Thank you to everyone who attended our first freshmen parent welcome event on the evening of August 28. In addition to the freshmen parents, we were happy to host several current and alumni parents, as well as alumni and current students who were there to share their thoughts about their experience with the school. Dr. Lowerre, the incoming Director at MLWGS, spoke to the crowd about his hopes for the year ahead and his appreciation
Thank you to everyone who attended the DC alumni happy hour at The Board Room on August 24! We had a great showing of about 25 alumni ranging from the Class of 1996 to the Class of 2007. At least one alumna was in town from Baltimore, and many more trekked in from the Maryland and DC suburbs. It was a great night of pizza, beer, rosé, giant Jenga, and catching up with old friends.
Join us for our annual post-Fall Festival alumni event at Bottoms Up on Friday, October 6, 2017 from 8 PM - late. All alumni from any graduation year are invited to welcome the reunion classes back to town. Pizza and other snacks will be provided, cash bar. RSVP to the Facebook event here.
Join us at Three Notch'd Brewing Co RVA Collab House (2930 W Broad St, Richmond, Virginia 23230) on Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. RSVP to the Facebook event here.
Thanks to everyone who came to our alumni happy hour at the Triple Crossing in Fulton! We were lucky enough to have two of our international alumni in town for the event: Elizabeth Davidson ('07) in from Nairobi and Elizabeth Kimball ('03) in from Berlin. We will schedule the next RVA happy hour shortly. DC alumni can join us on August 24 at The Board Room. NYC and other events to be scheduled soon.
The next Richmond-area alumni happy hour will be held Thursday, August 10 from 5 PM - 7 PM at the Triple Crossing location in Fulton (5203 Hatcher St. Richmond, VA 23231). RSVP to the Facebook event here.
DC-area alumni! Join us at Board Room (1737 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009) on Thursday, August 24 starting at 5:30 PM. RSVP to the Facebook event here.
A MLGWS alumna, Katie Houston (Class of 2004) has reached out to offer a community service opportunity to current students. She's volunteering heavily with the non-profit ReEstablish Richmond, which works to help refugees acclimate and put down roots in the area. They have a high need right now for volunteer tutors who are willing to help middle and elementary school students with English language skills and simple math skills (e.g. counting to 100). The kids
GSGIS & MLWGS Classes of 1997, 2002, 2007, & 2012, join us October 6-8, 2017 for Reunions Weekend.
Many, many volunteers have contributed to the Foundation over the years. Lillie Wauford is one of the greats. Lillie's service on the Foundation's Board of Directors in ending this year, as is her service as Chair of the Marketing Committee, and she will be greatly missed. Lillie's MLWGS grad is Emily Wauford ('05), who attended Notre Dame for her undergraduate education, where she also ran cross country and track. Emily then attended UVA for her