3.01.2011

WAAD World Wide: March 13, 2011

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The Officers and Founding Committee of WAAD invite you to WAAD World Wide, a collection of special events which will coincide with President Kim Bottomly's visit to the Atlanta Wellesley Club on Sunday, March 13, 2011. While in Atlanta, President Bottomly will attend a reception with Alecia DeCoudreaux '76, chair of the board of trustees, and WAAD alumnae, and we hope you will be able to attend a similar event in your area on that day. These events have been planned across the country to reconnect alumnae with each other and with the College. We hope you will join alumnae in your area to socialize, share, and discuss your ideas of what you'd like to see WAAD provide in the future. All events listed below will be held on Sunday, March 13th**, unless otherwise indicated.

West: California
Regional Representative: Karen Grigsby Bates '73, kgbates73@gmail.com

1. Hostess: Dana Stevenson Lang '73
Address: 1001 Ashmount Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610 (Lakeshore area, corner of Ashmount and Portal
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
RSVP: JBell@goldfarblipman.com, 510-635-1623 or DanaLang3@yahoo.com, 510-333-4836

2. California Casual Tea
Time: 2:30-4:30 pm
Address: NPR, 9909 Jefferson Blvd, Culver City, CA
RSVP: kgbates73@gmail.com, (310) 815 4218
What to bring: photos and stories of your years at Wellesley.

Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Missouri
Regional Representative: Lori G. Nuckolls '82 , Nuckolls@blankrome.com

1. Hostess: Toya Horn Howard '74
Event: Spring Tea
Address: 526 East 32d Street Unit D, Chicago, IL 60616
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Please RSVP to Pat Mell '75 via email at patricia.mell.bus@gmail.com or 630-456-0513

2. Please join the Indianapolis WAAD alums for the following event:
Midwest Fashion Week's Children's Fashion Show & Sunday Brunch
11:00am to 4:30pm
Bella Vita Ristorante at The Marina in Geist (Fishers, IN)
11699 Fall Creek Road, Fishers, IN 46038
This is a fun-filled event for families and friends. Celebrate the joy of being a child through a colorful presentation of contemporary children's fashion. Enjoy an elegant Sunday Brunch, enter to win door prizes and learn how to express your child's individual style through clothing. This experience is sure to educate and delight children and adults alike while also promoting the services of Down Syndrome Indiana. This event is being organized by Sola Adelowo '00. Admission is $25 per adult. Tickets can be purchased on the Midwest Fashion Week's website at www.midwestfashionweek.com. Please RSVP to Teri Cotton Santos '90 at tcsantos@lilly.com no later than March 9, 2011.

3. Hostess: Marseille Allen '01
Location: Beans & Cornbread
Address: 29508 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48034-5703, 248-208-1680
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Attendees must RSVP with Marseille by March 10 at marseille@alum.wellelsey.edu or BBM: 315CA177.

4. Hostess: Susan Jackson Rollins '77
Location: St. Louis, Missouri - the Show Me State - in the Central Region
Bring your yearbooks or favorite piece of Wellesley memorabilia
Address: 3103 Eads, St. Louis, MO. 63104
Time: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
RSVP: Susan Jackson Rollins at scjr63108@gmail.com

Northeast: New York City
Regional Representative: Anna Johnson '02, ajohnson29@gmail.com

Location: Settepani, 196 Lenox Ave, New York, NY 10026, 917-492-4806 (corner of 120th and Malcolm X Blvd)
Time: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Light hors d’oeuvres will be served, cash bar
RSVP to Anna Johnson '02, ajohnson29@gmail.com, 708-707-6939 (cell)

New England: Massachusetts
Regional Representative: Gail Rock Townsend '95, grock@post.harvard.edu, 617-501-2129

WAAD New England Meet and Greet Social
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Harambee House, Wellesley College Campus, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
RSVP to Gail Rock Townsend at grock@post.harvard.edu

Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC and Pennsylvania
Regional Representative: Tania Peters '95, taniapeters@alum.wellesley.edu

1. Hostess: Tania Peters '95
Event: Sunday Brunch at the Piano Bar
Location: Banana Café & Piano Bar, 500 8th Street, SE, Washington, D.C. 20003
Capitol Hill Area near Eastern Market Metro Station. Street parking is available.
Time: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Phone: 301-442-1687
Cost: $30.00 per person (not including taxes or gratuity) with additional cash bar
RSVP by March 6th to Tania Peters '95 at taniapeters@alum.wellesley.edu, 301-442-1687

2. Event: A Sunday Gathering of Friends
Location: The Home of Denise Armbrister-McGregor '75, 6440 Overbrook Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19151, 215-473-3833
Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
RSVP by March 6th to Tania Peters '95 at taniapeters@alum.wellesley.edu, 301-442-1687

South: Georgia
Regional Representative: Brooke Richardson '03, brookellen81@yahoo.com

Alecia DeCoudreaux '76, chair of the board of trustees,
and President H. Kim Bottomly
invite WAAD alumnae to a special reception
Sunday, March 13, 2011
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
at the Atlanta Girls' School, 3254 Northside Parkway NW, Atlanta, GA

Afterwards, please plan to stay for the Atlanta Wellesley Club event with President Bottomly
3:00 - 5:00 pm at the Atlanta Girls' School.

RSVP for the WAAD reception at 2:00 pm: Brooke Richardson '03, brookellen81@yahoo.com or Karen Kerns, kkerns@wellesley.edu, 781-283-2310.
RSVP for the Atlanta Wellesley Club event at 3:00 pm: Register Online, or contact Karen Kerns, kkerns@wellesley.edu, 781-283-2310.

We hope you will be able to attend one of these events, but if you cannot, keep in mind WAAD World Wide is just our initial effort. Your WAAD board is always interested in hearing from you. If there is no WAAD gathering near you on March 13, we’d be happy to work with you to put one together later this year. We’re looking forward to reconnecting old friendships, and making new ones as we discover the sister alumnae who are near us.

With warmest regards,
Wellesley Alumnae of African Descent

Patricia Mell '75, President
C. Michelle Davis Petelinz '78, Vice President, Communications
Angela Norton Tyler '88, Vice President, Membership
Cheryl Holland '77, Vice President, Programs
Novella Brady '98, Treasurer
Kendall Alexander '08, Secretary

**Please note that Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 13th, so be sure to change your clocks so you don't miss these exciting events!
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