Purdue Alumni Club of Omaha

The Purdue Alumni Association will be using the Old Mattress Factory as their base.   “The Matt” is going to put up a tent on their parking lot for us to have an exclusive area. There will be a cash bar in the tent and there will be food that can be purchased outside as well as inside the building.  This will give us a tailgate feeling and it looks like the weather is going to cooperate.

We would like club volunteers to be at the tent by 11:00AM to help the Alumni Association folks decorate. At that point, our club will be the hosts of the event and greet folks as they come in.  Be sure to wear Purdue gear (especially if you have a “Purdue Club of Omaha” shirt as advertised on our website).

The big thing is to get as many Boilers in Omaha to the tent as we can, so if you can make it (even if only for a short time), come on over!

We will start hosting at the tent at 1:00PM and have a pep rally at 5:00PM.

We hope to see you there!

Place:
Old Mattress Factory
501 N. 13th St. (just a short walk from the Centurylink Center)
http://www.themattomaha.com/

Okay, here’s some info for later this week, as Purdue visits Omaha for the 2nd/3rd round of the NCAA tournament…

THURSDAY
Purdue shoot-around (light practice) from 5:55PM until 6:35PM. Parking is free in “Lot B” and it’s open to the public. Other teams will be doing the same before/after, starting about noon.

FRIDAY
Gametime is 6:27PM.

Our former restaurant informed us at the last minute that they would be unable to host us this year, so we’ve changed venues…  So please, disregard the postcard you may have recently received and consider this to be the active information.  This new location is a very nice facility and I think you will find it very enjoyable.  We hope to see you there and share in our Purdue heritage at this new location!

Please join us at the 2012 Annual Spring Dinner on Thursday, April 12.  Our program will feature John Sautter, senior advisor at the Purdue Alumni Association.  John will be presenting a campus highlights video and speaking about improvements being made on campus.  In addition to the business items to be addressed, there will also be a silent auction for the club’s Scholarship Fund, so you may want to be prepared for that – the items are being finalized.

Time:
5:30PM – Social hour
6:30PM – Dinner
7:30PM – Program

Location:
Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse
Village Pointe Shopping Center
305 N 170th St.
Omaha, NE
402-289-9210     www.johnnysitaliansteakhouse.com\omaha

Please make event check payable to: Purdue Club of Omaha

Please make scholarship fund check (optional) to: Purdue University         (tax-deductible)

Mail checks to:
Susie Grundke
5538 N. 160th Ave.
Omaha, NE  68116

For questions, please contact:
Jim Schultze jimschultze@cox.net
402-861-0188 (evenings)
402-651-5527 (daytime)

Please feel free to print this and mail as your reservation form.

RSVP:  _____ attendees

Note: All meals are served with soft drinks, a house salad, fociccia gread, garlic mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli.  A cash bar will be available.

Entree Choices:
_____   Lasagna with Meat Sauce ($28)
_____   Chicken Angel Hair Basilica ($28)
_____   Petite Filet Mignon ($36)
_____   Grilled Atlantic Salmon ($36)
_____   Chicken Marsala ($36)

Total meal amount included:   ___________  (check made payable to Purdue Club of Omaha)

Would you like to donate to the Purdue Alumni Club of Omaha Scholarship fund?

_____  Yes, my check is included (payable to Purdue University).

Please plan on joining your fellow Purdue alumni and friends at the annual Spring Dinner, which will be held Thursday, April 12, 2012.  More details will be following a little later.  We hope to see you there!

Well, one more football game to see if Purdue can be bowl-eligible, and none other than Indiana stands in our way!

Please join us (and bring whomever else you’d like) to see the game on Saturday, 11/26 at 2:30PM.

Ken Kesler has graciously reserved us a room at “Buffalo Wings & Rings” (12247 “L” St.) in the “L Street Marketplace”. That’s on the north side of “L”, in the same plaza as Best Buy, but closer to “L” in the Marketplace area.

If you can make it, please join us. We hope to see you there. Oh, and have a great Thanksgiving holiday!

Boiler Up! Hammer Down!

Jim Schultze – President, Purdue Club of Omaha

Greetings fellow Boilermakers!  The holiday season will soon be upon us. In the spirit of holiday giving, the Purdue Club of Omaha is sponsoring a virtual food drive to benefit the Food Bank for the Heartland. Please send your monetary donations by December 1st to:

Purdue Club of Omaha
c/o Susie Grundke
5538 N 160th Ave
Omaha NE 68116

 
I hope everyone can “get on board” to ensure that all of those in need can enjoy a happy holiday. Thank you and best wishes for a wonderful holiday season. Boiler Up!

I’m looking for individuals to assist at any of these upcoming college fairs, working with an experienced fair representative from the Club.  The most rewarding part of working these fairs, I’ve always felt, is the opportunity to represent the University to parents and prospective students.

These fairs are scheduled as follows:

Sunday, 10/23 – Southeast Community College (Lincoln) – noon till 3PM
Sunday, 10/30 – UNO Sapp Fieldhouse (Omaha) – noon till 4PM

If you are interested, please contact Jim Schultze at jimschultze@cox.net or 402-651-5527.  I would be happy to answer any questions you might have.

Thank you!

Purdue/Notre Dame – Football Gamewatch & Pizza Party

FOR:   All Purdue Alumni and Friends

WHEN:   Saturday, October 1st

TIME:   6:00 PM

WHERE:  The Kesler’s

6520 South 104th Street  (Take 104th off Harrison, 2 blocks to Monroe – on the NW corner of Monroe and 104th)

BRING:  A snack, side dish, appetizer or dessert of your choice to share and your favorite beverage

We will supply the pizzas from our wood burning pizza oven.  Let’s hope the weather cooperates or Ken will be a little wet!

To help us plan, please respond by e-mail if you can join us.   Look forward to seeing all of you. GO Purdue!

Ken and Traci Kesler

The Purdue volleyball team will be playing Nebraska at the UNL Coliseum on Friday, October 7 at 7PM.  Tickets are available at the following website (max 4 per household, so we can’t get a block together, unfortunately):
 
http://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=V&linkID=huskers&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=
 
I will be checking about the beginning of September to see if ticketholders would like to get together in Lincoln for a get-together after the game.  Get ready for more of these events as the Boilers start coming to town!
 
 
Boiler Up!
 
Jim Schultze
Club President