Lehigh Club of Philadelphia
Brunch & Lehigh Wrestling

Join fellow Lehigh alumni, family and friends for a light brunch before cheering on Lehigh's wrestling team at Penn.

When:
Sunday, Feb. 21
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where:
New Deck Tavern
3408 Sansom St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-386-4600

Cost: $18 per person for a buffet brunch
Drink specials available

On-street parking is available along Sansom and all along Walnut & Chestnut Streets. Metered until 8 p.m. Indoor, garage parking is available in the Sheraton Garage at 36th & Chestnut (entrance on 36th St.) and at the Penn garage at 38th & Walnut.

Sign up today by e-mailing Melissa Glozman '94 (mr0294@alumni.lehigh.edu) or calling at 267-973-7911.

RSVP online by Feb. 15

You can register using a "Guest Login" or you can create a profile on MyLehigh, the new online home for Lehigh Alumni. To create a profile, you will need your Lehigh ID Number (LIN), which you can get by contacting the Alumni Helpdesk, at 866-758-ALUM or askLUAA@lehigh.edu.

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Meeting Minutes-Board Call of 1/5/10
On Call: Mike Glasheen; Dan Gwiazdowski; Monica Timar; Andrew Hartmann; Ted Dufresne; Joann Giangiulio; Nancy Merritt; and Ted Dufresne.

University Business:
YLD-next Coast to Coast Event--Saturday 2/27/10 Brewery Tour/Beer Tasting. Nancy making calls to Yards Brewery in Northern Liberties. Will get back to Club with details.

Philabundance:
Andrew is arranging this event for Saturday, February 6, 2010. Event from 8:30 a.m. to Noon. Reminder going out this week. 16 people are signed up as of this date.

Wine Board and Cheese:
Hillar is unable to host this event at his house in January or February. Possibly March/April. Board discussed moving this event to Fall and welcome new alumni at the same time.

Wrestling Event:
Lehigh wrestles Penn on Sunday, February 2/21/10 at 1:00 p.m. Melissa is organizing a brunch/lunch prior to the wrestling match. White Dog Cafe and New Deck Tavern are being considered. Melissa will finalize details and circulate to the Board.

Constitutional Center Event: Monica updated the Board on this event, scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Reception from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Signers Hall/Grand Hall. Program and speaker from 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Questions and Answers from 8:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Beer/Wine/Soda during cocktail hour. More details to follow. Topic to center around President's Initiative/Economy.

Career Networking Reception:
Monday, March 16, 2010 in Malvern, PA.

Mural Arts Tour-May 2010:
Mike is looking into possible setting up this event for the Spring. Details to follow.

NEXT MEETING DATE:
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
6:30 p.m.-Teleconference

***Hello, the event scheduled for 2/6/10 was cancelled by Philabundance due to the expected snow. We will work on rescheduling this event for a future date. Thank you for your interest.***

Join fellow alumni volunteers for PHILABUNDANCE

Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 - 8:30 a.m. to noon

Philabundance is the region's largest food bank and food rescue organization. They provide food to partner member agencies in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania, and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer counties in New Jersey. Philabundance works to fight hunger by collecting food from the Philadelphia Food Distribution Center, wholesalers, distributors, supermarkets, restaurants, local growers, importers and community organizations. Last year, they distributed more than 22 million pounds of food to feed those in need.

At the Berks Street site, we will help sort non-perishable food that comes from supermarkets, food drives and food donors. In addition, volunteers will help to stock shelves in the walk-through area where member agencies shop for food.

Sign up today by e-mailing Andrew Hartmann '00 (ath399@lehigh.edu)

Volunteers must be 9 years of age to participate.

Questions, please call Andrew at 267-872-5024.

Philabundance Food Bank
302 West Berks St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-739-7394

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Hello! It's that time of year when we gather to root on Lehigh against Lafayette in the oldest rivalry in college football! Go Lehigh!!! This year there are two telecast locations local to Philadelphia and hosted by the Lehigh Club of Philadelphia. They are:

1. General Lafayette Inn
646 Germantown Pike
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
610-941-0600

Saturday, November 21, 2009, at 12 noon EST
Kickoff at 12:30 p.m. EST

Contact Information:
Justin Bayer '01
jabayer6@yahoo.com
-or-
Alumni Clubs Office
610-758-3136
alumniclubs@lehigh.edu

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2. Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse
(formerly Barrister's)
1823 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-496-0786

Saturday, November 21, 2009, at 12 noon EST
Kickoff at 12:30 p.m. EST

Contact Information:
Andrew Hartmann '99
andrew.hartmann@gmail.com
-or-
Alumni Clubs Office
610-758-3136
alumniclubs@lehigh.edu

Website

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It will be a great time to catch up with friends and watch an exciting game. Hope to see you at one of these two locations! GO LEHIGH!!!

Lehigh Club of Philadelphia - Meeting Minutes of October 25, 2009
Location: The Paddock (Devon, PA)
Attendees: Jill Anderson; Justin Bayer; Daniel Gwiazdowski; Andrew Hartmann; Thomas Ramsey

University Business:
The club newsletter is scheduled to go out in January. Information on past and upcoming events will be due shortly to the Clubs office.

Past Events:
Halloween Hayride & Pumpkin Picking Event, Sat, October 10 This event was cancelled due to inclement weather

Upcoming Events:
Lehigh/Lafayette Telecast, Sat, November 21
Justin will be coordinating the Lafayette Hill Telecast at the General Lafayette Inn. Andrew will be coordinating the Philadelphia Telecast at Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse. The Lafayette contact is Carrie Chaitt.

In the Works:
Board Wine and Cheese, January 2010
Hillar Puskar offered to host this event every other year. Andrew will contact Hillar to sees if he plans to host this event again. Tom Ramsey offered his home as a back up.

Philabundance, January/February 2010
Andrew will look into scheduling this annual event for after the holidays.

Lehigh/Penn Wrestling Reception, Sun, February 21
The club has tentatively agreed to help coordinate an event with the Wrestling Club. Melissa is working with the Wrestling Club Officers to have a pre or post event.

Philadelphia Town Hall, March 2010
The Alumni Association is looking into hosting an event at the National Constitution Center featuring a panel of Lehigh professors. Topics being considered are a review of the current administration after their first year in office and other current events. Wednesday, March 24 is the tentative date for this event.

Philadelphia Museum of Art Event, Spring or Summer 2010
Two exhibits are scheduled at the museum: Picasso (Feb 24-April 25) and Late Renoir (June 17-Sept 6). The possibility of hosting an event was discussed. Several ideas were mentioned including having a Lehigh Professor attend as a tour guide or having a private morning tour by museum staff.

Other Business:
Dan volunteered to update the club webpage with events and club meeting minutes, etc. The option of solely using MyLehigh was discussed however it was agreed to keep lehighphilly.org and cross reference events. MyLehigh is a private site for Lehigh Alumni requiring a username and password and Google searches won't turn up hits from that webpage.

NEXT TELECONFERENCE CALL:
November - TBD