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Greetings Hokie Alumni!
Sorry for the time lapse in the weekly updates. - Our next alumni meeting will be this Monday, June 8th at the Embassy Suites at Hwy 68 and I-40 near the airport. The social half hour will begin at 6:00 PM and the meeting will begin at 6:30. Admission is free!
- Also, we are announcing today a special Virginia Tech Day at Divine Llama Vineyards from 2-5 PM on Sunday, June 28th. Admission is $5 which will include light refreshments, hayrides and vineyard/farm tours. Children under 5 may attend for free. Optional wine tasting will cost an additional $5 per person. For directions go to www.divinellamavineyards.com or call the tasting room at 699-2525 or 722-4447 ext 177.
- Bowling Night Out was a big success and a great time was had by all. Thanks to Mark Whitehouse for coordination of that event on May 18th.
- The annual NC Triad Alumni Picnic is set for August 14th at 5:30 PM at Triad Park. We will welcome our new Hokie Freshmen from the Triad area and give them a great sendoff.
- Check out our new website at www.nctriadhokies.com
- The construction of a new playground area for the Next Step Ministries in Kernersville was greatly appreciated by that organization. Thanks to all who participated and thanks to Bryan Hertweck for organizing this outreach volunteer project.
- Our organization has received and reviewed scholarship applications and will be awarding two scholarships to Tech students from the Triad. A f ormal announcement will be released to our membership and the media in the next two weeks. Thanks to Jill Heyman for coordinating this important mission of our chapter.
- We are continuing our fundraiser for our scholarship fund, which is called the Scholar Dollar Club. For a $25 contribution, your name will be placed on our website as a Scholar Dollar Club contributor. In order to claim the tax benefit of a donation, your check should be made payable to VT Foundation and your check memo should designate the NC Triad Scholarship Fund. You may also make checks payable to the VTAA-NC Triad Chapter if you are not concerned with the tax benefits of a donation. You may send those to Linda Allen, 6 Kempton Drive, Greensboro, NC 27406. You will receive a VT lapel pin to display at local functions as a Scholar Dollar Club member.
Thomas H. Hughes President NC Triad Chapter Virginia Tech Alumni Association 336-407-8413 cell 336-722-4447 Ext. 177 work
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