Brand VT License Plates in Texas

The Texas Chapters of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association have an opportunity to brand collegiate license plates right here in the Lone Star State.   

This could be a good source of revenue to support local VT student scholarships, so we want to gauge interest. Please help us by filling out our seven-question survey by Sunday, February 26.

https://survey.vt.edu/survey/entry.jsp?id=1328642532395

We really appreciate your feedback!

All-ACC Happy Hour @ The Rattle Inn on Wednesday, February 15th 5-8pm

Hokies,

Join fellow ACC alumni from the Austin area on the rooftop deck of The Rattle Inn (off W 6th behind Star Bar, 610 Nueces St) for a couple drinks, some networking, and some fundraising.  The Rattle Inn has agreed to donate 15% of their revenue between 5-8pm on the rooftop deck to The Settlement Home for Children.  So come have a drink and feel good about raising money for charity.

Who: The ACC alumni chapters in Austin
What: Happy Hour
Where: The Rattle Inn, off West 6th Street
When: 5-8(ish)pm on February 15th, 2012
Why: To raise money for a good cause in the easiest way possible.

 

VT vs. Duke Basketball Feb 2

Hey gang,

 It’s time for another installment of Hokie basketball. This week, the Hokies will face an uphill battle as they take on the Duke Blue Devils in Cassel Coliseum. They may have the Olympic Team USA’s coach on their side, but we’ve got a raucous fanbase the Blue Devils will never forget. Especially Greg Paulus. So get your Reeboks on and head down to Bar 96 to catch the game this Thursday at 6:00. Schedule it in your palm pilot or whatever the cool kids use these days because a win here could be one for the books.

http://96austin.com/

 Go Hokies!

- Juan

VT vs. UNC Basketball watch party

Hey Hokie peeps,

Hope everyone had a great time ringing in the new year, but now it’s time
to get back to business. Join us for a big Tech basketball game as the
Hokies defend the Cassell (Coliseum) from the #3 UNC Tar Heels. Swing by
Bar 96 (96austin.com) next Thursday, January 19 at 8pm to egg on the Hokies
as they once again attempt to throw sand in the gears of this perennial
hoops giant. Five out of five Hokies agree it’s gonna be quite the jam.

Go Hokies!
- Juan

2012 Sugar Bowl @ Bar 96

Hey there Hokies,

The stage is set for the Sugar Bowl at Bar 96 (http://96austin.com/) next
Tuesday, January 3 at 7:30pm CT. Our Hokies will square off against the
Michigan Wolverines for an historic showcase of talent and athletic
prowess. So drop what you’re doing next Tuesday and come support the lads
one last time this season in one of Tech’s biggest games ever, because this
time around it’s us against the world.

Geaux Hokies!

- Juan M.

Sugar Bowl Hokie Events

For those travelling to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl, attached is a PDF with the local events happening through the VTAA.

Kudos to Trey for sharing with the group!

Sugar Bowl Hokie Events

Virginia Tech releases ticket information for Allstate Sugar Bowl

BLACKSBURG - Hokie Club members and football season ticket holders will be offered the opportunity to purchase tickets to the Allstate Sugar Bowl during a limited time period, beginning Monday at 10 a.m. Orders must be received by Friday, Dec. 9 at noon.

Hokie Club members and football season ticket holders have the option to order an unlimited number of tickets, with up to eight placed in priority. To place an order, Hokie Club members and season ticket holders must log on to hokietickets.com using your Customer I.D. number and password. Any remaining tickets following the Hokie Club/Football season ticket holder priority deadline will go on sale to the general public beginning Monday, Dec. 12 at noon.

http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20111204aad.html

VT vs. Clemson watch party at Bar 96

As promised, we’ve acquired a spot at one of the newer hip spots in Austin.
You and your loved ones are cordially invited to Bar 96 (www.96austin.com)
this Saturday December 3 for the ACC Championship Game to watch the #5
Hokies take on the #20 Clemson Tigers. I don’t need to tell you how
important this game is; I know you all will show up to support the Hokies
in this high-stakes game in which the winner takes all and heads to a BCS
bowl game. And after the dust settles, the Bar 96 raconteurs will stand on
chairs to tell the tale of the day the Hokies descended upon their
establishment for the 2011 ACC Championship game.

All-ACC Fundraising and Social Event on December 10th

Hokies,

Alumni from all 12 Atlantic Coast Conference universities are gathering on Saturday, December 10th at Opal Divines on West 6th Street from 1:00-3:00pm for a social event and competitive fundraiser to benefit a favorite local charity, CARY (the Council on At-Risk Youth). All participants will receive food and drink specials with a minimum donation of $5 (which will get you a wristband to get in on deals throughout the day). After Opal Divine’s, the group will move to other locations every hour on the hour until 8:00pm. So there is plenty of opportunity to show your school spirit either all day or just during one leg of the event. There is no college football that day so it is a great opportunity for alumni of all ages to meet/network and to help CARY, a charity doing their part to improve the lives of young Austinites through education.

Virginia Tech’s Alumni Chapter and the other 11 ACC chapters in Austin will be spending the month leading up to the event raising donations. Donations can be made in person during the next two* watch parties, online at www.councilonatriskyouth.org, or at the door of the event. If you are looking for a tax-deductible donation, please donate online (designating your money is from a Hokie). Cash and checks will be accepted at the door of Opal Divine’s or by me throughout the day. The school who raises the most money will get bragging rights for the next all-ACC event as this will be the first of many.

Again, the All-ACC Alumni Group will be meeting at Opal Divines (700 West 6th Street) from 1:00-3:00pm with plans to visit other establishments in the area afterward. To be part of the event (and receive great food and drink specials), a minimum donation of $5 is requested.

Tentative schedule for Saturday, December 10th on West 6th Street:
Opal Divine’s 1:00-3:00pm
Star Bar 3:00-4:00pm
Molotov 4:00-5:00pm
219 West 5:00-6:00pm
The Dogwood 6:00-7:00pm
Kung Fu Saloon 7:00-8:00pm

If you have any questions, please contact me at kiel.dolence@gmail.com.

See you there,
Kiel

*hopefully three watch parties.

VT vs. Georgia Tech Thursday @ 7pm

After jumping up two spots in the rankings to #10, the Hokies are ready once again to take the field this week. So come on out to Lavaca St. Bar (http://www.lavacastreet.com/) this Thursday night at 7:00pm for yet another crucial game as our team takes on #21 Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The ACC division standings are complex at the moment, but in a nutshell, if we win this game then we own our destiny and get a little closer to another ACC championship game.

Word around the campfire is that some of our Yellow Jackets friends, still riding high on their win over Clemson, will be in attendance. They wanted to gather at their home bar, but we convinced them to come to ours. So I exhort you to join us and help outnumber them.