May 2008
The Alumni News -- May 2008
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14th Annual Golf Tournament
The 14th Annual Golf Tournament is early this year—Saturday,
May 31 at the Dutch Elm Golf Course, Arundel, Maine. Each
year 180 players gather to play golf and have fun for a good
cause.
This tournament is the single largest contributor to the Brother
Richard Hebert Memorial Scholarship which provides annual
scholarships for graduating seniors from local high schools. The
cost of the Tournament is $30.00 for Dutch Elm members, and $60.00
for nonmembers. Get your applications in. You don't want to be
shut out of this fun event. Applications are available at Doc's Tavern,
In the Ruff, Dutch Elm, Biddeford Saco Country Club and the St. Louis
Alumni Hall.
You don't have to be a golfer to contribute to this worthy event and
have fun. Volunteers are always needed to help before, during
and after the tournament. Contact Mike Dion at 283-9755 or
the Alumni Hall at 282-2285.
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Annual Meeting of the St. Louis Alumni Association
—June 13, 2008
This year's Annual Meeting is an important one. Elections will be held to
fill a number of positions on the Board of Directors. We need people to
fill these positions to ensure continued Alumni support of local area
youth organizations. The Board of Directors meets once a month for
about an hour. Anyone who is interested in serving or knows someone
who would do a good job on the Board, please step up or nominate a
candidate. The Election Committee is Bob Belair (284-6518) and Rick
Grenier (636-2465).
In addition to choosing new officers, we will hear all the financial reports
including moneys raised and donations made. Each year the Alumni
contributes to support groups such as the St. James Athletic program,
area Little League teams, Girls' softball teams, and other area school events as
well as ten scholarships, the amounts of which have been raised from $500
to $750. Our goal is that all scholarships will be raised to $1000.
The Annual Meeting is also a good time to see old friends and to socialize.
If you have never been to an Alumni meeting or even to our Hall, or if it's
been a while, this is a good time to come back. Mark your calendar and please
come. The meeting starts at 7:00, but come early for social hour. A light lunch
will be served after the meeting.
After twelve years on the Board of Directors, serving as Secretary and serving
on the newsletter and other committees, Mike Pendergrass is taking a break.
He will still be involved in running the Pull-Tabs at the Beano nights on Mondays.
The current and past Board members want to give a big Thank You to Mike
for his many years of dedicated service. Even as a non-St. Louis grad, he
showed all of us the Alumni spirit of dedication to youth. Way to Go, Mike!
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Life Members
You are probably aware that at forty years after your graduation date, you
become a Life Member of the Association. In two more years, all St. Louis
graduates will become Life Members. This means no more dues will be
collected from the majority of the Membership. Many Life Members have
been generous in sending along donations to help with the costs of daily
operations and others have earmarked their annual donations for Scholarships.
With the high costs of energy and upcoming capital improvement projects
that will need to be done in the next couple of years, we are urging Life
Members to make an annual donation to the General Fund and/or to the Capital
Improvement Fund.
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Let’s Get Together
May 31 Golf Scramble Dutch Elm Golf Course
June 13 Annual Meeting 7:00 Come Early for Social hour
Light Lunch —After meeting
Monday Nights BEANO 6:30
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50/50
Series 97 is underway. Tickets are still available by calling the Hall.
Final drawing will be held at the Annual Meeting on June 13.
Still in need of a 50/50 Chairman to coordinate ticket sales.
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St. Louis Alumni Web site: stlouisalumni.org
Alumni Hall Email Address: stlouisalum@gwi.net
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IN MEMORIUM
* A Life Member who belonged and paid his annual dues to the Association for 25 years.