HARVARD CLUB OF BOSTON BULLETIN THE HARVARDNOVEMBER CLUB 2020 OF BOSTON DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION AFFIRMATIONS THE HARVARD CLUBApproved DIVERSITY, by the HCB EQUITY, Board of Governors, AND INCLUSION July 2020 AFFIRMATIONS The Harvard Club of We arm the We are committed to Boston welcomes and inherent worth of fairness for all within honors all members every person. our Club community. sta and guests. 1 2 3 The Harvard Club of We endeavor to be We continually Boston is a place that authentic in our quest strive to realize a celebrates all who for knowlege and community of gather to experience open-minded in our dignity and respect. the diverse company of intellectual curiosity. educated people. 4 5 6 CLICK EACH CARD TO READ MORE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION AFFIRMATIONS The Harvard Club of Boston welcomes and honors all We continually strive to realize a community of members, staff and guests dignity and respect. to a community that is safe, friendly, supportive and We aspire to be an exemplar regarding acceptance fulfilling. and appreciation of all. Anything less will not be tolerated. We affirm the inherent worth of every person. We are dedicated to applying the principles and We endeavor to be authentic in our quest for practice of diversity, inclusion and equity in our knowledge and open minded in our intellectual mission, values, community standards as well as curiosity. business and employment practices. We encourage dialogue that encompasses a wide range of opinions and ideas to broaden perspectives, We are committed to fairness for all within our Club which inspires innovation and safeguards the pursuit of community. Veritas above all else. Our commitment to equity is our aspiration without regard to race, nationality, ethnic background, religion, The Harvard Club of Boston is a place that celebrates gender, family configuration, economic circumstances, all who gather to experience the diverse company of difference in ability, culture, age, sexual orientation or educated people. identity. We are strengthened by the richness shared individually and collectively through inclusion, connectivity, and engagement throughout Harvard, our affiliated schools and neighboring communities. MISSION To be the social, intellectual, and athletic hub of Harvard alumni and our affiliated community in the Greater Boston area. VALUES We live VERITAS according to these values. We are: Visionary Transformational Our Club builds for tomorrow while treasuring the We embrace a creative, innovative approach in traditions of the past. everything we do. Excellent Altruistic We deliver an exceptional member experience for all. We are generous in our support of Harvard students and our broader community. Responsible We value our members and treat their investment with Sustainable the greatest of care. We recognize the need to conserve and contribute to the world around us. Inclusive We are a community where everyone belongs. PRESIDENT’S LETTER To My Fellow Harvard Club of Boston Members, Harvard Community of the 21st century is It should be obvious to us all by now that the coming much broader than in months will be tough. The election’s uncertainty, Covid’s centuries past. And in ravages, an unstable economy, the specter of racial a nod to Oliver Wendell injustice all loom more bleakly than brightly. We don’t Holmes (AB 1829, HMS know exactly how difficult the coming times will be, but 1835) and his famous they will be immeasurably tougher than a year ago and ascription of Boston as arguably tougher than they have been already. That’s not “’The Hub of the Solar going to be ours to control or to prevent. What is in our System,” we inserted control is how we prepare and respond as a community, that illustrative and how we act in the face of these crises, and how we keep purposeful honorific. flexible and agile enough so that we can bend and bear for whatever comes our way. Our inaugural Values Statement was a labor of love inspired by Board Member The Stoics had a phrase describing how to prepare Andy Freed ’90, HKS ’94 who pointed out that our 112 year and to make ready – “Now is the time to sharpen our old Club lacked a statement asserting our values! Under sword.” Operationally and financially, the Club has been Andy’s leadership and with much work by the Board and sharpening our sword for years, and in result we are input from our CARES, we established a Values Statement prepared to weather the economic challenges of the next in which we should all take great pride. Going forward, few years. Let there be no doubt that our beloved Club every project, event, activity, and undertaking must be will be an essential leader in the Harvard community for supported and aligned with at least one of these values, the years and generations to come. for we are Visionary, Excellent, Responsible, Inclusive, Transformational, Altruistic, and Sustainable. A silver lining in the present downtime of Club activity is that it has allowed our leadership to start honing in on the So you may ask, why do this work, why is it necessary, existential issues we face. Who are we as a community? why do it now, and how will it benefit our community in What do we affirm, and what are our values? Is our the long run? Our leadership firmly believes that to be mission, initially crafted in 1908, relevant today? The results successful, we must demonstrate what we know to be true of our “sword sharpening” are manifest in our Bulletin’s – that the Harvard Club of Boston is more than a dining, cover. event, squash, athletic and social facility. We are part of one of the world’s great communities – Harvard University, Our November 2020 Bulletin is unlike any other we have and our affinity to Harvard and great affection for our had in the past. Instead of cover photos that show who alliances, are our common ground. That terrain cannot be we are and what we do, this month’s cover asserts what duplicated elsewhere, and heretofore will be an essential our HCB stands for with six statements which comprise our part of our membership marketing messaging. community’s “Affirmation” of behaviors. This proclamation, in conjunction with a revised Mission and inaugural Vision Cultivating this sense of belonging, embodied in the Statement constitute our Club’s “Covenant Documents,” Covenant Documents which harken to Harvard’s which set the foundational guideline and roadmap for our own values of diversity, equity and inclusion, are the future. cornerstone of our future. If we focus on all those things which unite us, we can and will become a better The Affirmation Statement was born out of the superb community, because of what we have endured and how work of our Committee to Affirm Respect and Equity we endured it. Standards (CARES). We are grateful to House Chair and Board Member Marcus DeFlorimonte pmd ‘95, who led I encourage you to contact me at CARES through the Affirmation’s crafting, and brought the [email protected] with your suggestions, final version to the Board in July for formal approval. concerns or general remarks. Over the past several months, our Board with CARES’s Donec iterum, Veritas. input, revised the HCB’s Mission Statement to now assert for us ‘’To be the social, intellectual, and athletic hub of Harvard alumni and our affiliated community in the Greater Boston area.” It is much shorter than the prior mission, is easier to remember and recite, and retains Matt Hegarty ‘82 our founding attributes i.e. social, intellectual, athletic. President, Harvard Club of Boston We also include “affiliated communities” because the 3 GENERAL MANAGER’S LETTER Dear Harvard Club of Boston Membership: Veritas Dining, Indoors & Outdoors, Veritas To The holiday season is fast approaching; I wanted to bring Go, and Veritas Market you up to date on Club happenings. Thanks to the City of Boston for allowing us Friday receptions in Harvard Hall to continue our popular Based on very enthusiastic member feedback, we are outdoor dining on continuing our Friday evening receptions in Harvard Hall Commonwealth Avenue through November*. If you haven’t had a chance to join until December 2, us, please register on the member events calendar for a 2020. The two propane wonderful experience. Enjoy piano music, complimentary heaters have proven individually plated snacks along with our beautiful successful in minimizing fireplaces. Stop in after work and relax and of course, the Fall evening chill. In addition, we’ve added a limited we would love to have you stay and join us in Veritas for amount of bar seating in Veritas Lounge. dinner. We will also continue to offer Veritas To Go, and our Thanksgiving popular weekly Veritas Market. Veritas is now open on Our special holiday will be a little different this year due Tuesday through Saturday from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. to Massachusetts COVID-19 guidelines but we expect to still cook over 50 turkeys! We have two options for Member Events (Virtual & at the Club) Thanksgiving this year: a prix fixe dinner in Veritas, or a While many of our upcoming member events will continue Thanksgiving dinner to go that can be reheated at home. on a virtual basis, programming for food and beverage We are still accepting reservations in Veritas, although member events has begun and will continue. These there is limited availability so please make your reservation events are limited to 25 people but we will hold the event as soon as possible. Tables will be limited to a maximum over several evenings if we have enough reservations. of 6 guests and larger parties will have to maintain a 6 ft.