DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS of 1981 JANUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER Zooming Into 2021 Together!

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS OF 1981 JANUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER Zooming into 2021 together!

Holiday Zoom a Big Success!

The 8-One Network and class leadership managed to pull off a fun holiday gathering in spite of—or because of—Covid and the Zoom phenomenon. With nearly 100 classmates on the call, this was the best-attended 8-One Network event so far, and it was a great oppor- tunity to reconnect with one another. The event kicked off with Elliott Davis introducing a signature cocktail recipe, The Davis Negroni, featuring gin from the Mine Hill Distillery that he founded in Connecticut. The evening’s program included tricky Dartmouth trivia questions, and Julie Koeninger and Robert Goldbloom proved themselves trivia experts with four correct an- swers each. We held a challenge for freshman dorm participation, and Hitchcock, the most beautiful dorm on campus, had the best representation, with 9 classmates registering.

Perhaps the highlight of the night was an ugly holiday sweater contest. Check out the colorful knits worn by (clockwise starting upper left) Lynne Hamel Gaudet, Caroline Gesner Teclaw, Molly Sundberg VanMetre, Gay Macomber, Laura Barbuto DeAngelo, Julie Koeninger, Danielle Dyer, and Jill Martin surround- ing the grand prize winner, Tom McGonagle. His video entry included a few superb dance moves that clinched the title for him. The evening was topped off with a poetic toast to the year by our 2020 Poet Laureate Pat Berry, whose verse appears on page 2. The event was recorded, so if you missed it, check the class website for the link to the video and relive the fun!

Presenter, Elliott Davis, distiller. Best represenation: Hitchcock Hall

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www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/81 A Goodnight Toast on the Occasion of an ‘81 Holiday Party in the Midst of a Pandemic And speaking of hosts, we owe them our thanks— That’s Bessie and Lynne, Danielle and Sal Anks. Some of us can’t say no, especially Some boys helped out, too— when Lynne Gaudet is making the Vaughn, Elliott, Rick, you three are swell! ask! With only a couple of days to assemble a few irreverent stanzas You all make the “nice” list—plus you’re all cute as hell! to close out our Zoom bash, I called on my inspiration of 44 years, Jane In fact, let’s tip our hats to the whole Eight One team Alexander. So, tip o’ the top hat to For their minis and missives—for keeping us Green! Jane for her wit, wisdom, and sev- There’s Kevin and Barnesy, Elizabeth and Gail, eral of the lines that follow. — Pat Lynnette, V, and Howard—Ann, Anne, and Ay-mail*. Berry Thanks to Chip, Julie, Molly. And of course we have Sprout, P.S. Apologies in advance for taking liberties with names (I’m Claudia, Robin, Susan, Polly, Chris — have I left any out? thinking of you, Emil*), and the English language. There may not be parades, bonfires or tailgates —At least not before some late ‘21 dates— Twas the week before Christmas, and the Class ‘81, But so what if our 40th was one big fat bust? Gathered for cocktails and dorm wars and fun For now we’ll make do: In Technology We Trust. The Hanukkah candles were set up and lit And a virus meant time for this frivolous bit. 2020 sucked—no hindsight required We miss you a lot and we’re glad you were inspired Each of us stuck in our dorm—sorry—home To virtually join us for this festive scene. Having no reasons to go out, let alone roam. We’ll see you again once we get that vaccine. We dressed—waist-up only—our pale house-sick selves And logged in with backdrops of elves on our shelves. Happy Holidays, everyone!!

The room where we gathered was no room at all! It wasn’t a tent or a gym or a hall. The room was a Zoom, with one hundred squares, Sixty-one-year-old faces and bad Covid hair. Endnote: I tried desperately to find a way to weave the following product of Jane’s brilliance into the meter, but alas No masks were needed, but nor was there swag could not, so in closing: No kegger, no dance tapes, no Tally run—DRAG! Though no sub for re-uning, our hosts did their best, Vaxx clamantis in deserto, and to all a good night! --PB Ugly sweaters are fun, and how ‘bout that test!

JANUARY 2021 newsletter Page 2 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE FUND UPDATE The Eight One Network Presents

A discussion of scholarship and her writings, Make it Your New Year’s Resolution to Give to including On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed Dartmouth Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author and Professor

As the new head agents for the Class of 81, before we ask you to give Join us on Thursday, January 21 at 8 PM (ET) to Dartmouth, we thought we should each explain why we give and why we agreed to serve as Co-Head Class Agents. Susan took her turn in the last newsletter (read her note if you have not); Howard’s take follows.

Why Howard gives to the Dartmouth College Fund:

I give to Dartmouth to “pay it forward” to today’s students. I did not qualify for financial aid but did take out loans to pay for college and thought of myself Register at http://1981.dartmouth.org/GordonReed2021 as middle class. My father worked for 1978 massacre, and had some fascinating stories. I then coordinated the federal government and I worked alumni interviewing in DC, following Bob Burka ’67, whose footsteps while in college as a teaching assistant I have followed, from law school to the Federal Trade Commission to and at the Hop. Over the years since, Howard Morse private practice as an antitrust lawyer, and who was so generous he I have come to realize how “privileged” we were loaned us his house on Lake Morey in Vermont when my daughter compared to many. And I learned that tuition in fact paid only a graduated from the College. And, I was lucky enough to serve on the part of the cost of our Dartmouth education, with a big chunk of Alumni Council, as the District Enrollment Director representative – the College’s budget coming from donations. So I now feel it is my thanks to Lynne Gaudet, then Director for Alumni Leadership for the obligation to contribute, to the extent I can afford it, to help today’s College – where I got to meet some remarkable alumni. students. I have also chaired the Washington DC Dartmouth Club’s annual I give to Dartmouth for all that the College has done for me. Webster Dinner honoring an alumnus for their contribution to pub- Dartmouth was an eye opening experience. My parents’ idea of lic service, and have gotten to know awardees like Rabbi Arnold camping and hiking was staying at the Holiday Inn and stopping on Resnicoff ’68, a former Navy Chaplain; Annie Kuster ’78, who repre- the side of the road to gaze at the scenery. Dartmouth opened up a sents New Hampshire in Congress; and Jake Tapper ‘91. world of new experiences, from hiking Moosilauke on our freshman trip, to crewing with the sailing team on Lake Mascoma, to pub- And I have been active in the Dartmouth Lawyers Association for lishing the “Daily D,” to pub crawls while on the philosophy FSP in which I thank our classmate Chris Toll for getting me to attend the Edinburgh, Scotland. Dartmouth provided amazing experiences and DLA’s annual continuing legal education program (i.e., ski boondog- lifelong friends as well as a great education, which prepared me for gle). Through the DLA, I have gotten to know Dartmouth lawyers from law school. Career opportunities followed because Dartmouth was on across the country and gotten to ski at Big Sky, Jackson Hole, Lake the resume. Louise, Squaw Valley, Telluride and other resorts.

As Susan noted in her column, we have each had one of our two Wherever in the world we travel, if I see someone in a Dartmouth daughters attend Dartmouth, and they became fast friends in the shirt or hat, I say hello and strike up a conversation, feeling a con- class of ‘15, and while we did not know each other well as under- nection as part of the Dartmouth “family.” And, while travel has been grads, we have gotten to know each other in recent years as our curtailed during Covid, renewing friendships with Dartmouth friends families have spent time together – in Hanover as well as skiing over the last nine months over Zoom has helped us remain con- across the country. nected.

But, as Susan said, truth be told, we were both a bit nervous about Now is the time to contribute to the Class of ’81 as well as the being Co-Head Class Agents, when separately asked. College.

I have been involved with the College since graduating, but never Make it your new year’s resolution to give to the College, to renew with our Class. Over the years, I have gotten to know alumni from your old friendships and make new connections among Dartmouth classes before and after ’81. I began interviewing college applicants alumni, in our class, in your home town, or wherever you may find soon after graduating, and got to interview together with amazing folks wearing Green. alumni, like Dick Dwyer ‘55, a foreign service officer who served in posts around the world and was in Jonestown, Guyana during the —Susan Adler Funk and Howard Morse

Page 3 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS OF 1981 http://1981.dartmouth.org DP: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch is your third adap- start with the core idea. And Ted Geisel had tation. Why have you assumed the responsi- very strong ideas at the center of each of his bility to reimagine Dr. Seuss’ children’s books stories. And those ideas were a perfect mar- for a new generation of viewers? riage of thematics and dazzling wordsmithing and imagery to create entertainment. So it’s Chris Meledandri: Well, there are a number that marriage of theme and entertainment, of different points of intersection. I’d say with the themes being rather invisible to the A Conversation between the first is, when I was a child, these were child, but still very impactful for the child. books that my parents read to me. And so, Don Pease and Chris Meledandri And that is an aspiration for our films, where my connection to the work goes back to my we really try with each of our films to have a own childhood. And when I came to Los Thanks to Robert Goldbloom for this tran- reason why we’re telling that story, which is a Angeles and I dreamt about making movies, scription from “A Celebration of Light: A worthiness in our minds for the endeavor be- there were a few authors, author-illustrators’ Dartmouth Holiday Event,” aired on December yond simply entertaining the audience. And work that I’d always wanted to adapt, and 17, 2020. when you can get both of those things right, Ted Geisel was at the top of that list. I also which Ted Geisel managed to do time after Don Pease, the Ted and Helen Geisel 3rd found out later about this intersection that time after time, then you have a piece of Century Professor of the Humanities we both had at Dartmouth, which just tickled entertainment—a content, a book, whatever and world-renowned biographer of Ted me to no end when I realized that we had it is—has a chance at lasting for quite some Geisel ’21 aka Dr. Seuss, interviews Chris both been educated at Dartmouth. And the time in the audience’s memory. Meledandri ’81. Chris is the founder and very first time when I became interested in CEO of Illumination Entertainment, which doing an adaptation was before the live ac- DP: So this is at least the third version of brought us the adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ The tion Jim Carrey movie was How The Grinch Stole Christmas Grinch in 2018. made. And I competed at that has reached the public that time (and I was still eye. The first was in ’66 with Don Pease: I feel doubly honored to celebrate making live action movies) that 26-minute film that Chuck this event with another of Dartmouth’s fa- with a number of other pro- Jones and Dr. Seuss put togeth- vorite sons, Chris Meledandri, Class of 1981, ducers and studios to obtain er. What aspect of Dr. Seuss’ who’s taken up the responsibility of renewing the rights. And at that vision do you hope to commu- Dr. Seuss’ imagination for the 21st century. time, my idea was that Jack nicate in Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch The Grinch Is the third of the Dr. Seuss films Nicholson would play the that previous film versions of that Chris Meledandri has assigned himself role that Jim Carrey went How the Grinch Stole Christmas the task of re-imagining in animated form. on to play. And we actu- do not? He put out Horton Hears a Who in 2008; four ally were granted the rights years later, The Lorax; and in 2018, Dr. Seuss’ on a Friday after a week of CM: Well, I really related to The Grinch. meetings that Audrey Geisel that wounded character of the came to Los Angeles to Grinch, who built walls around He came to Dartmouth in 1977 hoping to have. And then on Saturday, him to protect him from the become a theater producer, director and we were told we lost them outside world, and, for me, to playwright. But he took a class with David because a more aggressive Brian Grazer and protect him from what I be- Thompson, and that changed his life forever. Ron Howard drove down to La Jolla to Ted lieve was any subsequent hurt. So he sought While he was an undergraduate, he wrote Geisel’s home that Audrey was now living in, refuge from the world so that he could live about Citizen Kane, Apocalypse Now and im- overlooking the Pacific, and convinced her to a life where he was protected but he was mersed himself in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. reverse her position and go with them. not engaged in the world. And, what I really And it was as if he was brought out of that wanted to do is tell a very hopeful version of darkness into a different kind of light when So I waited. I was very patient, and I waited. The Grinch, where one young girl’s optimism he decided, after spending [the years 1998 to And then years later wrote Audrey a letter and faith could really transform what was 2007 at Fox] making feature action films, to which was the beginning of our relationship years of pessimism and hopelessness in the turn to animation. He became the President which spanned three movies and well over a character of the Grinch. And so that inter- and CEO of Illumination [in 2008], and his decade. section between the Grinch and Cindy Loo career has taken off from then. Who was a re-awakening of a spirit inside of DP: I noticed you listed her as an Executive the Grinch that had been buried down deep, [film clips shown] Producer of Dr Seuss’ The Grinch. And she and is conveyed so beautifully by the heart really trusted your carrying on his legacy. Like Dr. Seuss, [Chris] made it his personal growing three sizes larger. But you must have also derived something responsibility to educate the imagination of from the process of making those three films. And the other aspect of the story that I really children through art works that would truly What has turning Dr. Seuss fables into ani- enjoyed exploring was the relationship be- engage them. So let me turn now to some mated feature films taught you about the art tween the Grinch and Max, his dog. I didn’t questions that I think will call attention to of storytelling? want the Grinch to be as mean to Max as he the relationship between these two great art- had been in earlier incarnations. In this bleak ists. CM: Well, you know, with each film, and with world of the Grinch, he did have one char- each story, that we adapted, we really had to JANUARY 2021 newsletter Page 4 acter who had unconditional love for him— when you’re adapting it—and permission to almost more than any other art form because andthat was Max. I think, without Max, he explore what’s not on the page. And the first you walk into that dark theater and you are probably would have perished. So, that was a place we look is in the body of work when asked to see the world through the eyes of great deal of fun, breathing new life into the we’re trying to make decisions about expand- other characters. And at the end of the mov- relationship between the Grinch and Max. ing on it. It may not be in the book itself but ie, when you see this town embrace this out- in the whole body of work. And that’s an ex- sider and forget all that’s come before, and DP: Yeah, that was a wonderful revision ample of where we really did perceive Ted to just embrace him, and he then opens up to when you have Max loyal to the Grinch. The be someone who wrote with an awareness of receive that embrace—to me that message is Grinch becomes somehow even more lovable. the world that he was living in. And we felt never more important than it is today, coming Another one of your successful reimagin- that the making of a film that was reflective out of the situation that we’re all surviving ings involves the story lines you graft onto of the world that existed at the time of the right now. Dr. Seuss’ narrative. The Grinch remembers film’s production was a strong choice. Christmas, for example, as the unhappiest day DP: In a sense you’ve been answering this of his childhood, an event that doesn’t appear DP: I think he would have been very grate- question with everything you’ve said. But let in Dr. Seuss’ story line. And he does so in ful for those revisions. The epiphany scene me ask it directly: Does the story have any flashbacks that cannot help but recall scenes is also an incredibly memorable moment in special significance for you personally? from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Did your film. In fact every luminous detail you you intend to create this resonance between add to the scene in which the Grinch experi- CM: Well, my own life has been a journey the Grinch and Ebenezer Scrooge? ences enlightenment also participates in the of evolution. It’s not an accident that the Celebration of Light that’s the gist of this company has been called Illumination. It’s CM: I realized as we were doing it that it was alumni event. my own journey towards the light, towards taking us back to Scrooge. We all tried to tell hopefulness. And I’m constantly shedding the the story without going to the Grinch’s child- What do you think this illumination brings to wounds of my past. And clearly they weren’t hood. And then we realized that mortal wounds. But I think we all the story we were telling needed have wounds that plague us. to reveal the source of his wound in order to complete the thematic And my own journey is one that I impact that we were hoping to quite liken to the journey of the convey. Grinch’s, although not nearly as severe. But it is something that So when we started to envision unquestionably I relate to. You what that would be, it absolutely know, when something happens led back to a resonant feeling com- to us that is painful...frequently ing back from Scrooge. And I hope what we do is we close in, and that’s okay—because whenever you Chris Meledandri and Don Pease we create scar tissue, and we do something in a movie that re- viewers across the planet? We’re now coping distance ourselves from feeling that kind of minds people of or has connectivity to some- with the experience of being alone together, pain again. And I think the message of the thing that was done before, you’re always a conveyed by the converging pandemics of Grinch is that you can heal and open up, and little bit nervous that it doesn’t feel authen- COVID and political polarization. that the best healing is the empathy and the tic. But, I think, for the audience, those reso- love from others that’s extended to you. And nant feelings are very impactful. CM: I think it reimagines what a family is, that’s the path. And that’s a message that I and that a family does not need to be a group think will be relevant forever. DP: It also linked the Grinch with Cindy Loo of people that are genetically connected. But Who in an important way—You already men- it’s a group of people who come together to DP: Chris, I want to thank you for illumi- tioned that story line. But there are others care for one another and to share joy. And I nating not only the creative sources of this that you invented—that sub-narrative that think that we all are longing for those con- great story, but also for rendering family and cast Donna Loo Who as Cindy Loo Who’s nections in this period of time when there is empathy not merely rhetorical terms but sub- hard-working single mother—Why did you set so much isolation. stantive virtues. It’s been an honor talking both of these new story lines in a Whoville with you again, and I look forward to seeing whose residents are stunningly more diverse But, I think more than anything else, it’s re- your next Dr. Seuss production, which I hope than the Whos depicted in either of Dr. Seuss’ ally about igniting hopefulness in people, is in the near future. storyboard or in any other previous film ad- even in the face of darkness and difficultly aptation? and disruption—that remaining hopeful and CM: And thank you so much Professor Pease. moving towards the light is absolutely essen- And thank you so much for being a steward CM: When we look back at Ted Geisel’s work, tial for us to restore the lives and the balance of the legacy of Ted Geisel and Dr. Seuss. it was written and drawn in a certain period. in the world that we all yearn for, and for us The recorded interview can be accessed here But his work reflected the period in which it to all heal. was created. So we felt that if Ted had been starting at minute 10:25: https://alumni. alive, that the [work] would have reflected One of the qualities at the end of the film is dartmouth.edu/learn/dartmouth-location/ the world around him. You know, you’re al- empathy. And I think that empathy is some- celebration-light-2020-dartmouth-holiday- ways looking for permission inside his work thing that movies have an ability to convey event

Page 5 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS OF 1981 http://1981.dartmouth.org BigQ 10 Keith Lindsay: Pat Metheny Group opening for Jean Luc Ponty freshman year , front row at Spaulding Auditorium and Santana The Bard wrote: “If music be the food of love, play on, Give sophomore fall, front row at Thompson Arena with the Russell Sage me excess of it;” Bob Marley sang “One good thing about crew. music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Though we missed Woodstock, we came of age in a seminal and fertile period of Charlie Craig: Probably my most interesting musical experience at music. Improbably, despite our rural location, our class had Dartmouth was during Spring of our freshman year. The Grateful many opportunities to experience incredible live performances Dead played at Thompson Arena. I had just started listening to in a number of campus venues. Please share with us your favor- the Dead, and understood that people (including a few of my frat ite musical memories from your time at Dartmouth. brothers) were camping out for several days before the show with fellow Deadheads. I really didn’t understand why, and neither did Larry Dunn: Any Nuisance gig Spring 1981. Also, front row for the my fellow pledge, Bob Crowe. Asbury Jukes in Spalding, May 1979 was a blast. Stompahs opened. “Why would you camp out when you were living in luxury in all- Pat Berry: Dolly!!!!!! male Gile?”

Vee Wessels: Boston - Sophomore fall! My first rock concert I Bob and I last minute got some tickets in the upper seats on the think! “Don’t Look Back!” And Don MacLean at Spauding. front left side of the stage. I liked the music, but didn’t know much about the Dead at the time. (Although if you google the set lists, it Lynne Gaudet: Between Bob and I, we remember Kenny Loggins, was really good.) Dolly Parton, the Marshall Tucker Band, the Grateful Dead, and Jerry Jeff Walker. Bob got a little bored during a long jam and we were hungry. So he left the show, and got a couple of big grinders at C & A, and Sue Reed: Dizzy Gillespie, Carnival ‘79. brought them back to our seats. Ann Jacobus Kordahl: I heard jazz pianist, Oscar Peterson, and You can’t imagine the frenzy………………. we were attacked by learned from my roommate to sit on the left-hand side of Spaulding Alfred Hitchcock inspired munched out Deadhead seagulls. We had auditorium so I could see his hands dance across the piano keys. a couple bites apiece and threw in the towel. Herbert Livingstone: The Grateful Dead. I think I still remember the encore, “Werewolves in London”? With Rick Silverman: The first real concert I went to was Boston in the that great line that reminds me of the Trumpster, hockey rink. I wasn’t allowed to do those things in high school. “HIS HAIR WAS PERFECT!” --Best, Charlie Upcoming Class Constitutional Vote The 1981 Class Executive Committee is asking for your vote COMPASSIO’81 on a new proposed class constitution. The current and the proposed constitutions will be posted on our Class of 1981 Given the extent of Covid 19 throughout every facet of website for you. A class-wide electronic election on the ap- society there, is no doubt that some of our classmates have proval of the proposed constitution will take place in early been affected by this horrible virus. If you have been di- February. Please look for an email from the class that will pro- rectly or indirectly affected and would feel comfortable of- vide you with a Survey Monkey link to cast your vote. If you fering classmates any lessons you may have learned, please do not currently receive emails from us, then please provide drop a note to the Compassio‘81 committee. On the flip Dartmouth with your preferred email address at https://alumni. side, if you are looking for ideas on how to cope, the com- dartmouth.edu/update-your-information so that we can send mittee will then put people in touch with each other. Please you our class news, including our constitution election info. email [email protected] with any questions, and please, stay safe! We are still-- Your 40th Reunion Committee [email protected] Lynne Gaudet - Co-chair Su-Moon Paik - Entertainment Rick Silverman - Co-Chair Emil Miskovsky - Memorial Service Claudia Weed - Treasurer Jeff Kemp - Memorial Service Helping each other Robert Goldbloom - Registration Peter Bogin - Indoor Activities Ellen Brout Lindsey - Registration Sally Reiley - Fun Run Molly Van Metre - Souvenirs/Memorial Service Pat Berry Julie Koeninger - Souvenirs Martin Weinstein Annette Gordon-Reed Gail Chen - Communications Anne Scott-Putney Danielle Dyer - Outdoor Activities Kim Young January 21, 2021 at 8 PM ET Kevin Kerin - Outdoor Activities Bob Gaudet Cathy Haley Rost - Tent Decor Stephen Godchaux Veronica Wessels - Communications/Registration Sharon Washington http://1981.dartmouth.org/ Chip Bettencourt - Beverage Chair Karen McKeel Calby Vaughn Halyard - Entertainment Dave Shula GordonReed2021

JANUARY 2021 newsletter Page 6 The Bartlett Tower Society

The Bartlett Tower Society celebrates the thousands of alumni, parents, and friends who include Dartmouth in their estate plans. When you name Dartmouth as a noncontingent beneficiary in your charitable gift planning, you will receive special recognition as a member of the Bartlett Tower Society. Participation in any of these plans will grant membership in the Society:

• Beneficiary designation

• Bequests

• Charitable gift annuities

• Charitable lead trust

• Charitable remainder trust Pam Mitchel McDonald and Elizabeth Wang outdoors at a winery in Bluemont Virginia. Pam and Chris McDonald • Dartmouth Donor Advised Fund ‘82 moved back to the D.C. area two years ago, after living in eight foreign countries!! • Pooled income funds

• Retained life estate KEEP IN TOUCH!

Please consider joining other members of the Class of 1981 who have In this busy period you don’t want to risk missing any included Dartmouth in their estate plans by contacting a member of the critical information. So please update your contact information at Alumni Records at this link: Dartmouth Gift Planning staff for more information at: gift.planning@ dartmouth.edu, or by calling them at (603) 646-3799. https://alumni.dartmouth.edu/ update-your-information

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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS OF 1981 JANUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER Zooming into 2021 together! P Happy new year! We hope you all were able to be together with reunion efforts are more important than ever to these students. your loved ones in some fashion for the December holidays and new R Looking ahead, we have been updating our class constitution to year. E include options for electronic voting. Look for an online Survey S Similarly, our 8-One Network has enabled our class to get together Monkey vote for the proposed constitution coming in early February. I on Zoom for a series that so far has included Steve Pignatiello’s And also looking ahead, we are still in stand-by mode for reunion D wine education and tasting, Keith Hammonds’ interview with Nick news. There is still a lot of uncertainty—both for these type of E Carr on how tech is transforming us, and Robin Sullivan’s holiday events at Dartmouth and all around us—but also a lot to be hopeful N cooking and entertaining. It was wonderful to see the almost 100 of for. you who joined us for the ’81 holiday party, where Danielle Dyer and T We wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy new year. Vaughn Halyard entertained us, and Elliott Davis further educated S’ us on mixology. —Lynne Hamel Gaudet and Beth Shapiro Lewyckyj

M On January 21, our 8-One Network will bring us Annette Gordon- E Reed discussing her scholarship and writings, including her forth- S coming book, On Juneteenth. S Thanks to many of you who stepped up for the Forever Green DCF A Challenge—62 of us donated during the challenge, and we are G so far at 20% class participation. Throughout this past year, ‘81s E have shown that we can extend ourselves even further to help out Dartmouth students, and our donations from our combined two-year Lynne Hamel Gaudet Beth Shapiro Lewyckyj