On the Shoulders of Other Tigers

November 3, 2014

Dear Classmate,

When I knew I was going to be the new Annual Giving Class Agent for the Class of 1969, the first thing I did was to look at the Class AG history. What I saw was the names of the nine guys who came before. They are in order of appearance: Paul Sittenfeld, Ross Wales, Don Cowles, Terry Wintroub, Andy Brown, Bob Brown, Bob Loveman, Mike Gehret, and Bob Axelrod. There gentlemen answered the call, suited up and did an amazing job each reunion cycle for Princeton and the Class. They all deserve a big ’69 locomotive! I am humbled to have my name added to that list and recognize the challenge I have to match their previous efforts. Together we will give it our best try between now and the 50^th.

While we had a very successful 45^th Reunion AG campaign, the counters are reset to zero and now we get to start all over for our 46^th. While our dollar goal is much more modest than last year, I am optimistic we can maintain our participation rate at the meaningful level of 69%. Here are three reasons to consider making an AG gift this campaign:

1. Help celebrate the 75^th Anniversary of Princeton’s Annual Giving program,

2. Provide unrestricted funds to fill the gap between endowed scholarships and the actual financial aid need of the University, and

3. Provide seed funding to initiate new programs as AG has done in the past such as the Bridge Year Program, the student computer initiative, and no loan policy.

Here are the three easy ways to give:

1. Send a check or credit card gift in using the enclosed reply card.

2. Use the secure Annual Giving online giving website at: www.princeton.edu/ag

3. Call the toll free 24 hour gift line at 609-258-5421 and make a credit card gift over the phone.

Thank you for your consideration. I hope you and your loved ones have the Happiest of Holidays.

Sincerely,

Bruce Freeman

Class Agent