Colleagues,

It was brought to our attention earlier this fall that some University donors have received multiple rosaries blessed by Father John from multiple people within Development. These blessed rosaries are a beautiful and meaningful gift that many of our donors cherish; however, it may not seem as special if they receive more than one. Lou Nanni has asked that the Special Events & Stewardship staff be responsible for monitoring, approving, and tracking the distribution of the rosaries blessed by Father John and that no blessed rosaries be mailed without going through this new process.

In an effort to streamline this process and keep a record of gifted blessed rosaries, all requests must be submitted via this new Google Doc request form. Additionally, this request form can be found on the UR Intranet in the Resources & Apps page under the Special Events & Stewardship Resources link.

Julia Yoder, Special Events and Stewardship Lead Coordinator, will manage the requests for rosaries blessed by Father John. She will be responsible for obtaining approval for these requests from administration in the Main Building in order to safeguard against sending out duplicates. Please note, Julia will also be entering the rosary gift information in Advance in contact reports and through the ‘awards and honors’ screen as a way to maintain a record of these wonderful gifts.

We look forward to partnering with you on this important effort.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 631-9784 or Julia at 631-4145.

Thank you!

Heather Moriconi

Geoff Stookey’s grandmother, Patricia Jane Stookey, passed away September 28, 2015.  She was a very special person who was dearly loved by her entire family. She was blessed with 16 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren!  Mrs. Stookey was an avid Notre Dame fan and was influential in Geoff attending Our Lady’s University. In fact, she accompanied Geoff on his first visit to campus.

A rosary service will take place on Thursday, October 22^nd followed by a funeral Mass at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 24^th at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Spokane, Washington.

Please keep Geoff and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Mary Ellen Koepfle

On the Friday before this year’s football game against Navy, October 9th, join the Notre Dame Rowing team, members of the Notre Dame Community and a whole lot of rowing machines at the Fieldhouse Mall as we work to raise funds to support cancer research.

Harper Cancer Research Institute (HCRI) is a Notre Dame entity with a Pancreatic Cancer Research Lab. All donations to HCRI will go towards Notre Dame Undergraduate Research in this lab, helping Notre Dame and other research institutes around the world better understand the fourth most deadly and least studied form of cancer and get closer to a cure everyday. Support Harper Cancer Research.

For more information, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7w9AFpiw8A.

Alison Maddox

Join the Kelly Cares Foundation at our Paqui’s Playbook event series. This series was developed by Paqui Kelly, co-founder of the Kelly Cares Foundation, to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and encourage everyone to educate and strengthen their mind, body, and spirit so they can thrive.

On October 5th, we will be hosting a FREE Zumba class on the field of Notre Dame Stadium. The class will be sixty minutes long and all participants will recieve a pink t-shirt and a pink goodie bag. Registration begins at 4:30 pm at the North Tunnel of ND Stadium with the class beginning at 5:30 pm. Parking will be available at the Library Lot.

If you would like to participate in the Pink Out Zumba Session, you may register on-site at the north gate of the Notre Dame Football Stadium beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Ann Moran

Colleagues,

As many of you may have heard, Eileen Murdock’s father, John Patrick Booker passed away last week at the age of 74. A funeral mass will be held for Mr. Booker, a ’62 University of Notre Dame alum in Louisiana today.

Eileen Murdock’s father John Patrick Booker passed away on Tuesday, September 29^th.  He is survived by his wife Judith Ann and four daughters Patricia, Carrie, Harriet and Eileen.

Pat received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1962.

A funeral mass will be held on Monday, October 5th at 12:00  noon, preceded by visitation from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, both located at St. Angela Merici Church, 835 Melody Drive, Metairie, LA 70002.

In lieu of flowers please consider the St. Jude Community Center, 400 N. Rampart, New Orleans, LA 70112. To view and sign the family guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.

Please keep Eileen and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

Krys Montague

Team,

An information session on the new 2016 benefits offerings will take place in the lower level of Grace Hall on Monday, October 5 from 8:30am – 9:30am. All are welcome to attend. If you can’t attend tomorrow’s information session, the link shows other dates and locations: information session.

Gavin McGuire

Colleagues,

Please remember to have attendees for the Friday Pep Rally Reception entered in BEAT by Tuesday, October 6 at 5 PM.  Also, please remember to have attendees for the Tailgate entered in BEAT by Friday, October 9 at Noon.

***Please note: For all games, if your guests have children 12 and under, you will need to mark this information in BEAT in the notes section for both the Pep Rally Reception and the Tailgate registrations. This information impacts catering counts.

If you have any questions about the Pep Rally Reception, please feel free to contact Teri Vitale at 1-9986 or Heather Moriconi at 1-9784. If you have questions about the game day Tailgate, please contact Jennifer McGuire at 1-3278, Mary Fisher at 312-322-0909, Beth Ferlic at 1-2593, or Sara Kassen at 1-2975.

GO IRISH!

Heather Moriconi