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The Colgate Club of Boston
September 2014
Dear Colgate Parent:
The Colgate Alumni Club of Boston is the sponsor of a direct bus service (the Silver Fox Lines of Northboro, MA) for
New England based Colgate students. Buses are scheduled for the Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring vacations.
Round-trip tickets are $105 and one-way tickets are $65.
Buses leave from the Student Union in Hamilton and arrive at Riverside MBTA (Grove Street – off Route 128, south
of Commonwealth Avenue in Newton) approximately five hours after campus departure. Buses from Boston to
campus also board at Riverside MBTA. The trip includes drop off/pick up on the Mass Pike at the Ludlow Rest Stop
and Lee Rest Stop if requested. No food stops will be made, so it is recommended that students bring snacks for the
trip.
The bus service offers safe and reliable transportation for your student. The Alumni Club of Boston is happy to
sponsor this service, and we appreciate your continued commitment and support.
Additional information can be found on the reverse side. To ensure your student’s seat, reservations will only be
accepted online at colgate.edu/BostonBus14, via phone at 315-228-7439, or in person at the Colgate Alumni
Relations Office at 10 Utica Street (downtown Hamilton). Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis,
and no refunds will be given.
2014-2015 Schedule:
Campus Departures
All buses board at Student Union
Boarding time - 4:00 PM
Departure - 4:30 PM
Riverside Departures
All buses board at Riverside MBTA
Grove Street (off Route 128, south of Commonwealth Avenue, Newton)
Boarding time - 2:30 PM
Departure - 3:00 PM
Reservation Deadline
Departure Date
Return Date
Fall Break: Monday, October 6
Friday, October 10
Tuesday, October 14
Thanksgiving Break: Monday, November 17
Friday, November 21
Sunday, November 30
Winter Break: Monday, December 15
Friday, December 19
Sunday, January 18
Spring Break: Monday, March 9
Friday, March 13
Sunday, March 22
Please contact Christopher Moy ’11 at [email protected] or Laura Masse at
[email protected] with any questions regarding the Boston Bus.
THE BOSTON BUS....SPONSORED BY THE COLGATE CLUB OF BOSTON
When and Where:
Bus boards at Colgate in front of the Student Union one half hour before departure. The bus arrives at the
Riverside MBTA in Newton approximately five hours later. Bus boards at Riverside MBTA in Newton one
half hour before return trip to campus. Reservations will be confirmed via email prior to the trip. Please bring
a copy of your confirmation email to the bus.
Reservations and Cost:
You may reserve your seats online at colgate.edu/BostonBus14.
You can also reserve your seats over the phone via credit card at 315-228-7439. Students may reserve their
seat in person by stopping by the Alumni Relations Office at 10 Utica Street (downtown Hamilton). In-office
payment can be made to Amy Montroy by cash, check (Please make checks payable to the Colgate Club of
Boston.), or credit card.
Cost: Each Round-Trip ticket is $105 and each One-Way ticket is $65. Please note that only a limited number
of one-way tickets will be offered because of bus logistics. Tickets are non-refundable unless bus is
cancelled. It is important that you make your reservation at least one week in advance. Tickets for
each trip are transferable to another student, but may not be exchanged for a different trip, as this
affects reaching bus capacity and assuring that the Club of Boston can meet expenses. It is the
student’s responsibility to transfer the ticket if not able to use.
Confirmation:
When payment is received, confirmation will be made to both the student and to the parent(s) via the e-mail
addresses provided upon completing your reservation.
The student must save this confirmation and bring it with them to board the bus. Please note that the
confirmation will be sent at the time of the transaction.
General Information:
We are mailing notices to parents of undergraduates in the Greater Boston area, but anyone may buy a ticket and
ride the bus, including your student's visiting roommate, out of town friends, etc. You may request a dropoff/pick-up on the Mass Pike at the Ludlow Rest Area or Lee Rest Area. Please be sure that your student lets
the driver know if the drop-off/pick-up is other than Riverside.
Please note: We schedule the bus departures from campus after most academic commitments are completed.
If you do have a conflict with the time the bus is leaving, academic obligations take priority.

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