Andy Sherman writes (10/26/07):
Please join us in the celebrations! Three of our Y’71 classmates will be honored during the Yale-Harvard weekend events, and there are great seats to be had for The Game on Saturday:
*THURS. NOV. 15 – Vera Wells will receive the Yale Medal, the highest honor conferred by the AYA. $75 per person, cocktails at 6, dinner at 7pm in Commons. We’re reserving two tables of 8 for our class; call Ann Griffith at AYA by FRI. NOV. 2 for tickets, 203-432-1940, and make sure you tell Ann you want to be placed at the 1971 tables.
*FRI. NOV. 16 – At the Blue Leadership Ball, Jim McNerney and Kurt Schmoke will receive the George H.W. Bush Lifetime Leadership Award honoring alumni athletes for leadership contributions. $150 per person, cocktails at 6 pm, dinner at 7:30 – call Bunny Brennand at the Yale Athletics Dept. by THURS. NOV. 1 for tickets at 203-432-1434. Again, make sure you tell Bunny you want to be placed at the 1971 tables.
*SAT. NOV. 17 – Pre-Game Lunch at Bulldog Tent Followed by ‘The Game’-We will gather in the Bulldog Tent at the Yale Bowl prior to the Yale-Harvard football game. Please join us for food and drink beforehand and then for The Game itself. We plan to reserve a section of the Yale Bowl for our class. Place: Yale Bowl; Time: 10:00 A.M. Bulldog Tent; 12:00 Noon KickoffCost: $65.50 per person, which includes a special Class of ’71 Section reserved ticket, a varied buffet style menu, soft drinks and coffee, reserved seating in the Bulldog Tent, free general admission parking, and a game program.
TO RESERVE your spot with our class, please call Kristin Murphy at the Yale Athletics Marketing Office at (203) 436-1256, no later than THURSDAY, NOV. 1, and specify the Class of ’71 Field Goal package.