April 11th, 2011
Come join the Virginia Tech Alumni Association for a night of comedy at Goodnight’s Comedy Club in Raleigh on Sunday, May 22. There are two options that night:
1. Dinner + Comedy Show ($15) — The two-course dinner starts at 6pm and the comedy show is included, starting at 8pm
2. Comedy Show Only ($17.25) — The show starts at 8pm
The best part about this night is that it is a Grand Giveaway Show and they are giving away $1,000 worth of prizes!!! If you choose option 1 or 2, you will automatically be entered into the drawing. Why not choose option 1 and get dinner included for less money!?!?
How do you sign up?
Option 1: You need to reserve by calling the box office to make a dinner reservation at 919-828-5233. You are not purchasing anything at the time of making the reservation. The package will be settled that night in the restaurant. It is important for you to *call* (instead of making the reservation online) and let the box office rep know you are with the *Virginia Tech Alumni Assoc*. That way, they can tag it in the system and get an accurate count for the restaurant reservation and the show.
Option 2: For guests only going to the 8 p.m. show, you will need to *call*the box office as well to purchase tickets. You will also need to let the box office rep know you’re with the *Virginia Tech Alumni Assoc*. Once everyone has identified themselves, they will sit everyone together in the restaurant, and then add the seats needed so the entire group can sit together in the show as well.
We probably won’t be the only group that night so limited space is available. If you call early enough, we will all be able to be accommodated and sit together!
Here is more info on the night: http://www.ticketbiscuit.com/goodnightscomedy/EventPage.aspx?EID=81807&VD=5/1/2011.
If you have any questions feel free to contact Scott Randa at 804-986-3592
March 29th, 2011
2nd Annual RTP VTAA Blood Drive - Come help us represent Virginia Tech by donating blood with us! If this would be your first time donating, this is a great way to have support from friends and fellow Hokies to help make you feel comfortable while going through the process the first time. Everyone who donates will receive a free t-shirt! Please be sure to RSVP and sign up for a specific time slot for this event.
Date: Monday, April 11th
Time: 2:30-6:45
Location: North Raleigh Blood Donation Center
Address: 8301 Bandford Way, Raleigh, NC27616
RSVP: Please click here to sign up for your time slot
Food Bank Service Event - Come help us represent Virginia Tech by volunteering at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina! Please be sure to arrive on time, wear closed toe shoes, and remember that parking is street side.
Date: Wednesday, April 13th
Time: 6:00
Address: 3808 Tarheel Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609
RSVP: Please click here to RSVP for this event
3.2 for 32 Run/Walk - To commemorate the fourth anniversary of the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech, the Research Triangle Alumni Association is hosting a 3.2 Mile Run/Walk event. We will be running 3.2 miles for the 32 lives lost on April 16, 2007.
We will meet at The Brickhouse and run the Reedy Creek trail, starting across the street at Meredith College, continuing to the NC Art Museum trails, and looping back to The Brickhouse. Everyone, including anyone who chooses not to run, is welcome to join the group on the Brickhouse patio after the run.
Everyone is welcome to this event! Families and non-runners are encouraged to come out and join us – we will have a shorter route mapped if needed.
Date: Saturday, April 16th
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Brickhouse
Address: 3801 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC
RSVP: Please click here to RSVP for this event
Hokie Happy Hour- Raleigh – We haven’t seen them in a while, so we’re headed down to the Carolina Ale House on Creekside Drive to visit with our CAH friends that we met during football season! We’re going to be hanging out on the patio for dinner, drinks, and corn hole. If you only come to one HHH this year, this is the one to come to! This location had the largest turnout for HHH’s, and it’s a great way to meet other Hokies!
Date: Wednesday, April 27th
Time: 6:30
Location: Carolina Ale House – Raleigh
Address: 513 Creekside Drive, Raleigh, NC
March 28th, 2011
Our friends at the Raleigh-Durham Hokie Club have a lot of amazing events coming up too! Be sure to check out the events below and attend as may of the Hokie Club events as you can!
Annual Hokie Club O&M Tour
Tuesday, May 3 at Raleigh CC
Full golf/social/dinner package or social/dinner only option offered
Head BB Coach Seth Greenberg speaking after dinner, plus FB Assistant Coach Mike O’Cain
Silent auction for football (signed by Coach Beamer) and basketball (signed by coaches and team)
Golf 12 noon, social 5:30, dinner 6:15, program 7:00
Sponsorships available, contact Marshall Bates (919-467-8895)
Season Football Ticket Raffle
2 VT season tickets (Section 4, Row PPP)
$5 each or 5 for $20
Drawing held week of August 21
Contact Ed Moore edmoorecsp@earthlink.net or Marshall Bates mbates@bcesouth.com
2011 Football Kickoff Golf Outing – Wednesday, August 17
Hokie Pride Day - Friday, September 2 http://hokieprideday.homestead.com/
Duke game Hokie Happy Hour
Friday, October 28 at Football Team Hotel, probably RTP Hilton Hotel (I-40 Page Road Exit)
Bus Trip
Thursday night, November 17 to UNC game in Blacksburg
Meet at Outlets Mall parking lot, I-40 Exit 284 Airport Blvd., 12noon; return after game
Game Ticket not included
March 6th, 2011
Date: March 31, 2011
Time: 6:30-8:30
Location: Sitti – Authentic Lebanese Restaurant
Address: 137 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
Cost: $32 per person
RSVP: by Sunday March 27
Join us for our annual wine tasting and speaker event at Sitti in downtown Raleigh!
Bill Snizek, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, will be presenting “Desktop Graffiti: An Unobtrusive Measure of Campus Climate and Student Attitudes” & “Teaching Large College Classes (n=650+); Some Challenges and Myths”.
The $32 per person cost includes the program, wine tasting, and heavy hors d’oeuvres. A set of two “alumni badges,” valued at $495 each, to the Greenbrier Classic will be raffled off during the event for $20 per ticket. Proceeds from the event and raffle benefit the Research Triangle Chapter Scholarship Fund. Sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact the chapter for more information.
Tickets to the event must be reserved no later than March 27th. Check payments may be made out to RTP Chapter – VTAA and mailed to Chelsea MacMeekin at 8300 Clasara Circle, Raleigh, NC 27613 or turned in at any chapter event in March. Payments may also be made via PayPal below.
March 6th, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes Game & Happy Hour
Date: Wednesday, March 9th
Time: Happy Hour 5:30-6:30 & the game is 7:00
Location: Backyard Bistro (Across the street from RBC)
Address: 1235 Hurricane Alley Way, Raleigh, NC 27607 (map)
Details: We’ll have a reserved space inside the bar area off to left.
Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up
Date: Sunday, March 20th @ 4:00
Location: Meet in front of the Harris Teeter off Jones Franklin beside Sonic (map)
Address: 5563 Western Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27606
Details: Look for the cars with Hokie flags in the parking lot.
Hokie Happy Hour – North Raleigh
Date: Wednesday, March 23rd @ 6:30
Location: Tap City
Address: 6675 Falls of Neuse Rd # 105, Raleigh, NC 27615
Raleigh Rescue Mission Welcome Kit Drive - For the months of February, March, and April we’ll be collecting travel-sized hygiene items at all Hokie Happy Hour events that will be donated to the Raleigh Rescue Mission. We’re creating Welcome Kits containing everything a resident could need to stay healthy and clean each day. Needed items include toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, antiperspirant, disposable razors, shaving cream, soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, Q-tips, chap stick, tissues, sun block, aloe vera gel, insect repellant, combs, and, brushes. All those samples and hotel souvenirs that you haven’t been able to use have just found a worthy home! Target and Walmart also have an excellent collection of travel sized items.