As we said earlier, since we collected more money than we needed to fund this year’s reunion, we’ll be making a donation in the name of the class to the Longmeadow Educational Excellence Foundation (LEEF, goleef.org).
Bob Basdekis, finance chair, reported on July 19 that there is $2751 remaining in the treasury. The committee discussed the donation on a conference call and agreed that $1000 would be an appropriate donation, leaving some startup funds for our next gathering and, perhaps, to help individuals with the cost of attending.
Thanks to Bill Squires for further discussion with both the school administration and with LEEF. With the information he collected, we’ve decided that the check will be presented at or before LEEF’s November fundraising gala.
If you’d like to make an additional donation, you can send a donation to Bob (treasurer@longmeadow1967.org) or (particularly if you want a tax deduction which the class can’t provide), donate directly to LEEF and mention the class.
If you’re interested in attending the gala, early bird tickets ($75/pp) are available through Oct. 3. The event is Saturday, Nov. 3 at Twin Hills Country Club. More information: www.goleef.org/igala2018/. Please let Bob know if you’ll be there as part of the class.