SUPPORTERS RESPOND TO CALL TO ACTION
Thank you for the enthusiastic responses we are beginning to see to TFoNC’s National Briefing and Call to Action. Your words of encouragement as well as your dollars are pouring in. We hear that our supporters enthusiastically want to sustain the Montgomery lawsuit to its successful conclusion in such comments as this: “When I first learned of Tulane’s closing Newcomb, I didn’t think there was much chance of changing the decision. I’m afraid I underestimated our resourcefulness.”
As donations arrive, new plans are taking shape for fundraising efforts across the country throughout the summer. To reach our fundraising goals, please get involved and do something to help us raise the funds we need — $150,000 by August 31st! All donations are used to support the lawsuit, and you can make your contribution anonymously if that is important to you. (You can still hear the national briefing by clicking the button on the right.)
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Over the summer, we will highlight a number of different fundraising efforts, and we ask you to let us know if you have an idea for fundraising that others might use, as well. Here are three things you can do in the next week that will make a difference.
— WRITE A CHECK in the amount of the year you graduated from Newcomb– you decide where to put the decimal point. (This idea was submitted by Elizabeth Jayes, N ’87, from Atlanta, Georgia.) For example, if you graduated in 1987, you could write a check for $19.87, $198.70 or $1987.00. Of course, the more zeroes the better!
— CHARGE IT! Donate online at our website www.newcomblives.com using your favorite credit card. You can do this once or once a month. If your education at Newcomb was as valuable to you as a new pair of shoes, it will be fun to think about how much you would pay for a new pair of shoes, and charge that amount on your credit card to TFoNC.
— SELL IT ON EBAY TO BENEFIT TFONC. TFoNC Advisory Board Chair, Sue Bentch (‘N 68) notes that in previous decades women who needed to raise money for a special purpose held bake sales, and she refers to our eBay sales as “a virtual bake sale.” It will be the icing on the cake if you clean out your attic and benefit TFoNC at the same time. Post your items for sale with eBay Giving Works and indicate that the proceeds are to go to TFoNC. If you need assistance in posting your item, let us know by sending an email to info@newcomblives.com, and we will help you with instructions.
SEEKING HEARING DATE FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION
In the Montgomery case, the Civil District Court initially scheduled a hearing on the Motion for Summary Judgment for July 10, 2009 which is a general hearing date when the court may hear a large number of motions. The court has been asked to reschedule the hearing for a “special setting” date when the motion could be heard on a less cluttered calendar. We will alert you when a new date is set.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We are an all-volunteer organization. Beyond your money, we could also use your time. If you would like to volunteer, please send us a note at news@newcomblives.com to let us know how you would like to help. Someone will contact you.
NEWS & NOTES
Ruth (Ruanne) K. Peters (N ‘68), Sc. D. and Emerita Professor of Preventive Medicine Keck School of Medicine at USC, was lauded last week for 29 years of volunteer service for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). At a reception honoring Ruanne, staff and committee members praised her dedication as a member of the Executive Committee of the Pacific Southwest Region as well as years of organizational volunteer activities that were described as “invaluable” and “meticulous.” In recognition of her work, more than 40 people donated to a fund that was given to the AFSC in Ruanne’s honor.
IN MEMORIAM
Lorraine Steidtmann Querens N’48, passed away on May 26, 2009 in New Orleans. TFoNC is appreciative that her family requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to help restore Newcomb College.
