how to do that. We will attend the New Class Officer Training on campus in mid-October to develop our five year plan and will be in touch with you as we move forward with more concrete plans for mini-reunions and improved communications.

Moreover, we are exploring options to better connect us using current technologies and are now in the 'discovery' phase. If anyone is interested in helping in the discovery phase and beyond or in serving as a Web Site Coordinator, please contact Lily Klebanoff Blake, class president (lily.klebanoff@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu). We welcome your input and help, and will keep everyone posted as things progress.

Another avenue of communication with us is through Class Agents. Class Agents will be contacting everyone soon and will serve as an initial bridge to your Class Officers, relaying to us what ways you would like to be linked up with one another, what your current interests are and suggestions you may have.

In the meantime, please remember to update your contact information on the Alumnae Association website, www.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu, by clicking on "MHConnect" and then "Update Your Info." (Since portions of the site are password protected, you will need to register once to get a username/password. If you have not done this, you will be able to do so by following the directions below the request or going to "Click Here to Register" by scrolling down the MHConnect front page.) For additional help or questions about registering for MHConnect, updating your profile or websites, please contact our class scribes, Priscilla Morse Huston (hustonpj@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu) or Jean Vnenchak (jvnenchak@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu). Remember to also keep Priscilla and Jean, updated on your activities: travels, grandchildren, and new adventures for the Quarterly by sending email to scribe64@mtholyoke.edu.

Most importantly, we want your inputs. Please contact us by email with any issues that you would like us to address in planning for the next five years, ways to stay connected and exchange information. We are also interested in knowing about events you might like to participate in leading up to our 50th reunion, as well as any ideas you may have for our 50th reunion. In addition, we would also like your thoughts about the last reunion, if you attended and did not fill out the survey or if you have had some new thoughts since reunion.

We are very excited about the opportunity to connect with you over the next five years and are eager to hear from you.

Best,

Your class officers

Lily Klebanoff Blake, President lily.klebanoff@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu	Priscilla Morse Huston, Scribe hustonpj@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu
Anita Corman Weinblatt, Vice President acw@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu	Jean Vnenchak, Scribe jvnenchak@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu
Meg Cormeny O'Brien, Secretary megobrien@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu	Ellen Manfredonia Nutter, Reunion Chair ellen.nutter@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu
Diane Kelley Fenton, Treasurer DianeKFenton64@alumnae.mtholyoke.edu