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Alumna and Longtime Staff Member Creatively Gives Back

As a dedicated Saint Mary’s staff member for more than 30 years, Addie Stefanac Cashore '70 assisted alumnae and friends of Saint Mary’s in countless
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Maximizing Support through Thoughtful Stock Gifts

  Big philanthropic dreams require creative thinking! This strategy led Donna DeCrane Panzica ’78 and her husband Tim to establish an endowed fund at
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Passion-fueled Future Giving: Establishing a Legacy

Peggy Thompson ‘72 and her husband, Wade, have created a life of adventure, varied interests, and generosity. Thompson, a German major, graduated
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Honoring an Everlasting Love with an Everlasting Gift

  On a blind date in 1951, Rosemarie “Rody” Oppenheim Dilenschneider ’54 and John “Jack” Dilenschneider, a Notre Dame student, began an everlasting
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Inspiring a Philanthropic Spirit from Generation to Generation

M. Suzanne “Susan” Scherer Calandra ’72 is grateful for her father’s influence as it has profoundly impacted the trajectory of her life. Recognizing

Off The Avenue Pays Off Startup Loan

Student-run coffee shop Off the Avenue (OTA) celebrated its first anniversary by paying off its 10-month startup loan from the College, a feat
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New Podcast Shares Sisters’ Stories

An ambitious project is underway with the Sisters of the Holy Cross, one that creator Theresa Hayes ’25 sees as a way to preserve the memory of the
Sister Mary Anne O'Neill and Tess Hayes

A Meaningful and Lasting Legacy

Jerry and Mary Lou Wiggins told each of their four children that two important ingredients were foundational for a happy life. The first was to
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Marguerite Lucarelli ’93 Back on Campus

By Aaliyah Jones '24 Marguerite Schropp Lucarelli ’93, the director of photography for Sports Illustrated, returned to her alma mater, Saint Mary’s
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The Case for Social Capital

Dear Saint Mary’s Friends, Last week, I headed over to Notre Dame to attend the showing of a new documentary film based on research by retired
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