Fall 2018 events for Mason Alumni in RVA

Be sure to check back for more details, updates, and more events, but here is what we have on the calendar so far!

Date
Time
Where
Event
09/27
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Wong Gonzalez
Last Thursday Happy Hour – September
10/10
8:00am – 9:00am
TBD
Second Wednesday Breakfast – October
10/11 – 10/14
George Mason University – Fairfax
Alumni Weekend (ok, maybe not in RVA, but for all Mason Alumni including alumni who live in RVA)
10/12
7:00 pm
Stuart C. Siegel Center
WVB @ VCU
10/14
7:00 pm
SportsBackers Stadium
WSOC @ Richmond
10/20
7:00 pm
SportsBackers Stadium
MSOC @ VCU
10/25
4:30pm – 6:30pm
TBD
Last Thursday Happy Hour – October
11/14
8:00am – 9:00am
TBD
Second Wednesday Breakfast – November
11/29
4:30pm – 6:30pm
TBD
Last Thursday Happy Hour – November
12/12
8:00am – 9:00am
TBD
Second Wednesday Breakfast – December
TBD
4:30pm – 6:30pm
TBD
Holiday Happy Hour – December
MasonAW

Alumni Weekend – October 11 – 14, 2018

 

The GMUAA has great plans for alumni weekend in the future and some how the party planners were able to add some of those plans to this year’s event!  I am kinda thinking this year will be #MasonAW version 1.5.  The goal for alumni weekend is to engage alumni from every generation all weekend by including activities that are family friendly, energize young alumni, appeal to cultural alumni chapters, and maybe even allow some the old timers relive the glory days of their past.

Be sure to click on the banner to visit the official Alumni Weekend site and checkout “What’s New This Year” and register.

And I want to invite everyone to join me Friday night 6:30-8pm for “Wiskey, Widgets, and Wonks” in the Nguyen Engineering Building Atrium (full disclosure – my son will be showing off his team’s Senior ME design project – a robot called “Thunder Rat“).  If you are a basketball fan and plan to attend “Mason Madness” at 8pm, Eagle Bank Arena is a short walk from the event.

Recommended Hotel
I am working on negotiating a MasonRVA rate, but standard rates are < $100 / night and there is a nice bar in the atrium to meet up at the end of the day.

Hyatt Regency Fairfax
12777 Fair Lakes Cir, Fairfax, VA 22033

11th Annual Alumni Charity Challenge to support FeedMore!

MasonRVA – Upcoming Events

MasonRVA has been quiet the past few months, but w/ the annual Alumni Charity Challenge in just over a month, I wanted to allow everyone to save dates for upcoming events.  I will post details as they become available.

Stay tuned for more events including Happy Hours and Watch Parties to be posted soon!  If you have any questions about events, feel free to email me at rob@masonrva.com.  Hope to see you at an event soon!

– Rob

Aug 7th 7-9:00pm – 2018 Richmond Student Sendoff @ Uptown Alley   (map)

The Orientation and Family Programs and Services office in coordination with Admissions will be hosting a Summer Send–Off for entering Mason students in Richmond. The event will take place on Tuesday, August 7th from 7-9:00 pm at Uptown Alley.  MasonRVA will be representing the alumni association to welcome the new incoming patriots and hand-out MasonRVA t-shirts to students and family members.

Aug 13th TBD – Patriot Club & MasonRVA @ Redskins Training Camp   (map)

Mason AD Brad Edwards and Associate AD Darrell Green (both former Redskin players with a few Super Bowl rings) will be at Training Camp on Aug 13th and plans are in the works to coordinate schedules between Redskins practices, media opportunities, etc.  We will post more details as they become available.

 

Sep 12th 5:30 – 8:30pm – Beat VCU! 6th Annual Alumni Charity Challenge @ Hardywood Park Craft Brewery   (map)

 

MasonRVA won the challenge in 2013 & 2014 and we need support from all alumni to take back bragging rights!  The Alumni Charity Challenge was established in 2013 by the VCU Alumni Richmond Chapter. During the past five years, the Alumni Charity Challenge has collected over 40 tons of canned goods with the support of over 30+ colleges from in-state and out-of-state. The Central Virginia Food Bank serves 31 counties and five cities, from the Northern Neck to Louisa County and south to the North Carolina border.

 

Oct 12 – 14 – Alumni Weekend @ George Mason University

Save the dates and plan a trip back to Fairfax to party with you Mason alumni friends from around the country that are not lucky enough to live in Richmond!

January 2019 TBD – Mason Lobbies and Legislative Reception

Personally, this is my favorite event of the year, not only because we get to talk about our favorite institution of higher learning to our representatives at the State Capitol, but because it is a great opportunity to meet and mentor students attending Mason today (future Mason Alumni).  Due to the reconstruction of the legislative administrative building we may not get to visit representative w/ students this year, but Mason Alumni are always welcome to join President Cabrera and other Mason dignitaries (including some representatives who are Mason Alums) at the Legislative Reception.  We will post details as we get closer to the date.

 

The First 50 Years of Mason Alumni – Alumni Interview

Time is a valuable as dollars, so I do not take asking for a bit of your time lightly. The Alumni Association is working hard to collect as many interviews from Mason Alumni before the start of Alumni Weekend this Friday (Oct 13) as possible to help commemorate our first 50 years with a year long celebration that will culminate in a Gala Event in the Spring of 2018.  If you have not already been interviewed by an alum, please give a bit of your time to fill out an interview form to contribute to the celebration!

(you can click the interview form link above or fill out the form below)

Thanks, Rob.
MasonRVA

Results for the 2017 Alumni Charity Challenge are in!

The combined total of food raised by all Richmond area Alumni Associations at the 5th Annual Alumni Charity Challenge was 48,355 pounds!
Congratulations to the in-state winner VCU raising 12,454 pounds of canned goods, out-of-state winner Michigan raising 4,886 pounds of canned goods, and small school winner William & Mary raising 3,185 pounds of canned goods.
Rounding out the top two in-state schools are George Mason at 4,013 pounds and Virginia Tech at 3,445 pounds. Rounding out the top two out-of-state schools are Penn State at 4,860 pounds and Wisconsin at 1,565 pounds.
83% of the food total overall was by online donations $8160 = 40,080 lbs.  An additional 8275 lbs of food was collected at the event.
#MasonNation, #MasonAlumni, and #MasonRVA finish 2nd in state and 4th overall!  MasonRVA thanks all Mason Alumni that donated online and came out to the event.

How can I get a MasonRVA t-shirt?

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)

* Limit one (1) per individual.

FREE T-SHIRT! $1 = 4.8 lbs of food to FeedMore!

#MASONNATION!  CLICK HERE to donate $10 or more online to FeedMore (Central Virginia Food Bank) and help #MasonRVA alumni beat VCU alumni at home (and 27 other alumni associations) for the 5th annual Alumni Charity Challenge.

Forward your FeedMore donation receipt to freetshirt@masonrva.com and get a FREE MasonRVA t-shirt.

Donations for the challenge will be accepted through September 20, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

MasonRVA’s goal is to raise 5000 pounds of food ($1042) and all donations will be matched up to $500.

And if you happen to live or be in Richmond Virginia between 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 stop by and visit MasonRVA and fellow alumni @ Hardywood Park Craft Brewery.  We will be accepting food donations, as well as, have a laptop onsite so you can donate online.

We will have MasonRVA t-shirts as well!

GO MASON!

BEAT VCU! $1 = 4.8 lbs of food to FeedMore!

#MASONNATION!  CLICK HERE to donate $10 or more online to FeedMore (Central Virginia Food Bank) and help #MasonRVA alumni beat VCU alumni at home (and 27 other alumni associations) for the 5th annual Alumni Charity Challenge.

Donations for the challenge will be accepted through September 20, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

MasonRVA’s goal is to raise 5000 pounds of food ($1042) and all donations will be matched up to $500.

And if you happen to live or be in Richmond Virginia between 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 stop by and visit MasonRVA and fellow alumni @ Hardywood Park Craft Brewery.  We will be accepting food donations, as well as, have a laptop onsite so you can donate online.

GO MASON!