25th Reunion

March 2004 Class Giving Update

Dear Fellow '79er,

We hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year’s holiday and that your Atkins diet is showing positive results. We now have officially 4 months until our reunion festivities! Our class has done extremely well so far by pledging over $140,000! But we’re still $39,000 away from our goal of $179,000. And only 68 classmates have participated (we want to break the participation record of 50%). Hitting $179,000 and 51% (217 classmates) participation would set a new all-time 25th reunion school record for a class gift AND highest class participation! Please help us reach our goals - every gift counts!

This is our chance to give back and have a positive impact on the next generation. Even though some of us may have some not-so-great memories of our days (or daze) at Punahou, we hope you will consider this opportunity to make Punahou a positive experience for someone else. Your pledge will go to the new Case Middle School, enriching the lives of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and providing them with the opportunity to experience many good memories of their own.

Here are a few points to remember about making a pledge: 1) it can be paid over 3 years, 2) it can be paid on your VISA or Mastercard, 3) it is tax deductible, 4) if your company has a matching program, you will receive credit for the total amount, and 5) you will perpetuate the educational excellence that Punahou is known for and that you experienced. Please fill out the enclosed pledge form today and help our class to reach our goals!

Also, plan on making it back for our reunion. If you’re apprehensive or undecided, we think you’ll find you have a lot more in common with others than you thought, and you’ll have a lot of fun reuniting and even meeting some of your classmates for the first time. Start making plans to join your classmates for a great reunion weekend!

Aloha,

The Class of '79 25th Reunion Gift Committee
Richard Mamiya, Kelli Furushima, Bernice Glenn Bowers, Debbie Ching, Vickie Cheng Lee, Brad Lee, Byron Leong, Wade Nobuhara, Naomi Tom Sato, Scott Sorenson, Ross Uchimura, Lisa Mae Valderueda

P.S. Check out our class website (Punahou79.com) for more information on giving and our 25th Reunion events. Additional pledge forms are also available on the website.