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New website -- new content! The 2009-10 academic year is underway, and with it a new club year. Our event schedule is now available at the "Events" link above. The club officers are listed on the "Contact Us" page. And of course, there are plenty of Yale links on these pages. Campus news, sports information, and even merchandise are all available here.

We need your money! Seriously -- your 2009-2010 dues are payable now. Please see the dues information at the bottom of the "Contact Us" page.

2008-9 in Review

As I hand over the reins to Suzanne Smith, I want to write a brief summary of the past year, starting with our major events:

• Party for matriculating students, August (hosted by Steve Parker/ASC)
• Fall party, September (hosted by Bibiana and Carlos Perez)
• All-Ivy Polo event at Chukkar Farm in Alpharetta (hosted by Mike Eastman and YCOG)
• Cocktails and speech by President Richard Levin at the Capital City Club, October
• Holiday party with a performance by the Duke's Men, January (hosted by Barbara Long and Steve Parker)
• Feb Club at Five Seasons Brewery, February (coordinated by Marty Fleischmann and Matt DiVenere with help from Michelle Bulger)

• Yale Day of Service, May (coordinated by Caroline Jennings and Valerie Gong)
• Panel discussion with Dr. Julie Newman, Director of Sustainability at Yale, June (coordinated by Suzanne Smith)
  

Also the Book Club continued its regular meetings; the Alumni Schools Committee

interviewed over 400 Yale College applicants under Steve Parker's leadership; and Rachel Shafer, our summer intern, worked with Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.

During the course of the year, several young Elis emerged as energetic new volunteers: Valerie Gong, Caroline Jennings, and Michelle Bulger. Valerie and Caroline did a great job with Day of Service with help from a number of club veterans and support from regional YDS chairman Ken Cohen. A big thank you to all who helped to make this a great year for the Yale Club of Georgia, and I look forward to the year ahead.

Andy Dickerson SY ?90

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The Year Ahead?

From an enthusiastic group that joined coordinator Caroline Jennings to see Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at the Midtown Theater July 3^rd to a fun-filled Braves outing with our summer intern led by The Truong on July 19th, the 2009-2010 year is off to a great start. As incoming President of the Yale Club, I want to express my thanks on behalf of the membership to Andy Dickerson for all of his hard work and to all of those who worked with him for a wonderful series of events and programs last year. This year as we transition to some new leadership, we hope to continue on this tradition and to encourage those of you who have not participated in a YCOG event to become more involved. I?d also like to welcome Caroline Jennings and Michelle Bulger as Co-Presidents Elect, and Valerie Gong, as our new Community Service Director and Summer Intern Coordinator.

For those of you who may be new to the Yale Club, our goal is to provide opportunities for Yale alumni to support the Yale community, to represent Yale and provide information about Yale to the Georgia communities in which we live, and generally join together to continue to ?experience the pleasures of Yale life? through educational and social activities of common interest.

So if you are interested in interviewing prospective students, giving a Yale Book Award at a local high school, or talking with prospective students about the opportunities at Yale (including its great graduate schools), please touch base with one of the Alumni Schools Committee Director for your local area. Interested in helping students find a summer job, or in providing information about your field/industry? Contact Lee Nelson, our Alumni Career Network Director.

Want to meet other local Yalies for interesting conversation over a book or in a no-babysitter required family outing? Check out the YCOG Book Club or the Bulldogs and Pups, parent group. Or perhaps you are ready to follow Valerie Gong and those Day of Service folks by volunteering for a few hours of community service. Read further for more details about all of these ongoing groups, or check out latest details and pictures on www.ycog.com and the YCOG Facebook page.

As you can see, there are lots of opportunities in store for you to connect with fellow Yalies this fall. In order for this year?s events, programs and activities achieve their potential, we need you! Please take a few minutes to fill out the enclosed membership form and join YCOG this year.

Suzanne Smith '86 JE