March 14 marks Pi Day, an annual celebration of the mathematical sign pi. Founded in 1988, March 14 was selected because the numerical date (3.14) represents the first three digits of pi, and it also happens to be Albert Einstein’s birthday. In honor of Pi Day, bring in your favorite pie (homemade or store bought) to the ESC Cafe at any time on Tuesday, March 14th. Sign up here to bring a pie!
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Baby Clothes & Toys Needed for Saint Bakhitas
From ND Professor Wendy Angst:
Hello everyone! The second cohort of ND-Inspired Innovation Scholars at Saint Bakhitas started classes last week! This year we have 19 nursing mothers in our program, which equals 20 babies (one of the young women has twins!). We are in need of baby clothes (size 6 – 12 months) and baby toys!
Theresa Foley and I head off Friday 3/10, along with 18 Notre Dame students, so would need any donations by the end of day Wednesday, 3/8 so that we can get them distributed among suitcases for our journey. Please drop off any contributions to the amazing Ashley Heberling in MCOB 304. Or if you do not have time to shop and would like to donate money, that would of course be welcome too!
Thank you, as always, for your prayers and support! And stay tuned for exciting updates from this trip that will include community immersions, prototype testing, and our first-ever Innovation Fair with our recently graduated class of Scholars.
Go Irish!
Wendy
UR March Birthdays
Happy birthday to all our UR employees celebrating their special days in March! We’re lucky to work with you!
3/1 – Caitlin Olivier
3/2 – Sean Boudreau
3/2 – Juliana Newbill
3/5 – Kirt Bjork
3/6 – Mari Garza
3/8 – Peyton Badskey
3/10 – Kevin Nugent
3/13 – Dani Elgas
3/13 – Wendy Sigala Rubio
3/14 – Mayuri Changede
3/14 – Digger O’Brien
3/15 – Kelly Judd
3/16 – Chris Liberto
3/17 – Lana Taylor
3/18 – Deena Chamberlin
3/18 – Indi Jackson
3/19 – Jonathan Retartha
3/21 – Caitlyn Clinton
3/21 – Rosie McDowell
3/22 – Jennifer Koebel
3/23 – Michele Berente
3/23 – Linda Klaybor
3/24 – Leslie Curry
3/25 – Matt Weldy
3/29 – Lizzie Sommers
Best Wishes to Laura Ruiz
Gift Planning Officer Laura Ruiz’s last day of employment at Notre Dame was on Monday, February 13. We are grateful to Laura for all of contributions to our team and to the benefactors she worked with over the past year. For any open items that involved Laura, please reach out to TJ Pillari at tpillari@nd.edu to discuss transition.
Registration for the Badin Guild Naples Reception Closes This Thursday, February 23, 2023
On Thursday, March 2, 2023, from 5-7 PM ET the Badin Guild will host a stewardship reception at the Ritz-Carlton Naples. This reception is hosted by George and Ginny Mammola and Tom and Bridget Black.
The current list of participants for this event can be found here. This file is updated as registrations come in up until the day of the event.
Regional Directors
If you have a benefactor attending this event, you are most welcome to attend as well. Please let Laura Walker know of your participation by COB Thursday, February 23 to ensure we have a proper headcount.
Access Information for February 23, 2023 Notre Dame Endowment Update
Dear Colleagues,
You are invited to attend this Thursday’s Notre Dame Endowment Update. If you have not already contacted Laura Walker, please do so by COB, Wednesday, February 22 to receive access information to join this event.
The current list of participants for this event can be found here. This file is updated as registrations come in up until the day of the event.
UR Walks Sign Up 2/21
Hello UR Team! If you are interested in joining us for our next UR Walks, please fill out this form. We will meet at the ESC first floor lobby at 11:45AM on Tuesday, Feb 21. Lou Nanni will be leading the walk. As there may be some non-pavement, trail walking, we advise that appropriate footwear be considered. Signing up also helps us to contact those who are interested just in case we need to cancel at the last minute due to inclement weather. We look forward to catching up with you while getting in our steps. Happy trails!
Congratulations Ray Herring!
Dear everyone –
Please join us in congratulating Ray Herring on his new position with the Athletics Advancement team! Ray is an incredible fundraiser, teammate, leader and friend to all in the Southern Region, and he will be deeply missed! We are blowing the Southern conch shell in his honor this week and look forward to collaborating with Ray in Florida.
The Athletics Advancement team is thrilled to officially welcome Ray into our family. He began his new role as a Regional Director covering Florida and Atlanta on February 13th. As a former Notre Dame student-athlete on the football field, Ray has a deep understanding of the mission of Notre Dame Athletics and his passion and drive to support our student-athletes is unmatched. Please join me in congratulating Ray on this exciting new chapter in his career at Notre Dame!
Best,
Anne and Riley
Congratulations to Anne Wieber!
Friends and Colleagues,
I am thrilled to announce that Anne Wieber has been promoted to Associate Director, Gift Planning Advancement. During her nearly six years in Development, Anne has played a central role in the success of our Gift Planning work, particularly in her integral role in the relaunch and ongoing leadership of the Love Thee Notre Dame initiative since 2019. As all who have worked with Anne know well, she is an incredible partner, a consummate team player, and has excelled at everything she has been asked to take on.
In her new role, Anne will serve as lead on all Gift Planning and Storytelling collaborative work, will work side-by-side with Jessica Brice on the launch and implementation of our new LTND-U training program, will serve as lead on the planning and execution of all Love Thee Notre Dame sponsored events, will maintain and increase her role in facilitation of and engagement with our Gift Planning Advancement Committee, and will lead efforts in maintaining, synthesizing, and updating Gift Planning fundraising data (in collaboration with colleagues across Development).
Please join me in congratulating Anne on this well-deserved promotion.
TJ Pillari
UR Walks Sign Up 2/14
If you are interested in joining us for our next UR Walks with Sara Liebscher, please fill out this form. We will meet at noon at the ESC front desk on Tuesday, February 14. As there may be some non-pavement, trail walking, we advise that appropriate footwear be considered. Signing up also helps us to contact those who are interested just in case we need to cancel at the last minute due to inclement weather. We look forward to seeing those in person for this fun exercise. Happy trails!