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On Jan. 15, the Food Network aired an episode of the Barefoot Contessa featuring Amber Waves Farm, a not-for-profit organic and educational farm in Amagansett, New York co-founded by Amanda Merrow '07. The show "Going Local!" included Amber Waves farmers and their free-range chickens, whose eggs host Ina Garten used in cooking a meal entirely of local ingredients.

"Thanks to the generous support of young alumni, Hamilton is pleased to name Alexander DeMoulin '12 of Portland, O.R. as its 33rd GOLD Scholar. Alexander recently sat down to reflect on his Hamilton experience so far. "I have gained a world of confidence from my time at Hamilton. I have learned who I am, what I can do, and how to express myself. "

Michael Signorelli '05 participated as an editor faculty member in the 2010 Words & Music arts festival sponsored by The Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society. The festival offers unpublished authors manuscript critiques and consultations with literary agents and editors. Signorelli has been with HarperCollins since 2005.

Kevin McCarthy '07 and Chase Garbarino '07, after graduation from Hamilton, started Streetwise Media, a new media startup out of Boston. Their first product was Pinyadda, an online news aggregation and curation platform. In 2009, Pinyadda was selected as one of seven recipients of a DEMOgod Award at the DEMO conference in California.

The DownBeat Keys, a band composed of Kadahj Bennett '12, Will Preston '11, Jared Schneider '11, Baldwin Tang '10, Ryan Calabrese '09, and Andrew Root '09, is scheduled to perform at The Bitter End in New York City on Saturday, Dec. 18. Because the Bitter End is one of the city's most well-known clubs, The DownBeat Keys have captured the attention of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), who profiled the band in their "Radar Report."

Thanks to the generous support of young alumni, Hamilton is pleased to name Stephen Lefebvre ''11 of Niskayuna, N.Y. as its 31st GOLD Scholar. Stephen recently sat down to reflect on his Hamilton experience so far. "I wanted a liberal arts education with an emphasis on writing. I looked for a challenging academic atmosphere with an opportunity to play lacrosse. "

Last month, four hundred and ninety nine Hamilton students walked across the graduation stage in the Margaret Bundy Scott Fieldhouse. With that walk across the stage, those students joined the prestigious ranks of Hamilton College alumni.  In honor of this accomplishment, as well as to give back and thank the College for all it has given them, the Class of 2010 created an Environmental Sustainability Fund as its Senior Gift. The 2010 Senior Gift Committee is proud to announce that of those four hundred and ninety nine class mates, four hundred and eighty five donated to the gift, achieving an astounding 97.2% participation!  This exceptional result just barely misses the record set by the Class of 2007 (and puts ’10 in third place in the 28-year history of the senior gift). 

Thanks to the generous support of young alumni, Hamilton is pleased to name Rebecca Fornaby '10 of Chappaqua, N.Y. as its 29th GOLD Scholar. Becca recently sat down to reflect on her Hamilton experience so far. "Hamilton’s alumni community has always impressed me. The College changes quickly (even in the four short years I’ve been here), which makes it important for alumni and current students to keep an open dialogue. Stay in touch!"

The GOLD Group of New York City presents The GOLD Book Club on Saturday June 12, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Southeast corner of Central Park’s Sheep Meadow in New York City, New York.

The GOLD Group of New York City presents Continental Connections: Lunch & Learn Series featuring Hamilton Trustee Kevin Kennedy '70 on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at noon, at Goldman Sachs.