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.

Farewell Landon Weldy

Please join me in wishing Landon Weldy a successful transition to his new position in marketing and communications at Partners Worldwide, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Landon joined the Storytelling and Engagement team in June 2019, and his last day will be March 10, 2023. We’ve had the privilege of watching him grow over the years and become a valuable member of our team.

Many of you have had the pleasure of working with Landon on storytelling fundraising proposals and Notre Dame Day. Landon was also responsible for coordinating the Live Chats, Fighting Irish Foodies, and many other special projects.

Landon is a native of Goshen, Indiana and a graduate of Goshen College. Since joining Notre Dame, Landon’s family members have relocated to Florida and to Grand Rapids; we are not sure he chose the correct family member to follow!

Please join me in thanking Landon for sharing his many gifts with the Notre Dame family, and in wishing him much success and happiness as he writes the next chapter in his story.

Thank you, Landon!
David Chaudoir

Thank you from Casey Buck

Colleagues,

It is with a heavy heart that today is my last day. The last year at the University of Notre Dame has been wonderful. This place helped me find my passion at a time when I was lost in my career, get through hardships, and develop deep rooted values to be the greater force for good. Therefore, I am forever grateful for this place. However, after a little over a year of being a development coordinator (which taught me so much), it is time for me to take the next step in a direct fundraising role at Purdue University. That being said, I would not have been able to achieve this without each and every one of you. You all have helped develop me as a young professional and I just want to say thank you.

God Bless,
Casey Buck

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.

Farewell and Best Wishes to Casey Buck

UR Friends and Colleagues,

I write to share the news that Casey Buck will be leaving his role of Development Coordinator to pursue an exciting professional opportunity as an Associate Director of Development, Special Operations for Purdue University, his alma mater. His last day at the University is Friday, February 24th. We wish Casey the best in his next chapter, and he will always be a member of the Notre Dame Family!

Please join me in congratulating Casey and wishing him well as he embarks on this exciting next chapter in his career.

All the best,

Anita Sareen & the DC Team

Welcome Terri Glenn as new NDAA Spirituality and Service Coordinator!

Staff,

I am excited to announce the hiring of Terri Glenn as our next Spirituality and Service Coordinator. For more than 25 years, Terri has been employed at the Potts Law Office. Given the coming retirement of the staff there, Terri was looking for a new challenge. We were thrilled that she considered us, and she is very eager to be coming to a role where she can share her lifelong Catholic faith as part of our outreach.

Terri and her husband James have been married for 45 years this month and have been blessed with three sons and seven grandchildren.

Monday, February 27, will be Terri’s first day. Until then, please join me in welcoming her!

All the best,
Dan

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!