10 years, 31 Forums, 15 Bridges, 7 BBLP Fellows, and scores of newsletters, calls to action, webinars and learn at lunches later, the ClassACT HR73 community has changed the world. Whether you are a regular volunteer, bridge sponsor, webinar/ forum attendee or are just beginning to know us, you are a part of ClassACT and we have done this TOGETHER. Now, as we move into our organization’s next decade, it’s time to celebrate US!

Please join us for a Zoom cocktail party featuring our ClassACT community of classmates.  

Beginning with the whole group gathering for toasts, you will then have an opportunity to rotate through (or stay in) breakout rooms for lively conversation based on common interests. These will include sports, entertainment, literature, and fine dining to start, but the discussions can lead wherever you want them to go. The party will end by gathering again as a whole group for final comments and toasts.

Mark your calendars for February 13th and tell us you are coming by registering here.

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Meet Our Bridges is ClassACT HR73’s way to introduce our classmates and extended community to our Bridge Partners by letting them create awareness of their mission as well as solicit volunteer help and/or donations. In February, SACP Co-Founder and Executive Director Robert Clayton '73 introduce the Sports Analytics Club Program, which aims to expand STEM education opportunities to underserved high school and middle school students.

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Moderated by Jono Quick '73, in conversation with panelists Joe Martin '73, Francis Collins, Mike Osterholm, and Maria Elena Botazzi, this ClassACT HR73 Forum will address the crucial impact of vaccines, the future of vaccine development, vaccine availability, and vaccine acceptance and uptake.

December 2024 ClassACTions Newsletter

Highlights Include:

-ClassACT's Tenth Anniversary Party Rescheduled for February 13, 2025

-Meet Our Bridges Series: Sports Analytics Club Program, February 2025

-The Future of Vaccines & Vaccine Acceptance, Winter 2025

-Reproductive Rights Forum with JusticeAid, Spring 2025

-Opening Our Toolbox: Highlights From Our Effective Fundraising Webinar

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STAYING ENGAGED AS WE AGE: A ROADMAP

Wed. December 11th, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET on ZOOM

To provide perspectives on developing strategies to stay engaged throughout adulthood, ClassACT HR73 will present a forum on Aging, Loneliness, and Isolation. The distinguished panel will include Dr. Laura Carstensen, Professor of Psychology and the Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor in Public Policy Director at the Stanford Center on Longevity; Dr. Robert J. Waldinger ’73, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of the best-selling The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness; and Dr. Prentiss Taylor ’73, a primary care physician practicing at Advocate Health Care in Metro Chicago. Dr. Vivian Lewis ’73, Professor Emerita and former Vice Provost at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will moderate the discussion.

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November 2024 ClassACTions Newsletter

Highlights Include:

-Letter from the Chair: Marion Dry '73

-November 20th: Meet Our Bridges // Wings of Hope Global Cooperative

-Maasai Culture and Safari Adventure: Medical Mission, June 2025

-December 11th: Staying Engaged as We Age: A Roadmap

-Keep a NOLA Kid Warm This Winter! Join the Kids' Coat Drive

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Please SELECT or TYPE "Sue Press, NEW ORLEANS, LA, Gift Registry" when providing an address.

Want to give a NOLA kid a coat to keep them warm this Winter? We hope you will join us by donating a coat/s this year. For the fifth year in a row, ClassACT HR73 will impact children's lives in New Orleans  by participating in the annual coat drive sponsored by ClassACT HR73’s Bridge Partner, The Ole & Nu Style Fellas Social Aide & Pleasure Club.

The Ole & Nu Style Fellas Social Aide & Pleasure Club was founded by the extraordinary leader and activist, Sue Press and is sponsored by Rick Weil '73. In four previous years, members of the Class of ‘73 have donated more than 100 coats each year, helping keep kids--toddlers to teens--from the Tremé section of New Orleans, warm and dry in the winter. Sue has told us that our donations have been extremely helpful and much appreciated. Please consider donating a coat by going to the Amazon wish list link above! Please  note that the event will take place on December 14th, so make sure to donate before then.

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The Wings of Hope Global Cooperative (501c3) seeks to provide resources to promote good health, education and economic growth that will empower people in need. This Webinar will introduce participants to the role of this nonprofit in empowering people in Kenya, Ghana, Guinea, Myanmar and Pakistan. Focus will be given to the specific projects associated with the health care needs of the Maasai people in Kenya. Wings of Hope President David Weeks HR’73 will be joined by Transparentdonation.com Founder Krish Bhatia, a Babson student presently studying in England, and Kikanae Punyua, Osiligi (Hope) Foundation Founder and Maasai Projects Manager in Kenya. This intergenerational and intercultural presentation of humanitarian projects demonstrates effective ways to use one’s talents to address global needs.