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Shakespeare Festival:
Alumni are invited to join the English department on a trip to Stratford, Ontario, for Macbeth
Join the DC English Department as they travel to Stratford, Ontario, for the September 19 performance of Macbeth.
Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure
From June 24 – 26, the population of the campus will increase significantly as Defiance College will welcome the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA) and their estimated 2,500 participants, volunteers and staff
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Last Chance to Sign up for the Annual Yellow Jacket Classic
The Annual Yellow Jacket Classic golf tournament takes place this weekend at Kettenring Country Club in Defiance. Come play on one of the best private golf courses in Northwest Ohio, and have the opportunity to qualify for big prizes including a Carnival Cruise, NASCAR tickets or even the chance to win a million dollars!
Registration starts this Saturday, June 27, at 11:00 a.m. At 12:15, five names will drawn for the chance to sink a 165 yard shot for $1,000,000 or $100,000. Tee off immediately follows with lots more fun and prizes throughout the day. You especially don’t want to miss the Margarita Girls on the 15th tee. And yes, this is an event for the entire family!
A terrific steak dinner will follow the tournament, along with a live auction featuring a private retreat adventure in Tennessee, tickets and food vouchers to a Detroit Tigers game, a fish charter on Lake Erie, and an elegant, privately catered meal served by our very own President Mark Gordon in full tuxedo.
Registration for the Yellow Jacket Classic must be in by noon Wednesday, June 24. Call Lorie Rath at 419-783-2307 to sign up and join the 80 white ball combatants who have already registered. |
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Upcoming DCAN Events
Saturday, June 27: Yellow Jacket Classic Golf Outing. Get ready to tee-up with fellow alumni and friends. Win prizes, make new connections, and enjoy some fabulous food.
Sunday, July 12: Join DC Alumni and friends along with their familes for a fun afternoon at Dave and Buster's, Addison, IL.
Thursday, July 16: Play Ball! Join us at the new Parkview Field in Fort Wayne for a Tin Caps baseball game. Lots of f
ood and fun, plus it’s $1 beer night!
Friday, July 17: Pizza Time at the Broad Ripple Location, north Indianapolis. Bring the whole family to enjoy this award-winning pizza and reconnect with DC alumni and friends. Bazbeaux Pizza has been voted as the People's Choice "Best Pizza according to Indianapolis Monthly for over 20 years!"
Saturday, August 15: Toast of Ohio Wine Fest in Sandusky. Sample wines and delicious foods from all over Ohio. Engage
with other alums and friends at this festival right on the beautiful bay.
October 5-11: Make your plans now to attend Homecoming 2009 "We are Family”! With special speakers, happy hours, fireworks, the new president’s inauguration, tailgating, football, and tons of food, it will be a week you won’t want to miss.
Save The Date
Celebrate DC Events - Meet President Mark Gordon
Tuesday August 18, Dayton, OH; Tuesday, August 29, Cincinnati, OH; Thursday, September 10, Colorado; Tuesday, September 22, Cromwell, CT
Register on the DC website: http://alumni.defiance.edu and check it often to stay up to date on all our upcoming events! For more information, to attend an event, or create your own event, contact Alumni
Network Coordinator, Gretchen McGinley, at 419-783-2316 or email her at gmcginley@defiance.edu.
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Your Gift Makes a Difference
As Defiance College approaches the end of the 2008-2009 fiscal year, we are still working to meet our Annual Fund goal of $1,080,100. Please be a part of this year’s success and make your gift to Defiance College by June 30th. Simply go on-line to www.defiance.edu/giving or if you prefer, call Michele Tinker, Director of Annual Giving at 419-783-2303 for assistance. All gifts in
by June 30th will be recognized in the 2008-2009 Honor Roll of Donors.
Your gift each year, every year, this year, ensures that today’s students have the same opportunities you experienced as a DC student. Thank you for your support!
115 Days to Homecoming
Save the date: Oct 5-11, for DTO: WE ARE FAMILY, Homecoming 2009. Activities start on Monday, Oct. 5, and lead up to the jammed packed days of Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 8th, 9th and 10th, with a variety of programs and events sure to appeal to everyone.
Reunions planned for this year’s Homecoming include: the Golden Reunion Society highlighting the Class of 1959, "That 70’s Something” gathering for classes spanning the late 60s through late 70s, and the BASA alumni get-together. Reunions are also being organized for Yellow Jacket wrestlers, baseball and softball teams, and veterans, as well as the 1969 football team, and all former members of DC’s concert and choir ensembles, including the Singing Yellow Jackets and the DC Stingers.
Of special significance is the inauguration of DC’s 18th president, Mark Gordon, on Thursday, to be followed by fireworks and music. Friday features presentations by this year’s DC alumni award winners, with the Celebrate DC Dinner taking place on Friday evening.
Saturday gets underway with the annual Fun Run/Walk, an alumni golf outing, and baseball and softball reunion games. The Webster Street Tailgate Festival leads into the Homecoming football game, where the Yellow Jackets square off against the Manchester Spartans.
Post game, the 5th quarter alumni celebrations with music, dancing, and food and beverages will make the Serrick Campus Center party central. You won’t want to miss a minute, so make your reservations now to be part of DTO: WE ARE FAMILY, Homecoming 2009.
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT STAFF
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