MARY PATTERSON MCPHERSON AT POMONA COLLEGE
On Saturday, October 11, Mary Patterson McPherson, president emerita of Bryn Mawr College and vice president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will speak at the Inauguration of David W. Oxtoby at Pomona College. President Oxtoby is vice president of the Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr College. The Inauguration celebration will begin at 7:00 a.m. with a ten-mile bike ride with President Oxtoby. At 10:30, a symposium “Pomona College and the Pacific Rim: A Look to the Future” will be held. McPherson will speak at 2:30 p.m. in Mabel Bridges Auditorium. The inauguration ceremony is free and open to the public. For more information call Maria or visit the Pomona College website. ***
LIBRARY PUBLICATIONS
Through Library Publications, the Bryn Mawr Club of Southern California provides a steady source of income for our Club, much as the Owl Bookstores do for many other clubs. The income helps cover our operating expenses; but more importantly it allows us to contribute to the Hope Wearn Troxell Fund and to the Alumnae Regional Scholarship Fund.
Just in time for the holidays, you can order custom printed or personalized cards. Each card costs $2.00, which includes both the card and the imprinting. A minimum order of 50 cards is required, for a minimum charge of $100.00. If you desire a personal touch on your cards, you may send us a handwritten message, signature, or both, which can be scanned in and imprinted on the card of your choice, at the same price of $2.00 per card. Custom printing orders can be filled within a week. Please contact Maria for a finished sample. Imprinted cards are a great way for businesses to thank clients and customers or wish them "happy holidays".
Order your holiday cards and presents from Bryn Mawr College Library Publications today! All proceeds benefit the college. To order on-line visit our website.
Or, to request a catalog, write to:
Bryn Mawr College Library Publications
P.O. Box 878
Claremont, CA 91711-0878
Or to: bmc_library_publications@hotmail.com. ***
ANNUAL REPORT
The 2002-2003 fiscal year for the Club was a successful one. We received donations of $1,365 from Club members and others, we held a successful book sale in the fall which brought in more than $500, and our work with Library Publications on the catalog brought in $3,000 (received after the close of the fiscal year, so that it does not appear on the annual report). This enabled us to donate a total of $3,000 in the current fiscal year to the two scholarship funds the Club supports, the Hope Wearn Troxell Fund which provides support to a student from Southern California, and the Alumnae Regional Scholarship Fund. It also paid for the costs of printing and mailing the newsletter, and maintaining the Club’s website and post office box.
In addition to the cash donations that the Club receives, we rely on our members, particularly our board members, to provide food and drink at the various events that we hold during the year and to pay other costs incurred by the Club, which allows us to make larger donations to the two scholarship funds.
As you can see from last year’s annual report, donations are an important source of funds for the Club. The continuing effect of the economic downturn on the College’s finances means that in coming years we may not receive as much as the $3,000 we received this year from Library Publications. Your donations will help us continue to provide scholarship funds to current students, plan activities that bring us together here in Southern California, and stay in contact through the newsletter and publication of the Club directory.
NEW CLUB DIRECTORY
We are putting together a new version of our Club directory, available to any member who donates $20 or more to the Club. If you would like to have your business card, or a half or full page announcement regarding your business, appear in the directory, please let me know. The cost for including a copy of your business card will be $10. A half page announcement will be $25 and a full-page announcement will be $50.
Sincerely,
Janet Hoffman ’77, Treasurer
INCOME
Cash donations: $1,365.00
In-kind donations: $ 563.33
Book sale: $ 542.50
Library Publications:
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TOTAL CASH RECEIVED: $1,907.50
EXPENSES
Newsletter Printing and Postage $ 558.74
May Day $ 35.20
P.O. Box rental $ 59.00
Website Rental $ 71.95
Alumnae Regional Scholarship $ 3,200.00
Hope Wearn Troxell Fund $ 3,200.00
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TOTAL DISBURSED: $7,124.89
NET CARRYOVER: $(5,217.39)
Balance at 5/31/03 $3,198.70
BMCSC WISH LIST
MARKETING SPECIALISTS: We need help developing strategies to improve our sales of the Library Publications. This project is an important part of our funding and provides scholarships to students as well.
HOSTESSES: The club does all it can to keep the costs of our events low. We need people who can host our events from the Continuing Education Teas to Yield Parties for newly admitted students. Please contact Margaret or Saskia if you have space for us.
PRINTER: We are in charge of printing the new cards for Library Publications as well as a thrice-yearly newsletter. We would love to give our business to an alumna. If you’re in the biz, contact Maria or Nikki.
Posted: September 30, 2003
