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Why We Give

Since graduating from Sarah Lawrence, Reunion Committee member Naomi Stearns '58 has kept in touch with a number of her fellow alums, and delights in seeing them again at her 50th reunion.

"Reconnecting with classmates is a happy reminder of all the things I loved about being a student at Sarah Lawrence," she says. "It's so easy to pick up right where we left off."

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Reunion Giving

Westlands Awards: A New Tradition

Alumnae/i celebrate at Reunion 2007The second annual Westlands Reunion Awards were a great success. The awards, created to recognize outstanding efforts in fundraising by reunion classes, honored classes young and old for their participation and giving.

Trustee Myra Drucker presented the awards during the Reunion Luncheon on Saturday, June 7th. During the presentations, Myra noted "Reunion gifts are a powerful way to celebrate the impact Sarah Lawrence has had on our lives and pass along that experience to another generation." The awards will be engraved with the names of the winning classes and permanently displayed in Westlands.

Reunion gifts and pledges for all purposes—including the Fund for Sarah Lawrence, strategic initiatives, endowment, capital projects, planned gifts, and bequest intentions—were counted toward class gift totals to determine Westlands Awards winners. The winners of the awards are listed below.

 

Westlands Awards Competition: Final Standings

Westlands Awards Final Standings


   

Largest Class Total Gift

  • First Place: 1998 ($210,666)
  • Second Place: 1973

Most Consistent Donors

  • First Place: 1973 (30 consistent donors)
  • Second Place: 1953

Largest Single Donor

  • First Place: 1998 ($200,000)
  • Second Place: 1983

Highest Participation

  • First Place: 1953 (52%)
  • Second Place: 1948

Most New Donors in Class

  • First Place: 2003 (19 new donors)
  • Second Place: 1973

Most Improved Participation

  • First Place: 1953 (improved from 47% to 52%)
  • Second Place: 2003

Reunion Terrace

In recognition of the powerful effect Reunion giving has on the College, Sarah Lawrence has set aside a special place on campus to recognize outstanding leadership support from Reunion classes. The space, adjacent to Westlands, was dedicated on Saturday, June 2, 2007, and has been named Reunion Terrace.

Congratulations to the Class of 1958, who were inducted this year for raising more than $100,000 for the Fund for Sarah Lawrence.

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