Happy holidays, ’01ers. With the year coming to an end, I thought it would be nice to highlight some classmates helping to better communities large and small. Bayard Russell is using his work from home day at Google to volunteer at a food bank in Brooklyn. Jacqueline Dresow is spending a lot of time helping out with youth soccer. She started coaching her 7-year-old Taylie’s team, is moving to coach her 4-year-old Keia’s team, and hopes to one day coach a team for her youngest child, Cody.

Two classmates have new books out. Writing under the name “Jack Lutz,” John Lutz had his debut novel, London in Black, published by Pushkin Press this past summer. John describes the book as a dystopian novel set in London, where he has been living with Emily Nytko-Lutz since 2010. Shazia Omar’s children’s novel, Sun Moon Secret, was published by Guba Press this past spring. Set in the Bay of Bengal, the book tells the story of twin sisters who must learn to use their inner powers to save their village.

After 15 years working in Minnesota state government agency leadership, Dan Pollack is moving into the private sector in the government relations practice at Lockridge, Grindal & Nauen in Minneapolis. Jesse Foote and Beth Huston ’02 and their kids are relocating to Malaga, Spain, for the 2022-23 school year. They are excited to welcome visitors.

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-6938; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com