Bryn Mawr Club of Washington, D.C.
Upcoming Events
The Programs Committee is pleased to announce the following upcoming Club events! For more information about any event, please contact the organizer of the event; if you are a new member or
do not have access to a Club Directory, please e-mail us, and we'll do our best to forward your message to the right contact quickly.
BMC Alumnae Association Presidential Reception
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Time: 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: The Washington Club, 15 Dupont Circle
Cost: $25 ($15 for recent graduates--please see details)
The Bryn Mawr Alumnae Association is honored to invite you to a reception at The Washington Club to introduce you to President Jane Dammen McAuliffe. The reception will also include Bryn Mawr's New York Classroom, a faculty-student panel moderated by President McAuliffe. We will be joined by Harvey Wexler Professor of Economics Michael Rock and two of his students, Menghan Shen '10 and Tinu Akinfolarin '09, who will discuss the role of institutions in economic development. We hope to see you there!
For more details and to RSVP, please see http://www.brynmawr.edu/alumnae/news/pres/dc.html or contact lhutto@brynmawr.edu for more information. Please note that this event is sponsored by the College.
Welcome Tea for Admitted Students
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 (Please note new date!)
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: The Charles Sumner School, 1201 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
Contact: For further information, contact Mimi Rajapakse at mimivr@yahoo.com or 202-273-1778
Please join us in welcoming the young women in our area who have been admitted to Bryn Mawr’s Class of 2013!
The Charles Sumner School is located at the corner of 17th and M Streets, just a short walk from Farragut North metro.
CAREER NETWORK EVENT: Owning Your Own Business
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Time and Location: TBA
Working for yourself sounds freeing, but actually starting something can be overwhelming. Learn from a range of local alumnae entrepreneurs how they built their businesses and get their advice for becoming your own boss. Liza Jane Bernard, director of the Bryn Mawr-Haverford Career Development Office, will moderate.
Have suggestions for a panelist? Contact event organizer Dena Bauman '83 (drb20008@yahoo.com) or DC career development representative Mike Niccolls '39 (703-765-5853).
Annual Meeting at the Watergate
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009
Time: 3-5 p.m.
Location: Watergate East Building, 2500 Virginia Avenue, #212S, Washington, D.C.
Contact: RSVP to Katrina Albright at Katrina.Albright@gmail.com, or telephone 240-643-9372
Join old friends and meet new ones on the first Saturday in May (May 2) at the Club’s traditional Annual Meeting/May Day weekend celebration. Louise Wiener has graciously agreed to host the Club’s Annual Meeting again this year.
Apart from mixing and mingling, sipping and nibbling, the event will include a short business meeting, which will highlight the past year’s programs and activities and introduce and new executive officers and nominating committee members.
Thanks to member donations to help defray the costs of Club events, this event is offered free of charge. However, we need to provide an accurate guest list at the front door. Note that space is limited to approximately 70 guests, so please respond early –- and no later than Friday, April 24th.
Directions: Louise’s apartment is in the Watergate East Building, 2500 Virginia Avenue, #212S (202-333-3175). Street parking in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood is limited, but paid parking is available at a number of garages in the area. From the Foggy Bottom Metro (Orange and Blue lines), either walk down New Hampshire Ave. to Virginia Ave. (a 5-7 minute walk) or take the shuttle bus from the Metro to the Kennedy Center and walk from there.
Welcome to the Junior Club of Washington! We hope that our recreational and volunteer events will offer Mawrters a place to reconnect with and meet other recent graduates. Our events are aimed at graduates of the classes of 1998-2008, but all are welcome.
Please feel free to contact us with ideas so that the club can reflect everyone’s insights and interests.
Please also join our Facebook group, “BMC Junior Alum Club of DC.” We will use it to post information as well as to get feedback.
--Norma Altshuler and Malorie Garrett (contact Norma at norma.altshuler@gmail.com or 415-260-5106,
and Malorie at malorie.perron@gmail.com or 301-793-6742).
Junior Club Community Service Day
Date: April 25 or 26, 2009 (TBD)
Time and Location: TBD
Contact: Malorie Garrett at malorie.perron@gmail.com or at 301-793-6742
In conjunction with Young Alumnae clubs around the country, we will sponsor a community service day on the last weekend in April (25th or 26th). Details will be posted later.
Screen on the Green
Date: TBA
Time and Location: National Mall
Screen on the Green, National Mall TBA Free movies are shown on the national mall on Monday evenings during the summer. Once the schedule is released, we’ll pick a film and date. Please let us know your preferences!
The Ivy Singles site lists events of interest to singles in the Washington, D.C. area.