Bosch Scholarship back on track

As many of you know, William J. Bosch International House Scholarship stalled a few years ago when we learned that, since the demise of IH as an active campus organization, the scholarship was being awarded in ways inconsistent with our original intent as donors. When we pointed this out to to folks at LeMoyne, they were very apologetic and eager to work with us toward a solution.  This got slowed down through a series of personnel changes at the college, but we're moving forward again now.  Over the past six months Peter Kennedy & I have been working with Jim Seitz in Development (you met him if you were at Lakefest last year) and Kate Cogswell, the college's director of scholarship stewardship on a new scholarship agreement, and we will soon have a draft to circulate among the scholarship's donors for approval.  The goal is to begin offering the scholarship again during the 2011-12 academic year, and to begin a new fund raising drive to increase the endowment.

Our purpose is to assure that, with or without an organization called "International House" on campus, IH's legacy and spirit will continue in concrete and tangible ways.


Stay tuned!

Wish Dan Berrigan a happy 90th birthday.

On May 9, Dan Berrigan celebrated his 90th Birthday.  He's still with the West side Jesuit Community, which has recently moved to lower Manhattan.  America did a piece on him in 2009, when he was only 88, that was really nice You can see it here.  Here's another piece about his time Latin America.

Jack McSherry, a friend of mine and well known to the Regis boys among us, lives in that community and is in charge of planning the birthday party. I told Jack about Lakefest and he said that Dan would dearly love to learn about International House's enduring significance in our lives.  Jack encouraged me to write a card and I thought I'd share the opportunity with all of you.  So, if the spirit moves you, drop him a line:

Daniel Berrigan, S.J.
147 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012

Lakefest 2011: July 16-17

I got a call last week from the lady at the Holiday Inn, wanting to know if Lakefest 2011 was on.  Well, I couldn't bear to disappoint her, so I said yes.  They're giving us the same rate as the last few 
years ($89), so make your reservations. 508-481-3000.


Want to come a couple days early, stay into the following week?  It's all OK with us!


See you all soon! Pat Kane is coming this year.