Holiday Alumni Reception Rescheduled!

The alumni reception has been rescheduled for Thursday, the 30th of December. Same time (7-10pm) and same place (BlackFinn in Richmond). Please refer to the original reception post below for more information and directions.

Tonight's Alumni Reception Postponed

Due to the seasonal weather, we have been forced to postpone the alumni reception that was scheduled for tonight at Blackfinn.  The steering committee is working on finding a replacement date that will hopefully occur before the new year. We will pass on that information to you when we get it.

Stay tuned...

Shop at Martins and the G-School gets money!

If you shop at Martins, register your Bonus Card for their A+ School Rewards program and the Governor's School will get a credit for 1% of your total purchases. Maggie Walker's school ID is 03112. Get all of the info and sign up here. http://www.martinsaplus.com/index.html

Annual Alumni Holiday Reception

December 26, 2010

7:00pm to 10:00pm

BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon
1001 Haxall Point
Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23219

Come on out for the annual Alumni Holiday Reception, this year hosted by the Richmond Alumni Chapter at BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon.

Catch up with old friends and make new ones while enjoying free hors d'oeuvres like mini wedge salad bites or cheese quesadillas. Keep an eye on the restaurant's flatscreen monitors as pictures from the past flash by.

We are making an effort this year to get teachers to come out to the reception. If you have a current or former Governor's School teacher that you would like us to invite, please let us know at richmondalumni@governorsschoolfoundation.org. 

Parking info for BlackFinn is very important. Learn it and love it. 

 

 

Governor's School Night at the VMFA!

Tonight! December 2nd! Meet up with other alumni and friends at the new and improved Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for the Chapter's first educational event. The VMFA's "art after dark" night promises to be a good time.

The official start time is 6:30, but you are welcome to come early and grab a bite to eat in the Best Cafe on the main level. The Billy Williams Trio will be performing at 6:00 as part of Jazz Cafe.

We will be free to roam about the museum and take in all it has to offer on our own, though if you want a more structured experience, there is a walking tour of the museum's highlights from 8:15 until closing at 9:00.

Hope to see you there!

November Events Recap

November was a great month for the Richmond Alumni Chapter as we really started to get some great events going. The happy hour at Europa was a nice way to unwind after work and the specials couldn't be beat (1/2 off tapas until 6 and good drink discounts as well). Ask Recruitment Chair Stacy Lee (2nd from left) what her favorite tapas was the next time you see her at an event!

Thanks to everyone who came out and volunteered at the Richmond Marathon. We had a great crew working to quench the thirsts of the tired and parched runners as they hit mile 24 of the marathon and 11 of the half. I can probably say that none of us had mixed Powerade with a paddle in a trash can before (don't worry runners. It was a clean can and we used liners!!) We also had fantastic support from students and alumni at the spirit stop who cheered the runners on at a time when they certainly needed it. Surely, the sounds of Spice Girls and The Romantics won't be fading from their minds for some time! Most thanks go to our Community Outreach Chair Khiem Tran who ventured out at something like 5:00 in the morning to set up the stops, then proceeded to run the half-marathon, and then came back to work for the rest of the day! Steering Committee Chair Kristina Monan Page showed up around 5:30 and didn't run the half but did work all day, so she get's a half-percent less props. Thanks again to everyone else who came out to make this first service event a tremendous success!