February 2020 Book Club
2020-02-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Our February 2020 Book Club will best hosted by Rick Greenberg.
We’ll be reading Ashes by Laurie Halse Anderson

Historical Fiction, Book Three in the series Seeds of America

“As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on, fiercely determined to find Isabel’s little sister Ruth, who is enslaved in a Southern state”

Copies in different formats are available at the library.

Contact Celinda Crego ’79 at cac432@aol.com with questions
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Cornell Giving Day
2020-03-12
Cornell Giving Day is a 24-hour marathon of generosity, fun, and Big Red spirit. On 3/12, join your Cornell community to make a difference for students, Cornell, and the world in just a single day. On Giving Day, you have the power to create big change as your gifts combine with thousands of others. And with gift matches and unlocking challenges running all day long, every dollar you give goes even further. Save the date to meet goals and break records, fund the areas you love at Cornell, and leave the world just a little better than you found it!
Donations can be made specifically to the Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo scholarship, which supports undergraduate students from the Buffalo area.
https://givingday.cornell.edu/campaigns/cornell-club-of-greater-buffalo-scholarship
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Cancelled - Buffalo Botanical Gardens Tour
2020-03-21 14:30 - 16:30
This event has been Cancelled.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
2:30 – 4:30 PM
Just before Spring, come and tour the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens with a great group of Cornellians and families. A tour-guide and docent will lead us for the first hour and be especially ready to inform us of all the new additions to the Buffalo Botanical Gardens and to make a memorable event for the younger children too.
The Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo has special tour pricing of $11 for children 18 and under. Adults are $16 which includes the cost of the docent. Please sign up to attend this one of a kind inspiring event. Limited to 25 attendees, so register now!
For event questions, please contact James Smith at jds58@cornell.edu.
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Cancelled - April 2020 Book Club
2020-04-07 19:00 - 21:00
The April 7 Book Club will be hosted by Randy Chojecki. Randy has chosen Inheritance:a memoir of genealogy, paternity, and love by Dani Shapiro. This nonfiction book discusses the very current topic of using DNA to find relatives. Copies in different formats are available in the Erie County Library System.

Title: Inheritance : a memoir of genealogy, paternity, and love
Author: Dani Shapiro
Date: April 7, 7:00 PM
Book Summary:
“In the spring of 2016, through a genealogy website to which she had whimsically submitted her DNA, Dani Shapiro received the astonishing news that her beloved deceased father was not her biological father. Over the course of a single day, her entire history–the life she had lived–crumbled beneath her. In just a few hours of Internet sleuthing, she was able to piece together the story of her conception and, remarkably find a YouTube video of her biological father–his face and mannerisms eerily similar to her own.”

Contact Celinda Crego ’79 at cac432@aol.com for more information.
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May 2020 Book Club
2020-05-12 19:00 - 21:30
Save the Date!
Book club will meet on May 12th.
Contact Celinda Crego ’79 at cac432@aol.com for details.
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Virtual Annual Meeting and Speaker
2020-05-20 19:00 - 20:30
Save the Date!
With the health and safety of our community in mind, we have decided to host our annual meeting virtually this year. Tune in on May 20th at 7pm for updates from the Club, the election of our new slate of officers, and a lecture from Jessica Martinez, Director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell.
Register online to get a link to the Zoom meeting https://cornelluniversity.imodules.com/s/1717/alumni/event.aspx?sid=1717&gid=2&pgid=21918&content_id=19669
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June 2020 Book Club
2020-06-09 19:00 - 21:00
Save the date.
Book club will be held on June 9th.
Contact Celinda Crego ’79 at cac432@aol.com for information.
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June 2020 Virtual Book Club
2020-06-23 19:30 - 21:30
The June 23 Book Club over ZOOM will feature a book chosen by Randy Chojecki: Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro. This nonfiction book discusses the very current topic of using DNA to find relatives. Copies in different formats are available in the Erie County Library System. Many of the libraries are now open for curbside service or for entrance.
Please register in advance to get access to the Zoom information.
Book Summary:
“In the spring of 2016, through a genealogy website to which she had whimsically submitted her DNA, Dani Shapiro received the astonishing news that her beloved deceased father was not her biological father. Over the course of a single day, her entire history–the life she had lived–crumbled beneath her. In just a few hours of Internet sleuthing, she was able to piece together the story of her conception and, remarkably find a YouTube video of her biological father–his face and mannerisms eerily similar to her own.”
For event questions, please contact Celinda A. Crego at CAC432@AOL.COM.
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Cornell Club Mixer
2020-06-27 21:00 - 22:00
Bring your beverage of choice, and make friends with Cornellians from Cornell Clubs in the USA (DC, MD, NY, PA, KS, CA, WA), Cornell Club of Hong Kong, and Cornell Club of Japan.
Mingle in small discussion groups centered around Cornell-related themes. Share your favorite spots in Collegetown, reminisce on the festivities of Spring/Slope Day, and learn how Cornell has changed over the decades.
We will use Zoom video chat and split everyone into small breakout rooms, so everyone has a chance to talk and share with just a few people. We will rotate everyone around, so you will meet many Cornellians through the mixer. We will start the video chat a few hours early, so come early if you may need technical assistance, and we will help you before the mixer starts. Please register in advance.
Zoom link details will be provided in the registration confirmation e-mail.
For event Questions contact Tony Chen ’12 at lc465@cornell.edu
For event registration questions, please contact Christina Ulrich at cu43@cornell.edu.
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Meet the 2020 High Road Fellows
2020-07-21 18:00 - 19:00
Bringing Buffalo to Students – Meet And Greet With the 2020 High Road Fellows, 7/21

Please join us on Tuesday, 7/21 at 6pm to meet the 2020 Cornell High Road Fellows who are completing their Buffalo internships virtually this summer. We’ll spend about 45 mins together with a mix of introductions and structured conversation. Hear the Fellows’ perspectives on the Spring 2020 semester and virtual internships, and share your experiences at Cornell and in Buffalo. We are looking forward to “seeing” you there! Register here.
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Cornell Club Mixer: Around the World
2020-08-09 14:00 - 15:00
Bring your beverage of choice, and make friends with Cornellians from all around: Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Maryland, Seattle, Washington DC, Austria, Ireland, Milan, Rome, Switzerland, Toronto
Mingle in small discussion groups centered around Cornell-related themes. Share your favorite spots in Collegetown, reminisce on the festivities of Spring/Slope Day, and learn how Cornell has changed over the decades.
We will use Zoom video chat and split everyone into small breakout rooms, so everyone has a chance to talk and share with just a few people. We will rotate everyone around, so you will meet many Cornellians through the mixer. We will start the video chat a few hours early, so come early if you may need technical assistance, and we will help you before the mixer starts.
It will be Cornellians across the generations: from recent graduates to those who are now grandparents to Cornellians. And it will be Cornellians across the world: Cornell Alumni Association of Atlanta, Cornell Club of Boston, Cornell Club of Buffalo, Cornell Alumni Association of Charlotte, Cornell Club of Maryland, Cornell Club of Western Washington, Cornell Club of Washington DC, Cornell Club of Austria, Cornell Club of Ireland, Cornell Club of Milan, Cornell Club of Rome, Cornell Club of Switzerland, Cornell Club of Toronto.

Zoom Meeting Link
– To join, click on https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9144309122?pwd=[REDACTED]
– If you’re joining another way, the meeting id is 914 430 9122 and the password is GoBigRed
– The video chat will open early at Sunday 11 AM ET, so come early if you would like to confirm your video chat works before the mixer starts
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August Cornell History Happy Hour
2020-08-17 19:30
Cornelliana with Corey
Want to learn more about Cornell’s history? Looking for a great reason to get together online with your Cornell friends or spend some time learning something new? Join us each month to hear from the legendary Corey Ryan Earle ’07 at one of his ‘history happy hours’ this fall. Tune in for one or all five!

Monday, August 17, 7:30pm EST
Back to School, Orientation, and First-Year Traditions

Register now at https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vG78g9dvSIOkUvXmdbD26A

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August 2020 Book Club
2020-08-18 19:30 - 21:00
The August 18 Book Club over ZOOM will feature
Save Me the Plums : My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl.

The book has been described in Vanity Fair as “A delicious insider account of the gritty, glamorous world of food culture.” It also includes some recipes.

Copies in different formats are available in the Erie County Library System. Many of the libraries are now open for curbside service or for entrance, and the book reservation system is now available.

Please register in advance to receive the Zoom Link: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsc-6ppz0qGNJ6dn5JxykkbkIasCLOzTid

Book Summary:

“When Condé Nast offered Ruth Reichl the top position at America’s oldest epicurean magazine, she declined. She was a writer, not a manager, and had no inclination to be anyone’s boss. Yet Reichl had been reading Gourmet since she was eight; it had inspired her career. How could she say no? This is the story of a former Berkeley hippie entering the corporate world and worrying about losing her soul. It is the story of the moment restaurants became an important part of popular culture, a time when the rise of the farm-to-table movement changed, forever, the way we eat.”
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Sept 2020 Book Club
2020-09-15 19:30 - 21:00
Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo Book Club on September 15, on ZOOM.

Please register in advance here. Contact Celinda Crego ’79 at cac432@aol.com for more information.

The September 15 Book Club will feature a nonfiction book, The Color of Water: a Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride. On September 22, 2016, President Barack Obama awarded McBride the 2015 National Humanities Medal “for humanizing the complexities of discussing race in America. Through writings about his own uniquely American story, and his works of fiction informed by our shared history, his moving stories of love display the character of the American family.”

Book Summary:

“Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared “light-skinned” woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride, journalist, musician, and son, explores his mother’s past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage…” (from Amazon) ” The two stories, son’s and mother’s, beautifully juxtaposed, strike a graceful note at a time of racial polarization.” (from NYTimes Book Review)

ALL of the Erie County libraries are now open for either curbside pick-up or to enter – check the library website. The library reservation system is now available, and books are being transferred between libraries (although it may take longer than normal). Copies in different formats are available.

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September Cornell History Happy Hour
2020-09-21 19:30 - 20:30
Cornelliana with Corey
Want to learn more about Cornell’s history? Looking for a great reason to get together online with your Cornell friends or spend some time learning something new? Join us each month to hear from the legendary Corey Ryan Earle ’07 at one of his ‘history happy hours’ this fall. Tune in for one or all five!

Monday, September 21, 7:30pm ESTBig Red Athletics Through the Years

Register now at https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vG78g9dvSIOkUvXmdbD26A

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October Cornell History Happy Hour
2020-10-15 19:30 - 20:30
Cornelliana with Corey
Want to learn more about Cornell’s history? Looking for a great reason to get together online with your Cornell friends or spend some time learning something new? Join us each month to hear from the legendary Corey Ryan Earle ’07 at one of his ‘history happy hours’ this fall. Tune in for one or all five!

Thursday, October 15, 7:30pm EST
A Zinck’s Night Celebration of Collegetown and Cornell Night Life

Register now at https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vG78g9dvSIOkUvXmdbD26A

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October 2020 Book Club
2020-10-20 19:30 - 21:00
Register here. Our October Book Club via Zoom will be on Tuesday, October 20.
We’ll be reading The Dinner: A Novel by Herman Koch
“A darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling to make the hardest decision of their lives—all over the course of one meal.” (from Amazon)

Copies in different formats are available in the Erie County Library System. All of the libraries are now open, and the book reservation system is now available.

Contact Celinda Crego ’79 at cac432@aol.com for more information.
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Food in a COVID World: A Panel Discussion
2020-10-27 19:30 - 21:00
The Coronavirus has reshaped all of our lives significantly and the effects will be lasting. The Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo invites you to a panel discussion with alumni and faculty to discuss how the pandemic has affected their work in the food industry. Our panel includes a variety of food streams from farming to industrial manufacturing to academia–this panel has plenty to feed your interest.

Panelists include:

Kristin Alongi, MS CALS ’10, Director of Executive Team Governance and Enterprise Strategic Planning at Rich Products
Margo Sue Bittner, ILR ’80, Owner of The Winery at Marjim Manor
Nick Jackowetz PhD, CALS ’11, Chief Scientific Officier at Hemp Hunter Labs, Inc
Allie Phillippi, CALS ’10, O’Brien’s Food Truck
Diane Picard, CALS ’86, Executive Director of Massachusetts Avenue Project
Dr. Martin Wiedmann, Gellert Family Professor in Food Safety, Department of Food Science, CALS

Please register in advance. All are welcome.
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November Cornell History Happy Hour
2020-11-16 19:30 - 20:30
Cornelliana with Corey
Want to learn more about Cornell’s history? Looking for a great reason to get together online with your Cornell friends or spend some time learning something new? Join us each month to hear from the legendary Corey Ryan Earle ’07 at one of his ‘history happy hours’ this fall. Tune in for one or all five!

Monday, November 16, 7:30pm EST
Cornell’s Historic Connections to American Indian & Indigenous Communities

Register now at https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vG78g9dvSIOkUvXmdbD26A

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Nov 2020 Book Club
2020-11-17 19:30 - 21:00
Join the Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo and author Sung J. Woo, Class of 1994 (Arts), for a very special Book Club on November 17, 2020. Woo will read from his most recent novel, Skin Deep. Woo will also take questions about his book, his writing career, and his connection to Cornell (which includes the writing workshops at Goldwin Smith and a stint at the Daily Sun).

Skin Deep (2020) is a mystery novel set in a small college town inspired by Ithaca and Cornell. Although the they are called Lenrock University and the town of Athena, you will recognize them. Sung J. Woo’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Vox, and PEN/Guernica, among others. Skin Deep is his third novel.

Copies of the paperback book are available for purchase through local book stores, such as Talking Leaves, and through Amazon. It is also available as a Kindle ebook.

Due to COVID, The November 17 Book Club will be held over ZOOM. So grab a snack & your favorite beverage, and join us.

No mask required, the link for registration is below. After registering, Cornell will send a ZOOM link to you.

https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcoc-ChpzopGdPDRLbwZ3ZJvM2ikubuscHj

“With just the right mix of clever twists, endearing charm, looming threats, and contemporary issues, Woo debuts quite the absorbing new mystery series.”―Library Journal, Starred Review

Contact Celinda Crego ’79 at cac432@aol.com for more information.

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Cornell Club Mixer: Make friends with Cornellians around the world
2020-11-29 14:00 - 21:00
Bring your beverage of choice, and make friends with Cornellians around the world!
Mingle in small discussion groups centered around Cornell-related themes. Share your favorite spots in Collegetown, reminisce on the festivities of Spring/Slope Day, and learn how Cornell has changed over the decades.
We will use Zoom video chat and split everyone into small breakout rooms, so everyone has a chance to talk and share with just a few people. We will rotate everyone around, so you will meet many Cornellians through the mixer.
Event Schedule
– Main Event (2pm-3pm ET): Small breakout rooms led by moderators
– After-Party (3pm-9pm ET): A stream of mini, rapid breakout rooms
Register now!
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December Cornell History Happy Hour
2020-12-14 19:30 - 20:30
Cornelliana with Corey
Want to learn more about Cornell’s history? Looking for a great reason to get together online with your Cornell friends or spend some time learning something new? Join us each month to hear from the legendary Corey Ryan Earle ’07 at one of his ‘history happy hours’ this fall. Tune in for one or all five!

Monday, December 14, 7:30pm EST
Snow Days, Ice Skating, & Wintertime Fun

Register now at https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vG78g9dvSIOkUvXmdbD26A

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Annual CAAAN Kick-Off Event
2021-01-05 20:00 - 21:00
Per tradition, Buffalo-area CAAAN (Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network) volunteers and all interested alumni of Cornell are invited to our annual CAAAN Kick-Off and Information Session to be held remotely on Tuesday January 5th at 8PM.
You will have the chance to learn more about the CAAAN program (the program wherein alumni meet and talk with prospective students about the Cornell experience) while meeting other alumni and learning more about the Cornell admissions process. Due to a number of changes that occurred this year on account of the pandemic and changes to CAAAN and Cornell admissions process, we encourage all volunteers — both new and longstanding — to join!
Many alumni attest that their role as a CAAAN volunteer is one of the most rewarding activities they are involved with as a Cornellian!
For those who are new to the CAAAN program, please be sure to sign-up today at their website:
https://caaan.admissions.cornell.edu/newmember.cfm
Questions? Contact area CAAAN General Chair, Matthew Nagowski ’05 at nagowski@cornell.edu

Register now at https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArfuigrDsqGtfUTK90OCLafv1rRNqLeN05

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Silent Auction to benefit the Scholarship Fund
2021-01-13 08:00 - 2021-01-21 00:00
The Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo is pleased to announce a silent auction to support the undergraduate scholarship. Established in 1975, the scholarship is open to undergraduates from the Buffalo area for support during their time at Cornell. In the academic year 2020 the scholarship supported 6 students.
Due to the generous donation of Joan B. Alexander ILR ’72 and David H. Alexander JD ’72 we are pleased to announce the silent auction of a complete set of collectible Wedgewood plates and a 1987 Songs of Cornell songbook.
The set of 12 collectible Wedgewood plates each feature a different scene from Cornell’s campus in Mulberry red. Additional photos of the scenes may be found at Replacements.com. The scenes include: McGraw Tower, McGraw Hall, Myron Taylor Hall, Willard Straight Hall, Sage Chapel, the War Memorial, Sibley Dome, Goldwin Smith Hall, Balch Hall, The Crescent (Schoellkopf Field), Ezra Cornell Statue, and Baker Lab.

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Silent Auction to Benefit the Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo Scholarship

The Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo is pleased to announce a silent auction to support the undergraduate scholarship. Established in 1975, the scholarship is open to undergraduates from the Buffalo area for support during their time at Cornell. In the academic year 2020 the scholarship supported 6 students.
Due to the generous donation of Joan B. Alexander ILR ’72 and David H. Alexander JD ’72 we are pleased to announce the silent auction of a complete set of collectible Wedgewood plates and a 1987 Songs of Cornell songbook.
The set of 12 collectible Wedgewood plates each feature a different scene from Cornell’s campus in Mulberry red. Additional photos of the scenes may be found at Replacements.com. The scenes include: McGraw Tower, McGraw Hall, Myron Taylor Hall, Willard Straight Hall, Sage Chapel, the War Memorial, Sibley Dome, Goldwin Smith Hall, Balch Hall, The Crescent (Schoellkopf Field), Ezra Cornell Statue, and Baker Lab
The starting bid is $500 for all 12 plates and songbook. Plates may be viewed in downtown Buffalo with prior arrangement. Purchaser must pick up in the Buffalo area (shipping will not be available).

To place your bid in the silent auction or to arrange to see the plates and songbook, simply email Catherine March ’14 at cam489@cornell.edu with your name and bid amount. The website and Facebook will be updated daily with the highest bid amount and active bidders will be notified via email.
The auction will run January 13 – January 20.

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Cornelliana Battle of the Wits
2021-01-13 19:30 - 21:30
How many steps are there to the top of McGraw Tower? Which Cornell fraternity was the first fraternity in the country for Black students? How did Ezra Cornell make his fortune? Which Simpsons character attended Cornell? And which famous alumna wrote ‘The Good Earth’?
If you know the answers to these questions… or want to learn more about our alma mater, we’re calling all trivia aficionados and Cornelliana lovers! Come and test your knowledge of Cornell facts and lore in an interactive trivia event that will entertain and educate Cornellians of all ages.
Our very own Club President-emeritus Matthew Nagowski ‘05 will be serving as quiz-master for the evening. Prizes, graciously donated by your Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo, will be awarded to winners. Our trivia battle will require a Zoom video connection and a web-connected smartphone in order to participate!
We encourage all interested contestants to dress in their best Cornellian red and white colors and gear for the occasion. And no, Alex, answers will not need to be provided in the form of a question!
Register here.
Questions? Contact Matt Nagowski ‘05 at nagowski@cornell.edu

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February 2021 Book Club
2021-02-09 19:30 - 21:00
Due to the Pandemic, we will continue to hold the Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo Book Club Meetings over ZOOM. The Cornell Club now has their own ZOOM account, so you will be receiving the meeting link in an email from Catherine March, our Club president.

Register in advance for this meeting:https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqce6srDsoE9x3ivm5ike073MphTEBBdjcAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
If you have any questions, please email or call me, Celinda Crego at cac432@aol.com.

The February 9 Book Club Meeting will feature a book recommended by our November Special guest speaker, Sung Woo. The Book is Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates.
The book is about 1950s suburban life in Connecticut. It was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1962, and in 2005, the novel was chosen by TIME as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present. According to the author, “I think I meant it more as an indictment of American life in the 1950s. Because during the Fifties there was a general lust for conformity all over this country, by no means only in the suburbs—a kind of blind, desperate clinging to safety and security at any price.”

There are copies of the book in the Erie County Library System in different formats. Most of the libraries are now open for in person and/or curbside visits.

Title: Revolutionary RoadAuthor: Richard YatesDate: February 9, 2021Time: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

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March 2021 Book Club
2021-03-09 19:30 - 21:00
Due to the Pandemic, we will continue to hold the Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo Book Club Meetings over ZOOM.
Book is TBD.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtceCppzguHtOC-zjD1JUDj7Do62w7yj5F
Contact Celinda Crego ’79 at cac432@aol.com for details
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Albright-Knox Presents: The Famous Art Collectors Who Created Modern Museums
2021-03-24 19:30 - 20:30
Albright-Knox Art Gallery Assistant Curator Dr. Tina Rivers Ryan will present “Power-Hungry Emperors, Civic-Minded Magnates, and Visionary Ladies: The Famous Art Collectors Who Created Modern Museums.” Today’s non-profit institutions that collect and exhibit art for the benefit of the public did not always exist. In this engaging talk, we will hear the story of how major art collectors—from Emperor Napoleon to the financier Andrew W. Mellon and the socialite Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney—helped create the idea of museums as we know them today.
Register here. Contact Dave Meade ’81 at nys.dave@gmail.com with questions.
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April 2021 Book Club
2021-04-13 19:30 - 21:00

Matt Urban Center Donation Drive
2021-04-19 08:30 - 2021-04-23 16:30
Support our Community by Dropping-Off Items During a Week-Long Donation Drive
Join the Cornell Club of Buffalo in giving back to the community by donating home essentials to the Matt Urban Center to help provide a welcoming environment to previously homeless individuals. The Matt Urban Center is named in honor of Matt Urban, a Buffalo-born Cornell grad (’41) and decorated war veteran. The Matt Urban Center’s mission is to provide programs that revitalize neighborhoods, serve families, and change lives.
Donation Drive Details (Drop-off at 1081 Broadway, Buffalo, NY between 4/19-4/23, 8:30am-4:30pm)
The current focus for volunteer/donate from home projects is “Welcome Packages” for the Center’s clients in Housing First and Rapid Re-Housing programs, who are coming to the center from situations of homelessness. Some of them are placed in Matt Urban Center properties and some are scattered throughout the city of Buffalo; the common thread is not having much to start a new home. The welcome baskets are a nice way of providing some housewarming essentials to help these individuals get started in their new apartments.
Below is a list of items below that are often needed by clients at move-in time. Donors are to decide which items they would like to include in their packages – we realize it’s a long list and want to be mindful of cost. Some folks have filled a laundry basket, tote, or wastebasket with items. Others have just dropped them off in a box – it’s up to you! Any donation is greatly appreciated regardless of size or quantity of items.

Hand soap
Pack of bar soap
Light bulbs
Sponges
Dish soap
Toilet paper
Paper towels
Cleaning products
Kitchen garbage can with lid
Garbage bags
Broom
Mop/Bucket
Pots and pans
Curtains
Cups/plates/silverware
Shampoo
Toilet bowl brush
Bathroom waste basket
Towels& washcloths
Bathmats
Shower curtain
Curtains
Pillows
Sheet sets (size full)

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