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Reunion updates – fall 2021
Mother Theodore Guerin High School
Class of 1981 alumnae from Mother Theodore Guerin High School in River Grove, Illinois, celebrated their 40th Reunion Oct. 23. Classmates gathered for “Eat, Drink & Reunite,” hosted by fellow classmates at Draft Bar on Irving Park Road in Chicago. Thank you to all who hosted, planned and attended! We hope you made the most of your time reconnecting and reminiscing.
Marywood High School, California
Alumni of Servite High School in Anaheim, California, invited local members of the Marywood alumnae Class of 1970 to join them for their “50+1” reunion the weekend of Sept. 17-18. Alumnae/i gathered Friday for a mixer at O’Neill’s
Bar & Grill at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo. The fun continued Saturday with a reunion celebration — dinner, dancing and live music — at an alum’s home in San Juan Capistrano.

Marywood, Evanston, Illinois
The Marywood Alumnae Association gathered for its annual Fall Benefit on Saturday, Oct. 2, at Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette, Illinois. The annual luncheon proceeds, along with alumnae contributions, raised $20,450 for Sisters of Providence! Thank you to all the generous women who planned the event and whose support brings love, mercy and justice to today’s world.
Originally published in the winter 2022 issue of HOPE magazine.




