Join the Patriot Club, George Mason Alumni Association, and MasonRVA for an electrifying pre-game pep rally at the Henrico Sports and Events Center! Let’s gather an hour before tip-off to pump up our spirits and cheer on our Women’s team as they battle it out in the A10 tournament. 🙌
🗓 Date: Friday, March 8
⏰ Pep Rally: 12:30 p.m. (One hour before the game)
🎟 Remember: The pep rally is free, but you’ll need a game ticket to enter.
Our Women’s team is entering the championship with an impressive 14-4 conference record, securing the fourth seed and a double-bye into the Quarterfinals. They’ll face off against the winner of game 4 (Duquesne/La Salle/UMass) at 1:30 p.m.
Don’t miss out on this momentous occasion to support our team and show your Patriot pride! 🌟 Be there to witness history in the making at the newly built Henrico Sports and Events Center. Let’s make some noise and cheer our team to victory! 💪
Alumni Charity Challenge – Wednesday, September 18 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. @ Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (downtown Richmond location next to Feedmore).
This is 7th annual Alumni Charity Challenge and this year The Patriot is planning to attend from Fairfax so you have no excuse (bring the kids, Hardywood is family friendly and there will be food trucks)!
The Patriot
Help the Richmond community this year by bringing non-perishable donations to Hardywood Brewing from 5:30-8:30pm or donate online until 11:59pm September 18. and help the Mason Alumni Network in Richmond BEAT VCU again! We challenge our alumni friends in Fairfax and beyond to help out!
And while your in the giving mood, take a few minutes to visit Give Mason page and make your annual donation of $25 or more (great habit to get into like changing your batteries in your fire detectors when we change our clocks an hour to spring forward or fall back).
Looking forward to seeing you on September 18th and with your help, lets BEAT VCU! (and the Hokies, Wahoos, Dukes, Tribe, Spiders, etc.)
UPDATE! The SEC is showing up this year, but Mason is currently in 5th Place overall (1st in state) as of noon Tuesday, Sep 17! 36 hours to go MASON NATION! Let’s show our PATRIOT PRIDE and show these other schools who is #1!
HISTORY OF THE ALUMNI CHARITY CHALLENGE
Mason was one of seven of the original schools invited by VCU to participate in the 1st alumni charity challenge at Hardywood in 2013. It rained that year so attendance was small, but since then the Alumni Charity Challenge has collected over 94 tons of canned goods with the support of over 30+ colleges from in-state and out-of-state. Feed More collects, prepares and distributes food to neighbors in need across 29 counties and five cities in Central Virginia. This year 41 schools will be represented and we have the goal to collectively raise 150,000 pounds of food (75 tons).
Despite the rain in 2013, Mason alumni embarrassed VCU alumni and then did it again in 2014 on their own turf in Richmond (RVA) by donating nearly twice as much food as all other local alumni chapters combined, In 2015, 2016 & 2017 Mason Alumni finished 2nd or 3rd behind VCU and/or Virginia Tech alumni. Last year with the addition of online giving and out-of-state schools, the big boys from the Big 10 came to play and took the top spots, but Mason reclaimed the top bragging rights for Virginia schools. We know we are #1 in Virginia so let’s do it again this year and see if we can beat the “big boys” like we did in 2006!
There are three (3) ways to get your free MasonRVA T-Shirt*:
1. Be a Mason student from the Richmond Metro area attending George Mason University. Send an email from you student email account w/ the year you plan to graduate and your home address to freetshirt@masonrva.com and we will ship the t-shirt to your home in 2-3 weeks.
2. Subscribe to the MasonRVA blog to reserve your free t-shirt (include you size in the comments) and attend a MasonRVA event to pickup it up.
3. Donate $25 or more online to any Mason Fund and email proof of your donation with your mailing address to: freetshirt@masonrva.com. We will ship your free t-shirt to your mailing address in 2-3 weeks.
The supply of free t-shirts is limited, so don’t wait too long to take action! (or you will have to wait for the next batch)
This is 5th annual Alumni Charity Challenge and VCU is doing more than a little smack talking (see t-shirt above). Mason Alumni embarrassed VCU alumni in 2013 and 2014 on their own turf in Richmond (RVA) by donating nearly twice as much food as all other local alumni chapters combined. This year VCU alumni want break the 2-2 tie with George Mason and claim the “BEST TEAM” trophy for the 3rd year in a row. Obviously Mason alumn cannot let that happen.
Help Mason this year by bringing non-perishable donations to Hardywood Brewing from 5:30-8:30pm. The good news is that for the first time if you cannot bring food to the event, you can donate online until 11:59pm September 20 and help Mason Alumni in Richmond BEAT VCU! Even our alumni friends in NOVA and beyond can help out!
And while you in the giving mood, take a few minutes to visit Give Mason page and make your annual donation of $25 or more (great habit to get into like changing your batteries in your fire detectors when we change our clocks an hour to spring forward or fall back).
And you do not have to register to attend the event, but we would love to know you are coming!
Looking forward to seeing you on September 20th and with your help, lets BEAT VCU! (and the Hokies, Wahoos, Dukes, Tribe, etc.)
Never too late to decide to attend! This event is a great event and opportunity to meet fellow alumni and students from RVA, as well as, to pick up a free MasonRVA t-shirt .
New students, families, and alumni are invited to a summer send-off in Richmond on Thursday, Aug. 3 at Bottoms Up Pizza. This casual get together is a great opportunity to meet and get to know incoming Patriots, parents, and alumni from your region!
Attendees will enjoy dinner, refreshments, and remarks provided by the George Mason University Alumni Association. Please pre-register and indicate your commitment to attend, which will help us plan for food.
Parking Information Free street parking is available and there are two nearby pay-to-park lots (less than a block away).
The Main Street Train Station lot is free for the first hour, and $1 per additional hour (with a $5 max). This is located between Main and Cary across the street from the train station. There is another paid lot across Cary Street (between Dock and Cary) from the Main Street Station Lot.
MasonRVA won the challenge the first two years. This is the 5th annual event so there is time for Mason to reclaim bragging rights! Stay tuned for more information. The rules have changed this year!
Please join us for pregame gathering with other Mason fans at Isley Brewing Company starting at noon. Isley Brewing Company is located at 1715 Summit Ave, Richmond 23230. MasonRVA will provide pizza, soda, and water. If you don’t want to eat pizza, you can purchase some BBQ from the Jus Cukn food truck. Checkout Isley’s website to see what will be on tap.
We should have Mason swag (and some MasonRVA t-shirts), as well as, RVA Beer Trail Maps and advice on which breweries to visit in the future based on your beer preference.
There should be plenty of street parking around the brewery so you can plan to either walk (~1.5 mi) or Uber to the game if you do not want to deal w/ traffic and/or parking near the Siegel Center.
In the future when Mason plays VCU or UofR on a Saturday evening in Richmond, MasonRVA will host a brewery tour of RVA breweries for Mason Alumni. This year the game is at 2pm, so the best we can do is introduce you all to 1 or 2 of our 20+ local breweries.
Mason RVA MBB Fans, the Mason @ Davidson game is on our local broadcast network WRLH-DT2 (fios 10, comcast 209) tonight at 7pm. WRLH-DT2 does not require cable so no excuse not to watch (assuming you have a digital antenna and know how to use it – if not, it is streaming on the internet as well – http://www.atlantic10.com)
Come out an help MasonRVA entertain MasonNation at the Grill (5724 Patterson Ave, Richmond, VA 23226) before the UofR game and get a free MasonRVA t-shirt!
MasonRVA welcomes all Mason Students and Alum to join us at Estilo’s from 5 – 6:30pm just minutes from The Robins Center on the campus of University of Richmond before the game.
We will have MasonRVA t-shirts for everyone to wear to the game to show Mason Nation is alive and well in Richmond, VA (RVA)!
If you need tickets, you can either purchase “premium” seats from the Mason box office:
