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20HAVERGAL COLLEGE
Volunteer opportunities with HOGA:
• HOGA Directorate and Committees
• Mentoring (Mentor or Mentee)
• Class Reps
• Done-in-a-Day Volunteer Positions
• Dr. Catherine Steele 1928 Archives
For more information, contact the Old
Girls Office at
or 416-482-4706.
Reunion Weekend
Branch Reunions
Annual Dinner
Old Girls Awards
Young Alumnae Events
Professional Networking Events
Personal Interest Workshops
University Transition Day*
Chronicle and Connections
Publications
Stoneagers Holiday Luncheon
Cinquantenaires & Stoneagers
Spring Luncheon
Havergal’s Grandchildren’s
Party
Havergal Mentoring Program:
• Light the Way
• Mentoring Journeys
• Career Conversations:
Professional & Student*
• Take Your Daughter to
Work Day (Grade 9)*
• Career Networking Event
(Grades 11 & 12)*
school to renew ties, see old friends and connect with current and
former staff and faculty. They also get to meet Old Girls from other
years who are celebrating a reunion,” Louise adds.
According to Louise, although Havergal supports its alumnae in
practical ways through various Old Girls programs, it’s the personal
and emotional connections that sustain Old Girls from every
decade. At this year’s Reunion Weekend, Old Girl Alannah Campbell
Kearns 1974 honoured her classmates, more than 40 in attendance
celebrating their 40th reunion, with a speech focused upon friendship
and the value of being a part of the community that will sustain them
over their lifetime. Alannah’s remarks included the following excerpt:
“Havergal became our home—our community. It
helped define who we were…And even though we didn’t
think of it at the time, we were making memories—
memories that would last a lifetime…Havergal gave us
each other…Wonderful friends who can reconnect in
minutes—after decades apart…Havergal also works
hard at keeping us connected—Forty Years On.”
In her role, Louise has had the privilege of meeting Old Girls from
every graduating class. “It’s amazing to see the friendships that form
while at Havergal and how they grow closer over the years,” she says,
recalling a special group of Old Girls who recently returned to
Havergal to celebrate their 60th Reunion. “Everybody has ups and
downs in their lives; the power of the Old Girls network is that it
supports you throughout all these occasions, no matter what. As an
Old Girl, you are always going to be a part of this community—a
community that will support you beyond the ivy. For a current
parent, it is a comfort to know that your care and investment in
your daughter is realized not only while she is at the school but also
well beyond it—and forever.”
HOGA offers a wide breadth of programs for Old Girls and current students:
*Programs that connect current students with Old Girls
Three generations of Havergal Old Girls at the Annual Dinner 2014:
Gillian Hawker 1978, Rebecca Perlmutar 2008 and Kitty Hare Hawker1939.