On February 23, Emma Willard’s birthday, the Emma Willard community, together with over 500 guests, enjoyed an inspiring morning with Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, co-authors of Half the Sky. The May issue of EMMA will feature their work and visit to school. Click here to read and hear the media coverage of the event.

Please stay tuned for an email containing a link to the recording of the Kristof and WuDunn event. The link will only be live on our Web site from March 16-30, so please don’t wait to check it out!

Wadsworth CommUnity Challenge: 2,500 = $250,000! As you think about your charitable giving, consider this: if 2,500 people make a gift to EWS before June 30, 2010, Trustee Michal Colby Wadsworth ’65 and husband Jim will add $250,000 to their commitment to Emma Willard. We hope this generous challenge will inspire everyone in the Emma Willard community to join together and support the school. Gifts of any size make a difference, and the impact is especially great when we all participate! To see our progress, please check out the Wadsworth CommUnity Challenge HERE.

Emma Willard’s student philanthropy group, Phila, chose to direct some of its 2009-2010 grant money to relief efforts in Haiti. Phila sought to fund organizations with long-reaching effects that provide clean water and healthcare. The two organizations they selected are water.org and Partners in Health.

Phila is a student-run “foundation” that supports local, national, and international non-profits. In cases of local charities, Phila accepts grant applications, conducts interviews, and makes site visits before making its awards.

Emma Willard’s bicentennial is on the horizon! Please join Head of School Trudy Hall for a provocative conversation about Emma Willard in its third century and a chance to connect with fellow EWS alumnae and friends in three cities.

Los Angeles—Saturday, March 6, 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Il Fornaio, 24 West Union Street, Pasadena, CA 91103.

NEW DATE! Washington, D.C.—Thursday, April 15, 6:00–8:00 p.m. at the University Club, 1135 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C. Event hosted by Carla Sabloff Smith ’74 and Dr. William S. Smith, Jr., with young alumnae panelists Tess Marstaller '05, Jamila Best '06, and Fae Jencks '06.

New York City—Thursday, April 22, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Lighthouse International (The Café room), 111 East 59th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues).

You can RSVP for these events with Jill Smith at jsmith@emmawillard.org, by calling toll free 866-833-1814, or by registering online here.

Please join documentary film maker Sue Gilbert ’67 for dinner and a screening of Beyond Greenaway: The Legacy, a film about wealth and values through three generations. Friday, April 9 at 6:00 p.m. in Kellas Commons.

You can RSVP for these events with Jill Smith at jsmith@emmawillard.org, by calling toll free 866-833-1814, or by registering online here.

You can RSVP for these events with Jill Smith at jsmith@emmawillard.org, by calling toll free 866-833-1814, or by registering online here.

Seoul, Korea: March 11, 7:00 p.m., Grand Hyatt Seoul, 747-7 Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Namsan V Room

Young alumnae dinner, March 12, 7:00 p.m., Kongdu iyaki (1st floor of Seoul Museum of History)

Taipei, Taiwan: March 15, 6:00 p.m., Cashbox VIP Lounge, 12th floor, No. 55, Sec 1, Chung Hua Road 

Hong Kong, China: March 17, 6:30 p.m. at the Dynasty Club, South West Tower, Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai

For more information about our Asia events or to RSVP, please contact Jill Smith at jsmith@emmawillard.org.