March 2, 2011
Hello Alumni, Alumna and Friends:
We held our 2nd board meeting of the year on Monday, February 28 th. Thomas Kelly of
Kingston was the lucky winner of our 2011 early dues paying raffle which entitles him to two
home football game tickets of the his choice. Congratulations Tom!
We have a full slate of activities scheduled for 2011. Here’s what we have lined up:
Thursday, March 17th – UND Night Celebration
As you have heard, Fr. Edward (Monk) Malloy will be our UND Night speaker. What a way to
celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! The enclosed flyer has all the details of the evening which is being
held at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie. Our thanks go to Linda L. Quinn, ’84 and Les
McCarthy for co-chairing this event and to Brian Ledley, ’84, Matt Wopperer, ’07 and Russ
Wyborski, 83 for serving on the committee. The committee has done an incredible job
coordinating this event in a very tight timeframe. As part of our UND Celebration we will be
giving the Notre Dame Club of the Mid-Hudson Valley Award of the Year to Brian Ledley, ‘84.
We must give the Grandview a headcount, so please RSVP as soon as possible.
Tuesday, April 5 – Hesburgh Lecture
We will be holding our annual Hesburgh Lecture at the Nelly Goletti Theatre at Marist College.
Rev. Ron Nuzzi will be presenting “Who Will Save our Catholic Schools?” The enclosed flyer
provides all the details. As we know, many of our Catholic schools are struggling and
challenged with enrollment and financial issues. Our thanks go to Linda L. Quinn, ’84 and Ed
Stubbing, ’64 for co-chairing this event.
Saturday, April 30th – Hesburgh Day of Service
We will be holding our annual day of service at an Astor Home site on the last Saturday in April.
Please consider joining us. Our thanks go to Peter Johantgen, ‘80 for chairing this event. See
enclosed flyer.
Speaking of Astor Home and Peter…Peter has also been chairing our Club’s Summer Service
Learning Program. Christina Mondi, ’14 will be arriving from Cincinnati at the end of May to
volunteer for 8 weeks as our Summer Service Learning Program Student and will be working at
the Astor Home in Rhinebeck. During the eight weeks, that Christina is here, she will be living
with Joe, ‘75 and Kathy Rubsam. We owe a debt of gratitude to Joe and Kathy; they make it
possible for our Club to sponsor Christina.
Saturday, June 11 – Urchins Mass followed by Dinner at Kathy and Dave Rider’s house
Our annual Urchins Mass will be held on June 11th at Regina Coeli in Hyde Park. Following
Mass, dinner will be at Dave and Kathy Rider’s house. Before dinner, Erin Rider, ’11, will be
discussing with us some of her experiences while volunteering as a Summer Service Learning
Program Student in Kolkata India. Our thanks go to Kathy and Dave Rider for opening their
home to us, and for chairing this event. The enclosed flyer provides more details.
Saturday, July 2nd – Sisters Under Sail – West Point
2011 is the second year that our Club has taken the opportunity to have the tall ship, Unicorn, a
traditionally rigged 118 foot tallship, sail up the Hudson and dock at West Point. We are
sponsoring six teenage girls from the Astor Home for a leadership sail program that will take
place on the tallship. The cost per participant is $225.00 and the Notre Dame Club of the MidHudson Valley, through the generosity of many, will be providing “scholarships” to these girls.
Many of you have contributed to the “scholarships” through the line item that is available on the
dues notice. Thank you. We are very grateful for your support. Les McCarthy is the
chairperson of this event. Details are included in the enclosed flyer.
Friday, July 29th – Golf Outing
Mark you calendars for our annual golf outing at Dutchess Golf and Country Club. Tee off time
is 1:00pm. Could you think of a better way to start a weekend! More information will follow in
our next newsletter. Our thanks go to Joe Spiegel, ’56 for chairing this event.
Sunday, August 14th - Graduate Reception and Student Send Off / Raffle Winner Drawing
for the All Expense Paid Trip to Notre Dame
Mark your calendars now for our annual Graduate Reception and Student Send Off. As is our
tradition, we will be cruising up and down the Hudson on the Superintendent’s boat out of West
Point while enjoying a pot luck dinner. If for some reason the weather does not cooperate, we
will hold the event at the Buffalo Soldier’s Pavilion at West Point.
While on the boat (or under the Pavilion) we will be drawing the raffle winner for an all expense
paid trip to the home football game of the winner’s choice. The proceeds of our raffle are used
to fund the scholarships we provide to our Summer Service Learning Program students as well as
to fund our pledge to St. Peter’s School in Hyde Park. As you may remember, in 2010, the Notre
Dame Club of the Mid-Hudson Valley made a five year pledge of $500 per year to St. Peter’s
School. The pledge is contingent upon the school remaining open. Our thanks go to Les
McCarthy and Russ Wyborski, ‘83 for managing the raffle. See the enclosed raffle flyer.
Saturday, September 17th – Gamewatch
Our annual gamewatch will be held at Norm’s in Brewster for the ND vs Michigan State game.
Matt Wopperer, ’07 is chairing this event. Thank you Matt. We will provide more details as
we get closer to the date.
October 6th – 9th - 21st Annual Bus Trip to Campus – ND vs Air Force
Carl Schaefer, ’56, is chairing our 21st bus trip to campus for the Notre Dame vs Air Force
game in October. Details of the trip will be provided in our next mailing. If you would like
more information before then, please contact Carl. Carl’s contact information is detailed on the
enclosed board directory.
Sunday, October 16th – 3rd Annual ALS Walk
The Notre Dame Club of the Mid-Hudson Valley will be participating in our 3rd Annual ALS
Walk in October. The enclosed flyer provides all the details. Our thanks go to Les McCarthy,
Linda L. Quinn, ’84 and Matt Wopperer’ 07 for co-chairing this event.
October, 2011 - Excellence in Teaching Conference
This October we will be sponsoring our 16th teacher in the last twelve years to Notre Dame’s
Excellence in Teaching Conference. This year, Maureen Myers, a math teacher from St.
Joseph’s School in Millbrook will be attending. We are grateful to Carl Schaefer, ’56 for
coordinating this.
Included with this mailing is our 2nd dues notice. If you have not yet paid your dues, please
consider doing so. If you have already paid your dues, thank you. Additionally, thank you to
everyone who made additional contributions to our Club. Dues and donations to our Club make
all we do possible.
Our next board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27th at the Powelton Club in
Newburgh. All are welcome to attend. We just ask that you contact Linda L. Quinn, ’84, our
club secretary if you plan on attending. Linda’s contact information is detailed on the board
directory.
Thank you for all you do for our Lady’s University.
Go Irish!
Ita Rahilly, ‘83
President, Notre Dame Club of the Mid-Hudson Valley