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ANIZEYou’ll find it in the 40,000alumni, 4,000 students,350 staff and 200 facultyliving out the College’sLasallian mission everydayin ways large and small. It’sin the weekly Community Time barbecue wherestudents, faculty and staff gather for casualconversation. It’s the roar of the Gael Force andthe feeling in our hearts as we attend the Mass ofthe Holy Spirit each year. And it’s in the way wecome together in support of the College.Last year alone 5,800 alumni, family, friendsand donors attended a record-breaking 80 eventsin 25 locations worldwide. Attendance at July2012 class reunions jumped 62 percent with nearly1,000 alumni and friends participating in theweekend activities — the most in College history.Household giving to the College grewby almost 15 percent, with alumni giving up9 percent and donations from parents up 30percent. Service to the College by alumni andfriends is at an all-time high, with 776 alumniand friends serving on 27 different Collegeboards, committees, chapters and groups, andproviding an estimated 7,000 service hours.STMARYS-CA.EDU 27