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Andover has to each of us,” says member Elizabeth Hedstrom Henlin ’97. The Senior Class Gift is another area where synergy is producing an energy boost. Under the leadership of Director of Alumni Affairs Debby Burdett Murphy ’86, the STARs club was created. “Student Alumni Representatives” work with Murphy, Jenny Savino, associate director of alumni affairs, and Diane Glynn, assistant director of annual giving, on several aspects of programming and fund raising. “As seniors, we would like to acknowledge how Andover has changed our lives, and being a STARs member is one way I am able to do that now,” says Krystle Manuel-Countee ’09. From launching their class’s online community to assisting with commencement planning and the Senior Class Gift, these seniors are building relationships with the alumni and annual giving offices and strengthening bonds with their peers. A STARs goal this year is to increase participation in the Senior Class Gift. “It’s important to show our appreciation for the opportunities we’ve had here and to make the experiences of students who come after us even better,” explains club member Anabel Bacon ’09. STARs is shooting for 100 percent senior class participation in the Andover Fund. Segmented into six teams with two captains per team, the Class of 2009 recently broke the 2005 senior class participation record of 85 percent. With a couple of months to go, this year’s seniors have reached 93 percent participation. Weekly updates are posted at www.andover.edu/seniorgift, where Gunga is shown climbing the Memorial Bell Tower, hoping to reach the top by June 30. The Class of 2009’s gift will help support the most visible construction project during their time at Andover—Paresky Commons. “Students are encouraging their friends to donate,” says Adams, a STARs member. “After so much has been given to us at Andover—our home for the past few years—it only makes sense for us to give back.”
Alumni gather at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Conn., in 2007 for one of the first 20/20 Advisory Board events. Pictured from left to right are Cynthia Dow ’87, Wayne Jervis III ’87, Eza Gadson ’88, Blair Foster Martin ’87, Ju Zhao ’87, John Moulton ’88, and John Nesbett ’86.
Heather Pomeroy Kelley ’89 and her husband, Christopher, enjoy 20/20 Family Day at the Boston Children’s Museum with their children Amy, Elizabeth, and Thomas in November 2008.
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