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In Harvard Hall HARVARD CLUB OF BOSTON BULLETIN MAY 2018 Join us at our Annual Dinner with special guest George Q. Daley, AB‘82, MD‘91, PhD, Dean of Harvard Medical School. PRESIDENT’S LETTER GENERAL MANAGER’S Dear Member, LETTER The Annual Meeting of the Harvard Dear Member, Club of Boston is just a couple weeks away, and I hope I will see you there. Our eventful spring season This is our opportunity to come is well under way. Over 600 together as a Club community and members and guests attended hear about the performance of the our Easter Sunday Brunch, and Club, new initiatives, and plans for Mother’s Day is expected to be the future. The Board has approved and is proposing that another highly attended special the Members approve several changes to the bylaws at the occasion. Our event calendar has a wide variety of Annual meeting. The changes include some stylistic updates social and educational programs, so please make your (e.g. “Chair” rather than “Chairman”), adding an arbitration reservations early. provision for dispute resolution and creating a new category Our Strategic Planning Committee is hard at work with of members to be called “Commonwealth Members.” many member volunteers participating. We are on Commonwealth Members would be members who are not solid footing financially and poised to initiate the goals/ otherwise eligible for membership, would not be voting objectives that will come from the completed plan. members, and their entrance fees, dues and privileges, as well as the total number of Commonwealth Members, would I hope you will be able to attend our 110th Annual be set by the Board of Governors from time to time. We think Meeting and Dinner on Thursday, May 10. George Q. this new category of membership will provide the Club with Daley, AB’82, MD’91 PhD, Dean of Harvard Medical needed flexibility to help grow the total number of members. School, will be our guest speaker. We are all looking For those of you who were unable to attend, proxy ballots forward to this special evening. were mailed on April 19, and we’d appreciate you completing and submitting your proxy ballot. To date we have had an eventful year. Member attendance has surpassed last year and we anticipate May is a festive month, with Mother’s Day and exceeding our financial goals. Commencement on the calendar. The Harvard Club will have a presence in Harvard Yard on Class Day and Commencement Day, so if you are in the Harvard Square area, please stop by and say hello. Please also join us for our Commencement Dinner in Harvard Hall. If you have a child or grandchild who is graduating from college, consider gifting them with a membership to the Harvard Club of Boston. Through our Legacy program, current members’ children and grandchildren may join the Club as full members, even if they didn’t graduate from Harvard. In my last year as President, my goals are to leave the organization with an actionable strategic plan for the next 5 years; to continue to strengthen membership; and to ingrain Harvard Club with a Heart, our community service initiative, A big thank you to all the Boston Police officers who into our Club’s culture. We actively seek deserving charities worked the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16. We with a Harvard connection, and I welcome your ideas. Most were honored to serve them a warm and dry breakfast recently, we supported a Harvard Medical School team of in the President’s Room at the Back Bay Clubhouse. first-year medical students (two Harvard alums, and two current Club members) who are raising money for cancer As always, feel free to contact me directly at research at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, a Harvard-affiliated [email protected] or 617-450-8400 if I can teaching hospital, by riding in the Pan Mass Challenge. be of service to you. As always, I welcome your feedback. Email me at Sincerely, [email protected]. Sincerely, Steven P. Cummings, CCM, CCE Karen M. Van Winkle, President General Manager 1 HOURS OF OPERATION TABLE OF CONTENTS HOLIDAY HOURS President’s Letter 1 Memorial Day, May 28, 2018 General Manager’s Letter 1 Both Clubhouses closed. Athletics is closed. Hours of Operation 2 BACK BAY CLUBHOUSE DINING HOURS Member Events 3–16 Veritas Members & Milestones 17 Breakfast Staff Directory 18 À La Carte breakfast M–F, 7:00 am–10:30 am Continental breakfast Sa–Su, 7:00 am–10:00 am Sunday Brunch 10:00 am–2:00 pm EVENT RESERVATIONS Lunch Sign up for Club activities at harvardclub.com M–F, 11:30 am–2:30 pm via our app, or the Calendar of Events on your Member Bar Menu available 2:30 pm–5:00 pm dashboard, or contact Kristy Burns at 617-450-8493 or Dinner [email protected] for events at the Back Bay M–Sa, 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Clubhouse and Ella Blasi at 617-450-8468 or Bar Menu Th–Sa until 10:00 pm [email protected] for the Downtown Clubhouse. Bar Service M–W until 10:00 pm, Th–Sa until 11:00 pm ClubPub *CLUB CHARGE Food Service Any fee or charge imposed by the Harvard Club for meal Tu–F, 5:00 pm–10:00 pm, Sa, 11:30 am–4:30 pm or beverage service, private functions or use of the Club’s Bar Service facilities, including the Club Charge, pays for regular M–F, 4:00 pm–10:00 pm, Sa, 11:30 am–4:30 pm maintenance and restoration of the Club and other costs DOWNTOWN CLUBHOUSE DINING HOURS incurred by the Club. No fee or charge added to your The Crimson statement for meal or beverage service, private function or Breakfast use of the Club facilities is a tip, gratuity or service for wait M–F, 7:00 am–10:00 am staff, bartenders or service employees. Lunch M–F, 11:30 am–4:00 pm Dinner CANCELLATION POLICY M–F, 4:00 pm–9:00 pm To cancel an event reservation, log on to Regatta Room harvardclub.com and select the event you want to Lunch cancel from your dashboard. Click the button at the M–F, 11:30 am–2:00 pm bottom that says “CANCEL RESERVATION.” If you need ATHLETIC HOURS OF OPERATION assistance, call 617-450-8493. Unless a cancellation date M–Th, 5:00 am–10:00 pm. Locker rooms close at is specified, cancellations made three business days prior 10:30 pm. Steam and Jacuzzi close at 10:00 pm. to the event will not be charged. Any cancellations after F, 5:00 am–8:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 8:30 pm. that deadline will be charged in full. Steam and Jacuzzi close at 8:00 pm. Sa, 7:00 am–6:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 6:30 pm. Steam and Jacuzzi close at 6:00 pm. ATHLETIC WAIVER Su, 8:00 am–4:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 4:30 pm. All athletics members must submit a signed liability waiver Steam and Jacuzzi close at 4:00pm. in order to use the Club’s athletic facilities. Waivers are SUMMER 2018 ATHLETIC HOURS available in the Fitness Center or by contacting our Athletic Monday, May 28, 2018 through Sunday, September Department Manager, Valerie Phillips, at 617-450-8485. 9, 2018. M–Th, 5:00 am–10:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 10:30 pm. Steam and Jacuzzi close at 10:00 pm. CLUBHOUSE PHONE NUMBERS F, 5:00 am–8:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 8:30 pm. Back Bay Clubhouse Downtown Clubhouse Steam and Jacuzzi close at 8:00 pm. 617-536-1260 617-542-2070 Sa & Su, 7:00 am–3:00 pm. Locker rooms close at 3:30 pm. Steam and Jacuzzi close at 3:00 pm. 2 May the Fourth be with You Friday, May 4, 2018 6:00 pm—8:00 pm Back Bay Clubhouse Do you have a budding Jedi in your household? Please join us for our Jedi Training Session at the Back Bay Clubhouse. Recommended for ages 3 to 10. All Jedi in training will complete 4 activities to test both their minds and bodies and will be given a Jedi Certificate of Completion at the end of the evening. Price per person: $30 (plus *Club charge & tax) includes pizza buffet and all activities. Click here to register. TAX MANIA — THE TAX ACT OF 2017 WITH JAY DARBY Wednesday, May 2, 2018 6:00 pm Reception 6:30 pm Lecture Begins Post NFL Draft Discussion Back Bay Clubhouse Tuesday, May 1, 2018 The long-awaited tax plan has been 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm passed by Congress, and it is now Downtown Clubhouse time to understand the details. Join us for a special EndZone Learn about the potential impact of luncheon as former NFL player this new tax act on your personal finances, as well as Troy Brown discusses the 2018 on the American and world economies. NFL Draft results. Members and guests who attend this At this event, you’ll hear about the facts from our series will have the chance long-time member, Joseph B. Darby III, who brings to ask questions, share their 39 years of tax and legal experience to bear on the predictions and enjoy a buffet subject. You’ll learn how best to deal with taxes in style lunch. 2018 and beyond, and much more. Price per person: $25 (plus Registration is required for this complimentary event.
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