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The 2010 Book List/Schedule is here - just in time for the holidays!  Make your wish list and send your loved ones to the bookstore!

Some basic guidelines of our book club:
*Come on any evening you are able, whether or not you have finished the book.
*Bring other female friends, they do not have to be SMC alumnae.
*Gatherings begin at 7:30pm, light refreshments are served.
*Please call a day or so before the meeting to RSVP.

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DUES REMINDER! Send you dues to:  Kristin Newell, 5 S. 546 Eugenia Drive, Naperville, IL 60540. 

The 2009 Book List/Schedule is here - just in time for the holidays!  Make your wish list and send your loved ones to the bookstore!

Please note that the January book is our classic, Jane Eyre, and we’ll read the shorter book, The Wednesday Letters, in February.   Another change for 2009 will be to have discussions leaders for each book discussion – and this may or may not be the hostess.  These are not officially assigned, so if you’re interested, contact the hostess and offer to attend as the discussion leader!

Some basic guidelines of our book club:
*Come on any evening you are able, whether or not you have finished the book.
*Bring other female friends, they do not have to be SMC alumnae.
*Gatherings begin at 7:30pm, light refreshments are served.
*Please call a day or so before the meeting to RSVP.

Chicago West Newsletter

RECENT NEWS:

In August, the club hosted incoming freshman & their parents to a Student Sendoff where they could meet and discuss plans about heading to SMC for the fall semester.   Many thanks to Patty Cushing and her husband for hosting these families on Tuesday, Aug 4th at their home in Naperville.  Our club boundaries are well-represented at SMC with over 80 students, upperclassmen and freshmen.  We wish them all much success with their studies.

You should have received your 2009 club newsletter by now, if you did not – please see the links above and consider sending in the Response form with your dues, so we can add you to our email distribution list.

Many thanks to Adriana Trigiani for making time for our club prior to her Anderson’s Bookstore Book Signing on Wednesday, March 4th.   We had an amazing turnout of over 25 women who met at Hugo Frog’s in Naperville and were able to sit & visit with Adriana while getting their books signed.  We heard secret news of actors to take part in the upcoming movie of her first bestseller, Big Stone Gap.  How exciting!  Come to a book club event and find out the juicy details.   Thank you to Patty Cushing for coordinating the restaurant reservations.  We hope to have as good a turnout for the next Dinner Out!

Many thanks for all our hostesses this year during our Book Club discussions. We enjoyed great discussions and strong turnout. Anne McDermott is already preparing the 2009 Book List and hostess schedule. Please contact her with ideas at stmcdermott@sbcglobal.net.

Also our thanks go out to Anne McDermott and Laura Walsh for hosting the Girls Night Out-Wine Party on November 5th. This event was open to all alumna, however, with a strong focus to attract women from the 1980 class years. With a good representation from that decade, we hope you all had a super time-thanks for coming!

if you'd like to get more involved in 2009, please contact Alison. We're always wiling to try new events but need those with great ideas to step forward!

Many thanks to all who participated in the club's annual Service Day. In April, a few members took a Saturday morning to work in the People's Resource Center's Food Pantry. We stocked shelves and offered fresh groceries to many families in need from the greater DuPage County area. They really appreciated our cheerful volunteer efforts -- see a picture in the Club's photo section.

Our holiday Evening of Sharing was a beautiful event hosted by Joanne Marsh at her home in Naperville on Dec. 6. Our thanks to Joanne for her hospitality and to everyone who donated gifts collected for the People's Resource Center. Kristen Newell delivered these gift cards and children's books to a grateful PRC just in time for the holidays. We also amassed numerous treats to create 2 exam care packages that were sent to 2 freshmen from our area. I'm sure they'll be the most popular girls in the dorms! Good luck to all the students on their exams. The club thanks each of you for your generosity and thoughtfulness during this Christmas season.

We certainly celebrated Founder's Day on Nov 14th with numerous toasts as we enjoyed a wine tasting hosted by Patty Cushing '90.  Many thanks to Patty for providing the tasting wines and comment booklet at this lovely event.  We were also pleased to be joined by our alumnae board representative Karen McDonald who brought a few SMC door prizes too.  We're already looking forward to next year!

The club wrapped up our book club reading list on Thursday, October 25th at the home of Carrie Mueller.  Another fun year of reading over - and already Anne McDermott is putting together our 2008 list.  Please watch for the new list later this year.

What a great evening on Sept 6th at the new italian restaurant in Lombard called Brio's Tuscan Grille. Many thanks to Patty Cushing for coordinating this event - we saw a few new faces and had a great time!