should I contact this person for help?

I don't have any direct WS connections, and I am thinking of contacting someone who does. However I am concerned that it might be strange to do so considering the circumstances: I went to a prep school for high school and there was a person who sent all his kids there and was involved in the school affairs. I didn't really know any of his kids that well. He was a big donor though, and I knew how powerful he was even then. I thought about sending him a letter (at his company) asking if I could speak with him about prop shops, etc. He is somewhat famous on WS, and has big connections. If I mentioned his name (which I will not) some here will know he is. Is this a silly thing to do considering I never spoke with him directly before?

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nah that's what networking is all about..i'm in the process of contacting people from my school and i've never spoken with them before.

say you went to a high school where he donated too and ask him if you could speak to him on the phone or in person about trading or w/e.

 

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