CLASS ACTIVITY REPORT Q1 FY 2018 VIA CONFERENCE CALL AND ON-LINE MEETING Noon – NYC time November 15, 2017
Discussion Topics • Recent Class activities • Calendar for rest of year • Financial update • BTS and charitable gift annuities • Issues 2
Executive Committee Meeting July 2017 Attending -- Dan W, Mike G, George W, Hank A, Bill W, Jim G, Roger H • Written newsletter stopped • To be called “planning meeting” in 2018 • 3
Class Officers Weekend September 2017 Attending – Mike G, Bill W, Hank A, Betsy G, Jane W, George W, Joel S, Barbara S – • photo by Jim G Also in town – Dave Busch, Ted Bracken • Emphasized role of wives • Communication, communication, communication • 4
Micro Mini Reunions Hanover and FL ADD PHOTO Monthly in Hanover at Skinny Pancake – 4 this year • Regulars pictured above -- Duffy, Griffiths, Gonnerman, McConnaughey, Frederick, • Murphy, Sheingorn Hanover group to discuss inviting wives at next Hanover meeting • Bob to develop a program of winter 2017/2018 meetings for FL • 5
Homecoming -- Hanover Mini October 5-8 • Thursday morning – Hanover micro mini • Thursday evening – MRL reception, dinner, sleepover • Friday morning – 5 hiked up Mt. M • Friday night -- Jim and Debbie Griffiths’ • Saturday morning – tailgate at Sphinx – with 1964’s • Saturday afternoon – football game • Saturday evening – Pierce’s, with 1964’s • Sunday morning – Class meeting at Pierce’s 6
Homecoming Class of 1965 Conference Rm. Dinner, Overnight, Hike Dedicated October 2017 • $300k+ funding drive led by Ed Keible and Stu Keiller • 39 1965 Classmates, partners and friends attended dinner • 13 spent night in 1965 cabin • 5 hiked Mt. M – Hank Amon, Dick/Sally Avery. Rich Beams, Dave Beattie • 7
Homecoming Football game – vs. Yale 8
Calendar Through July 2018 Executive Committee meeting and conference call July 11 • COW September 15 - 16 • MRL room dedication, Fall mini, Class meeting October 5 - 9 • Alumni Council October 26 - 28 • November 15 Conference call • February 12 – 14 ** 1965 Cabin trip • February 20 Class activity report conference call • March ??? ??? CarniVail • March ??? ??? Spring training game – Detroit • May 15 Class activity report conference call • May 17 - 19 Alumni Council • June 17 - 24 Out of Hanover mini reunion – Italy • July 10 Planning meeting in CT and activity report conference call • Monthly Hanover Skinny Pancake meetings • Winter months FL meetings • 9
Proposed OOH Mini Italian Cooking School • June 17 – 24 • Abruzzi Mountains, east of Rome (near Adriatic) • 8 days / 7 nights • Accommodations at the Palazzo Tour d’Eau • Cooking classes and guided area tours daily • Cost ~ $2,300/person -- includes food, wine, transportation and tours -- excl. air fare • For info and to reserve – contact: kenneth.mcgruther@comcast.net 10
Financial -- Cash Balance ($ Thousands) $80 $70 $60 $50 Unrestricted $40 Ski project $30 $20 $10 $0 June 17 Sept 17 Dec 17 Mar 18 Jun 18 11
Financial -- Cash Flow ($ Thousands) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 $9 $ - $ - $ - Collections Dues 3 - - - Contributions 1 Mini fees 13 - - - Contributions 7 Spending 6 - - - Cash flow Beginning balance 64 - - - $70 $ - $ - $ - Ending balance 12
Financial – Q1 Contributions Program Amount Winter Trips From 1965 Cabin $2,500 MRL Conference Room 1,800 Athletic trips 1,000 First year trips 1,000 Friends of Dartmouth Library 500 Native American Program 500 Total $7,300 13
Bartlett Tower Society 80 70 60 50 40 June 17 Sept 17 Dec 17 Mar 18 Jun 18 Goal 2020 14
BTS -- Charitable Gift Annuity 15
BTS -- Charitable Gift Annuity 1. Fund annuity with a minimum of $10,000 in cash or appreciated securities; 2. Become a member of the Bartlett Tower Society; 3. Collect fixed payments for life, with the annual payout rate determined by your age; 4. Receive an income tax deduction in the year the annuity is established; 5. The value is removed from your estate for estate and gift tax purposes; and, 6. After your lifetime, the remaining assets are transferred to Dartmouth. 16
Class of 1965 Scholars • Thank you letters received from 3 of our 4 scholars – Madison Hazard ’20 – attended Pierce’s dinner 2016 and 2017 – Amanda Nee ’21 – attended 2017 dinner – Adina Harri ’18 – attended 2016 dinner 17
Communication Plan • Quarterly – Class activity conference calls • Quarterly – before the call -- announcement emailed • Quarterly – before the call -- announcement snail-mailed to Classmates for whom we do not have email addresses 18
Class of 1965 Store • Boot and Beanie logo above can be put on Lands’ End apparel • Go to Class www site to order -- biggreen65.com 19
Letters Sent Separately • Class scholar thank you letters • Contribution acknowledgements 20
Other Issues • Wives’ roles • Open – 55 th reunion chair • 2018 Hanover mini – – Will include dinner at MRL, cabin overnight, hike, reception at local alum’s house, tailgate, f/b game, Pierce’s, Class meeting – Which w/e ? • Homecoming – Harvard – Oct 25-28 • Not Homecoming – Sacred Heart – Oct 11 - 14 • Class using PowerPoint slides for Class Activity Report • Minutes of Homecoming Class meeting -- biggreen65.com 21
In Memoria -- 2017 • Dan Corbett • Ed Keible • Maxim Koslow • Norm Leach • Bill Mackey 22
To Join The Meeting • To dial into the conference – Dial-in number US = (641) 715 3580 – Dial-in number International = https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/michael4496/#international – Access code = 905681 • To join the on-line meeting – Online Meeting Link: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/michael4496 – Online Meeting ID: michael4496 23
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