VOLUME 52 NUMBER 3 JANUARY 2018 From the PRESIDENT . Eat Out event, quilting workshop, architecture / Happy New Year! The snowy winter months art tour of ND’s Main Building and coloring fun! can be a time to venture out to try new restaurants, Our annual Scholarship Luncheon is scheduled join a new group, or get involved in new activities. for Saturday, March 3, at 11:30 AM in the Morris Time spent with interesting and intelligent women Inn at ND. Mary Lou Derwent, Elaine Nicgorski, is always a boost for me, and our members are and Bobbie Corke have made arrangements for exactly that! So, peruse our calendar of events and a wonderful event. It is always a thrill to hear activities and select a few things to try. You will the young women, our scholarship recipients, enjoy the activities and meet great women too! speak about their studies at ND and SMC. Also, The recent Cooking Demonstration with Chef our speaker Professor Malgorzata Dobrowolska- Gwen was very enjoyable as we learned about Furdyna will share details about the career path cooking beef bourguignon. Thanks to Susan that brought her to ND. Please join us for an Farrington for organizing that fun event. Thanks enjoyable time. also to Past President, Jo Ann MacKenzie, for It is always appropriate to have a grateful organizing the wonderful Christmas Tea in the heart, and the start of a new year, full of promise, elegant Stapleton Lounge at Saint Mary’s. We is a great time to be thankful for the many gifts were happy to listen to the accomplished musical that we have been given. Hope to see you soon entertainment by Professor Louis MacKenzie and at upcoming fun events with the Ladies of Notre hear from our esteemed new Life Members, who Dame and Saint Mary’s College! spoke so eloquently that day. I invite you to choose a few new activities for God bless you and your families, your calendar to perk up your winter weeks. Look for Newcomer activities, organized by Kim Mary Fran Kitz Reynolds and Susan Farrington, as well as a Let’s President Chairs Bobbie Corke, Honoring LND/SMC Mary Lou Derwent and Scholarship Scholarship Recipients Elaine Nicgorski invite all Madison Gonzales ‘18 SMC LND/SMC members LUNCHEON Stacie Skwarcan ‘18 ND to honor Harisa Spahic ‘18 ND Scholarship Recipients and welcome SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2018 Newcomers and Visitors 11:30 AM GATHERING • NOON LUNCHEON THE MORRIS INN • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Special Welcome to Newcomers and Visitors SPEAKER MALGORZATA DOBROWOLSKA-FURDYNA Indicate your preference to ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS join a Newcomer Table on REV. JOHN CARDINAL O’HARA, C.S.C. PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS the reservation form COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME See p. 17 THE LADIES OF NOTRE DAME & SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE 2017-2018 PROGRAM February May we 21,extend 2018 a veryLet’s warm Eat Out! welcome - School to allHouse newcomers Cafe - 601 and N. visitors Michigan to the Street, University Lakeville, of Notre IN 46536 Dame andWednesday Saint Mary’s College.Carpool We hopemeets joining at 11:15 The AM Ladiesin the Deli will athelp Martin’s you to Super build Marketa sense (S.R.of community 23 and Iron and serve11:45 as AM a source of support.wood). Please RSVP joinby February and then 17 to Meg Mitzel <[email protected]> or • participate in any 607-797-3065.of our interest groups, • join an “Off the Beaten Path” adventure, February 24, •2018 show Quiltup for Project: a Let’s MugEat Out! Rugs with LND/SMC Member Marcie Benjamin Saturday • go with some membersHome toof “DinnerMarcie Benjamin. & a Movie” Materials required. See pages 3 and 4. 10:00 AM• have - 2:00 fun PM at theRSVP Children’s to Marcie, Playgroup <[email protected]>, or • generate 518-527-2894. a new group outing or fund raising idea of your own. March 3, 2018 Scholarship Luncheon & Welcome of Second Semester Newcomers For those of us who have been members of LND/SMC, or wish to “re-join,” it is the season to renew Saturday Morris Inn, University of Notre Dame. your membership. The membership form for 2015-2016 as well as an envelope addressed to Member- 11:30 AM Chairs: Bobbie Corke, Mary Lou Derwent and Elaine Nicgorski ship Co-Chair Pam Chipman is enclosed. Please fill out the membership form in its entirety (See p. ) so RSVP prior to February 19, 2018. See form on page 17. we can update all your information for this year’s directory. The annual fees are $25.00. These monies go toMarch support 20, our2018 programs Color and Me fund Irish! raising efforts. Tuesday If you are makingBevi a donation Bistro, 12479 to the Adams LND/SMC Road, scholarship Granger. Cost: funds $20/person. in addition See to yourpage dues,4. please write6:00-8:00 separate PM checks.RSVP The membershipvia electronic forms, form: <bit.ly/ColorMeIrish2018>.dues check and donation check(s) should be mailed to Pam Chipman at 1208Organizer: Leeper Avenue, Maria Guarraci. South Bend, IN 46617, by Saturday, October 10, 2015. It is im- portant that the membership forms are received by the Saturday, October 10, 2015, deadline as it is the cut-offMarch 21,date 2018 for beingNewcomers included in & thisVisitors year’s - Appetizers, membership Wine year Tasting, book. Wine Testing Wednesday You may also payHosted your dues by LND/SMCand/or offer Member donations Heather at the Hakanen. membership See pagetable 5at for the details. Opening Recep- tion6:30 on PM Monday, September51801 Waterford14, 2015. Please Green remind Drive, yourGranger. friends RSVP to renewby March their 14, memberships. 2018. It is never too late to join or “re-join”Chairs: the Susie LND/SMC! Farrington, <[email protected]>, 203-554-3030 Life Members, thisKim is Reynolds,a reminder <[email protected]>, that you have the opportunity 203-273-8330 to make a donation to LND/SMC to help defray the cost of newsletter mailings and membership yearbooks. Any donations are greatly March Speakers Series - The Architecture and Art of the Main Building appreciated. (including the Columbus Murals and the Dome). Guide: Cecilia Cunningham Finally, please join us at the opening reception on Monday, September 14, 2015, at 7:00 PM at Club Nai- Date and Time TBA moli, Purcell Pavilion. Use the south entrance of the Purcell Pavilion. Someone will be there to direct you Organizer: Denise Brenner, <[email protected]>, 616-540-3330 to Club Naimoli. It is always so exciting to see friends and welcome new members to our community. WeApril look 7, forward2018 to meetingNewcomers you. & Visitors - Shopping/Sightseeing in South Bend Saturday Open to all members. See page 5 for details.Pam Chipman 288-0995 & Kate Murphy 272-8905 Membership Co-chairs 2:00-5:30 PM RSVP to Susie Farrington, <[email protected]>, 203-554-3030 April 2018 Annual Business Meeting April 29, 2018 Spring Tea Sunday Chairs: Rose Carroll, Maureen Dore, Betty Gallagher, Heather Hakanen, Eileen 2-4 PM Lindburg and Rana Van Voorhis. See March newsletter for more details. May 2018 Memorial Mass For the most current information, visit www.lndsmc.org 2 SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON The Ladies of No- Second semester Newcomers & Visitors will tre Dame and Saint be in attendance and introduced to those present. Mary’s College is Kim Reynolds & Susan Farrington will be hosting privileged to have and presenting them. Newcomers, when making the Dean for Under- your reservation, note that you wish to sit with graduate Studies in Kim and Susan. the College of Sci- All three of our scholarship recipients are se- ence, Physics Pro- niors. Madison Gonzales is a third time recipient fessor Malgorzata and will update us on her recent activities. She Dobrowolska-Fur- has studied in South Africa. Both Harisa Spahic dyna, as the speaker and Stacie Skwarcan are science students and are Malgorzata Dobrowolska-Furdyna at the March 3, 2018, doing interesting research. Come and meet them. Scholarship Luncheon. While the primary focus Members: gather together your friends and of this luncheon is to give recognition to the wom- neighbors and join us at this luncheon. If you en at SMC and UND that are receiving scholar- have teenage daughters, bring them along to hear ship monies from LND/SMC, having Dean Fur- from our recipients what they may do academi- dyna present will give all of us members, guests cally in the future. and students an opportunity to hear her speak to NOTE: Reservations for this luncheon are due us. We have asked her to tell us the path she has PRIOR to FEBRUARY 19, 2018. Form is on page taken in coming to where she is today. Having 17. heard bits and pieces of the many stops along the way from the University of Warsaw in Poland to Chairs: Bobbie Corke 277-7098 the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, we ex- Elaine Nicgorski 234-5157 pect it to be an interesting story. Mary Lou Derwent 277-1996 LET’S EAT OUT Food provided! Join us for Mug Rugs Lunch at with Marcie Benjamin School House Cafe (LND/SMC Member and Talented Quilter!) Wednesday, February 21, 2018 11:45 AM Saturday, February 24, 2018 601 N. Michigan Street 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Lakeville, IN 46536 Home of Marcie Benjamin - Granger You will need a sewing machine, thread, a seam ripper, 11:15 AM - Carpool meets in the Deli pins, a rotary cutter, scissors and a ruler. Cutting mats and at Martin’s Super Market (S.R. 23 and Ironwood) irons will be provided. You will also want to bring 4-6 fat quarters or other scraps of fabric that can be used together.