Fall Event
Mushrooms at Tryon Creek State Park
Friday, October 16th, 6:00 to 8:30 pm
Join Wellesley alumnae, their guests, and others for a fun(gi)-filled
evening at Tryon Creek State Park's Nature Center. We will enjoy beer,
wine, and mushroom-filled and mushroom-inspired appetizers, we will be
treated to a presentation by Dane Osis, mycologist from Fort Stevens
State Park. Mycology is branch of biology concerned with the study of
fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their
taxonomy, and their use to humans as a source for tinder, medicinals
(e.g., penicillin), food (e.g., beer, wine, cheese, edible mushrooms),
entheogens, as well as their dangers, such as poisoning or infection.
Tryon Creek State Park is a 670-acre day use area approximately 15
minutes from downtown Portland. There are 8 miles of hiking rails and
3.5 miles of horse trails. Pets on leash are welcome in the park.
The Friends of Tryon Creek State Park's mission is to conserve and
enhance the natural resources, and promote the educational, interpretive
and recreational programs of Tryon Creek State Park.
When: Friday, October 16, 6:00 to 8:30 pm
Where: Tryon Creek Nature Center, SW Terwilliger
http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_144.php
Cost: $10 members/$15 nonmembers and guests
(additional donation to Friends of Tryon Creek welcome)
Mail a check to the Oregon Wellesley Club:
c/o Bonnie Gee Yosick '91
Box #145
2000 NE 42nd Avenue, Suite D
Portland, OR 97213
Send payment through paypal to ORWellesleyClub@gmail.com or pay at the door.
RSVP by October 14 appreciated.
RSVP and questions to Katie Clifford '06
(786) 385-2695 or katherineclifford@gmail.com
Monthly Lunches
Join other fellow Wellesley alumnae for lunch the second Wednesday of
every month at noon at a different Portland restaurant. These no-host
agenda-free lunches are a great way to connect informally with other
area alumnae. Come as your schedule allows!
October 14
Café Allora
509 NW 9th Ave
Portland, OR
(503) 445-4612
November 11
Urban Farmer
525 SW Morrison
(503) 222-4900
December 9
Blue Hour
250 NW 13th Ave.
(503) 226-3394
January 13th
East India Co.
821 SW 11th
(503) 766-2191
February 10th
Nostrana
1401 SE Morrison
(503) 234-2427
March 10th
Peemkaew Thai in the Pearl
323 NW Park Ave
(503) 621-3164
April 14th
Ten 10
1001 NW Couch
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 226-3463
Sign Up for E-Mail Reminders! If you are not currently receiving email
reminders about our monthly lunches, please contact Leslie Nassar '80 at
Nassles@aol.com to be added to the email distribution list.
Membership Dues
In addition to connecting local alumnae to each other and to the
College, the club helps connect prospective and entering students as
well by serving as interviewers, sponsoring the local book awards, and
hosting a send-off for local first-year students. We can only do it with
the support of our members, so thank you to members who've paid their
dues for the 2009-2010 fiscal year:
Katie Clifford
Gloria Davis
Lainie Decker
Karen Delaney
Rachel Gould
Bonnie Gee Yosick
Jennifer Green
Gretchen Greene
Anne Hendren
Anne Jarvis
Heather Julius
Jenny Lockwood
Aruna Masih
Pamela Morris
Leslie Nassar
Robin Owens
Mary Waldo
Linda Walton
Susan Wong
Sonia Worcel
If you don't see your name among the members listed, please keep your
membership up-to-date with your membership contribution now. The Club's
fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30, and we offer 3 levels of Club
membership:
~ Young Alumnae Membership: $15/year (graduated after 2004)
~ Regular Membership: $25/year (graduated more than 5 years ago)
~ Gold Membership : $50/year (for those who can give more to the Club)
Dues can be mailed to the Oregon Wellesley Club:
c/o Bonnie Gee Yosick '91
Box #145
2000 NE 42nd Avenue, Suite D
Portland, OR 97213
Thank you for sending your dues payment now!
Admissions Update:
Alumnae from Oregon and Southwest Washington interview applicants unable to participate in an on-campus interview. If you are interested in
interviewing prospective students or other admissions work, please
contact Alumnae Admissions Representative Karen Frind Delaney '86 who
coordinates admissions and prospective student activities for our club
at frind5@aol.com.
Book Award Update:
The Wellesley College Book Award recognizes high-achieving female
students in their junior year. Recipients receive a special Wellesley
edition of the Norton Book of Women's Lives, slip-cased in blue linen,
embossed in gold with the Wellesley seal. The Oregon Wellesley Club has
been awarding books at several local high schools including Cleveland,
Wilson, Lincoln, Grant, St. Mary's, Southridge, and Forest Grove. If
you would like to underwrite a book, or if you have a connection at
another area high school and would like to liaison to see if we can
include that school, please contact Brooke Van Roekel '95 at
Brooke.vanRoekel@nike.com.
|
