2008 Jiminy Peak After Work Ski Program

You can still sign up ladies! For any of you who are just waiting for your schedule to set because of class registration and such, you can still sign up for After Work Skiing! It's only $10 more making it $140. You will have until January 6th to sign up!

Empty Bowls

Other happenings in the area:

http://www.albany.com/news/empty-bowls.cfm

Founder's Day Brunch

Ladies,

Founder's Day Brunch will be held on Sunday, October 5th, 2008, 10 am at the Tosca Grille in Downtown Troy. The cost of the buffet will be $25 per person, this weekend Tosca will be having some more German themed items to the menu in addition to traditional breakfast items for the Octoberfest season. Please e-mail me if you are interested. I hope to see you all there!

Glen Sanders Mansion

Every year the Glen Sanders Mansion has a series of cooking shows featuring the executive chefs from the Mazzone restaurants. Each show is $35 and includes a three course meal, two glasses of wine, a show, and a booklet of recipes from the evening. I went a number of the times last year and really enjoyed it.

The schedule is listed below and can be viewed at http://www.onereputation.com/events.htm. If there is a show of particular interest to you, purchase your ticket from the Glen Sanders via phone and RSVP. I will contact the Glen Sanders and reserve a table for us as the date approaches.


The Cooking Show Series at Glen Sanders Mansion

Glen Sanders Mansion’s seventh season of cooking shows are starting!
Watch as our award-winning chefs from each of our restaurants create
classic and exotic dishes easy enough for you to prepare at home.
The best part? You can taste the prepared items!

Make your reservations early, each year our classes sell out!

The 2008-2009 Schedule is:

Wednesday November 5
Italian Thanksgiving Feast
featuring Hall of Springs Executive Chef Mark Delos

Wednesday January 7
French Cuisine
featuring Glen Sanders Mansion Executive Chef Will Brown

Wednesday January 28
Preparing Sushi at Home
featuring Angelo’s 677 Prime Executive Chef Jaime Ortiz

Wednesday February 11
Romantic Dinners
featuring Glen Sanders Mansion Executive Chef Frank Tardio

Wednesday April 1
Italian Easter
featuring Guest Chef Angelo Mazzone

Wednesday April 22
Piattini (Italian Tapas)
featuring Aperitivo Bistro Executive Chef Danny DeLorenzo

Wednesday May 13
Steakhouse Grilling - Prime Style
featuring Angelo’s 677 Prime Executive Chef Jaime Ortiz

Shows are $35.00 per person, per show.
Shows begin at 6:30pm.
Tickets are required. Shows are pre-paid and non-refundable.


Glen Sanders Mansion
One Glen Avenue, Scotia

Running to Save Lives!

Dear family & friends,
I have about two months to go before the San Antonio 1/2 marathon and I am starting to feel like a runner again. Well, maybe not a runner, but at least I think I can finish! :) Thank you to everyone who has already donated to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I have been overwhelmed by everyone's generosity!

For those who don't know, I am raising funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) as a participant in their Team in Training program. I'm training in memory of my college friend Sasha and I hope you'll join me by making a donation to my fundraising campaign. My personal goal is to raise $2,100 and I only need an additional 15 people to donate $100 to make that goal.

Please use the link in this email to donate online quickly and securely plus learn more about my progress (and see a photo of Sasha and me.) You will receive a confirmation of your donation by email and I will be notified as soon as you make your donation.

http://pages.teamintraining.org/uny/rnrsahlf08/abegor

Each donation helps accelerate finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. More than 823,000 Americans are battling these blood cancers. I am hoping that my participation in Team in Training will help bring them hope and support.

On behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, thank you very much for your support. I greatly appreciate your generosity. I hope everyone is having a great fall!

Best,
Alison Begor

P.S. I would appreciate it if you would forward this email to as many people as you can to encourage them to donate as well. Thanks again.

2008 After Work Ski Program

Hi Everyone!

It’s almost that time of year for snow sports! Or at least to start thinking about it with your friends and family! I just received the Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort Package for the 2008 After Work Ski Program on Tuesday Nights. We typically left at 5pm and got to the mountain at 5:45pm.

The program would start on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 from 6-10pm with the lessons at 8pm. (lesson start time can be changed after the first lesson, with the consensus of your other classmates) The package includes 6 weeks of 1 hour group lessons, plus up to 3 hrs of additional hours of skiing or riding for $130 if we pay before November 7, 2008. After that it would be $140. (last year what we all noticed is that the lift passes were marked for January thru March.)

Rental prices are as follows: Skis - $15 per week, snowboard - $20 per week, keep in mind that this does not include the price for renting the boots.

Please e-mail me by October 31^st if you are interested, this is 2 months out but I will send a reminder when it gets closer to the date.

Thanks!

Ultimate Frisbee

If any of you ladies are interested in some fun exercise, I am involved in a pick-up Women's Ultimate Frisbee League every Wednesday. We play in the circle at SUNY Albany at 6:00 until dusk. As it gets darker we may move the location to RPI so we can play under lights.

This league is geared for beginners to advanced. I had never played Ultimate Frisbee when I first started, and the people there gave me all the information I needed. We even do drills to help learn the skills. The league is geared for women, but men can come play, if they wear a skirt and are ready for fun.

August Happy Hour at PF Chang's

We had a fabulous time together! Thumbs up for PF Chang's, especially the lettuce wrap appetizers and desserts! We hope to see more of you out next month!

Troy Night Out

If any of you Ladies are interested! Troy Night Out is tonight!

Founder's Day Brunch Take 2

Ladies,

I'm in the works with arranging Founder's Day Brunch tenatively on Sunday, October 19th. I'm hoping that the Collegiate Chapters SUNY A and RPI will be interested and this year will be a really good turn out. Last year's was cancelled due to responses in a timely manner. Hopefully this one will be a good one!

SPAC Wine & Food Festival

For all you foodies out there...

The Spac Wine & Food Festival is on September 6, 2008. See the link for more information. E-mail me if you're interested in going!

Just a warning this event is approx. $80 per person.

Alpha Phi Alumnae Volunteers/Gardeners needed 8/24

Hello Sisters!

We need your help to kick-start the school year for the Theata Tau chapter and get it ready for rush! This Sunday we are holding the first ever (as far as I know) Alumnae-Sister Gardening Extravaganza! Both Sisters and Alumnae will help clear the flower beds of weeds and then plant new flowers and spread mulch. We will also be doing the shopping for the event that day. By helping out we can get the house looking great for when rush starts next week!

The event starts at 11:00 and should go no later than 2:30. Even if you can just come for part of the time it would be a big help. Also, the house does not have it's own gardening tools, so we really need Alumnae to bring some tools we can use that day. If you can't make it, but have gardening tools we could use let me know, and maybe we can arrange to pick them up.

Lots of people (including lots of sisters) have requested more Local Alumnae/Sister events, and I think this will be a fun one to start of the year. Please join us if you can! Also, please pass this on to any other local alumnae I don't have e-mail for.

Thanks and AOE,

Jessica Reichard
Vice President, Alpha Phi Housing Corporation Board, Theta Tau chapter
E: reichj@alum.rpi.edu

Alumnae Events

Sorry, It's been a really busy summer ladies! I will be starting the monthly Happy Hours again, slowly but surely.

Switchback Sea

Swimming cities of Switchback Sea is a flotilla of seven intricately hand crafted vessels that will navigate the stretch of the Hudson River between Troy and the New York harbor this August 15th - September 7th. Imagined as a hybrid between boats and bits of land mass broken off and headed out to sea, the Switchback vessels will make stops in towns along the river bringing performances and music. Over the course of three weeks they will make their way toward their home port - an invented landscape tucked into a niche along the East River in Long Island City, Queens.

The Swimming Cities is designed and organized by printmaker and installation artist Swoon. Collaborators include playwright Lisa D’Amour, the band Dark Dark Dark and circus composer Sxip Shirey. Propulsion systems brought by John Rinaldi and Kinetic Steam Works. Boat design and carpentry created in close collaboration with Jeff Stark, Iris Lasson, and The Floating Neutrinos. This is Swoon’s second major installation with Deitch Projects.

Swimming Cities Press Release

This sounds interesting/intriguing & it's free.

Fri night in Troy, Sat evening in Albany

One of the performances is even at the Saugerties Lighthouse.

Visit www.switchbacksea.org to learn more about this piece.

The performance is free and appropriate for all ages.

Play in the Park, Washington Park, Albany

Any one interested in seeing West Side Story?

Michael Jackson

Ladies,

I know this isn't really a gossip column but did you know that Michael Jackson is planning to move to Poughkeepsie, NY? A bit of a shocker to me, but I figured this would be entertaining to you all.

April Happy Hour

Ladies,

I will have to cancel April's Happy Hour. Unfortunately, I have a business trip I need to go to. I will update you when I will reschedule it. Probably will not be until after May 12th.

Creative Memories Open House

Host:	Ambre Ouellette Templin
Location:	77 East High St, Ballston Spa, NY 12020 US
When:	Wednesday, April 16, 6:30PM to 9:00PM
Phone:	518-309-3343
Hi fellow Alpha Phi's, come out and support me in my new venture as a Creative Memories consultant. I will be having an open house to showcase some of the latest Creative Memories product, including the new true 12 by 12 inch pages, color pallets, digital organization and custom framing. There will be door prizes including a set of Greek Letter stickers just perfect for those Alpha Phi memories. And a special raffle if you bring a friend.

Mechanical Engineer Opportunity

I have a friend who is a recruiter and she asked me to pass this
along. If any of you are interested please feel free to contact
Debbie Waegerle Fincher <debbie@shepherd-staffing.com> and mention the
fact that I forwarded you this job description.

Job Title: Mechanical Engineering Manager
Description: My firm is in the process of locating a candidate for a
Development Engineering position within a manufacturing firm located
in West Chester. They are seeking a candidate that not only has
knowledge of the science but also the experience with heat transfer,
hydraulics, pneumatics, or fluid flow. This is a creative role
allowing this individual the chance to redesign and design various
product lines. They are ideally looking for someone who also is
interested in growing into a management role.

* Feel free to forward *

- Jeanell Trotter

The Vanilla Bean Lives in it's new name & business!!!

Ladies,

I found out this morning that The Cookie Factory (Basically all of the Vanilla Bean Bakers started their own business, we already knew that because of the mismanagement of the V.B.) carries all our favorites from the Vanilla Bean!!! So even though the name says "The Cookie Factory" don't be fooled! They also do all our favorite cakes!!

The Cookie Factory is located on Rt. 2 or Congress Street and a little past 15th Street driving up the hill on the right.

The Cookie Factory
520 Congress St
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 268-1060

Pampered Chef

Ladies,

Due to the fact that this event involves a vendor, if there is a lack of attendance to this event, I will open the event up to all participating ladies to your friends and family who may be interested.

Thanks.

Fairfield, CT Red Dress Gala

The Fairfield County Alpha Phi Alumni Chapter invites you to attend the first annual Red Dress Gala, a benefit dinner to support the American Heart Association and the Alpha Phi Foundation.

Date: Saturday, February 9^th, 2008

Time: 7pm-Midnight

Location: Villa Capri

906 N. Colony Road

Wallingford, CT 06492

Price: $65 for one ticket, $120 for two tickets. A portion of every ticket is tax-deductible.

Details: Event tickets include a cocktail hour with butlered hors d’ oeuvres, a four-course sit down dinner, five hours of top-shelf open bar, dancing, and a silent auction. Please choose one of the following entrées: Chicken Marsala, Roasted Sirloin or Atlantic Salmon Filet. Cocktail attire required. Red attire encouraged.

R.S.V.P.: January 31, 2008. Please complete response sheet* and enclose with check or money order for the appropriate amount and mail to:

Fairfield County Alpha Phi Alumni Chapter

Red Dress Gala

c/o Shari-Lynn Cuomo

77 Cynthia Drive

West Haven, CT 06516

Please contact Shari-Lynn Cuomo, (203) 809-2555 or SMC77777@aol.com, with any questions.

*If no response sheets are available, please provide the following information: (1) contact e-mail address, (2) number of guests, (3) each guest’s name, (4) entrée selection(s).

SUNY Albany Facilitator Volunteer Needed

Ladies,
The Executive Office is still looking for a volunteer to facilitate
SUNY Albany chapter's based intiative for the Leadership
Initiative. I do this for the SUNY Plattsburgh chapter and have had
a great experience with it. To learn more about this program, you
can go to
http://www.alphaphi.org/Leadership%5FInitiative/

Each chapter does 4 sessions a school year, each session about 2
hours a piece, you schedule them with the chapter according to your
and their schedules. Its really not a huge time commitment and its
pretty fun!

If you have any questions about facilitating, please feel free to
contact me directly at drm1731@hotmail.com.

If you are interested in doing this for SUNY Albany, please contact
Stefania Rudd at srudd@alphaphi.org. The chapter is really missing
out by not having a facilitator!!!

Thanks and Happy Holidays to all-
Danielle Miller

CDCG Bowl-athon

Sorry but the Capital District Community Gardens Bowl-athon has been cancelled due to a lack of interest!

Anthony Boudain

Anthony Bourdain from the Travel Channel will be at HVCC on Fri. April 4, 2008. Tickets are going fast so if you're interested tickets are available at www.hvcc.edu

To see more about Anthony http://travel.discovery.com/tv/bourdain/bourdain.html

Events Update

Ladies,

I wanted to make sure you see that I changed January's Happy Hour/Dinner to Thursday, January 17th. Also, sorry to bombard your e-mail accounts with so many evites but my schedule has gotten a lot tighter so the longer leeway I have the better I can schedule the events.

I look forward to meeting you all and hope you can come! Enjoy!