Young Alums,
Happy Friday! Lots of exciting events coming up—starting with the Irish facing off against the Florida State Seminoles tomorrow night! See below for game watch details. Also, please continue reading for ND-Navy football weekend events (10/31-11/2).
EVENTS IN THIS ISSUE:
ND vs. Florida State Football Game Watch at The Brixton (Tomorrow, 10/18)
ND-DC Day of Service (Next Saturday, 10/25)
ND vs. Navy Weekend Events (Friday-Sunday, 10/31-11/2)
ND-DC Co-Ed Flag Football Team - Fall Season Is Here!
Better Off Bowling League - Fall Season Begins (Sunday, 10/19)
Young Adult Mass with Cardinal Wuerl (Sunday, 10/26)
Domer Kids Play Date at Clemyjontri Park (Sunday, 10/26)
ND WIN Happy Hour (Thursday, 10/30)
ND-GAIN Annual Meeting (Wednesday, 11/5)
ND Women Connect DC St. Jude Give Thanks Walk (Saturday, 11/22)
ND-DC Club Online Membership
ND vs Florida State Game Watch at The Brixton (Saturday, 10/18 at 8 PM)
Join us at 8 pm tomorrow night to watch #5 Notre Dame take on #2 Florida State at The Brixton (NOT The Exchange). The Brixton is located at 901 U Street near the U Street Metro Station (Green/Yellow).
Please join us on the second floor and enjoy the following drink specials:
$12 Bud Lite buckets (5 beers)
$15 Pitchers of Blue Moon
$5 Shots of Fireball
$5 Absolut/Smirnoff
$3 Bud Lite stadium cans
Go IRISH! Beat Seminoles.
ND-DC Day of Service (Next Saturday, 10/25 at 9 AM)
Next Saturday, October 25th, the Notre Dame Club will be joining Catholic Charities to help us spruce up the grounds of "Gift of Peace," a convent and hospice located in NE DC. We will be clearing out the vegetable garden and helping to clean up the campus.
Register for the day here with Catholic Charities.
Here are the details:
Event: Notre Dame Club Day of Service at the "Gift of Peace" in Northeast DC
Day/Time: Saturday, October 25th from 9:00 - 1:00
Location: 2800 Otis Street NE
Registration: https://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/get-involved-one-time-facilities
For more information, visit our Facebook event. We hope to see you all there!
NOTRE DAME VS. NAVY WEEKEND EVENTS (10/31 - 11/2)
FRIDAY NIGHT RECEPTION (10/31): Join Notre Dame Alumni, Family, and Friends as we gather to kick off the Notre Dame-Navy game weekend in Washington, D.C. We will have a performance from the alumni band and hope to announce appearances from University representatives. We will provide some appetizers, while drinks and other food will be on your own. Alumni of all ages, parents, kids, and seniors are encouraged to attend.
Details: Friday, October 31st from 6-9 PM at the Brixton Restaurant & Pub (Corner of 9th and U Sts. NW, Washington, DC, Near U Street Metro)
FRIDAY ND/NAVY LUNCHEON (10/31): In conjunction with the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, the ND Club of Maryland is co-sponsoring a joint ND-Navy luncheon in the William P. Lawrence "N" Room at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. The luncheon will feature both ND and Navy speakers, and tickets cost $45 per person. Make your reservation to attend here.
Details: Friday, October 31st from 12-1:30 PM at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
SATURDAY (11/1): Enjoy the game! Kickoff is at FedEx Field at 8 PM. Get your tickets straight from FedEx by clicking here. Tickets are also available for purcahse on Living Social. For suite information, call 703-726-7290 or email suites@redskins.com.
SUNDAY (11/2): Notre Dame Alumni, Family and Friends Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. There will be dedicated seating for the Notre Dame community. Feel free to come by before or stay after mass for tours or a meal. More information on the Basilica tours and cafeteria here.
Details: Sunday, November 2nd at Noon at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (400 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC, Near Brookland CUA Metro)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Caity Schneeman '08, Katie McArdle '08, and Katie Murray '06 are looking for volunteers to help out at their middle school in Anacostia, KIPP DC: AIM Academy. We are specifically looking for people to help run small reading intervention groups for children who are behind grade level. The groups meet from 12:30-3, 4 days a week. We are open to high school and college-age volunteers as well as adults! If you are interested, please email caityschneeman@gmail.com or call 267-331-0043. Thanks and Go Irish!
ND-DC CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM - FALL SEASON IS HERE
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 (johndickas@yahoo.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 7 through the end of November, and joining mid-season is no problem.
BETTER OFF BOWLING - FALL SEASON BEGINS (10/19)
Better Off Bowling is a co-ed social bowling league for young professionals that run two separate leagues, one on Sunday afternoons and another on Monday evenings during the Fall (and yes, the NFL games are on the big screen TVs). 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 19th for the Sunday league and October 20th for the Monday night league!
Details:
As Notre Dame alums, we get $10 off the regular registration price with the discount code: DCALUMF14
$69, with discount code, for 6 weeks of bowling (includes rental shoes, drink specials, etc in addition to the bowling)
Bowl at Lucky Strike - 701 7th St NW Washington
Sunday Afternoons (Oct 19, Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 23) OR
Monday Evenings (Oct 20, Oct 27, Nov 3, Nov 10, Nov 17, Nov 24)
To sign up visit: https://www.betteroffbowling.com/teams/3789-The-Notre-Dame-Alum-Bowlers
ANNUAL YOUNG ADULT MASS WITH CARDINAL WUERL (10/26)
Young Adults across the Archdiocese of Washington are invited for our Annual Young Adult Mass with Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Sunday October 26th at 3pm at St. Matthew's Cathedral. Last year we had over 500 young adults participate! Be a part of this can't-miss event. Immediately following Mass we will head to Buffalo Billiards Bar (3 blocks away) for food, drinks and a FREE concert with Marie Miller! (Valid 21+ ID required). Register at DCCatholic.eventbrite.com.
DOMER KIDS PLAY DATE AT CLEMYJONTRI PARK (10/26)
Bring your little Domers for a play date at Clemyjontri Park on Sun. Oct. 26 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm! We have reserved one of the picnic pavilions - look for the blue & gold balloons. ND-DC will provide light snacks and drinks, but feel free to bring a snack to share. All ages are welcome! Clemyjontri is located at 6317 Georgetown Pike McLean. Contact Molly Savage '05 (and Janie '35) with any questions: molly.k.savage@gmail.com
ND WIN HAPPY HOUR (10/30)
As we prepare for the ND-Washington Irish Network's upcoming Career Night event (tentatively scheduled for the second week of January 2015 - event specifics coming soon) please join us, relax and mingle with fellow Domers during a casual Happy Hour to be hosted at the Exchange.
Where: The Exchange (http://www.theexchangesaloon.com)
When: Thursday, October 30, 6:00 pm - 8:30pm
Important: There will be drink specials.
ANNUAL ND GLOBAL ADAPTATION INDEX MEETING (11/5)
ND-GAIN's Annual Meeting is the premier gathering of domestic and international adaptation leaders. The event will be held at the non-partisan Wilson Center, and will be attended by thought leaders from the private, public and non-profit sectors. ND-GAIN will release its latest advancements and acknowledge the ND-GAIN Corporate Adaptation Prize winners.
Panel topics will include:
Global Business Adaptation Excellence
Business Continuity Planning: Preparing to Avoid Disaster
Population Disruption: Predictions and Business Implications
Measuring Adaptation: Risk and Opportunity to Inform Development Decision Making
Keynote: Ann Thompson, NBC Chief Environmental Affairs
Please see the meeting agenda for more details.
ND-GAIN has secured a limited number of rooms at the Hotel Helix (1.2 miles from the Wilson Center). Please mention ND-GAIN when making your reservation.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact ND-GAIN for more information.
ST. JUDE GIVE THANKS WALK (11/22)
Join the ND Women Connect DC team on November 22 for the St. Jude Give Thanks Walk to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
Date: November 22, 2014
Time: Check-in starts at 8 a.m., and the walk starts at 9:30 a.m. The walk takes about one hour, so there will be plenty of time to make it home to watch ND take on Louisville!
Location: The National Mall in Washington, DC
How you can help: Visit http://walk.stjude.org/NDWomenConnectDC to join our team. As a team member, you will set up your own fundraising page to raise money from your friends and family toward our team's goal. Our team members can raise as much or as little as they are able--no minimum amount is required to join. We also hope that team members join us for the walk on November 22. This is a great event for families to participate in together!
If you cannot participate as a team member, you can still support our team by making a donation. Visit http://walk.stjude.org/NDWomenConnectDC to donate.
Please contact Erin LaRuffa at elaruffa@gmail.com with any questions
ONLINE MEMBERSHIP
If you became a member last year and would like to continue, then please renew it as your membership will expire on July 1. If you have not yet become a member, please consider it because your support is incredibly important to our club. As a reminder, you can register for your membership online. It's fast, easy, and inexpensive for the YA members! Best of all, it helps us provide fun, diverse, and valuable opportunities for our alumni family. Click here to sign up today.
CONTACT US
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Leah Scanlan '10 (leah.e.scanlan@gmail.com)
Interested in getting involved in the club? Contact the co-chairs:
Kate Sullivan '10 (kaitlin.r.sullivan@gmail.com)
Mackenzie Keller '11 (mackenzie.k.keller@gmail.com)
Kelly McRaven '13 (kellymcraven@gmail.com)
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