Wellesley Students' Aid Society, Inc. Home Page

WSAS President Michele Perillo '92

News:

The 2008 Annual Meeting is just around the corner. Please join us on June 7, 2008 in Collins Cinema at 1:00 p.m. Download a meeting invitation.

Revised bylaws will be presented for ratification at annual meeting:

We now accept credit cards. Please go to our donation form, complete the information and either mail or fax it back to Students' Aid. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Catherine Kefalas Schedlbauer '89 (cschedlb@wellesley.edu or 781-283-2292) directly.

The Wellesley Students' Aid Society Bulletin and Appeal 2006-2007 is here!

To download and read or print it out, just click on the link and when asked, save the document to your desktop.

Clothes Closet:
The "Clothes Closet" provides gently used items to the students, for free. We are in desperate need of:

winter items (jackets, blazers, sweaters and coats)
interview suits that are "current"
spring/summer "business casual"
spring/summer tops and skirts
black dresses (everyone needs a black dress!)

You may send your items directly to us at:

Wellesley Students' Aid Society, Inc.
Wellesley College
106 Central St.
Wellesley, MA, 02481-8203
Fax: 781-283-2293

Questions: Donna Ellis phone: 781-283-2992

Everything is tax deductible. Please include a return address and we will mail you a receipt.

Dear Alumnae and Friends of the Wellesley Students’ Aid Society,

As another graduation approaches, we again humbly ask for your help in making a Wellesley education possible for all women.

As many of you are aware from your own experience, amidst all of Wellesley’s abundance, the financial needs of many promising women remain out of view. That is where Students’ Aid comes in. We offer emergency loans and grants and other assistance to students such as Njeri Bailey ’07, a recent graduate from Dorchester, Massachusetts, who spoke about her journey from the inner city at our last annual meeting during Reunion Weekend. Once ridiculed in her neighborhood for being “too smart,” Njeri movingly described her experience at Wellesley as transformative, but also at times painfully challenging due in part to her personal financial constraints. Students’ Aid was a haven of sorts, a warm office she visited for financial help and clothing, where she was treated with dignity, without red tape, and with the comfort that she was not alone.

There are so many ways you can help to smooth the path for young scholars like Njeri. Of course, we welcome donations of any amount, but you also have the option to personalize your gift in a special manner that will be listed in our annual publication, mailed to all alumnae. You may wish to establish a named fund -- for as little as $100 -- for a fellow Wellesley alum, a friend, or a loved one. You may specify a specific purpose for the fund or you may allow us to use the fund where the need is greatest. You may also make a gift to commemorate a birthday, anniversary or other occasion.

Please join us for our next annual meeting on Saturday, June 7 at 1pm in Collins Cinema to hear another inspiring student speaker and the College's new leader, President H. Kim Bottomly. This is a very rare opportunity to listen to President Bottomly share her thoughts in an intimate setting.

Please explore our site or call our office to learn more about the Society and our important work. Thank you very much for your support.

Michele Florent Perillo ’92
President


News: The 2008 Annual Meeting is just around the corner. Please join us on June 7, 2008 in Collins Cinema at 1:00 p.m. Download a meeting invitation. Revised bylaws will be presented for ratification at annual meeting: Description of the substantive changes Full copy of the proposed bylaws. We now accept credit cards. Please go to our donation form, complete the information and either mail or fax it back to Students' Aid. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Catherine Kefalas Schedlbauer '89 (cschedlb@wellesley.edu or 781-283-2292) directly. The Wellesley Students' Aid Society Bulletin and Appeal 2006-2007 is here! To download and read or print it out, just click on the link and when asked, save the document to your desktop. Clothes Closet: The "Clothes Closet" provides gently used items to the students, for free. We are in desperate need of: winter items (jackets, blazers, sweaters and coats) interview suits that are "current" spring/summer "business casual" spring/summer tops and skirts black dresses (everyone needs a black dress!) You may send your items directly to us at: Wellesley Students' Aid Society, Inc. Wellesley College 106 Central St. Wellesley, MA, 02481-8203 Fax: 781-283-2293 Questions: Donna Ellis phone: 781-283-2992 Everything is tax deductible. Please include a return address and we will mail you a receipt.	Dear Alumnae and Friends of the Wellesley Students’ Aid Society, As another graduation approaches, we again humbly ask for your help in making a Wellesley education possible for all women. As many of you are aware from your own experience, amidst all of Wellesley’s abundance, the financial needs of many promising women remain out of view. That is where Students’ Aid comes in. We offer emergency loans and grants and other assistance to students such as Njeri Bailey ’07, a recent graduate from Dorchester, Massachusetts, who spoke about her journey from the inner city at our last annual meeting during Reunion Weekend. Once ridiculed in her neighborhood for being “too smart,” Njeri movingly described her experience at Wellesley as transformative, but also at times painfully challenging due in part to her personal financial constraints. Students’ Aid was a haven of sorts, a warm office she visited for financial help and clothing, where she was treated with dignity, without red tape, and with the comfort that she was not alone. There are so many ways you can help to smooth the path for young scholars like Njeri. Of course, we welcome donations of any amount, but you also have the option to personalize your gift in a special manner that will be listed in our annual publication, mailed to all alumnae. You may wish to establish a named fund -- for as little as $100 -- for a fellow Wellesley alum, a friend, or a loved one. You may specify a specific purpose for the fund or you may allow us to use the fund where the need is greatest. You may also make a gift to commemorate a birthday, anniversary or other occasion. Please join us for our next annual meeting on Saturday, June 7 at 1pm in Collins Cinema to hear another inspiring student speaker and the College's new leader, President H. Kim Bottomly. This is a very rare opportunity to listen to President Bottomly share her thoughts in an intimate setting. Please explore our site or call our office to learn more about the Society and our important work. Thank you very much for your support. Michele Florent Perillo ’92 President
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