Dear Young Alums,
Happy Friday! Join us for the game watch tomorrow, and check out the rest of our fall events! Go Irish!
EVENTS IN THIS ISSUE:
ND Football Game Watch at The Exchange (Tomorrow, 10/3)
The Red Mass and Brunch (Sunday, 10/4)
ND Women Connect Book Discussion (Thursday, 10/8)
Bob Kemp Lacrosse Classic (Saturday and Sunday 10/11, 10/12)
Young Adult Ignatian Retreat (October 16-18)
Young Professionals Trivia Night for San Miguel (Tuesday, 10/20)
ND Family Mass and Potluck Dinner (Saturday, October 24)
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Better Off Bowling
Call for Volunteers: Involvement on the Young Alumni Committee
ND-DC Club Online Membership
ND FOOTBALL GAME WATCH AT THE EXCHANGE (10/3)
Join us tomorrow to watch the Irish take on Clemson! We'll be watching at The Exchange. The game starts at 8:00 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!
THE RED MASS AND BRUNCH (Sunday, 10/4)
When? Sunday, October 4th at 10 am
Where? Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle
The Red Mass is celebrated annually at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, traditionally on the Sunday before the first Monday in October, which marks the opening of the Supreme Court's annual term. Its purpose is to invoke God's blessings on those responsible for the administration of justice as well as on all public officials. The Mass is free and open to the public. To register for the Brunch, please use this link.
ND WOMEN CONNECT BOOK DISCUSSION (Thursday, 10/8)
The NDWC Steering Committee has organized a common read of Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman" for NDWC groups across the country.
Our local DC discussion will be on October 8th at Northside Social, a local wine and coffee bar in the Clarendon neighborhood. Look for some ND signage to find our book club gathering :-)
Questions: Contact Clara Ritger at claralritger[at]gmail[dot]com.
Happy reading!
BOB KEMP LACROSSE CLASSIC (10/10, 10/11)
The Bob Kemp Lacrosse Classic will honor the life of Bob Kemp, father of former ND lacrosse All-Americans Joey ('08) and John ('13) Kemp. The Kemps, who grew up in Potomac, Md., lost Bob suddenly last May and have organized a weekend of events to celebrate his legacy while honoring those with a notable commitment to faith, family, and athletics. Proceeds will fund a full scholarship for a student at Washington Jesuit Academy, a tuition-free, private middle school in NE for at-risk boys. The events include:
Saturday, October 10 (3pm-7pm) - ND Football Game Watch on the Rooftop Terrace at 101 Constitution Avenue, NW. Tickets are $50/person for adults 21 and over (which includes BBQ and non-alcoholic beverages)
Sunday October 11 (12 noon) - ND vs Navy Lacrosse Game at Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, MD.
Young Adult Ignatian Retreat (October 16-18)
Save the Date!
October 16-18, 2015
The Young Adult Community at Holy Trinity Church invite you to attend the upcoming Ignatian retreat "Spirit@Work". Take time in the Blue Ridge Mountains to reflect on how the Holy Spirit is at work in your life, what your gifts are, and how you are being invited to use them. Visit the Holy Trinity website for more information and to register: http://trinity.org/yac-retreat/
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TRIVIA NIGHT FOR SAN MIGUEL (TUESDAY 10/20)
Come join us for a Young Professionals Trivia Night at RFD in Chinatown to benefit San Miguel School! We will be joining other Catholic college alumni groups in the area to socialize and raise money and awareness for San Miguel School, a Christian Brothers school that serves a quality Catholic education to low-income youth in our area. Register your team, sign up as a free agent, or join as a spectator!
$75 team entry donation (4-6)
$20 individual entry donation
$15 spectator donation
Event includes 1 drink ticket and appetizers. Cash bar available.
To register your team:
Go to the San Miguel Donate Page
Note the number and names of players with your donation and "YP Trivia" in the additional comments section.
ND FAMILY MASS AND POTLUCK DINNER (SATURDAY, 10/24)
Please join us for a Notre Dame family Mass and potluck dinner on Saturday, October 24. The Mass will be held at GMU's Catholic chapel (4515 Roberts Road, Fairfax, VA) at 5:30 p.m (confessions will run from 4:30 - 5:15). Jim Hinkle ND '01 will be co-celebrating with Father Ford. The dinner will follow in the chapel's activity room.
It is a potluck dinner with the ND-DC club furnishing the main dish and dessert. We are asking for a donation of $25 per couple. For additional information, please email Dan Palmer at dan@palmer.org or Joe Libby at libbyclu@aol.com.
BETTER OFF BOWLING
Looking for some alum sports fun over the Fall?
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 Tuesday 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 mid October, and the league starts rolling Oct 11thfor the Sunday league and Oct 13th for the Tuesday night league!
As Fighting Irish alums, we get $10 off the regular registration price with the discount code: DCALUMFALL15
You can get more info or see pics at their season page here:
http://www.betteroffbowling.com/WashDC/reg
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 a great after bowling bar scene with drink specials, bar games, board games like Cards Against Humanity and Jenga along with NFL games on all the TVs.
Details:
- $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 11, Oct 18, Nov 1, Nov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22)
* OR *
- Tuesday Evenings (Oct 13, Oct 20, Oct 27, Nov 3, Nov 10, Nov 17)
Signup / Get Info:
1) Go to www.BetterOffBowling.com/WashDC/reg
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!
ONLINE MEMBERSHIP
If you have not yet become a member of the ND-DC club, 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)
Want your content featured in the next e-newsletter? Email us.
Michele Monk '11 (michelemonk@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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