Subject: The Yale Club of Washington, DC - September 2015 News and Events!!
From: "The Yale Club of Washington, D.C." <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:32:08 -0400 (EDT)

September 2015 News and =pdates

Highlights

Our Banner Atop Mount=Yale!!!

At the end of July local D.C. alum, Sam B=ack '65 (right), journeyed out to Colorado with or Club's banner to climb =t. Yale. He was joined by his classmate Duncan Bremer '65 (left), of Color=do.  Along with them, though not pictured, were Katie Brownson '=5 (also of Colorado) and Duncan's son and 12-year old grandson.
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Mount Yale, named in honor of our=alma mater and located=in the San Isab=l National Forest, is part of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch R=nge of the Rocky Mountains. It is a fourteener rising to 14,202-feet. Of the 53 fourteeners in Colorado, Mt. Yale i= ranked 21st in height and is considered of moderate difficulty to climb.<=span>

On August 12th the Yale Club of Washingto=, D. C. hosted an end of the summer dinner with some remaining members of =he Yale in Washington cohort. It was a wonderful evening full of lively co=versation. It was wonderful to hear of their experience at their internshi=s this summer as well as their studies and where they see themselves post-=ale. Most are still in Yale College and a few are Class of 2015.
Be a Mentee or a Mentor to a Yale Alum

Through the Yale Club of D.C.!

The Yale Club of D.C. Mentoring Program provides al=mni the opportunity to both serve as mentors to Yale alums as well as seek=out mentors through our vast alumni network in the Washington, D.C. area&n=sp;.  The program, which is free to join, simply asks that mentors an= mentees touch base and make time for at least one in-person meeting in th= three months following the mentor/mentee connection.  Depending upon=specified interests, mentors may be assigned as many as four mentees; ment=es may be assigned more than one mentor.

All interested alumni please click=/p>
Be a Mentee or Mentor with the Yale Club of D.C.&nbs=;

Events Highlights

A Fireside Chat=With Vanita Gupta ’96 and Karen Narasaki ‘80Tuesday, Sept. 15 7pm =E2�� 10pmUnited States Capitol, HVC 215
2015 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Voti=g Rights Act as well as the Immigration and Nationality Act. 2014 was the =0th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, and the Supreme Court ruling in B=own v. Board of Education.

On September 15th, join The Yale =lub of Washington, D.C., the Association of Asian American Yale Alumni D.C=, and YaleWomen for a fireside chat with Yale alumnae Vanita Gupta and Kar=n Narasaki, both pioneers in civil rights.

For more info and registration click here!

YaleWomen DCpresentsTake a Quantum Leap:Networking to Achieve Your =ong Term Goals
September 26, 2015 at 10 am - 2=pm

Impact Hub DC, 419 Seventh Street NW

Want support from the Yale women community on turning your bold, audacious dreams =nto an achievable reality? Click here!

Private Tour: Smithsonian’s =ational Museum of the American Indian

Sunday, October 11, 2015, 1:00pm- 2:00pm

For more info and registration click here!

Spend an afternoon on a private tour at the Smithsonian�=80�s National Museum of the American Indian led by Anya Montiel, Yale Ph= candidate and curatorial fellow at the museum. This tour will highlight t=e history of the museum, the building’s distinct architecture and =andscape, and the museum’s permanent galleries.

Community Service

Grocery Deliver with We =re Family

Join&nbs=;Yale alumni and friends for a volunteer activity to visit seniors and/or assemble and =eliver groceries. Click here for details.

Saturday, Sept=mber 19, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

At Yale

The Yale Environmental Sustainabi=ity Summit (YESS)

This first-of-a-kind event is =eing held on campus, November 6-7, 2015.

Hosted at the Yale School=of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the School of Management, YESS=is a call to action and an opportunity to engage with 400 Yale alumni, fac=lty and students in an innovative, two-day interactive summit to discuss s=alable solutions at the nexus of food, energy, and water. The summit will =eature keynote speakers, organized panels, and breakout sessions and will =ngage the Yale community as well as world-renowned experts

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Ya=e is competing for the first time in the Solar Decathlon, a biennial compe=ition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy to promote sustainable techn=logies and building practices.

Click here to learn more about Team Yale and their proj=ct!

Club News

Celebrating 140 Years in the Nati=n's Capital

Connect. Explore. Change.

Founded in 1874, the Yale Club of Washing=on is one of the oldest, largest, and most active in the world. We mark ou= anniversary year with unique and exciting events to help you =span style="color: #0000ff;">connect with fellow alumni, explore opportunities for intellectual=and educational enrichment, and ch=nge your community, nation, and world through a host of co=munity service and volunteer opportunities. Be a part of something special=

Join or renew yo=r membership today!

Support the Yale Club, Lend Us a =and!

The Club relies on the talents, advi=e, and support of area alumni. All alumni are welcome to serve on a c=mmittee. Committee members help further the Club's mission by helping plan=and execute its diverse roster of programs and initiatives. We welcome new=members for the following committees: Programming, Community Service, Alumni Schools, Young Alumni, Membership and Technology and Alumni Sports.  &n=sp;    Interested? Contact the Club today.

Young Alumni&nb=p;

Stay Tuned for next Young Alumni Happy Hour

Alumni Sports

Area alumni participate in several team sports leagues as=part of the Capit=l Alumni Network (CAN).  Co-ed teams usually include so=cer, softball, basketball, flag football, and volleyball. Come on out and =lay, or cheer us on as we take on alumni squads from over 70 other college=. Go Yale!

Stay tuned for more information=on our upcoming seasons. For more information, contact the Club's&nbs=;CAN Representative, Tony Cotto '03.

Yalies & Other Ivies Around=Town

Yale Club of =C Book Club

The Yale Club of Was=ington Book Club meets monthly in Springfield, Virginia. Participants host=a reading or discussion. The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, Se=tember 30th at 8pm. The group=will be discussing Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and=Faith in the new China by Evan Osnos. Interested? Contact Molly Summers '96. <=span>

Have a venue for a Yale singing group? the Yale Cl=b of Washington

Looking Ahead

Mark your calendars now for these don't-miss events!&n=sp;

Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:=0 PM - Boome=s to Busters: Fall Equinox Happy Hour
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Fri =ep 18, 2015 6:30 PM - Ivy Singles September Event - =he Arts Club of Washington

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Fri Nov 6, 2015 10:00 AM - Sat Nov 7, 2015 6:00 PM
The Yale Environmental Susta=nability Summit (YESS)

Sat Nov 21, 2015 2:30 PM - THE GAME, Location TB=

=strong>Your Purchases =n Amazon can benefit the Yale Club of Washington, D.C.!
<=pan style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 14px;">Use thi= link when shopping smile.amazon.com/YDC, and Amazon will donate a percentage to the Club

Calendar&nb=p;

A Fireside=Chat With Vanita Gupta '96 and Karen Narasaki '80
Tue S=p 15, 2015 7:00 PM

Boomers to Busters: Fall Equinox Happy Hour Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:00 PM

Harvard Club and Ambassador Poptodorova at Bul=aria Embassy
Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:30 PM<=p>
Ivy Singles Septem=er Event - The Arts Club of Washington
Fri Sep 18, 201= 6:30 PM

COME VOLUNTEER!! Grocery Deliver with We Are Family <=trong>Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:30 AM

IVY LEAGUE NIGHT at DC United Soccer Game
Sat Sep 19, 2015 4:00 PM

Princeton Fiction Book Club
Mon Sep 21, 2015 7:30 PM

Take A Quantum Leap: A YaleWomen Network=ng Event<= href="http://www.yaleclubdc.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc=amp;mcid=72&eventId=474244&orgId=ycwd"> Yale Club of DC Book=Group
Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:00 PM
Private Tour: Smithsonian'= National Museum of the American Indian
Sun Oct 11, 20=5 1:00 PM

The Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit (YESS) <=r /> Fri Nov 6, 2015 10:00 AM - Sat Nov 7, 2015 6:00 PM

Club Leadership

Officers

Through September 22, 2015

Edward S. West='79, President

Robert=Cole '75, Vice President, Membership and Technology

René Herbert '07 MPH, =em>Vice President, Community Service

Vacant, =em>Vice President, Programming

Vacant, Treasurer
Charlotte Hollister '65 PhD,= Secretary

Board of Directors

Davis Buckley '70 MED, '71 BArch<=p>
Joseph Boston '88

Mich=lle Mirabal ‘10

Roy Niedermayer '69*=

Thomas Patrick O'Donnell '81
Anant Raut ‘96

=ranklin Cary Salisbury, Jr. '78

Elizabeth Se=esky ’09

John Shi '12
Amy Yamashiro ‘87

One Seat Vacant

ex officio:
<= style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-s=rif; line-height: 16px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outl=ne-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: =4px; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" align="left">Jonathan Br=ssler, '07, ex officio

Anthony Cotto '03, ex officio
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Matthew Dolan '82, ex officio

Elizabeth Henry, '14, ex of=icio

Clayton Kaufman '84, ex officio

Gena Lai '96, ex officio

Heather May '13, ex officio

J=hn Reinhold '78, ex officio

Dale S=hmidt '70, ex officio

Shelita Stew=rt '07, ex officio
Muriel Wolf '59 MD, ex of=icio

Kimbe=ly A. Nelson '88
Executive Director

Johnson =span>Flucker '80, Director for Major Cities, Association of Yale Alumni

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