Dear CSG Alumnae Community - 

Happy 2021 - we hope that you each are well in this new year. May the year bring a return to normalcy, unification and the opportunity for in-person, 3-D gatherings. We are grateful that this community has remained strong throughout this year, showing up for one another and CSG in ways both big and small. The CSG community has experienced success and camaraderie through the 45 Days for $45K fundraising challenge (through which the school raised an extraordinary $450,000), through a dozen of you joining us for the MLK Jr. Program Watch Party, ten accomplished alumnae speakers “zooming” into CSG classrooms, and a million other ways both big and small. 

This community reminds us that we are capable of so much, and that we are truly better together. We invite you to read through to the end of this email for updates around CSG Connect, our 2021 Virtual Alumnae Weekend, a socially distant Alumnae Scholarship Walk, and upcoming events and opportunities to connect with one another and the school in the days and weeks to come. As always, please reach out to us and your Association Board members or Lisa Dodge ldodge@columbusschoolforgirls.org at CSG with ideas or feedback to make our community better. 

In Strength & Grace,
Mindy Snyder '93 and Anne Jeffrey Wright '70
Co-Presidents, CSG Alumnae Association

News, Updates & Opportunities
Happening Tonight! Max Stossel: Is technology aligned with our best interests?

Remember The Social Dilemma, the Netflix docudrama released last year that had so many of us thinking about how we use technology and how it might be using us? On February 9th, CSG will welcome Max Stossel, an Award-Winning Poet/Storyteller and the Youth & Education Advisor for the Center for Humane Technology virtually to campus for a deeper discussion around the film's themes. As featured in The Social Dilemma, The Center for Humane Technology is an organization of former tech insiders dedicated to realigning technology with humanity's best interests. Alumna Anastasia Staten '98, Executive Director of the Entertainment Software Association Foundation, will introduce Max during this virtual event exclusively for CSG parents and alumnae tonight at 7 pm.

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Meeting ID: 995 3508 7790
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Alumnae Weekend + Alumnae Scholarship Walk 2021 |
Save the Date

While we had hoped to host a super-sized Alumnae Weekend honoring alumnae of classes ending in 1, 6, 0 and 5 in person this spring, Alumnae Weekend 2021 will be largely virtual this year. Our decision was made to ensure the safety and wellness of our community amidst the continued COVID-19 pandemic. That said, we have learned much about virtual gatherings over the last year and there will be a wide variety of both fun and educational Zoom options for alumnae of all years and in all locations to join. There will also be a socially-distanced, masked, in-person Alumnae Scholarship Walk in Columbus in coordination with Alumnae Weekend, on Saturday, April 24. And we encourage those of you outside of the central Ohio area to participate in safe walks with fellow alumnae in your area. More details are forthcoming and until then, please Save the Dates - April 23 & 24.

Galentine's Day Event

If you are interested in joining a virtual Galentine's Day Food and Wine event with other alumnae this Sunday, February 14 at 6:30 pm, please RSVP here.
Get Involved in Your Alumnae Association!
 
Representing nearly 3,000 CSG alums across the U.S. and the globe, the CSG Alumnae Association always welcomes volunteers to join the work. Guided by a Board of eleven alumnae working with 25 alums on four virtual committees – Networking, Communications, Development and Governance, the Association is fortunate to have many active volunteers. If you are interested in joining the work of the alumnae community, fill out a quick survey to receive details on how you can engage in this effort. Or, to learn more by observing, check out our Association Board meetings which are open to any alum via Zoom. 

Join us at upcoming Board meetings on the second Wednesday of every month on February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12 and June 9, 6-7:30 PM EST/EDT by using this Zoom link.  
CSG Connect
We are thrilled to celebrate one year since the establishment of our community platform, CSG Connect, where nearly 600 members of our community are showing up for each other. We would like to invite all who have not signed up, please do so on the CSG Connect platform. This tool is a place for CSG alumnae, students, faculty and families to come together in community, share stories, support other alumnae through mentorship or career networking and so much more.