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April 17, 2026

Gift Card Raffle Launched

The WISE Development Committee welcomes you to participate in their latest FUN-draiser. Each weekday in May, a name will be drawn, and the winner gets the gift card prize for that day. 

How it works:

With the purchase of 1 raffle ticket, your name goes into the hat once; with the purchase of 3 raffle tickets, your name goes into the hat three times – giving you a chance to win up to three different gift cards. 

Winners will be contacted and announced in The WISE Weekly throughout May. 

Click on the calendar to see each day's prize(s):

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Raffle tickets on sale now through May 1; it is $5 for 1 chance or $10 for 3 chances. The best part is, your entire donation goes to WISE.

To purchase raffle tickets, stop by the WISE office or reach out to one of your friendly Development Committee members: Bobbi Corn, Harriet Forman, Rick Hendra, Pat Hurton, Nancy Miller, Ellen More, Patricia Segerson

WISE Calendar

WISE Forum

 

Wed. April 22 at 12 pm (AU Pierre's Pub)

Click here for more info

Life Legacy Project Reception

Hosted by AU Dept of Health and Human Services Interviewing Skills course

Thurs. April 23 at 5 pm (AU Tsotsis Ballroom)

Free and open to all; light refreshments will be served. Stop by to support your fellow WISE members.

At this capstone event, students will present highlights from their interviews with WISE members and reflect on the meaningful connections formed throughout the semester.

Movie Club

Sat. April 25 at 1 pm (AU Fuller Auditorium)

Movie: Nuremberg

Click here for more info

Brown Bag Lecture: Worcester's Three Deckers

Tues. April 28 at 11:30 am (AU La Maison Hall)

Click here to register/learn more

On the Assumption Campus and Beyond

Friends of Hope Cemetery Lecture: Rocket Man: 100 Years of Robert Goddard

Sun. April 19 at 2 pm (Hope Cemetery, Worcester)

Fee is $5 cash for WISE members at the door

RSVP to janparent249@gmail.com 

AU Duck Day

Tues. April 21 at 11:45 am (AU duck pond)

Click here to learn more

AU Public Reading and Panel Discussion: The Declaration of Independence

Thurs. April 23 at 5 pm (AU Curtis Performance Hall)

Free and open to the public

Click here to learn more

AU Theater Open Dress Rehearsal: Mean Girls Sat. April 25 at 7 pm (AU Curtis Performance Hall)

Greyhound Theatre is putting on a production of Mean Girls in May. Assumption students and faculty are welcome to attend this free Open Dress Rehearsal. 

Webster Library: Author Talk

R.F. Kuang, One Book One Community

Wed. April 29 at 6 pm (Bartlett High School, Webster)

Click here to learn more

Committee News
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The Finance Committee wants you to know....

you can help the WISE bottom line with a simple checkmark.

Each time you pay for your WISE membership, event dues, or other online purchase, you have the option upon checkout to donate the transaction fees back to WISE.

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This fee will vary based on the credit card used and the transaction total.

[Bonus good news! This is a tax-deductible donation; your WISE donation report includes these, making it easy to track.]

More to Know

Helpful How-To: Add a photo to your WISE profile 

Your membership must be current (paid and active) to access your personal membership portal. Login using the yellow My WISE Dashboard button at the top of any website page, then enter your login credentials to open your personal membership portal.

Click Edit Profile below your name; then click Upload a Profile Photo and follow the prompts.

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WISE Quote of the Week

"As long as the Earth can make a spring every year, I can. As long as the Earth can flower and produce nurturing fruit, I can, because I’m the same thing."  - Alice Walker

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