July 06, 2011

Dear Classmates,

We are delighted to welcome you to the new website for the Class of 1964, which is located at www.mhc.com!

One of the important goals developed at our 45th Reunion was to continue and enhance our connections with each other. We hope this website will help make this possible, allowing us to more easily share our stories, hobbies, adventures and thoughts. The website is password protected, so that we can transmit our thoughts and photos, knowing that they will only be viewed by other members of our Class. The login and password for our website remains the same as those we have used in the past. If you need directions on how to find the website login and password, please contact Anita Corman Weinblatt at website64@mtholyoke.edu.

This website has several new features, which we hope you will take time to explore:

• a travel section;
• more extensive class notes with photos; and
• a section on mini-reunions.

The website allows for more space for class notes and photos than the Alumnae Quarterly; in addition, we will also be able to post your news in the Recent News section as soon as we receive it. So please keep us posted on your activities - your volunteer work, what occupies your mind, your hobbies, career changes, retirement and what you feel passionate about.

We urge you to contact classmates who live near you and also to reach out and contact classmates when you are traveling. Reconnect, see old friends and make new ones. You have a real treat in store. And, of course, send us photos of your get-togethers. Please remember to keep our scribes, Priscilla Morse Huston and Jean Vnenchak, posted on your activities for inclusion on our website and the Class Notes section of the Alumnae Quarterly; they can be reached at scribe64@mtholyoke.edu.

Overtime, we plan to add new sections to the website. Some of the ones you said you were interested in were books, gardening, life transitions, and volunteer activities. Please contact us at website64@mtholyoke.edu, if you're interested in helping with any of the sections of the website. We need your help and input to make this website one that you will want to return to frequently.

Anita Corman Weinblatt oversaw the development of this new website. We extend our thanks and gratitude to her. Anita's skill in managing this project and its myriad details has made this new website possible. As we get closer to 2014, the website will be your 'go to' place to learn more about plans for our 50th. In the meantime, look to the website for information about mini-reunions and other class-related activities.

Tell us what you think of the new website, which features you like, what needs some tweaking and what additional sections you would like to see implemented.

We are eager to hear from you and look forward to more ways to connect. Please contact us at website64@mtholyoke.edu with your ideas and comments.

Best,

Lily Klebanoff Blake

(added 7-6-11)