Class of 1961 Legacy of the Arts Update
November 11, 2016

During discussion about The Legacy on the  last Class Officers' conference call, President Don O'Neill asked Oscar Arslanian for a recap. He contacted Sherry Fiore and here it is:

With regards to the Legacy Fund, as of 9/30 the market value of the fund was $1,163,009.07 and the book value was $871,368.93. The distribution for programming support this year is expected to be $46,540. The market value did take a bit of a hit as you probably heard. Dartmouth's endowment had a net investment loss of -1.9% for the FY ended June 30, 2016.

As you know, last season the Class of 1961 Legacy Fund supported the performances of ukulele phenom Jake Shimabukuro, NEA Jazz master Charles Lloyd, and the fabulous NYC big band - the Maria Schneider Orchestra.

This season, the Legacy Fund has already supported the July performance of jazz pianist Chick Corea, the September performance of jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant, and will support the April performance of The Blues Project – a collaboration of tap dancer and choreographer Michelle Dorrance with folk and blues musician Toshi Reagon.

Also, Pete Bleyler and I are looking into "what's missing" in the arts world to give us a sense of what we might be able to provide as a new class project that would make a positive difference.

Thanks.

Oscar

To make a gift to the Legacy fund, click on Gift Form or copy and paste:
http://www.dartmouth.org/classes/61/Legacy_Fund_Donation_Form.pdf