From barbara at wordcourt.com  Wed Feb 18 21:55:53 2009
From: barbara at wordcourt.com (Barbara Wallraff)
Date: Wed Feb 18 21:55:55 2009
Subject: [Acbostonalums] Antiochian to Antiochian
Message-ID: <2C8CE8B9-72BC-4403-8B8D-68A26F0A7903@wordcourt.com>

Dear fellow Antiochians,

This is a unique and decisive moment in Antioch's history. Progress  
continues toward the independence of our College. We're about a month  
into the 90-day period specified for reaching a binding agreement  
with the Antioch University Board of Trustees. (For details and the  
latest news, please see www.antiochians.org.)

One crucial step in Antioch's revival will be hiring a new College  
president. Therefore, last week the Boston alumni chapter planning  
group committed the chapter to raising a portion of the future  
president's salary. The amount we felt we could commit to was $11,000  
-- of which $10,583 remains to be raised. We plan to raise the money  
with phonathons similar to the "Neighbor to Neighbor" events Barack  
Obama used in his presidential campaign, with such great success. We  
hope to inspire other chapters to do the same, allowing the College  
Board Pro Tem to recruit someone first-rate.

Will you join us for a phonathon and help make the dream of a newly  
independent College a reality?

The phonathons will be held on Sunday, March 1, and Sunday, March 8.  
Bring your cell phone and charger, and we'll provide you with  
camaraderie, refreshments, a list of names to be called, and guidance  
on what to say. We'll be taking pledges, to be fulfilled only after a  
binding agreement with the University is reached.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1
3 to 7 P.M.
at the home of Karen Sheaffer '65
7 MERRILL STREET, CAMBRIDGE
Merrill Street is a block-long street off Broadway. Heading east on  
Broadway, Merrill is a right turn onto the second street after Dana  
Street. Or heading west on Broadway, it is a left turn onto the  
second street after Hancock. OR take the Red Line to Central or  
Harvard and walk to Merrill Street.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8
3 to 7 P.M.
at the home of Masha Etkin '63
10 COPLEY STREET, BROOKLINE
Copley Street is a block-long street parallel to Comm. Ave. near BU.   
 From Comm. Ave., turn south (away from the campus) on Pleasant  
Street. Copley is the third street on the right. OR take the Green  
Line's B car to Pleasant  Street and walk to Copley.

I hope you'll put one or the other of these on your calendar and RSVP  
to me, so we'll be sure to have work space and food for you.

Thanks! I look forward to seeing you,
Barbara Wallraff


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