Young Alums,
It's a chilly weekend here in D.C., but still warmer than South Bend (feels like 14 degrees with snow on the ground). Lots of events coming up in mid-November and early December, so mark your calendars. Join us tomorrow to watch the football game at the Exchange.
EVENTS IN THIS ISSUE:
ND vs Northwestern Game Watch at the Exchange (Tomorrow, 11/15)
ND Women Connect Happy Hour Fundraiser (Tuesday, 11/18)
Power Up Ethiopia Fundraiser (Tuesday, 11/18)
Fall Theology on Tap Series (Tuesdays, 11/18 - 12/9)
ND Women Connect St. Jude Give Thanks Walk (Saturday, 11/22)
ND Men's Basketball vs. Michigan State Game Watch (Wednesday, 12/3)
ND Women's Basketball vs UCONN Game Watch (Saturday, 12/6)
ND Young Alumni Happy Hour (Wednesday, 12/10)
SAVE THE DATE: Holiday Ice Skating Event (Saturday 12/13)
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Volunteers Needed at KIPP School
ND-DC Club Online Membership
Getting involved!
ND FOOTBALL GAME WATCH AT THE EXCHANGE (11/15)
Join us tomorrow to watch the Irish take on the Northwestern Wildcats. We'll be watching at The Exchange. The game starts at 3:30 PM ET, so make sure you're there to cheer on the Irish! The Exchange is located at 1719 G Street NW, close to the Orange, Blue, and Red lines.
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)$13 pitchers of Bud Light draft
$5 Guinness pints
$7 burgers and grilled chicken sandwiches + more food specials!
We look forward to seeing you there. GO IRISH, Beat Wildcats!!
NDWC HAPPY HOUR FUNDRAISER (11/18)
Join NDWC for happy hour at Circa in Clarendon on Tuesday, November 18th to support their team for the St. Jude Give Thanks Walk! Great cause and great excuse to socialize with alums!
Location: Circa Clarendon (3010 Clarendon Blvd. in Arlington)
Cost: Suggested $10 minimum donation for the St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Checks can be made out to "St. Jude" or contributions can be made by credit card on the NDWC team page. All donations we collect will go to St. Jude, so food and drink will be pay-as-you-go for whatever you order.
RSVP: Please RSVP to elaruffa@gmail.com so we can give a headcount estimate to the bar.
FALL THEOLOGY ON TAP SERIES (Tuesdays, 11/18 - 12/9)
DCCatholic presents its Fall Theology on Tap series: "Things to Know by 30". Join us at Buffalo Billiards in Dupont Circle for our 6-pack talk series on Tuesday evenings through Dec 9. All young adults are invited for Happy Hour specials from 6-7pm with a talk and Q/A to follow from 7-8pm. See a listing of talks and speakers at adw.org/tot.
POWER UP ETHIOPIA FUNDRAISER (11/18)
Concordia Humana is hosting a Winter 2014 fundraiser to support PowerUp Ethiopia. Join us next Tuesday, November 18 at Keren Restaurant, located at 1780 Florida Ave NW between 6- 10 p.m. for a traditional Ethiopian dinner and happy hour drinks.
To find out more about PowerUp Ethiopia, visit powerupethiopia.blogspot.com/ and concordiahumana.org. Please email Bobby Shields (bobby@concordiahumana.org) with any questions.
NDWC 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 is 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 or to donate to a team members fudnraising efforts! The walk team is already more than halfway to their goal of $1500, and your support can help them get the rest of the way there!
Contact Erin LaRuffa at elaruffa@gmail.com with any questions
ND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL vs MICHIGAN STATE GAME WATCH (12/3)
Join us at Parlay (1827 M Street NW) on Wednesday, December 3rd at 7:15 pm to watch the Irish face off against the Michigan State Spartans! Details on specials to come.
ND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL vs UCONN GAME WATCH (12/6)
Save the date! We'll gather for the 3:30 PM tip-off to watch the Lady Irish take on UCONN in a rematch of last years National Championship game! Look for more details about location in future newsletters and at the Facebook event. Go Irish!
ND YOUNG ALUMNI HAPPY HOUR (12/10)
Save the date for a holiday happy hour on Wednesday, December 10 from 6 -9 p.m. at Irish Whiskey Public House (closest metro Dupont Circle or Farragut North/West) in the Dublin Room (upstairs).
HOLIDAY ICE SKATING EVENT (12/13)
We know that calendars fill up quickly this time of year so we want you all to SAVE THE DATE for a holiday ice skating event on Saturday December 13th! We'll get out on the ice and then gather at a cozy bar for to warm up over drinks. Stay tuned for more information as we get closer!
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!
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
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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Leah Scanlan '10 (leah.e.scanlan@gmail.com)
Please check out the ND-DC Young Alumni website and Facebook Page for more information and to see upcoming events!
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