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Your Board of Directors is an all volunteer group committed to the continued growth, prosperityand camaraderie of the University Club. It is made up of 14 dedicated individuals who meet monthly

to discuss and manage club business. They, as a group, recognize that retaining and building on thetraditions of the Clubs first century of existence is just as important as staying relevant in our current

fast-paced technology-driven world. Beyond attendance at meetings, each board member volunteers theirtime and skills in a myriad of other ways. The Club has been very fortunate to have such highly motivated

and committed people to serve on the Board for the last 112 years.

Please join us for the 112th Annual Meeting on Friday, May 3rd to cast your vote of confidence and ap-preciation for the anticipated service of the following individuals who have been nominated for the 2013-2014 Board of Directors:

In addition, the following individuals have been nominated to serve on the Nominating Commit-tee: Jeffrey Hill, Sr., Meredith Helgerson, David Hochfelder, Geoffrey Hoderath, Amy Hines

Kramer and Nate Maloney

Directors

Jeffrey L. Hill, Sr.

David Hochfelder

Amy Hines Kramer

Mark Brogna

Ken McCauley

Officers

PresidentColleen Ryan

SecretaryTim Varney

Vice-PresidentNate Maloney

TreasurerMatt Badalucco

The Annual Meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. and votes can be cast from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.that day. Election results will be announced at approximately 8:15 p.m. We hope you willmake plans to attend the meeting, join us for dinner and then stay for MotherJudge in theGrille Room.

The University Club Foundation is proud to present this returnengagement of MotherJudge as part of their participation in First

Friday. Featured on PBS affiliate WMHT as part of the "WomenWho Rock" series nationally broadcast in 2011, Caroline Mother-Judge is described as an Americana alt-folk diva. She performs,writes and produces music in Upstate New York, drawing frominfluences that range from the country blues of Hank Williamsand Ray Charles to swampy rhythms and the deep gospel soulsounds of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The performance is free. Alacarte dinner will be available from 5-9 p.m. Please call 463-1151if you plan to be there!

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Jeff Speck has dedicated his career todetermining what makes cities thrive;and, he has boiled it down to one keyfactor: walkability. His book, Walk-able City: How Downtown can SaveAmerica, One Step at a Time, is a

primer on why walkability matters,how cities in our country can achieveit, and how it can make the differencebetween our cities thriving or failing.

Tickets $30, includes cocktails & lightfare from 6-7 p.m., program follows at7 p.m. For more information and toreserve and/or purchase tickets visitwww.albanyroundtable.blogspot.com.Ticket purchase forms are also avail-able at the Clubs Front Desk.

This year the Foundation will honoThomas Clingan who has served aAlbany County Clerk for nearly a quarter century. During his tenure, he leefforts to protect and conserve historidocuments dating back four centuries.

We are also pleased to welcomStephan Bielinski as the featurespeaker for ourPinkster CelebrationBielinski is the director of the ColoniaAlbany Social History Project. The Colonial Albany Social History Project is

model community history program othe New York State Museum, anagency of the State Education Department through its Office of Cultural Education. It was launched in 1981 to further understanding of pre-industriacommunity life by studying the contri

butions of those who lived in the city oAlbany during its formative years.

Tickets are $50, including cocktails &light fare from 6-7 p.m. followed by

presentation by Bielinski. Support foeducational programming presented bthe University Club Foundation is provided by AT&T. Proceeds benefit thUniversity Club Foundation. Reservations are required and can be made bcalling the Club at 463-1151 or awww.uclubevents.blogspot.com.

June 7th is also 1sFriday so make plan

to stay for dinner andhead down to thGrille Room for musiwith Geo Doody from8-10 p.m. Join him foclassic rock, R&B, and

Irish Pub standards. (He played at thclub before the St. Pats parade.) Thperformance is free as part of the Foundations participation in First FridayAla Cartes available until 9 pm. Pleasmake dinner reservations in advance!

Rich Conti (right) enjoys wine tasting provided

by Mark Brogna of Capital Wines (left).

Susan Grasso (left) wins the Chteau de Beau-

castel 1990 Chteauneuf du Pape.

Board member Meredith Helgerson (left) works theroom selling raffle tickets for the Chteau de Beau-castel 1990 Chteauneuf du Pape and a 1988 Ch-teau La Croix de Gay 'Chteau La Fleur de Gay'

Pomerol (pictured below) donated by an anonymousbenefactor to help raise money for the foundation.

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Donations for the University Club Foundations Chair Drive continue to come indaily and we are very grateful to those who have already given. Thanks to themwe have almost reached our initial goal of replacing 70 banquet chairs!

Be the one to put us over! All you haveto do is fill out the form below and returnit to the club with a check made out to the

University Club Foundation (which makesit eligible for a tax-deduction!).

Our next seating goal is to replace sofas inthe living room/lobby area that are in lessthan stellar condition.

Yes! I/we want to help the Club put its best seat forward:

$250 (6 chairs) $135 (3 chairs) $50 (1 chair) Other $_______

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________

Email: _____________________________________________________________

Please make checks payable to the University Club of Albany Foundationand return to: University Club of Albany Foundation, Attn: Ellen, 141 Wash-ington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210.

The University Club Foundation is a 501(c)(3). Your donation is eligible for atax deduction.

Warren Abriel

Sylvia Barnard

Brian Bush

Jim Davies

Jason and Meredith HelgersonDavid Hochfelder and Ann Pfau

Michael Hurt

Jack Ingels

Tom and Peg Monahan

Harold and Ruth Rubin

Colleen Ryan and Eric Hoppel

Ken and Ursula MacAffer

Harold and Ruth Rubin

Kathy and Bob Sheehan

Jim Sheppard

Mary SullivanGloria Vanderpoel

Harold Williams

Ed Wutzer

The Membership Committee

takes great pride in welcom-

ing the following new mem-

bers to the University Club

family:

Bruce Duncan

Liz Hitt

Joseph Montanye

Joanne Moon

Bruce Duncan, is a 1971

graduate of Princeton Univer-

sity and joined as a Joint

member along with his wife,

Joanne Moon. He was intro-

duced to membership by Jim

Davies and co-sponsored by

Colleen Ryan.

Liz Hitt is the Executive Di-

rector for the Homeless and

Travelers Aid Society

(HATAS). She is a 2010

graduate of Regis University.

and was sponsored for mem-

bership by Colleen Ryan and

Eric Hoppel.

Joseph Montanye graduated

from Saint Lawrence Univer-

sity in 2010 and is currently a

student at Albany Law

School. His application for

membership was sponsored

by Jason Helgerson and Col-

leen Ryan.

Joanne Moon co-owns localbusiness Extreme Molding in

Watervliet. She is a 1972

graduate of Upsala College.

Her membership application

was sponsored by Jim Davies

and Colleen Ryan.

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Officers: Warren Abriel, PresidentColleen Ryan, Vice PresidentAmy Hines-Kramer, SecretaryMatt Badalucco, TreasurerTom Pandick, Past President

Directors: Joseph BradyKevin ClancyJeffrey HillMeredith HelgersonGeoffrey Hoderath

David HochfelderNathan MaloneyFrank NemethTimothy Varney

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Club Closed

6 Lunch & Dinner

Yoga @ noon

7 Lunch & Dinner

Yoga @ 5:30 pm

8 Lunch 9 Lunch 10 Lunch & Dinner 11

Club Closed

12

MOTHERS DAYBUFFET 12-2 pm

13 Lunch & Dinner

Yoga @ noon

14 Lunch & Dinner

Yoga @ 5:30 pm

15 Lunch 16 Lunch 17 Lunch & Dinner 18

Club Closed

19

Club Closed

20 Lunch & Dinner

Yoga @ noon

21 Lunch & Dinner

Yoga @ 5:30 pm

22

Evening withJeff Speck 6-8 pm

23 Lunch 24 Lunch & Dinner 25

Club Closed

26

Club Closed

27

CLUB CLOSEDMEMORIAL DAY

28 Lunch & Dinner

Yoga @ 5:30 pm

29 Lunch 30 Lunch 31 Lunch & Dinner JUNE 1

Club Closed

2

Club Closed

3 Lunch & Dinner

Yoga @ noon

4 Lunch & Dinner

Yoga @ 5:30 pm

5 Lunch 6 Lunch 7 PINKSTER 6-8 pm_________________________________________________

GEO DOODYin Grille 8-10 pm

8

Club Closed

1 Lunch 2 Lunch 3 Lunch & Dinner

Annual Mtg. 5:30 pm

MotherJudge 8-10 pm

4Private PartiesClub Closed