Dear Colleagues,

We are eager to share with you a number of communications that will be sent over the next few days to Notre Dame Alumni, Parents, and Friends.

• Friday, November 22, 2013 the Winter Appeal Mailing began dropping in the mail. As in the past, this is a letter from Father John. This engagement will invite members of the Notre Dame family to this site http://Christmas2013.nd.edu where they will see Christmas messages from our students.
• Sunday, November 24, in the evening, our Thanksgiving Message will be emailed to Alumni, Parents and Friends.  The email will contain a short message of thanks from Lou Nanni with a link to a video with a “voice-over” by Fr. Bill Lies, C.S.C.  Here’s a link to the video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJQHPjZS3x0&feature=youtu.be
• And, then on Tuesday — members of the Sorin Society, President’s Circle and Advisory Councils will receive a message from Lou (via email) alerting them he has proactively signed them up to receive the daily gospel reflection from faith.nd.edu.

We hope all our constituents enjoy these pieces over the next week and that it leads us all to a successful year-end giving season.

Thank you to the numerous people who helped create these efforts!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families,

Jim Small and Amy Schell