May 2000

Bringing the Happy Valley to the Miami Valley

Greater Dayton and the Miami Valley Penn State Alumni Association

TO SPEAK AT ANNUAL BANQUET

We are very excited to announce that Jerry Dunn will be this year’s guest speaker at the annual Banquet to be held on Saturday, June 3 at the Officer’s Club, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Cocktails and appetizers will kick off the evening at 6:30 with dinner to be served at 7:30. The cost of $25 per person includes a "Family Style" dinner of Marinated Grilled Chicken, Roast Loin of Pork, salad, vegetables, beverage including wine on each table and vanilla ice cream for dessert. Seating is limited to 50 so complete the enclosed form early but return it no later than Friday, May 26. Entrance to Wright Pat is off Rte 444, Gate 12A. (See more about Jerry at: http://www.psu.edu/sports/basketball/men/profiles/dunn.html .)

                                                                         Channel 16 TV Auction
Once again we are planning to assist Channel 16 by manning the phones on Thursday, May 18, between 6:00 PM and 11:15 PM.  So, if you’ve always had a desire to be in television, here’s your shot! Time is short so don’t delay and call Mark Dowd at 294-6978 to sign up or drop him an email message at mcd@erinet.com .

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                                                                               Football 2000
Did you realize the season is less than four months away? In case you haven’t heard, the Nittany Lions will open the season hosting USC in the Kick-Off Classic August 27. As was the case during the ’99 season, the club will be meeting on football Saturdays at Wallaby’s in Beavercreek. Additionally, plans are already being set for the club to travel to Indiana on October 28. So mark your calendars and plan to join the fun.

                                                                              Visit Our Web Page
In case you haven’t heard about it or seen it, you can check out all the upcoming, current and past activities of our club at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bobgehman/ . Special thanks go out to Bob Gehman for creating and maintaining the site which is full of pictures, event recaps and links. Additionally, if you’ve joined the electronic age and haven’t forwarded your e-mail address to us, please take a moment to drop me a line. Alumnus will receive late breaking and last minute notices of events where time just isn’t available to send out a letter.

                                                                   Renew Your Chapter Membership
It’s that time of the year again that we ask each of you to join or renew your membership in our local chapter. Dues are $15 per person or $20 per family and are the primary fund raiser for our scholarship fund and also offset newsletter costs as well as other miscellaneous expenses. Your local support is much appreciated. WE ARE PENN STATE IN THE GREATER DAYTON AND MIAMI VALLEY. Just complete the enclosed form and return.

                                                                       Message from the President
As this membership year comes to a close, so does my term as chapter President. I would like to take a moment to recognize some of those that have helped make the past two years memorable. Mike Pascale, past president who has headed up our alumni admissions efforts and assisted me early on with Presidential duties, Bill Ashbaugh, club treasurer and coordinator of our transportation to football games, Edie Kreider, my newsletter publisher, who by the way also make great Bloody Mary’s for our football trips, Marguerite Sharp for her National Services Week efforts, Jim Valerie and Randy Gallas for coordinating our annual banquets and thanks again to Bob Gehman for creating and maintaining the Web page. With over 600 alumni in the area, the Chapter strives to stimulate interest in the Penn State experience in the Miami Valley through a variety of activities and without their help, it couldn’t be done.

If you are interested in taking a more active role in our club, please contact me or any of the board members listed below.

Vic Folwarczny (vfolwarczn@aol.com)

Carolyn Spiller (cdspil@aol.com)