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ALUMNINEWS
MARIA ERRICO
REUNION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
If you’ve ever wanted to help plan your class reunion—choose the music, suggest the activities, reconnect with classmates from your era—you can. And to quote Dave Wartell, AS72, who recently served on his 50th class reunion committee, you should.
“Do it!” Wartell enthuses. “If you think you’re interested, try it. I found it to be a lot of fun and a very rewarding experience.”
This year, UD will host eight milestone reunions: the 5th, 10th and 25th-year reunions for the respective Classes of 2018, 2013 and 1998, at Alumni Weekend (June 2-4), and the 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th and 50th reunions for the Classes of 1993, 1988, 1983, 1978 and 1973 during Homecoming (Oct. 14).
Each reunion will need four to six alumni volunteers, who will
work with a member of UD’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations to plan and market the event. Planning meetings are held monthly and typically last one hour.
“We’re looking for enthusiastic Blue Hens who want to reconnect with classmates and the University and share their campus memories,” says Marianne Lazarski, BE92, director of alumni engagement. “You have to be interested in providing input and encouraging attendance. That’s it. We just want you and your fellow alumni to have a great time at your milestone celebration.”
To get involved, email ud-reunions@udel.edu or visit udel.edu/alumni-volunteer.
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