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Brody Neuenschwander LectureBrody Neuenschwander writing technologies in each of these cultures varied. In China, the ink brush and paper The following photos are from � Another example of Brody's dominated; in the Islamic Brody's FOC Summer Workshop Submarine hand. October 2019 2 Brush Workshop: Rustica By: Edwina Shannon It’s dramatic! That is surely a recognized as components of phrase that can define Loredana letters or actual letters repeated Zega’s work. There is a 3D effect on a page, creating a delightful to her ornamentation that is design. When Loredana was enhanced by strokes that exude done with the demonstration, motion. How does she do that? her background in dance The flow of one color and the became apparent, as she raised pulse of movement captured both arms and motioned for my curiosity. us to leave and perform the Loredana showing us how to load our brush Loredana’s time with Friends strokes ourselves. With the flow of Calligraphy opened with of her arms going into a raised a talk at the Flax Art Supply position, she commanded us to in Oakland on the Thursday Go! Just do it! night before the workshop. Most of us in the workshop Her presentation was entitled, had never used a brush for “From the to the calligraphy before taking her What a great group! Brush.” The chairs were full class. As a participant, I needed and the group was listening. to develop a few of the basics. Loredana gave us some I summarize the challenges as personal background to her the three T's: Tool, Texture, and life. As a child in Slovenia, she Touch. The three days were not was involved with dance and enough time to control them horseback riding. An aunt of but then, I must remember the hers was an art teacher. hours and the analysis that Inspired by this aunt, Loredana Loredana has invested in this cherished the hand lettered artform. and decorated envelopes and For reminders: the brush should Above and Below cards that she received from be held in an upright position Two of our long standing dedicated FOC her. With an expressed interest with the hand touching the members: Jerry Lehman and Lily Stevenson. in the lettering, her aunt started paper; the paint should be her with some lettering basics. the consistency of toothpaste; To continue developing her the touch of brush to paper skill, she studied books and is light, very light. The brush practiced; and practiced more. is important and should be “I was basically self taught from carefully selected. A short brush 9-22 years of age. Calligraphy will be too stiff and not produce starts with training. Practice light and beautiful forms. is the most important thing,” Loredana has created her own stated Loredana. structural version of Rustica. It is between six to eight blocks She described hitting the jackpot, when on a dance high. As a class we were Maria competition trip to Denmark, working with new tools and a Giudice's new alphabet of an established gorgeous she found calligraphy supplies piece. in the stores. Later, when she letterform. took her first class with Denis The letterforms are made by Brown in England, she was told lack of pressure. Always touch that she needed to “polish” her

Loredana Workshop Zega lightly. Loredana admits to good structural forms. Inspired being aware of how much color at his class, her mantra became, I take each time that she loads Dorothy “I can do that, too.” Once she the brush. Yuki's vibrant pieces got introduced to the brush, she It is a slide and release motion did not return to the pen as the with the left tip of the brush flow and freedom of the brush making paper contact first. is a natural fit for her. As the paint leaves the brush, We were able to witness her do not lean on the brush to rapid flow of designed forms get out more color. The result 3 Continued on Page 8 Friends of Calligraphy Jo Hansen FOC Council Members By: Meredith Klein President In July, we lost longtime member Jo Hansen Evelyn Eldridge to cancer. Jo joined FOC in 1986. I didn’t Vice President meet her until nearly 20 years later, on the Elena Caruthers mailing crew. When Jenny Hunter Groat was in her final year and unable to travel, Jo Treasurer brought Jenny’s calligraphy bear, Eustace, Dean Robino for Kalligraphia 2012 and worked with me to distribute Jenny’s calligraphy supplies to Secretary Fredi Juni FOC members. I became aware of all she was doing to help Jenny; and, after Jenny died, Jo Council Members continued to help clean out Jenny’s studio, Martha Boccalini not a small task. Jo had become Jenny’s Cynthia Cravens assistant in the early years when Jenny Darla Engelmann taught at conferences. Jo took workshops and Katie Leavens classes and enjoyed learning; for example, Raoul Martinez she tried paper casting and slate carving. Four-and-a-half years ago, she was Alphabet Editor Carl Rohrs diagnosed with cancer. Nerve damage from chemotherapy treatments left her unable to do calligraphy, and she began to show up at �Bulletin Editor workshops and events with books and good Top: Brody's Yellow Submarine Script. Nancy Noble paper to give away. Last March, Jo called me Middle: Susan Richardson looking over Brody's to say she had stopped all treatments and shoulder as he makes suggestions. Below: Caryn Lum's two page spread. Below Right: Vicky Piovia didn’t know how long she had left. She asked working on her vertical script. me to come pick up calligraphy works she wanted to donate to the Harrison Collection. I felt sad driving to her house, but when I got there, Jo was so peaceful and accepting, she put me at ease. She had laryngitis, a complication of her illness, and could not stand or walk for very long because the cancer drained her energy. I filled my car with donated works: several framed pieces by Jenny; a beautiful original Sheila Waters piece Jo had commissioned; works by Ann Hechle, Peter Thornton and others. And Eustace. All went to the Harrison. In late May, Jo contacted me to pick up her calligraphy supplies to distribute. When I arrived, she was on the phone with Meals on Wheels. I wondered if she was having meals delivered. No, she was organizing with Sherrie Lovler! drivers. This says so much about Jo, that she Paint in France was volunteering at the end of her life, not Lyrical Abstract Painting July 23–30, 2020, Sorèze, France knowing how much time she had left. FOC member Debbie Brawner recalls, e inspired by calligraphic form, ink and watercolor to express Byourself in a poetic, abstract way. Instruction will include Asian “Throughout Jo’s battle with cancer, she concepts of empty space, chi and wabi-sabi; the elements and continued to live life, travelling when principles of design; color theory and painting from poetry. possible, gardening, continuing to volunteer Emphasis will be on the uncontrolled parts, where ink meets for Meals on Wheels, which she had been water and mysteries reside; and where to go from there. doing for years; she always would take Join our small group of six to live in a 400-year-old house for time to visit with each person to make sure a week in the quaint and lovely village of Sorèze! they were doing okay, and working with many other groups and individuals, offering More info at artandpoetry.com or [email protected] Sponsored by the Sebastopol Center for the Arts assistance and encouragement.” Jo will be missed by her many friends. October 2019 4 Friends of Calligraphy Fort Mason Committee: Chris to show the film Alphabet Magic, Council Meeting, 28 April 2019 McDonald’s Roman Caps class just Hermann Zapf & Gudrun Zapf von ended and received high marks. Hesse if he receives the DVD in time. Sunday, 1 pm, at Meredith’s Gothicized Italic class FOC to send an email to me`mbership Nancy Noble’s Home has met twice and is going well. Rick announcing the change, Meredith 4.28.19 Paulus’s class is full with a waiting to send a separate mail to members Council Members Present: list; Melissa Titone’s Italic class is who do not have email; and FOC Officers: Evelyn Eldridge, Elena partially subscribed. The location of will post a revision on the web site. Caruthers, Dean Robino, Meredith fall classes has not yet been settled. Meredith seconded. The email vote was Klein; Council: Martha Boccalini, Trivial Pursuits 2020: Marcia unanimous in approving the motion. Cynthia Cravens, Fredi Juni, Raoul Friedman is still seeking someone Unfinished Business Martinez, Dena Sneider. Guests: to take charge of goody bags for the Rendez-Vous Welcome Bag: Nancy Nancy Noble. coming year. Cynthia indicated she and Fredi will order with could help with this. Evelyn called the meeting to order at www.friendsofcalligraphy.org printed 1:20 pm. Publications/Mailings: The March on them and ship to Rendez-Vous as Minutes: The minutes of the March 17, 28 mailing went smoothly. The FOC’s contribution to Welcome Bag. mailing will include Alphabet 44:4, 2019, Council meeting were approved FOC Business Card: Nancy Bulletin, the Loredana Zega workshop as presented. Motion: Dean, second: presented costs for various options— flyer and Directory Update IV. Martha, unanimously approved. color vs. & white, front & back Reports Meredith reported that we need vs. front only; different papers, for a new large envelopes for the June business card. Council members to Membership: Meredith reported, as 13 mailing, both because we do not provide feedback on design options. of April 26, 465 renewals, 63 new, 8 have enough envelopes left and Scholarship: Nancy will meet with honorary and 2 honorary spouse, for because, beginning with that mailing, SF State about their endowment a total of 538. we need new indicia with our new program. Treasury: Dean presented the permit number based on mailing treasurer’s report. She then presented out of Oakland. In addition, we need New Business the Transaction Report for 3.1.2019 window envelopes for the renewal Exhibition at Ruth’s Table: through 3.30.2019 for Council mailing. Dean moved to add to the Dorothy has told Evelyn of an approval. Motion to approve: Elena, envelope budget to cover. Meredith opportunity for FOC to have an second: Fredi, unanimously approved. seconded; unanimously approved. exhibit at Ruth’s Table. Timing and The annual financial audit was held Evelyn announced, to the delight other details will be forthcoming. April 18 at Jerry Lehman’s home. of the Council, that Carl wants to Location of Combined Council Cynthia participated as the Council continue as Alphabet editor. Hobie MacQuarrie has representative, joining members Meeting: Hospitality: Cynthia is organizing offered his home for the July 14 Laura Bernabei and Suzanne Yoshii, hospitality for the Annual General Combined Council meeting. Dena with Evelyn also present. The Meeting moved, Elena seconded, to change the auditors found the records to be in location of the Combined Council meeting good order. Dean reported on the Social Media/Web Administrator: to Hobie’s home in San Francisco; new PayPal refund policy and that Raoul reported 3,501 followers of unanimously approved our insurance policy was renewed. our Facebook page and 1,390 on Instagram; we have 751 on our email Planning for 2020 Annual General Workshop Committee: Dena is listserv (including lapsed members). stepping down from the Council Meeting: We cannot get the Latino- There were 76 Instagram profile visits Hispanic Room on Sunday, May 3, but will remain chair of the in the last week and a reach of 118. Workshop Committee. Dean and 2020; it has been reserved by another Raoul is tracking our top posts on group. Evelyn will follow up with Laura will obtain quotes for a Instagram. Society for Calligraphy microphone stand to be used as Andrea Grimes about the options. has the highest number of Instagram Elena moved to adjourn the meeting needed at workshops. The Julie followers among calligraphy guilds; at 4:19 pm, Cynthia second, approved Wildman workshop—April 6-7, FOC is fourth. It was suggested unanimously. Elena coordinating, went well and that a list of hashtags be developed. received high marks. Judy Detrick’s Meredith and Raoul will make Edited for Publication workshop on Dutch Master’s Script, changes to the Join page to clarify May 18–19, Dena coordinating is that forms and payments are required Friends of Calligraphy Annual full. The summer workshop with from new members. Putting an Brody Neuenschwander—June Eventbrite icon on the FOC homepage General Meeting 7–8, 10–12, Martha and Meredith will be discussed by the Social Media Sunday, May 5, 2019 coordinating, is full with a waiting team. The Council thanked Raoul for 1:00—4:00 pm list of 7. The topic of Loredana Zega’s his efforts. workshop—September 6, 7, 8, Nancy Latino-Hispanic Room, coordinating, has not yet been Meetings/Events San Francisco Main Library determined. 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FOC Council Meeting Minutes classroom scheduling for Andrew Meeting was changed from what organized the hospitality, assisted by van der Merwe’s workshop, October. was announced on the flyer that was members who brought refreshments Preliminary workshop plans for 2020 mailed. The change was adopted to share. were also reviewed: Denise Lach, by email vote on March 28 in which February; Cora Pearl, April; Elmo van Evelyn moved that the Council At 1:17 pm, President Evelyn Eldridge Slingerland, May; Sharon Zeugin, approve Carl Rohrs’s request to welcomed all members. Socializing Summer Workshop. change the program for the AGM continued. 5 Friends of Calligraphy FOC Council Meeting Minutes 5.5.19 October 2019 October At 2:46 works. other and books many on collaborated and married They designer. type and calligrapher abookbinder, as career distinguished a had who has Gudrun, to It turns history. and calligraphy, teaching designs, type Hermann’s discusses The film Gudrun. and of Hermann careers the covers The film niece. Gudrun’s Albrand, Alexandra by Hesse, von Zapf &Gudrun Zapf Hermann Magic, Alphabet see, to about we were film the explained then May 19, Library. SF Public He at the Memorial Lecture Susie the Taylor mentioned then Carl media. media. social in presence increased & our Party, Holiday Trivialthe Pursuits, Fair and Book Antiquarian the year, describing of the highlights presented and Meeting, Business Meredith Klein Klein Meredith Alphabet; the editing for Rohrs were: Carl The members contributions. by Evelyn, for special decorated envelopes Paulus, in Rick by calligraphed Lundquist, by Linnea printed by Ward Dunham, designed aCertificate, receive to selected were members Six Appreciation. of Certificates presented then She none. were There announcements. for member Evelyn asked Facebook followers. in sixth and followers Instagram in organizations calligraphy among fourth FOC followers. is Instagram 1005 and followers Facebook we have 3525 that noting Report, Webmaster the presented Raoul time. madeon were filings required our audit. All the hosting for Lehman Jerry to and participated, Evelyn whoto also Eldridge, auditors, Yoshii, the Suzanne and Cravens Cynthia Bernabei, Laura you to order; thank in be to records the audit found financial annual Treasurer’s Report. gave the Dean welcome meeting. member new annual third we our had Wronker, October, who 94. was Last Cassell Lili member honorary lost January, we In members. honorary of 2spouses and members honorary new, are 68 and 8 renewals are 465 of which: members 538 announced Meredith Report Membership At 1:30 June 7 with a panel discussion at 6 discussion apanel 7with June at SFCB, opening exhibition summer in Conversation everyone invited to see Catherine announcement. ashort make to Book, for the Center Francisco San from Burch Catherine introduced Alphabet our Rohrs, pm pm , Evelyn opened the the , Evelyn opened , Evelyn introduced Carl Carl , Evelyn introduced , to be held Sunday, held be , to editor. Carl Pen Show, , the , the

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6 A Julian Waters print: Party Alphabet, whether Carl’s printer can give us Rick Paulus’s Versals class is full framed, donated by Jo Hansen, was a better price. If done there, Evelyn with a waiting list; Melissa Titone’s won by Darla Engelmann. will consider delivering to avoid Italic class has an enrollment of 10. A Sheila Waters print, Roundel of the shipping costs. There will be enough The Fort Mason Committee meeting

7.14.19 Seasons, framed, also donated by Jo retrofitted brochures for the Pen Show is scheduled for Saturday, August Hansen, won by Mary Ann Wight. in August. 17, at 11:00 am. at SFPL in the Stong Requests for more meetings: FOC has Room on the first floor. We continue Fredi Juni moved to adjourn the business to have issues with finding affordable meeting, seconded by Carla Tenret, all in received requests to offer regular get- togethers for members to get to know classroom space in San Francisco. favor. The meeting adjourned at 3:45 pm, Fort Mason has increased the rates socializing resumed, and cleanup began. each other and do hands-on projects, as many other guilds do. Council significantly. Fort Mason will give Edited for Publication agreed to establish a committee of us a non-profit reduction of 15%. The Cynthia, Darla, Evelyn (Chair) and final rate would be an increase of 45% from previous rental fees. We Friends of Calligraphy Meredith to develop a plan. Nancy suggested asking Fredi to participate. are planning Rick’s class for SFSU’s Combined Council Meeting, downtown location. Cynthia will 14 July 2019 Treasury: Dean presented the final make further inquiries at Trinity + St financial report from the 2018-2019 Peter’s Episcopal. Sunday, 10 am, Home of fiscal year. We broke even, thanks to Hobie MacQuarrie membership receipts for the 2019- Trivial Pursuits 2020: Cynthia will contact Marcia about assisting with Council Members Present: 2020 year that came in June. Dean goody bags. Officers: Evelyn Eldridge, Elena presented the 2019–2020 budget, which had been discussed by the Caruthers, Dean Robino, Meredith Publications/Mailings: The next officers. Some significant changes Klein, outgoing; Council: Martha mailing will be on October 10. Patricia from last year include an increase Boccalini, Cynthia Cravens, Darla Coltrin will do the calligraphy for in printing costs for the Alphabet Engelmann, Katie Leavens, Raoul the new Membership Directory. Judy to cover an increase of 25 copies Martinez. Excused: Fredi Juni, Detrick will do the design. Incoming Secretary, Dena Sneider as membership increases, and in Outgoing Council Member. Guests: workshop and class income and Hospitality: The New Members Nancy Noble, Dorothy Yuki. outgo from rent increases. The Meeting and the Holiday Party are budget for the Bulletin was also next. The Holiday Party is scheduled Evelyn called the meeting to order at increased to reflect the actual expense for Sunday, December 8, from 2–5 at 10:05 am. in 2018–2019. Motion to approve the Jerry Lehman’s home. Katie will do Minutes The minutes of the April 28, budget as amended: Elena, second: Raoul, the flyer this year. 2019, Council meeting were approved unanimously approved. Social Media/Web Administrator: as presented. Motion: Dean, second: Dean presented the Transaction Raoul reported 3698 followers of our Martha, unanimously approved. Report for 4.1.2019 through 6.30.2019 Facebook page and 1494 on Instagram; The minutes of the May 5, 2019, for Council approval. Motion to we have 765 on our email listserv, Annual General Meeting were approve: Cynthia, second: Darla, including lapsed members. There approved as amended. Motion: unanimously approved. were 31 Instagram profile visits Elena, second: Cynthia, unanimously Dean presented the Bylaws and the in the last week and a reach of 55. approved. Annual Council Orientation and Raoul is tracking our top posts on Calendar: 2019–2020 The 2019–2020 Conflict of Interest policy, which each Instagram. Society for Calligraphy calendar was reviewed and dates Council member is to sign and return has the highest number of Instagram were set for Council meetings, the to Dean. followers among calligraphy guilds; Holiday Party, and the Annual FOC remains fourth. Raoul and General Meeting. Workshop Committee: Dena was Evelyn presented a list of hash tags to unable to attend and sent a report to Reports add to increase our scope. Katie had Evelyn who reported. Judy Detrick’s Membership: 2018–2019 Final recommendations about optimum workshop on Dutch Masters Script: Membership: Meredith reported 466 numbers and types of IG hashtags; the May 18–19, Dena coordinating and renewals, 63 new, 8 honorary and 2 Social Media team will discuss. the summer workshop with Brody honorary spouses, for a total of 539 Neuenschwander. June 7–8, 10–12, Meetings/Events Annual General members. 2019-2020 Current Year Martha and Meredith coordinating Meeting: The revised program for Membership: Meredith reported were successful and profitable. the Annual General Meeting, the 299 renewals, 11 new, 8 honorary Loredana Zega’s workshop September film Alphabet Magic, Hermann Zapf and 2 honorary spouses for a total 6, 7, 8, Nancy coordinating, will & Gudrun Zapf von Hesse, was a of 320 members. The New Members be open for registration on July 29. great success. The new Council was Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Loredana will present a lecture elected. Dena and Meredith stepped October 13, from 1-3 p.m., at SFPL on September 5, at 6:00 at Flax in down, and Katie Leavens and Darla in the Skylight Gallery North Salon. Oakland. Dorothy Yuki and Carl Engelmann were elected to Council. Meredith requested assistance. Rohrs are working out the final Fredi is the new Secretary. The rest of Cynthia will take on hospitality. arrangements for the Andrew van der the Council remains the same. Chris Membership Brochure: Ann Miller Merwe’s workshops: October 1–2 and McDonald prepared the slate, which is now in the Harrison Collection. FOC Council Meeting Minutes has reported that prices have gone October 4–6. In the first half of 2020 up considerably since the brochure we will have Denise Lach, Cora Pearl, Next year’s AGM is scheduled for was last printed. Her Menlo Park Elmo van Slingerland and Sharon May 3, 2020, at SFPL: Skylight Gallery. printer cannot keep the job within Zeugin. Evelyn will confirm this date with the budget. Ann suggested doing Andrea and will contact Curt Frank them online with her printer in Fort Mason Committee: Meredith’s regarding presenting his lecture on Burbank. Meredith will check Gothicized Italic class went well. pigments. Continued on Page 8 7 Friends of Calligraphy Continued from Page 7 Loredana Zega article continued from Page 3 Unfinished Business:Rendez-Vous is a speckled, not linear, our own pieces. We presented Welcome Bag: Fredi was reimbursed contact. Instead, the motion is an array of colors on black paper for the pencils. They were very well and had some dramatic works of received, especially the erasers. a building of letters, by stroke, allowing the available our own. 7.14.19 New Business: Guild reports: color on your brush to be used Success! We know how she does Evelyn sent an email to each Council member with the most salient points up. It creates a pattern of color, it. Still, practice! of the guild meeting at the Rendez- less color, then color by defined A day at the beach for Beach Art Calligraphy!

Continued Vous conference. lines and saturation Rick Paulus led Loredana, Evelyn Eldridge, Marcia Freidman, Debbie Turrieta, Elena Susie Taylor Lecture: This annual In addition to her signature Caruthers & Nancy Noble. Missing in the lecture is scheduled for Saturday, approach to paint and flow photo are Dorothy Yuki and Vicky Lee May 23, 2020, in the North Salon of the Skylight Gallery at SFPL. FOC has and touch, Loredana enhances been asked to co-sponsor the event. the letters with brush We agreed to cover refreshments manipulation. If you look and half of the lecturer’s fee. Motion: carefully at her forms, they Evelyn, second: Cynthia, approved have a twist towards thinner in unanimously. the middle. Holding the brush Volunteers for the San Francisco upright, the brush is twisted Pen Show, August 23–25, Redwood from 45 degrees towards 80 and City: Evelyn is coordinating for FOC and has contacted the organizers then back to 45. Wow! It is not and forwarded the email to Pacific easy as the brush and not the Scribes, who will once again partner wrist or arm moves. with us. She will be sending requests Then, of course, there are the Dorothy for volunteers to write bookmarks Yuki and keepsakes. color choices. A phrase of looking at Loredana’s that I think will stay Vicky Lee Elena moved to adjourn the meeting for the at 1:02 pm, Martha second, approved with those of us who took the workshop is her expression: too next step unanimously. in their Edited for Publication Mexico. She was surprised by mandala. the intense and opposing colors that were used by participants Bulletin 135 in her workshop in Mexico. She admits to never trying Correction: contrasting colors until her exposure to the riot of color that Loredana and Correction from Julie Wildman: she saw there. The exuberance Elena Caruthers "In the review of my workshop of the colors changed her carrying tools on Page 2 of Bulletin 135: the and rakes on thoughts on colors used in the 4th picture in the first column, the way to their same piece of calligraphy. 'place in the captioned 'Julie's examples sand'. on creating the Letter I', is So, with us, if she felt the colors incorrectly attributed to me. were not the right tones to One of the alphabet books I complement each other in the Loredana and Elena thrilled with their showed was done in our guild's same piece, her comment would 'Sand Mandala'. study group, and that page be too Mexico. Our challenge specifically was done by my was to use the right tone of our friend, Cathy Feeman—who selected colors. All colors but is not a calligrapher but an not all tones can be part of the illustrator." Thank you Julie! same piece. With the workshop held at Ruth’s Table in the Mission FOC Facebook & district, it was an appreciated gift to be able to leave our Instagram Pages projects and tools at our Your Presi- Check out our Facebook and seats. On the second day of dent, Evelyn Eldridge Instagram pages. You do NOT the workshop, we finished and Bulletin need a Facebook or Instagram the upper case alphabet and Editor, Nancy account to do so. Our pages are presented Loredana’s lower case Noble with open to all. At the bottom of the Rustica. After a weekend of their 'sea kelp' brushes FOC Council Minutes & Loredana Minutes Council FOC FOC home page, click either icon: our tools and techniques being posing in the F in a blue square, or the challenged to new uses, we front of their little red square camera outline. ended the workshop by creating ampersands! October 2019 8 Message from Members contribute in many Maeve Burke ways. Friends of Calligraphy Barbara Callow Membership thanks its members who have Antonio Cavedoni A huge thank you to all the renewed or joined at the patron, Annie Cicale members who renewed sustaining and supporting levels Christine Colasurdo promptly. We rely on close to Patron Patricia Coltrin half our members renewing in Judy Detrick June in order not to show a loss Ellen Bauch Becky Rose Eisenstein for the year, and you came Martha Boccalini Evelyn Eldridge through. Also, thank you to Barbara DeMaria Terry Englehart those of you who sent decorated Mariela Gerstein Diana Adkins Glassman envelopes, bookmarks or cards Hobie MacQuarrie Diana Goldstein or took the time to write a short Dodie Gray Sustaining Louise E. Grunewald note. I so enjoy them and � appreciate knowing how you’re Rachel Berliner Myron Helmer doing. Laura Bernabei Brian Huynh Joe & Cathy Boissy Susan Ito By the time you receive this, we David G. Brookes Elinor K. 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