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Thursday, February 7, 2008.Local industry experts will walk participants through the home-buying process step by step. There will be short presentations by each speaker, followed by a question-and-answer session.

These photographs were taken during the first event of the Boston Media Network.

Organizers and volunteers for the Advertising, Marketing, Media and Entertainment Networking Night, on August 15, 2006, which featured Jack Griffin, president of Meredith Corporation's Publishing Group, included: Standing, from left to right: Corrin Silver '03, Sr. Associate, Thomson Financial; Nicole Pallina Pace '93 Associate Account Director, Initiative Promotions; John Morris, Sr. Associate, Weiser Realty; Jack Griffin '82, President, Meredith Publishing Corporation; Patricia Santangelo '75, Chair, BC NY Business and Career Network and Regional Advertising Manager, Boys' Life Magazine;Kevin La Bonge '01, Business Development Manager, Rodale International; Maryellen Kramer '82, Educational Consultant; Jason Moore '03, Research Analyst, Disney. Seated: Claire Keating Strupp '83, Vice Chair, BC NY Business and Career Network and Account Executive, Valpak, R. Michael Wirin '89, co-leader, BC Chapter of New York and Sales Manager of New Business Development, Genjii Sushi Express; Victoria Somers '04, Editorial Program Associate, Forbes; Emory Omelia '05, Advertising Sales, Country Music Television. Volunteers who also attended, but are not pictured include Stephanie Aronzon '04, Broadcast Buyer, MediaVest Worldwide; Billy Clark '04, Director, Jack Kelly & Partners; Brian Haddad '02 Account Executive, Creative Priority; Brian McDevitt '99, Account Executive, Google, Inc.; and Eric Mingorance '91, Producer/Director of Photography, Mingo Media, LLC, Broadcast & Corporate Media Production.

Chicago Cares Discovery at Fulton-BC Cares has adopted UPLIFT, a recently established and rapidly expanding college preparatory school that serves grades 6-12 in the Uptown neighborhood. College Fair: Seven BC alums in the Chicago area escorted 14 UPLIFT freshmen and sophomores to the National College Fair at Navy Pier. After distributing literature about the colleges, talking about appropriate approaches to the day and the college preparation process beyond that day, the volunteers were all impressed at the enthusiasm with which the high-schoolers approached college recruiters, introduced themselves, and asked relevant questions. Both the volunteers and the students learned about steps that they should keep in mind in order to keep post-secondary education an option, from financing to grades to correspondence with admissions representatives. Alum involved in UPLIFT are: Claire Anderson, Lindsay Shaw, Margaret Oellrich, Jane Kalista, Saya Hillman, Nicole Abbate, Sara McCarthy, Kevin Sabo, Sean Wylie, Michelle Lammers, John Calmeyn, Tim O'Hara, Melissa McDonagh, & Nicki D'Onoforio.

In spite of very challenging weather conditions on Saturday morning, The BC Alumni Association of Baltimore celebrated mass on Saint Patrick's Day at The Chapel of Our Lady of Montserrat on the campus of Loyola Blakefield. On behalf of the entire chapter, we would like to express our appreciation to Father John Swope SJ, Sister Kathleen Lehner, Sister Jane, Julia Cooke, alumni, parents and the staff at Loyola Blakefield for making this a special event.Kevin Kenny BC '86

Our 3rd Annual Mass in Cleveland was a great success! We had more than 125 alumni, current students, parents, and Early Action acceptants to the Class of '11. The mass was wonderful and the breakfast reception was packed.

The Boston College men?s basketball team took Minneapolis by storm for the NCAA's Sweet Sixteen. Alumni, family, and friends came out to show their Eagle pride and to warm up their best cheer on Thursday, March 23, 2006. Festivities continued on Friday with a pre-game reception at the Millennium Hotel.

Among the 130 attendees at the Advertising, Marketing, Media and Entertainment Networking Night for Boston College New York alumni on August 15, 2005, which featured Jack Griffin, President of Meredith Corporation's Publishing Group, were: Standing, Left to Right in picture 3, John Morris, Sr. Associate, Weiser Realty; Jason Moore, Research Analyst, Disney; R. Michael Wirin, co-leader, BC Chapter of New York and Sales Manager of New Business Development, Genjii Sushi Express; Mark "Duke" Mulvoy, Sales Executive, Quebecor World; Chris Theodorus, Director, Industry Relations, Google; Patricia Santangelo, Chair, BC NY Business & Career Network and Regional Advertising Manager, Boys' Life Magazine; Jan Pasquale, SVP, Audience Research, HBOSeated: Left to Right, Claire Keating Strupp, Vice Chair, BC NY Business & Career Network and Account Executive, Valpak, Kerry O'Day, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Bliss; Jack Griffin, President, Publishing Group, Meredith Corporation; Jennifer Healy, Sr. Marketing Manager, Unilever; Juliane Negroni Sunderland, VP/Account Director, Special Projects, BBDO Worldwide.

Through BC Cares, 32 BC alumni helped Catholic Charities throw a holiday party for their early childhood students and their families on Saturday, December 15, 2007.

January 6, 2008 Mass at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. Father William B. Neenan, SJ, Celebrant, Father David Haschka, SJ, Principal of Cristo Rey, Concelebrant

Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Red Sky

Photos from the Boston College Leadership Forum and dinner at the Chicago Club, and the Notre Dame football game tailgate.

Chicago-area BC alumni joined chapters across the country celebrating and participating in the Second National Day of Service. Through the Chicago Cares organization, volunteers met at an elementary school in an under-resourced community, where we facilitated fun, hands-on projects with a group of about fifty students. This project also fell on National Youth Service Day.

On Saturday, July 16, and Saturday, July 23, fifteen BC alumni braved the hot Washington weather and hit the pitch for the first annual Capital Alumni Soccer Cup, led by coach Jihoon Shin '99. The Eagles coasted to two easy victories on the first weekend, beating Bucknell and Penn State. A single elimination tournament took place the following weekend, where BC earned a first round bye. BC beat Penn State again, in a penalty kick shoot-out in the quarterfinals, before finally falling to Baylor in the final four. BC's appearance in the final four was the best finish in a Capital Alumni league sport to date.

This year's Christmas in April event was a major success! About 35 volunteers from the BC community including alums, friends and families congregated at Eastern High School in Washington, DC, on Saturday, April 30, to combine efforts with the Holland & Knight law firm and the Williams College Alumni Association. Armed with paintbrushes and gardening tools, the BC volunteers repainted the entire first floor locker bays and did some much-needed weeding and landscaping in front of the high school. We received many compliments from both the custodians and the vice principal, who noticed that the first floor looked a lot brighter and cleaner as a result of our efforts. Several members of the alumni community were also out the previous Saturday at the high school in order to prep and clean a biology classroom for the following week's paintwork. This volunteer project is part of a nationwide effort by the non-profit "Christmas in April" organization (www.rebuildingtogether.com), which this year alone assisted over 8.000 elderly, handicapped, or low-income homeowners and nonprofit institutions. A sincere thank you goes out to all of the volunteers, family and friends who came out and made this event possible.

On Tuesday, May 3, 2005, the Boston College Alumni Association, the BC Fund and the DC Chapter hosted an evening with BC Athletic Director Gene DeFilippo. Over 100 alumni and friends joined Gene for a cocktail reception in the courtyard of the Rayburn House Office Building and then gathered in the Wright Patman Hearing Room for a discussion on the future direction and goals of BC Athletics. We would like to thank Gene for his insightful and lively presentation as well as Bob Emmett '98, Leader of the DC Chapter, and Peter Thomas '86, Co-Chair of the BC Fund DC Regional Council, for their participation. Thanks also go to Congressman Barney Frank for his assistance in securing a terrific venue.

The DC Chapter of the Boston College Alumni Association has been gathering at Porter's to cheer on the men's hockey team this season.

On October 20, 2005, alumni and friends gathered at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association for the faculty speaker series, Alumni Connections. The chapter welcomed Paul Mariani, University Professor of English at Boston College, who read from his recent publication, "Deaths and Transfigurations: Poems." Following the reading, Professor Mariani reflected on his experiences as part of the Boston College faculty and community and invited alumni to share their own reflections. We would like to extend a thank you to our co-leaders Suzi and Brian Walters '92 and the Western Pennsylvania Chapter for their assistance in planning the event, and to Professor Mariani for his participation in the program.

On Sunday, September 18, alumni from eight Catholic universities teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to help build a home for families in need. Twenty-one volunteers from BC helped out with everything from painting a playground to bagging garbage. A great time was had by all.

The Boston College Alumni Association's New York Chapter held a Career Networking Night in Advertising, Marketing, Media and Publishing on May 11, 2005, the first of a series of Career Networking Nights in various fields. Over 100 guests attended the networking event held at the Williams Club in midtown Manhattan. A stellar panel of advertising and marketing executives gave advice to the alumni who ranged from the classes of 1970 to 2004. The fascinating panelists included Michael Haggerty '93, SVP, Director, Consumer Insights and Analytics, TargetCast, tcm;Jack Hanrahan '70, U.S. Director, Strategic Print Communications, OMD; Frank Hone Jr. '80, EVP/Global Business Group, Ogilvy Healthworld; Jill Manee, M.S. '75, VP/Publisher, The Ad Age Group; Richard Raskopf '79, Associate Publisher, Sports Illustrated; Claire Keating Strupp '83, Promotions Manager, Entertainment Weekly; Christopher Theodoros '83, Director, Industry Initiatives, Google. The event was organized and moderated by Patricia Santangelo '75, Regional Advertising Manager, Boys' Life.

On Monday, May 16, 2005, The New York City Chapter hosted over 175 alumni and friends for an Evening with William P. Leahy, SJ, at the Yale Club in Manhattan. Father led a discussion about the current happenings on campus as well as the university's direction for the coming months. The Alumni Association would like to thank co-leaders Dineen Riviezzo '89 and Michael Wirin '89 for introducing Father Leahy and their assistance in planning such a successful event.

Special thanks to Jes Saul for this great event!

In Conjunction with the Alumni Association?s inaugural day of service, BC Eagles and friends partnered with WingSpan Life Resources which helps people challenged by age, ability, or health to live productive lives. Joined with a WingSpan Staffer, teams were sent to three separate adult residences to do some much-needed yard clean-up.

Boston College Faculty Speaker Series-Featured Guest: Dr. Jeffery Howe, Ph.D., Fine Arts Department lectures on Monet at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

In adopting a family, we purchase several gifts for each family member (wish lists are included with the assignments). Boxes of wrapped gifts will be collected and brought to various sites around Cleveland during the weeks before Christmas.

The Cleveland Chapter's First Annual Christmas Party was held at Market Avenue Wine Bar in Ohio City on Thursday, November 30th.

The Cleveland Chapter held another successful Family Mass at St. Ignatius on Sunday, January 8. Alumni and their families, current students and their families, and Early Action accepted students and their families joined us for a 10am Mass and breakfast reception. Fr. Timothy Shannon, SJ presided.

On a recent day of community service, the Cleveland Chapter volunteered at the Cleveland Foodbank.

On Saturday, January 14, 2006, through the Chicago Cares organization, 16 Chicago alumni went to an under-resourced Englewood elementary school where they participated in hands-on, educational activities with second to sixth graders. They produced and videotaped newscasts, read and talked about Martin Luther King, and created frames to put around pictures of their families. Many of the alumni have signed up to become regular volunteers at this elementary school.

We had nearly 60 BC Alumni and friends attend the Timerwolves game against the Denver Nuggets on December 1, 2006, and though the T'Wolves had a tough night, Craig Smith scored 10 points, dished 6 assists, and had a handful of defensive rebounds and steals to show why he is one of the best Rookies in the league.