Clubs

President James Wright made several visits to our clubs around the country in 2007, and his travel schedule appears to be just as packed in 2008. In March he will visit three clubs in Florida, with events scheduled in Orlando, Vero Beach and Palm Beach. April and May take him to Rhode Island, Philadelphia, New York City, Colorado and Minneapolis. These visits are wonderful opportunities to hear firsthand about the College.

The Dartmouth Alumni Association of Rhode Island has a new take on one of its executive positions: the "youngish alumni" chair. Anna Piazza '00 is ably filling these shoes, telling all who are "young at heart" that they qualify for events. A bunch of Dartmouth alums, along with alums from the Brown club and other Ivy clubs, meet at various bars and restaurants on a monthly basis.

Much is happening on the young alumni front as well in New York City, which is, not surprisingly, the leading city for young alumni, with 2,388 known young alums (those within the most recent 15 years). This number constitutes 17 percent of Dartmouth's young alumni. In December Paul Binder '63, founder of the Big Apple Circus, delighted alums, their families and friends with the "inside story of the circus" after the performance at Lincoln Centers Damrosch Park. In January producer Anthony Moody '92 and writer and executive producer Rob Malkani '92 presented their film Day Zero, a drama that follows three best friends who are drafted in New York City and given 30 days to report for duty. In that time they're forced to confront their beliefs about honor, courage, duty, friendship and love. This film world-premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and screened at eight festivals around the world during the year.

Washington, D.C., is the fourth-ranked city in terms of number of young alums, with 859. Joshua Marcuse '04, Annamaria Steward '95, Adreinne Draper '04, Lauren Kennedy '02, Allison Malley '95 and Adam Tapley '03 all contribute as part of the leadership of the club. In January alums and their families were treated to another marvelous production based on the works of Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel '25) at the Imagination Stage in Bethesda, Maryland. The club was hosted and provided a special tour by Barbara Rollins '84, associate director of development at Imagination Stage.

Shelley Bennett '92 and Bruce Ellis '92 recently hosted a holiday bash at their house in Carmel Valley, California, for the Dartmouth Club of San Diego. Los Angeles (close enough to San Diego) is the fifth city of choice for young alums, with 597.

The Dartmouth Club of the Upper Valley is an active group—the eighth largest young alumni population at 346. The club is led by president Charles Giersch '62, vice president Tim Dreisbach '71, secretary Carey Heckman '76 and treasurer Paul Tuhus '69. Events at the end of 2007 included the popular annual holiday party in December, held in the Food Court of Thayer Hall, a lecture by Hood Museum director Brian Kennedy talking about the unique role that the museum serves for the College and the community as well as several events featuring administrators and coaches at the College. As you plan your visits to Hanover, check out the club Web site—all are welcome.

For a list of the other cities of choice for young alums and other wonderful information, please check out the alumni relations Web site (http://alumni.dartmouth.edu). Information there is truly helpful and can save you time. For those of you updating your Web sites, thank you!

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