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alumnac.com Newsletter - May 7, 2008

Post Your Reunion

Does your class have a class reunion coming up this summer? If so, be sure to post the details on your class page. You can post date, time, and all of the other details that your classmates would want to know.

Spread the Word - Update Your Profile

Spread the word about alumnac.com, particularly if you have a reunion coming up this summer. alumnac.com provides a free means to post the details of your class reunion and to get in touch with others via email. Also, if you would like to update your personal page with a picture or message to others in your class, please refer to the link in your email.

Ishpeming HS Has 2,000 Members

Ishpeming High School now has over 2,000 members. Many thanks to everyone who has helped spread the word of the site. Marquette High School, now over 1,700 members, continues to climb toward the 2,000 member mark.

NFL Schedules Loaded

NFL schedules for the 2008 season are now posted on the webiste. Click here to view the schedules by week or by team. For those of you who may want to get a very early jump on the 2008 Challenge, week 1 schedules are loaded.

You Must Be a Yooper if ....

Response to the 'You must be a Yooper if ...' has drawn over 80 responses. Many thanks to Glenn Wareham (Dollar Bay HS 1980) for this suggestion.

Click here to view the list of phrases (there's a link on the page which enables you to add to the list)

Class Rosters from Rock High School Added to Site

Many thanks to Ruth Lund (Rock HS 1963) who provided the names of all 1,170 graduates of Rock High School from 1926 through 1977 (when the school merged with Perkins to form Mid Peninsula High School). With these additions, there are now nearly 80,000 UP high school graduates listed on the site.

In addition, Ruth made a nice suggestion .. to make it possible to add class colors, class motto, and class flower, etc to class pages. So, class pages will be modified shortly to include this information, if available. If your class does not have a roster posted on its page, click here for information on doing so (your high school yearbook may be the best place to obtain your class roster).

Gift Ideas (with a local flavor)

For those seeking unique gift ideas, you may wish to consider the following. If you are looking for art from a UP artist check out Christine Waara Studio.

Or how about a warm-weather cruise to get away during the winter months? For more information, contact Cruises Inc..

Click here for information on all alumnac.com sponsors.

Shopping on Amazon.com

If you shop at Amazon.com, we would appreciate your clicking here or on the Amazon.com link on the alumnac.com home page to enter the Amazon.com store. The site earns a small commission and there is no additional cost to you.

Recently introduced is the mp3 download store.

Real Estate Available

Interested in 295' of prime and private waterfront property on Lake Michigamme with year-round access on a paved road? Click here for details.

Also available, a quaint home in Gwinn.

UP Jobs Available

Are you interested in moving to Marquette County? American Eagle Airlines is looking to hire 23 aircraft mechanics in Marquette County. Click here or on the American Eagle logo on the alumnac.com homepage for more information.

In Escanaba, check out the Technical Services Engineer position. Click here for information on other Marquette County employment opportunties.

New Members

alumnac.com now has over 16,500 Yooper members! Thanks to all for spreading the word to your friends and family. Click here to see if any of your old high school friends have joined in the past 14 days. Click here for more information about those classes with the most members. Ishpeming, home of the original two schools on the site, now has nearly 1,000 residents who are members. Click here for more detail.

Please invite your friends and family to join.

Contribute Information to the Site

The website depends on your help and input to make it interesting for all. There are many ways you can help: invite your friends to join the site, post a joke, recipe, local event, or Yooperism. The more people that participate, the more interesting the site will be for all of us.

School Nicknames

Several hundred schools (high schools and colleges) have their nicknames posted on the site. You can view other schools that share the same nickname as your school by clicking here.

Bouncing emails

You may have noticed names on the Bounced email list on many class pages. Those on this 'bounced' list have signed up as members, but their email address on file is no longer valid. If you are in touch with one of these members, please encourage them to provide their updated address so they can continue to receive email from other members.

Also, if you plan to change your email address, please be sure to update your personal information page on the site. Members with non-working emails are now listed in a separate section on each class page. If you notice friends with invalid addresses, please let them know so they can update their information.

500 members in Florida

Yoopers have spread out all over the world. One of the most interesting things on the site is the ability to see where members live today. There are now 15 states having 100 or more Yooper members. Florida became the 3rd state with over 500 members. To check out the complete list, please click here.

Lake Superior Community Partnership

Looking to come back home? Let the Lake Superior Community Partnership help! We can help you build a business, buy a business, better your business, and more! We have a staff of 3 Economic Development Specialists here to help with your endeavor. Visit www.marquette.org for information or call (906) 226-6591.

alumnac.com Now Available for any US School

Since the alumni feature has become so popular in Upper Michigan, we've decided to make it available to schools all across the United States. Each state is separated on the site (Upper Peninsula is unique and special so it is considered a separate state). If you have friends that would like to use alumnac.com to stay in touch with their classmates or to plan their class reunions, please tell them about the site.

Cheers!
Rolfe and Cathy

www.alumnac.com is a site for and about alumni from all US schools. The site is filled with pictures, local events postings, and items available from local merchants and individuals. Joining the site has many benefits including access to email addresses and city/state of residence of other members, the ability for old friends to contact you via email, and a periodic email from us (usually weekly) that talks about the latest changes to the site. It's a great way to stay connected. And the best news ... IT'S FREE OF CHARGE. After you've had a chance to visit the site, we hope you will consider joining as a member (those who organize class reunions will also thank you).

http://www.alumnac.com

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