Alumni Leaders Start Preparing for 2009 Reunions

Even though Alumni Weekend 2008 is still a few weeks away, we're already planning for next year's reunion. On April 4 and 5, The Penn Fund and Alumni Relations welcomed over 125 volunteers from next year's reunion classes back to campus for the 2009 Penn Reunion Leadership Conference (PRLC). The conference, designed to encapsulate all aspects of reunion volunteer involvement from soliciting classmates to creating excitement about returning to Penn for Alumni Weekend, is in its seventh year.

Representing 70 years of Penn history, members of classes from 1939 to 2009 heard an update from President Gutmann (pictured); learned about Penn’s eastward expansion plan, Penn Connects; heard more about the Making History campaign; and began planning for both the fundraising and outreach sides of their upcoming reunions. The Class of 2009 also participated in planning their Senior Class Gift Drive.

The Penn Fund and Alumni Relations, as well as these volunteers, will play a crucial role in the execution of the Non-Financial and Engagement Goals of Making History. Regional alumni activities and groups, career networking, and increased participation in annual giving and planned giving are a large part of this groundbreaking component of the campaign.

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