Hello, ’00s!
Here’s another guest column from Brian Feldman.
I’m writing this column in the wake of our epic 25th reunion at the College. Thanks to the organizers for a flawless reunion and a superb weekend in Hanover.
Personally, my thanks to go Ryan Evans for inviting me to road-trip up and stay at his parents’ home on Rip Road—and for slowing down as I tried to run some old standby routes in the blazing heat.
Thanks go to the following classmates, who agreed to send me a blurb for this column.
Ben Patch, one of our reunion organizers (and my seatmate on our freshman trips bus), writes: “My wife, Julia, and I just moved to sleepy Bristol, Rhode Island, to downshift from startup life and be near family. We invite anyone cruising down I-195 to drop by for Del’s Frozen Lemonade or SipNDip Donuts.
“Special thanks to Josie Lauer, who lost the game of reunion committee musical responsibility chairs and pulled off our 25th with both kindness and excellence.”
Lena Andrews lives in her hometown of Pittsburgh with her husband, Scott Bricker, and “loves exploring the Paris of Appalachia on foot and by bicycle.” She is CEO of Action Housing, the city’s oldest and largest affordable housing nonprofit. In 2017 she cofounded a citywide litter cleanup competition called the Garbage Olympics, and she invites any and all Dartmouth alumni to come join her team in September. She promises, “It is actually fun.”
Dr. Omar Rashid writes: “After an incredible week in the Upper Valley for reunion, I returned to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to care for cancer patients, perform surgery, and fundraise for the American Cancer Society. I spoke at the corporate breakfast on Fort Lauderdale Beach for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer to take place at the Florida Panthers hockey stadium in October, where I hope to see other Dartmouth alums with the tens of thousands who will be walking to end cancer as we know it for everyone.”
And Noah Phillips shares, “It was great to see folks at the 25th reunion. I’m living happily in Chevy Chase, Maryland, where Sarah Charles ’02 and I have three kids: Dalia, 14; Jonah, 10; and Abigail, 8.”
In addition to Ben and Josie, we also want to thank the other members of the reunion committee and class officers who helped out: our class president Joe Scott, Kathryn Boland, Kristen Paasch, Karen Liot, Molly Otter, and everyone who stopped by the tent to help us set up and get organized.
A special recognition to Josie, who planned and led an incredibly meaningful memorial service. What a memorable weekend—we can’t wait to do it again in five years.
A final reminder from Joe that we are looking for volunteers to serve as class officers in our next five-year term. Please reach out to Joe, Kate Stowe, or any other officers if you would like to pitch in and provide class leadership until our next reunion.
Signing off for perhaps the final time as your official class secretary.
—Kate (Ryan) Stowe, 91 Waterman Place, St. Louis, MO 63112; dartmouth2000secretary@gmail.com