Over 200 women attended the 4th Annual Tea for Tuition at Mercy on April 27.  The gym was filled with 25 tables decorated in themes that ranged from spring showers to asian bamboo and transformed the gymnasium  into a tea parlor. 

Sister Regina Marie Doelker, RSM presented the 2008 Distinguished Alumna Award to Mary Pat McDougall '56.  Mary Pat was nominated by her classmates for her service to her community and parish and is a woman who exemplifies the Mercy Values.  Click here to read more about our 2008 Distinguished Alumna.

THANK YOU to those who attended the event and also to those who supported the event as an AbsenTEA  donor.   $11,000 was raised in support of the Tuition Assistance Program.

Word has it that '79 alumna Peg Hungerman is bringing a Pennsylvania friend and flying in to join sister alum Marie Hungerman Rumbley '78 and their 68-year old golfing aunt to golf in this year's Meg Mallon Golf Outing on June 16th.

"This is a first," says Peg "my first Meg Mallon Golf Outing, but I have been a fan of Meg for years!  She is my idol!" she exclaims.  Not only is she registering an Eagle Sponsorship for her company, Dunn and Bradstreet, where she has been a sales manager for 24 years, but she claims to be bringing "the winning chick foursome."  One of their golfers has a "7 handicap."  Look out ladies!

Do we suspect that the Class of 1981 Fun Club will have a little friendly competition this year...?

Every year, about half of the course for the Meg Mallon Golf Outing consists of Mercy alumnae.  If you golf at all, novice or pro, you are welcome to join us June 16th at Western Golf and Country Club.  Hurry!  Only a couple spots are left for this fun event!

Click here for the Meg Mallon brochure, registration form, and sponsorship information.

Congrats go out to Colleen McMaster Rozman '81 who is Mercy's 2008 Teacher of the Year!  This is her 11th year at Mercy and she has taught Biology, Chemistry and Psychology. 

Students who nominated Colleen noted that she is "easy to talk to, takes time to be sure students understand material, is enthusiastic in class, and always willing to lend a helping hand."  We are proud to say Colleen is one of our very best!

All members of the Class of 1958 are invited to join in celebration of the anniversary of their 50th reunion at the 2008 graduation ceremony at Compuware in Plymouth.  Enjoy dinner and time to reconnect with classmates, followed by special seating at the graduation ceremony where the Class of 1958 will be honored.   This event is a new tradition to honor our golden graduates.  Join us for food and fellowship!

For more information or to RSVP contact Jennifer Stark at jlstark@mhsmi.org or call 248-476-3270.

The first drawing for the 2008 Sweepstakes Drive is coming up on June 5.  Buy your tickets now to be entered into all drawings for the year!

We would love to reach our goal of $160,000 -- a Sweepstakes record -- but we can't do it without your support!

Each individual ticket is $5.00 and a book of 5 Sweepstakes tickets is $25.00.  Each ticket purchased is entered in all 25 drawings held on the 5th and 25th of each month (June 2008 - March 2009).

If you would like to help support Mercy and take a chance to be a big winner this year, please send us an e-mail with your name, full address, and the number of books you would like to purchase.  Send e-mails to lcconradi@mhsmi.org and we will mail the tickets along with a return envelope for your check and ticket stubs.

Don't miss out on the chance to be one of our many lucky Sweepstakes Drive winners this year!  All it takes is one ticket to be a winner!

On Friday, May 2, 125 members of the Class of 2012 celebrated an early cinco de mayo at the Freshwomen Fiesta. The evening of open gym, swim, games, face painting and pizza allowed Mercy's newest students to meet one another and their Mercy Mentor leaders prior to summer.

With students coming from about 70 different cities, the casual evening provided reassurance to girls that they will make new friends and establish lasting friendships!

The Sisters of Mercy, Regional Community of Detroit, are beginning a new moment in history.  As of July 1, 2008 they will join the regional communities of Chicago (Illinois), Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Omaha (Nebraska), Auburn (California) and Burlingame (California) to become the West Midwest Community. Although the central administrative site will be in Omaha, the Detroit sisters will continue to live an active presence at the current ministries in their areas.

In response to today's needs, the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas are reconfiguring 26 regional communities into six. Numbering 4,200 sisters, these communities form the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, with offices in Silver Springs, Maryland.  Although the American institute comprises the largest group of Sisters of Mercy, there are similar Sisters of Mercy institutes throughout the English speaking world, totaling 10,000 women religious and thousands of Associate Members.

The 6th Annual Lupus Walk in memory of Latreese Nicole Fagan '92 is taking place on Saturday, June 7 at Inglenook Park, Southfield, Michigan.

For more information about this event visit www.latreesefagan.org or call 313-531-9922.

Don't miss out on your name being listed in the Mercy Annual Report!  There's still time to make a gift to support Mercy.  Alumnae participation helps Mercy to obtain grants and funding to support the high quality education that is provided to all our Mercy students.

Making a gift is easy!  Simply click on the Donate To Mercy button to make your gift by June 30 to be listed in our Annual Report.  All gifts are appreciated and truly make a difference!