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Old 06-18-2012, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by KDCat View Post
I quit donating to my undergrad school after I got married. They started sending all of my mail to me in my husband's name -- "Mrs. John Doe." (My husband graduated from the same school.) I was royally pissed and still am. I'm an alumna in my own right -- they know my name. It's on my transcript. I didn't got there to get an MRS. degree. I have two graduate degees and a career in my own right. It's my money that they are asking for, not my husband's money.
I feel your pain. I have my own perfectly good first name, and I prefer Ms.

<threaddrift>My husband and I attended the same school, so we received two identical copies of our alumni magazine every time it was sent out. A few years ago, our alumni association sent a mailing to all married couples where both partners were alumni. They didn't want to waste paper by sending two copies to such couples, so the mailing asked if we wanted to continue receiving separate copies or just get one copy. We told them to send us just one copy.

From that day to this, whenever the alumni magazines are mailed out, we get a copy addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. John Doe" with a code indicating his major and year of graduation. AND we get a copy addressed to "Mrs. Jane Doe" with a code indicating MY major and year of graduation.

This saves paper how? </threaddrift>
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