NITTANY NOTES APRIL 2004
PRESIDENTS NOTE
It
was a dark and stormy night.. nah some other great author uses that starting
phrase. But it is a dark day in
Dayton as I write this, because my term as president ends this May at the
Spring Banquet and this is my last newsletter. Serving you as president was
fun e.g. keeping things exciting at the football games doing pushups (with a
whole lot of help) and full of accomplishments
e.g. writing newsletters (editing and mailing by Edie Kreider). Those
are simple examples to illustrate that a president gets things done with a lot
of effort by others. For that reason, I thank the members of the board for
their hard work, support and friendship. They are fantastic to work with and
fun to hang with. This has been true for the entire time I have been in the
club, and I expect no less of them in the future. I’m sure John Glaser, the
current Vice President, who will take the presidential reigns come May already
knows this. I may not be
president after May but I will still be active and I encourage all of you not
yet involved to join me. You will help make this club stronger and enable it
to increase its accomplishments, and in doing so I know you will have some
fun.
There are several upcoming events that you need to put on your calendars.
SATURDAY, MAY 1 Annual Spring Banquet
SATURDAY,
JULY 17 Big Ten Night at the Dayton Dragons
You can always keep up with upcoming activities and catch up on past events (see your alumni in action) by visiting our website (www.psualumnidayton.org).
This year's banquet will be held on Saturday,
May 1 at 6:00PM in the Fireside room at the Wright Patterson Air Force
Base Officer’s Club. The cost is $29 per person and the dress code is Coat
and Tie. Hors-d’oeuvres will be served from 6:00 - 7:00 with a cash bar
available. The menu is your choice of Grilled London Broil w/rich demi-glaze,
and garlic mashed potatoes, or Grilled “Lime Basted” Chicken w/citrus Rum
Sauce, and Rice Pilaf. Mail the
enclosed form with your check made payable to the Penn State Alumni
Association of Greater Dayton as soon as possible.
Reservations must be received no later than April 23, 2004.
For further information, contact Edie Kreider at 429-5501 or kreiderfam@prodigy.net
or Vic Folwarczny at 258-0924 or vfolwarczn@aol.com
BOARD
MEETING
A brief board meeting will be held at the Spring Banquet on May 1. The new president will assume the responsibilities of presiding over the club’s activities for the next 2 years and the slate of officers and board members will be presented and approved at this meeting. We are still looking for a vice president, and recording secretary and there is room on the board for additional members. All members are welcome to attend the meetings. Membership to the Board is open to any chapter member. The board meetings occur about 4 times a year.
BIG
TEN NIGHT AT THE DAYTON DRAGONS
Plan to join us and other Big Ten alums and friends on Saturday July 17th at Big Ten night with the Dragons. The Dragons Den will be filled with about 400 boisterous big ten supporters and our club will be among them. The local Purdue Alumni Chapter is organizing this event and joining them will be our Penn State Alumni chapter, as well as the local alumni chapters of Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan State, and Minnesota. At this time we have 40 tickets available at $10.00 each and that includes a baseball cap. We had 42 but I have purchased 2 of them. Get in touch with Vic Folwarczny or any board member of the Penn State Alumni Club to reserve your tickets.
TRAINING
SESSION
On Saturday, February 28th our club hosted a training session for ourselves and representatives from other alumni chapters at Homewood Suites in Fairborn. Seven of our board members as well as one person from the Akron Chapter, two people from the Cincinnati Chapter, and one person from the Columbus Chapter attended. Cheryl Stringer and Dana Allen, Regional Directors of the PSU Alumni Association, presented the following topics:
. Awards and Recognition
. Recruiting and Retaining Members
. Alumni Association Benefits and Expectations
After
the presentation the four chapters discussed program successes and chapter
concerns. In the near future our web site will have more details on this very
informative and helpful training.
CHAPTER
SCHOLARSHIPS
The
competition for the 2 approximately $1,100.00 dollar scholarships will begin
this spring or early summer. If you know of a current Penn State student from
the Miami Valley that might be interested, please contact any officer or board
member.
Donations to the scholarship are welcome. Your support of this fund will allow
us to continue to assist our students, and to increase the amount and/or
number of scholarships we can
award. The fund is endowed through the Pennsylvania State University.
TRIP
TO PENN STATE
John Glaser was planning a trip to Penn State in March but unfortunately this
trip was cancelled. He is looking into a trip to the Blue and White game. If
you are interested, please contact John at jjglaser@earthlink.net.
30TH
ANNIVERSARY
We still have desk cube paper holders with our club logo embossed on the side.
The cost of each is $10.00 and they can be obtained from Edie Kreider, Vic
Folwarczny, or
Once again, it’s Think
TV Auction Time! Time for you and your fellow Penn Staters
to get out and show the Blue and White to the world!
Date:
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Time:
Be at the studio at 7:45p.m.
for training; 8:30-11:00
p.m. for work
Dress:
Wear a PSU piece of clothing
(plus any other clothing required for decency)
Place:
Think TV Studio 110
South Jefferson Street-Park at the Convention Center Parking Garage on the
convention center entrance level
Parking is free:
Bring
your receipt to the studio.
All volunteers will be on TV
and be able to attend a party the following week to purchase un-auctioned
prizes. We need as many volunteers as possible. Do not be afraid
if this is your first auction as you will get the hang of it quickly after
being trained! Refreshments will be available.
This is fun, fast paced and a
great social outing. Please
contact David at David.Romanko@wpafb.af.mil if
you will be able to make it as they would like a headcount by next Wednesday Apr
7th.
WE
ARE PENN STATE