Alumnae Update

Dear fellow members of the Ursuline Alumnae Association,

We are within the last couple of weeks of summer before the first official day of new school year rapidly approaches (Aug. 17!) And the first Alumnae Association function to get us off to a blessed start is…

Annual Herb Blessing

Join us for our 13th Annual Blessing of the Herbs on the Feast of the Assumption on Saturday, Aug. 15! All are welcomed to attend. Please RSVP to the Alumnae Office as soon as possible at 504.861.9114 or alumnae@ursulineneworleans.org. Mass will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Shrine, after which we will honor Sister St. Francis Xavier Hebert, OSU with the traditional blessing over the herb garden, followed by a reception in the cafeteria.

In the past, we have gladly welcomed delectable specialties from our alumnae who would like to have their favorite herbal recipes sampled. If you would like to bring a special dish, or if you would like to volunteer your time to help with the event, please contact Wendy Farrelly ’76 at wmf@1024whitney.com or 504.483.1651 or Donna Peyroux Taylor ‘76 at dpt126@aol.com or 504.872.9603 as soon as possible! Your contribution will be featured on a special table at the reception displaying alumnae dishes.

We hope you’ll be able to join us! For more information, or to view the invitation, click here.

Serviam Annual Fund Drive

The dedicated Chairs of the 2009-10 Alumnae Leadership Team are currently searching for Class Captains for this year’s SAF! As a Captain, you would place reminder calls, notes or e-mails to 5-10 of your classmates reminding them to turn in their 2009-10 pledge cards before the Phon-A-Thon at the end of September. Also, you don’t necessarily need to reside locally in order to be a Captain. You may place your calls and e-mails from home if you need to!

Our goal is to get enough people on board so that we may distribute the list of classmates evenly. The more Captains we have per class will lessen the number of calls each individual will need to make. If you are able to help us out in this capacity this year, please contact the Alumnae Office within the next few weeks at alumnae@ursulineneworleans.org or call 504.861.9114.

Please mark your calendars now for the SAF Family Day Mass and Breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9:30 a.m. in the Shrine! We hope you’ll be able to attend.

Thank you,

Cara D’Antoni ‘90
Alumnae Director