Currently@Carleton

I am very pleased to announce that starting today, Sarah Forster will join the staff as the Director of Stewardship. Sarah graduated from Carleton in 1993 with a Political Science major and Russian Studies concentration. She received her M.A. in Public Affairs from the Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota in 1996, and a certificate of Non-Profit Management and Administration from Hamline University in 2005. Before moving with her family to Northfield, Sarah previously worked as Director of Education at First Congregational Church of Minnesota. At Carleton, Sarah will be responsible for leading all donor recognition and reporting activities as well as working closely with major gift staff to engage new donors. Sarah will join Stewardship Coordinator Christine Krejci, and the yet-to-be-named Associate Director of Stewardship in the fourth floor Leighton Development Office suite. You can reach Sarah at x4533. Please stop in, introduce yourself, and welcome Sarah (back!) to Carleton.

Winter break is soon upon us and beginning this week, the schedule for Currently@Carleton will change from weekly publication to bi-weekly. Please see the following schedule for deadline and publication dates through the end of the year.

• Deadline: Wednesday, November 29 for publication on Monday, December 4
• Deadline: Wednesday, December 13 for publication on Monday, December 18
• Deadline: Wednesday, December 27 for publication on Tuesday, January 2

Weekly publication resumes with the January 2 issue. If you have any concerns or suggestions regarding Currently, please contact one of the four editors or e-mail us at currently@lists.carleton.edu. The deadline to submit articles is Wednesday by 5 p.m. We ask that all articles be sent as Word document attachments without special formatting.

Look for a donation box Friday, December 1 at the Custodial Bake Sale. Please donate new, unwrapped gifts for the Northfield Community Action Center Holiday Gift distribution. See the flyer for more gift ideas and more information. If you miss the Bake Sale Friday, it's not too late. You can drop off gifts in the Custodial Office in the Facilities Building until Friday, December 8. Any questions, please contact Patti at x4739 or psabrows@carleton.edu.

It's that time of year again . . . the Northfield Community Action Center's United Christmas Sharing will take place Wednesday, December 13. Christmas Sharing provides gifts to local families to help make their holidays brighter. The ACT Center has volunteer shifts available on a first-come, first-serve basis. This is a great opportunity to engage in community service as a staff. Two shifts are available on Wednesday, December 13 at the Northfield Community Resource Center: 12:45 to 3 p.m. or 2:45 to 5 p.m. Carleton only has a small number of openings remaining. If you would like to sign up, please e-mail Laura Riehle-Merrill, ACT Coordinator, at lriehlem@acs.carleton.edu and include the name, address, and phone number of each volunteer. Signing up requires a firm commitment. You will receive an e-mail back to confirm your shift. Thank you!

Please join Custodial Services as we send holiday gifts and warm greetings to Eric Mahn who is in Iraq this holiday season. Eric has been serving since October of 2005 and hopes to return to Carleton in May of 2007. We will be sending him a care package. If you wish to donate something, you can drop it by the Maintenance and Custodial office in the Facilities Building by Friday, December 8. Some ideas include:

• International phone cards
• DVDs
• I-Tune cards
• Toiletries
• Letters and Holiday cards
• Cash (we are purchasing him a portable DVD player)

Please contact Patti Sabrowski at x4739 or psabrows@carleton.edu. with any Any questions.

During the Winter Walk, please stop by the VFW at 516 Division Street for hot dogs and cocoa and sign holiday cards for our soldiers. Proceeds from the food sales will be used to purchase phone cards for soldiers stationed overseas. If you know a soldier serving overseas, submit their name and mailing address to Jill Hoelzel-Landsteiner at 645-8546.