The Bryn Mawr Club of New York City

October 2006 E-Letter

Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Events

• Tour of American Stock Exchange (October 25)
• Young Alumnae Happy Hour (October 25)

Bryn Mawr Connections

• Service Day with Undergraduates at God’s Love We Deliver (October 15)
• Kierstin Gray, ‘01, Performs at the Knitting Factory (October 15)
• Bryn Mawr Book Club (October 26)

Bryn Mawr Connections on the Horizon

• Bryn Mawr Women Run the World: The Race to Deliver (November 19)

Personals

• House for Rent on Staten Island

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Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Events

Tour of American Stock Exchange

There are two slots left for the tour of the American Stock Exchange on October 25 arranged by Marija Willen, ’84, Associate General Counsel of the Exchange.  See the open outcry system in person before it goes the way of automated electronics.  Starting at 11:30 and guided by Exchange officials leading two groups of nine alumnae, the tour will last approximately 45 minutes.  There will be a waiting list and confirmation of attendance before the day.

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Young Alumnae Happy Hour

Young alums had a blast uptown at the Boat Basin Café at the September happy hour, and now happy hour is moving downtown, still on the West side, to the White Horse Tavern in the West Village.

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Bryn Mawr Connections

Bryn Mawr Service Day at God’s Love We Deliver:  A Challenge to Bryn Mawr Club of New York City

God's Love We Deliver improves the health and well-being of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition by preparing and delivering, free of charge, nutritious, high-quality meals to people who, because of their illness are unable to provide or prepare meals for themselves. The agency delivers over 2,400 meals every day of the week, year round. To date, GLWD has delivered over six million meals to clients in New York City and Hudson County, New Jersey.

A Bryn Mawr undergraduate spearheaded the campaign to have a Bryn Mawr service day at God's Love We Deliver, and we in New York need to step up.  We still need volunteers to join the undergraduates that will be donating a day of their Fall Break.  The first five alumnae responding will team with the undergrads from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday October 15.

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Kierstin Gray, ‘01, Performs at the Knitting Factory

New York City-based singer/songwriter Kierstin Gray, '01, will be performing while recording a live album at the Knitting Factory on October 15, accompanied by James Cristiciello on bass and Jake Nissly on drums.

From www.urbanjoint.com:

"Kierstin Gray is a storyteller who, like the rhythm and blues, jazz, and soul artists who have influenced her music, is able to weave yarns between the bars of her songs that run the range of emotions—from the vulnerability that a true and open love brings to making it through life's rougher moments."

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Bryn Mawr Book Club

The next book club meeting on Thursday, October 26, will discuss the short story The Nose by Nikolai Gogol.

Ah, Russians in St. Petersburg, all doom and gloom and drowning in vodka, you say.  The less than lighthearted Dostoyevsky, the not exactly upbeat Brodsky, not a comic in the bunch.  You thought wrong; meet Nikolai Gogol, humorist, who was on to magical realism before it was a twinkle in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ eye.   In The Nose by Gogol, a pathetic barber discovers that his nose has detached from his face. When he attempts to advertise his lost proboscis in the classifieds, the newspaper rejects the claim, calling it "absurd." The nose remains literally and figuratively impossible to reattach.  Check it out.

The November selection is Lords of Poverty by Graham Hancock (this book suggestion came from Elizabeth Arend, Book Club regular, now following Book Club activities from Dire Dawa, Ethiopia), date TBD but definitely during the week after Thanksgiving.

Even if you can't attend Bryn Mawr Book Club, reading suggestions are always welcome—just send me an email. Elizabeth Holloway, robinsonholloway@gmail.com

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Bryn Mawr Connections on the Horizon

The Race to Deliver

The Race to Deliver is a four-mile run/walk that symbolizes God’s Love We Deliver’s daily race to ensure that no person has to face the unthinkable combination of illness and hunger. An event for the whole family, there are special distances for children in all age groups and a shorter Health Walk option.

The Bryn Mawr team will be out in force, racing and walking to make a difference. Team Bryn Mawr will meet up for a pasta potluck the night before the race, November 18, and then again for the fun on a fall morning, November 19. Visit www.racetodeliver.org to register and/or contact co-captains Jessica Bass Kirk, ’91 and Meera Ratnesar, ’01, for details.

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Personals

From Fazana Saleem-Ismail, '94:
My family and I moved to Sri Lanka from New York City in September of 2005 to help with tsunami rebuilding efforts and rented our house on Staten Island for six months.  We extended our stay in Sri Lanka for an additional six months and want to do so again.   However, our tenants have left, and we are trying desperately to locate responsible, trustworthy new tenants since we won't be able to pay the mortgage without renting. The house has two levels, 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms, washer and dryer, and much more, including great views of the bay and the Verrazano Bridge (think San Francisco!). Door-to-door commute to downtown Manhattan is under 45 minutes via public transportation. We are asking $1,900/mo plus utilities but are willing to negotiate the rent if need be.  The house is available immediately. We are flexible with regard to the lease term but are seeking tenants who are willing to sign a lease for at least six months.  Please feel free to forward this information to your contact lists.  Interested parties should call 718 986 6640 or email jiffryi@yahoo.com or fazanai@yahoo.com.

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