Young Alumni Newsletter

ND Young Alumni E-News
Spring 2008

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Fighting Irish Ride the Rapids
Some people opt to take it easy during the summer, but this July, Young Alumni are gathering in the Blue Ridge Mountain Range of West Virginia for an exciting white-water rafting trip. From July 18-20, you can join fellow Young Alums and ride the rapids of the Lower New River, which flows through a rugged 1,300 ft. canyon.
The trip begins in Charleston, WV, with a happy hour, dinner and an evening on the town. We will stay at a Charleston hotel on Friday night, heading to the New and Gauley Rivers on Saturday. We’ll finish the trip with a BBQ dinner followed by an evening of camping. [Full Story]

Young Alums and Reunion—To Go or Not To Go
It hasn’t been that long since you graduated, so why would you want come back to campus for Reunion 2008? The better question is why wouldn’t you? Reunion gives you the chance to relive your student days and take part in a variety of campus activities. Stay up late talking to your friends; take a bike ride around campus; meet new people; visit the ’Backer; network and find potential job opportunities; grab a late-night snack or beverage at the refreshment tent; participate in the Sunburst Race; golf on campus and participate in community service with fellow classmates.
If that’s not enough, you can register to participate in fun and informative seminars such as Sex, Money and the Vatican; Green: The Verb Sustainability on Campus; How to Sell More Stuff than You Ever Dreamed You Could; and Inside Notre Dame Magazine. Encourage your friends to come back for Reunion 2008. Want to see who has already registered? Click here to see the list.

Dorm Competition Heats Up Reunion
The Classes of 1998 and 2003 are competing to bring home “Hall of the Year” honors during the upcoming Reunion Weekend. The Annual Fund Dorm Challenge measures dorm spirit on two fronts: first, by having the highest attendance rate at the reunion, and second, by having the highest percentage of former residents make a gift to Notre Dame.
Don’t miss out on your chance to participate: the winning dorm earns a University-sponsored tailgate party and the opportunity to purchase a block of tickets for dorm-mates at the ND vs. Pittsburgh football game on November 1. So which dorm will come out on top? Visit the Reunion 2008 Progress Report to see how your dorm is doing. Or make your gift now.

Keep Us Updated!
Have you recently moved, gotten married or changed jobs? Be sure to let us know. Just like the University held freshman orientation, ND clubs across the country hold regular orientations to welcome Young Alumni to the area and bring them up to speed on club activities. Make sure we can find you! Log in to Irish Online and update your information today.

Meet One of Your Young Alumni Representatives
This July, Melissa Treviño ’02, begins a three-year term as one of your Young Alumni representative on the Notre Dame Alumni Board of Directors. Here, Melissa answers a few questions about her new role, and what she plans to accomplish as your Young Alumni representative. [Full Story]

Young Alums Can Make a Big Impact
Gage Dungy ’00 is not old enough to be the President of the United States. Luckily, there are no age requirements for leading a Notre Dame club. As president of the Notre Dame Club of Central California, Gage has invigorated alumni and friends through a series of new events, programs, and activities—and that’s why he is the 2008 Young Alumni Award winner. [Full Story]

For Young Alumni Coordinators

Looking for ideas to help engage the Domers in your area this summer?
Here are a few activities that are fun, cheap and easy to organize:

Host a Fourth of July party

Have a potluck picnic

Plan a barbeque

Perform a neighborhood clean-up

Take an flashlight walk through a forest preserve
Attend a baseball game
Go on a zoo outing

Plan a day at the beach
Sponsor a car wash
Plan a bookstore basketball tournament
Attend a free outdoor concert
Host an ice cream social
Play mini-golf

Canoe/paddle boat on an area lake/river
Raise money for scholarships through a garage sale
“Be a kid again” day: Play hide-and-seek, kickball, hopscotch or tag at a local park
Enter a local race as a Young Alum team