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From the President
Greetings from WCSVNC:
 

The Wellesley Club of Silicon Valley and Northern California enjoyed various events this year.  WCSVNC is planning on having more events throughout the Bay.  Please reach out to WCSiliconValley@alum.wellesley.edu if you have an event idea that you would like to help make happen.

Wellesley Club of Silicon Valley and Northern California - 2023 Year in Review

March

✔ Hiking Club: Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve in San Mateo

✔ Wellesley College Comes West to Silicon Valley: An evening with President Paula Johnson in Palo Alto

April

✔ Women’s History Month (WHM) Gathering at Zareen’s Restaurant in Palo Alto

✔ Happy Hour at Persona in San Francisco

✔ Yoga & Posture Talk with Andrea Saliba ‘86, Mindfully Fit in Palo Alto 

June

✔ Wellesley Circles Meet Up at Fort Mason, San Francisco

August

✔ Admissions Send-Off Social for Class of 2027 in Los Altos

September

✔ East Bay Coffee Meetup at Philz Coffee in Walnut Creek

✔ Hiking Club: Russian Ridge Open Space in Redwood City

November

✔ Young Alums Coffee Meetup at the Ferry Building in San Francisco

✔ Bay Area Wellesley Muslim Alums (WMA) dinner with Amira Quraishi, Wellesley College Chaplain and Muslim Life Coordinator, in Oakland

✔ WCSV and WCNC officially join forces as the Wellesley Club of Silicon Valley & NorCal

December:

✔ Annual Holiday Tea + General Body Meeting at Los Altos Community Center in Los Altos

✔ Private tour of Palo Alto Art Center: Exhibition of Contemporary Art from sister city Oaxaca, Mexico with Mana Uchino 

RECURRING EVENTS:

WCSVNC Book Club: Continues to meet monthly and is welcoming new members! Running strong since 1993! Contact Joan Merdinger if you would like to join: jmmerdinger@gmail.com. The book selection for January 3, 2024, is Life in the Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin.


Circles Program: Members of WCSV, WCNC and other clubs participated in this program in 2023 and met monthly, almost 100 alums are participating now.