If you want to connect with fellow Bulldogs this summer, Chicago is a great place to be. First, join fellow Drake alumni, friends and former Drake men’s basketball Coach Tom Davis for the 13th Annual Drake Windy City Golf Outing on Thursday, June 14. Golf registration begins at 10 a.m. at Makray Golf Club in Barrington, IL. End the day with a fun and entertaining banquet at approximately 6:30 p.m., featuring Coach Davis as guest speaker and with great prizes galore.
Cost is $140 per person for the golf/dinner package, or $40 per person for dinner only. Hole sponsorships are available for $150. For more information, contact John Brown, assistant director, at 800-44-DRAKE, extension 3378, or john.brown@drake.edu, or visit the alumni Web site, www.drake.edu/alumni, and click on the left-hand link for “Windy City Golf Outing.” To RSVP, call the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs at 515-271-3147.
Take family and friends out to the ol’ ballgame on Saturday, July 14, with the Schaumburg Flyers versus the Kansas City T-Bones at Alexian Field, Schaumburg, IL. Enjoy a great night of minor league baseball, a pre-game picnic, and a post-game fireworks show.
The fun begins with an “all-you-care-to-eat” pre-game picnic with hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, chips, pasta salad, cookies and soda, followed by the game time at 6:20 p.m. The cost is $25 per person, which includes your game ticket (complete with fireworks show) and your admission to the picnic. To RSVP, visit this link. For more information, contact John Brown at 800-44-DRAKE, extension 3378, or john.brown@drake.edu.
Finally, all members of the Drake classes of 2005, 2006 and 2007 are invited to a special Drake University Chicago Area Young Alumni Celebration on Thursday, July 12, at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow young alumni along with free food and drinks at Mystic Celt Bar and Grill in Chicago’s Wrigleyville/Lakeview neighborhood, located at 3443 N Southport Ave. This event is sponsored by the Drake University Chicago Area Young Alumni Committee.
To receive a reminder e-mail message about this event, contact Jeremy Glenn, a 1994 Drake grad and advisor to the Chicago Young Alumni program, at Jeremy.Glenn@mbtlaw.com. Be sure to include the e-mail address you will be checking in July. Jeremy will then send you an e-vite reminder closer to the event.