25 March 2008
Greetings from your Class of ’68 reunion chairs. We’ve had a little trouble getting it together ourselves — using email to make phone dates that were confounded by the vagaries of our lives. But here we are, ready to go, and to do whatever we can to encourage you to join us in —
OUR 40TH REUNION
(We know. You think we’re talking about some other class. But this really does mean all of US.)
Reunion weekend is May 29 – June 1
Those of you who have been with us for other reunions will remember the unique combination of revisiting the past while making and renewing connections firmly in the present. Those of you who wanted to be there and were not able to: here’s your chance. And for those of you who can’t quite wrap your minds around making the trip to Aurora, here are some points to consider:
- Feeling swamped? Time away could do you a world of good. And Aurora is exquisite in May.
- We laugh a lot when we get together, and laughter has aerobic benefits.
- You will be fed really good food all weekend and not have to wash a single dish.
- The networking possibilities are considerable.
- Almost everyone you see will smile at you.
- Don’t worry about remembering names; we wear name tags.
- No one cares if you’ve gained weight.
- Pajama parties are not just for ‘tweens.
- Everyone is as curious about you as you are about the rest of us.
- No one else is perfect, either.
- We need each other.
- A serious note: One of the most moving aspects of the reunion experience is finding deep support and acceptance among Wells friends and acquaintances. We can both vouch for how often this has happened. Besides being a lot of fun, reunion can be transformative.
- You should experience for yourselves the positive energy at the college — and the positive energy of our classmates.
We’re setting up a contact tree so that each of you will be contacted by someone you know, encouraging you to be there for all or part of the weekend. Also, we have leaped into the 21st century and have a class blog. The address is: http://wellscollege1968.wordpress.com/. You can go to that address and read and comment on the posts; if you want to post messages yourself you need to contact Carroll (see below), who is the blog administrator. She will provide you with easy instructions for registering as a user. Photos are encouraged on the blog, so please contribute your favorite current or historical pictures.
Hope to see hordes of you! — we’d love to break our 25th reunion record of 75 attendees. Please call or write with any questions or concerns. See you soon.
Rhea & Carroll
Rhea Hirshman • 132 Lenox Street • New Haven, CT 06513 • 203.466.6263 (h + o) • rheahirshman@mac.com
Carroll Wetzel Wilkinson • 131 Hoffman Avenue • Morgantown, WV 26505 • 304.598.0042 (h)
304.293.0308 (o) • cwilkins@wvu.edu
Wells College Alumnae Office • 315.364.3221 • alumnae@wells.edu • www.wells.edu (click on Alumnae Association link for updated Reunion info)
A request: Please send both of us your updated contact info, including email addresses. Also please send contact info for classmates who may have been out of touch. Thanks.
