Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, NY
A celebration of friendship and common ties with Oakwood Friends School.

 

 

 

Alumni Weekend

May 15-17, 2009

We dedicate this celebration to our friendship and common ties with Oakwood Friends School. All alumni are invited to return annually for Alumni Weekend. The classes listed below, those ending with "3" & "8," are celebrating a milestone reunion in May 2008. If you are interested in serving as a Class Agent, please contact Elaine Miles, Director of Development & Alumni Affairs, at emiles@oakwoodfriends.org.

80th 1929   60th 1949   40th 1969   20th 1989
75th 1934   55th 1954   35th 1974   15th 1994
70th 1939   50th 1959   30th 1979   10th 1999
65th 1944   45th 1964   25th 1984   5th 2004

Schedule

 

Friday, May 15th

2:30 PM   5th Annual Caroline "Dash" Davis Gleiter '51 Social Justice Lecture, Speaker: Ruth Messenger, Executive Director of American Jewish World Service & former Manhattan Burrough President
3:45 PM   Reception, Collins Library
5:30 PM   Welcome back reception & buffet dinner
7:30 PM   Student musical performance
     

Saturday, May 16th

9:00 AM   Registration & Continental Breakfast
10:00 AM   Alumni Association Annual Meeting & Community Meeting
12:00 PM   Lunch under the tent & class photographs
2:00 PM   Reception for Class of 1959, Head's House
3:00 PM   Alumni Tea in Collins Library
3:00 PM   Reception for Oak Tree Club, Head's House (classes of 1958 & earlier)
6:00 PM   Dinner on campus
7:30 PM   Student musical performance
     

Sunday, May 17th

9:00 AM   Hot Breakfast
10:30 AM   Meeting for Worship, Nine Partners Meeting House, Millbrook

Accommodations

A block of rooms have been reserved for Oakwood at the Courtyard by Marriott on Route 9 at the special rate of $109 (single)/$119 (double). Specify "Oakwood Alumni Weekend" when you call the toll free number listed below. The cut-off date is April 24.

Courtyard by Marriott
2641 South Road, Route 9
845-485-6336
800-321-2211
Best Western
2170 South Road, Route 9
845-462-4600
800-528-1234
Econo Lodge
2625 South Road, Route 9
845-452-6600
Holiday Inn-Express
2750 South Road, Route 9
845-473-1151
800-HOLIDAY
Residence Inn by Marriott
2525 South Road, Route 9
845-463-4343
800-331-3131
Days Inn
536 Haight Ave (arterial Rt 44/55/arterial eastbound)
845-454-1010
Inn at the Falls
50 Red Oaks Mills Road
845-462-5770
Vassar Alumnae House
161 College Ave (across from Vassar College)
845-437-7100

Several dorm rooms are avialable at $50 for the weekend, single or double. Call 845/462-4200, x225 to reserve your room.

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