On behalf of all those who love IU as you do, we here at the IU Alumni Association extend our deepest, sincere Thanksgiving blessings.

The apocryphal story of the first Thanksgiving is compelling and powerful because it speaks to our aspirations for membership in diverse, inclusive communities. As IUAA leaders, you make this story real.

A vast global network of more than 690,000 Indiana University graduates from many different backgrounds, campuses, communities, experiences, perspectives, schools, you realize the promise of not only Indiana University, but of humankind’s endless quest to make things better.

In this age of attention famine, compassion fatigue, information overload, and commitment exhaustion, you choose to be leaders helping make things better for Indiana University and its fellow alumni. Your service helps write the story of alumni leadership and service into the nearly three-century history of Indiana University.

Thank you for your generous gifts of talent, time, and treasure. For all this, and more, we are grateful.