In this issue:
- Fall Wine Networking Event - Discount for Alums!
- Financial Planning 101 Seminar 10/9
- Christ in the City 10/10
- Home Buying Seminar 10/13
- ND Alumni Flag Football
- Football Gamewatches at The Exchange 9/28/Alternate Gamewatches in Rockville, MD
- Better Off Bowling Fall Registration
- ND-DC Membership Drive
FALL WINE NETWORKING EVENT - DISCOUNT FOR ALUMS!
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center has a Fall Wine Networking series that takes place every Wednesday through November 20th from 5-8pm. Each week we feature different wines/spirits paired with grilled food. We have live music and it's a great atmosphere for networking with different people or just relaxing after a day of work with coworkers and friends.
We are offering a promo code (ALUMNI) for a discount on food/beverage for ND DC club members and friends. Next week we're featuring wines from the Washington Post Wine Club.
(add code ALUMNI for the Food and Beverage option and the discount will be shown)
FINANCIAL PLANNING 101 SEMINAR 10/9
Please join us on Wednesday, October 9th as Chris Day (ND '98) and Andrew Nuss (ND '11) of Northwestern Mutual present ideas and information that will help you build financial security. Over a lifetime, most people experience many different financial needs that can be summarized into three stages: risk management, wealth accumulation, and wealth distribution. This presentation will follow the path of our pyramid of needs, highlighting it as a lifetime structure, the implementation of which can help you gain financial security. The material will be applicable to every stage of your life - just starting out, raising a family, and preparing for retirement.
The seminar will begin at 6 pm at the Booz Allen office located at 901 15th St. NW, Washington DC. Admission is $5 for Club members and $10 for non-members. Register here.
Join the Archdiocese at Washington on the 2nd Thursday of each month for Christ in the City at Immaculate Conception Church, starting October 10th!
Stop by for a short visit or join us for the evening! The night begins with a rosary at 6:30pm and a holy hour with praise and worship Adoration, confession and silent meditation from 7:00-8:00pm. Fellowship with food and drinks to follow!
Immaculate Conception is located at the corner of 8th & N Streets, NW - two blocks north of the metro stop at Mt. Vernon Square green and yellow line.HOME BUYING SEMINAR 10/13
A Notre Dame grad is offering a free real estate seminar, How to Buy A Residence, on Sunday, October 13th at 12:00 p.m. in Old Town Alexandria. The entire home buying process--agency relationship, financing qualification, site analysis, contract negotiation and settlement procedures--will be discussed and many handouts will be available.
If you are thinking of buying in 2013 or 2014,this seminar will be well worth your time. For registration and location, contact: Jeanne Murphy Barton at 703.472.8392 or jeanne.m.barton@gmail.com
ND ALUMNI FLAG FOOTBALL
Fall is upon us, and the ND co-ed flag football team is back on the gridiron. The Flagging Irish are always looking for new recruits, so if you're interested in playing email John Dickas '01 (johndickas@yahoo.com) or Ryan Bradel '07 JD (remnantrb@gmail.com). Games are on weekends in Anacostia Park against teams organized by other alumni clubs, and no experience or commitment is necessary. The regular season runs from September 8 through the end of November, and joining mid-season is no problem.
FOOTBALL GAMEWATCHES AT THE EXCHANGE 9/28/ALTERNATE GAMEWATCHES IN ROCKVILLE, MD
This football season, Notre Dame football gamewatches will once again be held at the Exchange! Join us starting this Saturday against Oklahoma (game starts at 3:30 pm) to cheer on the Irish! The Exchange is located at 1719 G Street NW, close to the Orange, Blue, and Red lines (see the website below for more details). For the games, the Exchange is offering the following specials:
$15 wrist bands of bud light draft and rail drinks (starting at the beginning of the game and ending at the END of the 3rd quarter)
$12 pitchers of Bud Light draft
$5 shots (Jameson, Fireball, cinnamon toast crunch)
$5 Guinness pints
...and more food specials!
We look forward to seeing you there. GO IRISH!!
www.theexchangesaloon.com
As a convenience for ND football fans in the DC suburbs, an alternative TV-watching site is available this season in Rockville, MD. Miller's Rockville Ale House is a spacious new restaurant and sports bar at 1471 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. 20852, phone (301) 770-8535.
· 10% discount on appetizers, with specials on pitchers & other beverages.
· Plenty of free parking. Near I-270 and Twinbrook station on the Red Line.
BETTER OFF BOWLING FALL REGISTRATION
Looking for some alum sports fun over the fall? Better Off Bowling is a co-ed social bowling league for young professionals that runs on Sunday afternoons during the fall. They have a bunch of young professionals along with a number of other school alum groups and usually have ~400 fun social people in the league. They've contacted us hoping we would be interested in getting a team or two together (does not have to be all alums though). Registration ends early October, and the league starts rolling October 13th!
As Fighting Irish alums, we get a $11 off the regular registration price with the discount code: DCALUM1013 You can get more info or see pics at their season page here: http://www.betteroffbowling.com/seasons/66-Washington
Here's some more info:
What: Coed social bowling leagues with ~400 young professionals. It's a great way to hang out with old friends, and meet new ones, plus has an end-of-season party and its own after-bowling sponsor bar.
Details:
- $68, with discount code, for 6 weeks of bowling (includes rental shoes, EoS party, drink specials, etc in addition to the bowling)
- Bowl at Lucky Strike in Chinatown
- Sunday Afternoons (Oct 13, Oct 20, Oct 27, Nov 3, Nov 17, Nov 24)
Signup / Get Info:
1) Go to www.BetterOffBowling.com/washdc
2) Click on Register button to pay/get registered
3) Join as an individual/small group, or create a team of your own and invite friends via facebook or email!
ND-DC MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
We are running our annual Membership Drive! If you became a member last year and would like to continue, then please renew it as your membership expired on July 1. If you have not yet become a member, please consider it because your support is incredibly important to our club. Membership is only $25-35, depending on your class year, and helps our club provide tremendous programming throughout the year. There are many perks of membership, including discounted rates to club events. You can learn more and renew your club membership here: http://washingtondc.undclub.org/membership
