Subject: Yale Club DC May 2013 News & Updates
From: "Yale Club of Washington, D.C." <[email-masked]>
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Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 08:04:17 -0400 (EDT)

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May 2013 News & Updates &=bsp;

Get Involved With Your Club Today! <=strong>

All graduates of Yale, those who teach or=have taught at Yale, current students, their parents, and friends are =invited to take part in shaping the life and direction of the Yale Cl=b of Washington, D.C.

Join or  News & Announcements <=span>

Serve on the Club's Board!
The Yale Club =f Washington, D.C. invites alumni to submit self-nominations and nominatio=s to join the Board of Directors. Board members represent the interests of=alumni, support and enhance existing Club initiatives, and help foster inn=vative ways to facilitate interaction between alumni and the broader Washi=gton and Yale communities. The position requires ongoing engagement with f=llow directors, alumni, Club staff, and the Association of Yale Alumni thr=ughout the year.

Members serve three-year terms, beginnin= in July. Directors are required to attend monthly lunch meetings in downt=wn Washington. The nomination period ends May 24. Submit a nomination=today!
Questions? Contact Robert Cole ’75, Chair of the Nomina=ing Committee.

Join a Committee!

All  alumni are welcome serve on a Club committee. Committee m=mbers help further the Club's mission by helping plan and execute its dive=se roster of programs and initiatives. We invite potential members for the=following committees: Programming, Community Service, Alumni Schools, Young Alumni, and .

Interested? Contact the Club today.

Upcoming Events=nbsp;

<=pan style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13px;">Thir=ty Thursday - Young Alumni Happy Hour           &=bsp;                    =                    =Thursday, May 2 at 6:00 p.m. Join your fellow young a=umni for the kickoff of our monthly happy hour! That's right= every first Thursday come to Iron Horse =aproom in Chinatown to enjoy specials on liquor, wine, and beer and catch=up with Yalies in Washington. Don't miss it! To RSVP, click here.

Fifth Annual Yale Day of Service

Saturday, May 11

Hurry! Now’s the time to sign up for this year's=span style="background-color: #ffffff;"> Yale Day of Service. There are many sites to =hoose from in the Washington metropolitan area with activities ranging fro= gardening projects, to providing food to those in need, to beautifying na=ural spaces. A full listing of opportunities is available here. And don’t forget, non-Yalie fri=nds are also welcome to participate.  So gather your family and =riends and sign up today!

Hurry, volunteer spots are filling up fast!  REGI=TER HERE.&n=sp;

Private Tour of Thomas Day: Master Craftsman and Free Man =f Color

Thursday, May 16 at 12:30 p.m.

Enjoy=a private tour of the Renwick G=llery's groundbreaking exhibition examining the extraordinary car=er of Thomas Day. A free man of color, Day owned and operated one of North=Carolina’s most successful cabinet shops before the Civil War. His=surviving furniture and architectural woodwork still represent the finest =f nineteenth-century craftsmanship and aesthetics.
Free - Yale Club Members$10 - Non-Yale Club Members=/em>
REGISTER HERE.

24th Annual Congressional Forum=/span>

Wednesday, June 12 at 8:00 a.m.

Mark your calendar now! The Yale Club's annual Congressional Forum is the most prominent policy se=inar of its kind. Each year, the event features leading Congressional Repr=sentatives and Senators from both parties who discuss a wide range of tax,=budget, and other policy issues facing the country, as well as the legisla=ive and political outlook.

This year's confirmed list of speakers includes House Speaker J=hn Boehner.

Registration is opening soon. Stay=tuned!

Community Service

Local Yale Families Needed To Host 2013 Community Service =ummer Fellows

Each year, the Club offers Community Service Summer Fellowships to c=rrent Yale undergraduates to spend their summer interning at a nonprofit i= the Washington metro area. This year, the Club will host five fellows and=is looking for three host families for June and July.  Requirements i=clude being able to offer the fellow a private bedroom, some meals, and ac=ess to public transportation. Interested? Contact Vidur Sehgal=/a>

Alumni Sports&n=sp;

Spring Sports Are Here!

The softball a=d soccer seasons are underway! Be sure to check the Club's website for informatio= on signing up, league fees, and schedules. Questions? Contact Tony Cotto '03.&=bsp;Go Bulldogs!

Yalies<=span> & Other Ivies Around Town

"The Ike Age: Eisenhower, America and the World=of the 1950s": A Talk by Will Hitchcock '94 PhD       =nbsp;                    =                     &nb=p;                     &=bsp;                    =                 Thursday, Ma= 2 at 4:00 p.m.

The Kluge Center of the Library of Congress invites all to a free talk=by Cold War historian William Hitchcock '94 PhD. Professor Hitchcock will =iscuss President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s leadership during the 1950= and his impact on today’s world. For more information, click here.

15th Annual University Row at the 88th Virginia Gold C=p Races                   &nb=p;Saturday, May 4

University Row is back!  Come out and enjoy a fun afternoon of hor=e racing, drinks, food, and mingling at one of the largest inter-alumni ev=nts in the mid-Atlantic region. This year’s Row wi=l host fifteen tents and alumni from over 90 local chapters. <=span>
For information, or to buy tickets, click
here.

Ivy Singles Social Club Spring Mixer  =                     &nb=p;                     &=bsp;                    =         Monday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m.
<=pan style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 12px;">Join=other Ivy alumni for a spring evening of good company, Peruvian food, and =ibation.  Business or casual attire. Organized by the Stanford C=ub of Washington, D.C. To register, or for more information, click here.

Inaugural Event of the D.C. Chapter of the Yale Veterans A=sociation                   &=bsp;       Tuesday, May 14 at 6:00 p.m.
Join hosts Chris Lehman '07, Jay Siembieda '=9 SOM,  and Flagg Youngblood '97, for the inaugural event of the D.C.=Chapter of the Yale Veterans Association,  a non-partisan, non-p=litical organization comprised of members of the Yale community who have s=rved or are currently serving in the armed forces of the United States or =ts allies and their supporters. For more information, click her=.

Book Club May Meeting           &nb=p;                     &=bsp;                    =                    &nbs=;                     &n=sp;    Wednesday, May 22 at 8:00 p.m.

The Yale Club's Book Club holds regular ga=herings in Springfield, Virginia. The group next meets on Wednesday, May 2= to discuss What Money Can't Buy: Moral Limits of Markets by Michael Sandel. Contact Molly Summers '96 for details.

The Princeton Club of D.C. has invited Yale alumni to join its monthly=book club. The group meets in Washington. Read more here.

Ivy Alumni Running Club           &=bsp;                    =                    &nbs=;                     &n=sp;                  =aturdays at 9:00 a.m.

The Ivy Alumni Running Club=meets Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. at the fountain in Dupont&n=sp;Circle. Expect 5-6 miles at a slow pace. (There will be people running =ess.) The run will end back at the Dupont fountain,=with options for coffee and stretching. For more informati=n, click here.

Calendar&nb=p;

5/02/13 -

5/02/13 - Thirsty Thursday - Young Alumni Happy Hour=/a>

5/04/13 - Univers=ty Row with MIT at The Virginia Gold Cup Races 2013

5/06/13=- Ivy Singles Social Cl=b Spring Mixer

5/11/13 - Yale Day of Service

5/14/13 - Inaugural Event of the D.C. Chapter =f the Yale Veterans Association

5/16/13 - Private Tour of Thomas Day: Master Cr=ftsman and Free Man of Color

5/22/13 - Yale Club of Washington Book Club May M=eting

6/12/13 - 24th Annual Congressional Forum

Club Leadership=/span>

Officers

Edward =. West '79, President

Vice President, Membership and Technology  =/em>

Vidur<=span> Sehgal '10, Vice President, Community Service

Shelita Stewart '04, <=m>Vice President, Programming

Gena Lai '95, Treasurer

Charlotte Hollister '65 PhD,  Secretary=/span>

Board of Di=ectors

Michael Bailey '97

Davis Buckley '70 MED, '71 BArch

=span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 12px;">John C=oate=/span> '69 JD

=span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 12px;">And=ew Glass '57

Marla  '90

Zachary D. Kaufman '00, '09 JD

Roy Niedermayer '69

Odim '81 MD =/span>

Anthony A. Williams='79

To=y Cotto<=span> =/span>'03, ex <=pan>officio

Matthew Dolan '82, ex officio=/span>

<=pan style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;">Geraldine Gassam<=span> '07, ex officio

Clayton Kaufman '84, ex officio
=p style="text-align: left;" align="left">John Reinhold '78, ex officio <=span>

Dale Schmidt '70, ex officio <=span>

Muriel D. Wolf '59 MD=em>, ex officio=/span>

Torrence Thomas '09 PhD,  Executive Director=/p>
Johnson <=pan>Flucker<=span> '80, Director for Major Cities,

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All graduates of Yale University (undergradua=e, graduate, and professional), Yale educators, students, and th=ir parents are invited to join and take part in shaping the=life and direction of the Yale Club of Washington, D.C.

Membership offers an exciting opportunity to be part of the large, diverse, and active Yale commu=ity in the Washington metropolitan area.

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