Like all of you, we are super excited to see everyone at the reunion. Can you believe it has already been ten years since the last time we were all together, waving goodbye and wondering if we would ever see each other again? But while you make your travel plans to reunite, we urge you all to consider helping out some of our classmates who will be having a hard time making it.
Some of our classmates will be coming from very far away, and at the moment some of them dont have enough money to pay for their travels. A few classmates have already voiced their concern that they will not be able to afford the US$1,000 or more that it will cost them to get to Montezuma. But dont worry thats why there is an alumni travel fund! This fund is designed to ensure that people who need assistance with their travel costs will be able to receive it from us, their former classmates.
However, it is our duty to make sure that the travel fund has enough money to provide for classmates in need. Therefore, we urge you to please contribute whatever you can. We recommend that you give a minimum of $30, or more if you can afford it. The more that we all contribute then the more our classmates will be able to afford their trip to the reunion.
Non-monetary contributions are also welcome and greatly appreciated. These may include the donation of extra frequent-flyer miles, or help in driving classmates to and from the reunion. Please contact one of us (the travel fund coordinators) if you may be able to contribute in any of these or other ways.
You can find more information about the travel fund at the UWC-USA website. In addition, you can contribute on-line with a credit card by using the Reunion Travel Fund Form.
If you need help with covering your travel expenses then please contact one of the four of us on the Travel Fund Committee. We will distribute all of the money that is raised to those of us who need it the most and would not otherwise be able to make it.
Cheers,
The Travel Fund Committee,
Kathryn (Holmgard) Shaffner
Mel Rader
Clio Knowles
Mike Leach
P.S. In addition, if you contribute toward the reunion challenge fund now (different from the travel fund), then your donation will be quadrupled! For each dollar contributed before May 31st, 2005, trustee Moore will contribute US$1 and Shelby will contribute US$2. See the alumni giving page for details. Unfortunately, this offer does not apply to the travel fund, and currently there are no matching donations available for this fund. So please, give generously!
- posted by baw @ 7:39 PM
Some of our classmates will be coming from very far away, and at the moment some of them dont have enough money to pay for their travels. A few classmates have already voiced their concern that they will not be able to afford the US$1,000 or more that it will cost them to get to Montezuma. But dont worry thats why there is an alumni travel fund! This fund is designed to ensure that people who need assistance with their travel costs will be able to receive it from us, their former classmates.
However, it is our duty to make sure that the travel fund has enough money to provide for classmates in need. Therefore, we urge you to please contribute whatever you can. We recommend that you give a minimum of $30, or more if you can afford it. The more that we all contribute then the more our classmates will be able to afford their trip to the reunion.
Non-monetary contributions are also welcome and greatly appreciated. These may include the donation of extra frequent-flyer miles, or help in driving classmates to and from the reunion. Please contact one of us (the travel fund coordinators) if you may be able to contribute in any of these or other ways.
You can find more information about the travel fund at the UWC-USA website. In addition, you can contribute on-line with a credit card by using the Reunion Travel Fund Form.
If you need help with covering your travel expenses then please contact one of the four of us on the Travel Fund Committee. We will distribute all of the money that is raised to those of us who need it the most and would not otherwise be able to make it.
Cheers,
The Travel Fund Committee,
Kathryn (Holmgard) Shaffner
Mel Rader
Clio Knowles
Mike Leach
P.S. In addition, if you contribute toward the reunion challenge fund now (different from the travel fund), then your donation will be quadrupled! For each dollar contributed before May 31st, 2005, trustee Moore will contribute US$1 and Shelby will contribute US$2. See the alumni giving page for details. Unfortunately, this offer does not apply to the travel fund, and currently there are no matching donations available for this fund. So please, give generously!
- posted by baw @ 7:39 PM