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Saturday, May 5, 2012
Great Meadows
The Plains, VA

Metro: Orange line to West Falls Church Metro Station

-Until 4/18 at 5:00 PM, cost is $120 for General Admission; $110 for UVaClub members
-Beginning 4/18 at 5:00 PM, cost will be $130 for General Admission; $120 for members
-Beginning 4/25 at 5:00 PM, cost will be $140 for General Admission; $130 for members

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Tickets for Gold Cup are now available!

Grab your pearls and seersucker and join the UVa Club of DC at the Virginia Gold Cup races! This year we have our own fully catered tent with open bar. You will have a great view from our rail-side tent of the races, and a chance to meet fellow UVA alums and their friends.
 
Buses will depart from West Falls Church Metro Station at 10:00 AM and will return there after the races.  Please look for our buses and orange balloons!
 
Your ticket includes admission to Gold Cup, transportation, food and open bar.
  
Prices will increase as we get closer to the event, and there are a limited number of tickets so get yours today! 
  
 
Please contact uvasocial@dchoos.org if you have questions.

Sunday, April 29, 2012
12:45pm – 4:00pm

PetSmart – Alexandria (Hybla Valley)
7690 Richmond Highway
Alexandria, VA 22306

*Carpools can be arranged from Huntington Metro station (Yellow line).

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Help find a rescued dog a new home by volunteering as a dog handler! Your time spent helping Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation at this pet adoption day will enable them to show more dogs, increasing their chances of being adopted. Volunteers between the ages of 14-16 must be accompanied by an adult.

The Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation (LDCRF) was founded in 2001 and rescues abandoned or displaced dogs and cats from the threat of euthanasia in over-crowded shelters or other at-risk situations and places them for adoption into loving homes. LDCRF places about 2,000 dogs and cats each year into adoptive homes, for a total of more than 15,000 since 2001! All animals in the care of LDCRF are spayed or neutered and fully vaccinated prior to adoption. For more information about LDCRF, visit: http://www.lostdogrescue.org/

Volunteer guidelines can be found here.

Please contact uvaservice@dchoos.org with questions.

Monday, April 16, 2012
7:00 pm

Silver Diner
3200 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201

Metro: Clarendon (Orange Line)

The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins

From School Library Journal:

In a not-too-distant future, the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss’s young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district’s female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, the son of the town baker who seems to have all the fighting skills of a lump of bread dough, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives. Collins’s characters are completely realistic and sympathetic as they form alliances and friendships in the face of overwhelming odds; the plot is tense, dramatic, and engrossing. This book will definitely resonate with the generation raised on reality shows like ‘Survivor’ and ‘American Gladiator.’ Book one of a planned trilogy.

Please email Cedric at uvabookclub@dchoos.org for more information.

Saturday, April 14, 2012
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

N Street Village
14th and N Streets, NW
Washington, DC

Metro:  McPherson Square (Orange/Blue line)

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Have an amazing resume? Think you are an ace when it comes to interviews? You are just who we need!

Come join other UVA alumni to conduct a Resume/Interview Workshop for the amazing women at N Street Village. Our previous two workshops were such a success that we were asked to come back!

N Street Village is a non-profit social services community that provides a spectrum of services to meet the needs of homeless and extremely low-income women as they move to stable housing and maximum self-sufficiency. Every day (they are never closed) they provide food, clothing, showers, transitional and permanent housing, mental and physical health care, and support to re-enter the workforce. N Street village presently serves over 900 women. For more information about N Street Village, visit: http://www.nstreetvillage.org/

Please contact uvaservice@dchoos.org with questions.

Founder’s Day

Thursday, April 12, 2012
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Clyde’s Gallery Place: Piedmont Room
707 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 349-3700

Metro: Red, Green, or Yellow lines to Gallery Place-Chinatown

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Come out and celebrate Thomas Jefferson at Clyde’s! Dress is cocktail optional and we will have a cocktail reception with an open bar, including beer, wine and spirits!
 
Alexander “Sandy” Gilliam will be speaking at the event. Sandy currently serves as the University’s Protocol and History Officer and has previously served as Secretary to the Board of Trustees. He knows more about the University than anyone and his presentation promises to be worthy of Thomas Jefferson!
 
The night will also feature a silent auction. All proceeds go to the Rotunda Restoration Fund. Come out for a fun-filled night of celebrating Jefferson and UVA and help us keep his most recognizable building alive!  Some of the auction items include a hockey stick autographed by the Caps, UVA football helmet signed by Mike London, and plauques containing pieces of old UHall!

 Please contact uvasocial@dchoos.org if you have questions.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Game Starts at 7:00 PM

Verizon Center
601 F St, Washington, DC 20004
(202) 510-5117

Metro: Red or Yellow lines to Gallery Place-Chinatown

REGISTER HERE FOR TICKETS

Join the DC Club for a meet and greet with former Wahoo great Roger Mason, Jr. following the April 10th Wizards vs. Orlando Magic game. Roger will meet the group and pose for pictures with all ‘Hoos who buy through this special discounted ticket offer (use promo code: dchoos)! The first 200 buyers will also receive an autographed picture of Roger from his U.Va. days, so feel free to bring family and friends to meet the only ‘Hoo in the NBA.

DC Hoos have set aside tickets in all levels to fit all budgets and seating preferences ($22 upper level, $35 club level, $105 lower level behind Wiz bench) and tickets will be grouped with other Hoo Alumni where/whenever possible.  Please note – only tickets bought through this link will be honored at the post-game event with Roger.

Questions? Please call 202-266-2340 for more information on this event.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
6:30 PM – Networking & Refreshments
6:50 PM – Moderated Panel Discussion

Deloitte Conferencing Facility
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 620
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 251-1000

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Format:  This panel provides a brief opportunity for three panelists to share their perspective on the emerging trends in cybersecurity.  Each panelist will then have an opportunity to comment on the ideas mentioned, and then we will open the floor to questions.

Panelists:

Moderator Kristin Lord, Ph.D., Vice President, Director of Studies, Center for National Security.  Dr. Lord led a team of national cybersecurity policy analysts who published the study: America’s Cyber Future: Security and Prosperity in the Information Age.  Prior to joining CNAS, Dr. Lord served as a Fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution and Associate Dean for Strategy, Research and External Relations at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.  She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University and her B.A., magna cum laude, in International Studies from American University.

Neill Sciarrone, Vice President, BAE Systems.  Ms. Sciarrone was appointed by President Bush to serve as the White House Senior Director for Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Policy.  During her tenure she assisted in developing the Presidential Directive on Cyber.  From 2005 to 2007 she served as the Director of Protection and Information Sharing Policy and the Director of Critical Infrastrcuture Protection at the Department of Homeland Security.  Prior to that position, she served as Director of Legislative Affairs for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection at DHS, served in the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office at the Department of Commerce and worked in the public affairs industry for Edelman Public Relations and the Stevens Reed Curcio & Company.  She is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

Dave Manning, Vice President, Applied Security.  Mr. Manning’s practical perspective on cyber is based on his experience leading Applied Security’s Proactive Security Division, serving as a technical product engineer at Applied Security, and a Program Manager at SAIC.  He attended UVA to obtain both his B.S. in Environmental Sciences and M.A. in Management of Information Technology (MIT).

John Osterholz, Vice President, Cyber Operations, CSC.  Mr. Osterholz formerly served as the chair of the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC), Director of Architecture and Interoperability at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Deputy Director, Integrated Planning and Assessment, for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).  Mr. Osterholz holds a B.A. in physics from Rutgers University, an M.A. in Information Systems from George Washington University and has participated in graduate education programs at The Wharton School of Business, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and University of Oxford’s Said Business School.

For questions about this event, please contact Andrew at uvanetworking@dchoos.org.

Straight from the docks of Maine, the freshest and most affordable seafood will be served in the Green Area of the infield. Take a break from searching for horses and venture over with your pastels & sundresses to enjoy our delicious rolls. We know you’ll be hungry and what’s better than a Taste of Maine?

 

 

Luke’s Lobster
Foxfield Menu

Lobster roll …………..15
Crab roll ……………….11
Shrimp roll ……………..8
Kettle Chips…………….1
(Sea salt, Salt N’ Vinegar)

Sunday, April 1, 2012

12:00 PM– 4:00 PM

Washington, DC

*Meet just outside of the Capitol South Metro Station (Orange/Blue lines)

**Registration for this service project is currently full.  Contact uvaservice@dchoos.org if you would like to be added to the wait list.**

Join us as we kick off Cavaliers Care Month with a fun service project for Horton’s Kids!  Five volunteers are needed to help have fun with the Horton’s Kids at its Annual Easter Party!

There will be a waiting list!  Don’t delay; register today!

Horton’s Kids is a non-profit organization founded by Karin Walser (Col ’88) that serves more than 200 children in Ward 8 of Washington, DC.  Horton’s Kids provides after-school tutoring, field trips, summer camps, and birthday and holiday celebrations with the help of dedicated volunteers.

For more information about Horton’s Kids, visit http://www.hortonskids.org

For questions or more information, please contact uvaservice@dchoos.org

Through April, 2012

Each year, shortly after admission letters are sent out to newly admitted high school students, the UVaClub of Washington calls all Washington, DC area students who are admitted to U.Va. Letters go out at the end of March so we need volunteers to make calls during the first 3 weeks of April.

Please register if you can help make calls to welcome the class of 2016!

Register Here

Contact Carrie at uvaschools@dchoos.org if you have any questions!