We are looking for new members for the NorCal Buffs board, including a new President. Please send an email to chris@norcalbuffs.com expressing interest in where you feel you would like to help out. Please spread the word to your fellow alumni who you feel might be interested. Open Positions Include:
President
Vice President
Director Networking
Director Communications
Director Events
Director Finance
Director Fundraising
Director Community
We will be holding a Board meeting the Monday the 8th of February, 7pm at The Republic in San Francisco. Please send an email to chris@norcalbuffs.com if you are interested in attending.
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We are also looking for feedback from the local Alumni on our watch parties. Please use the comments area of this post if you would like to add further detail.
Specifically we want to know
– Do we want to watch games at Bayside or The Rupublic (was Jones)?
– Are there other regions interested in organizing a location this coming season?
A little history on our SF locations for those who might be new to the area.
Bayside Sports Bar – Going back several years, Bayside Sports Bar on Union St was our spot. We fought for space as the bar was shared by Michigan, USC, CU and several others, they also did not provide CU drink or food specials, but for the most part it was a great location. Unfortunately, Bayside closed in 2007 but is planning to re-open this summer. In our talks with the new mangement, we would likely have to share space with University of Arizona alum for 2010 but they would work with us on speicals.
Jones (now The Republic) – In looking for a new space following Bayside, Jones on Lombard was convenient for those who live in the Marina, was big enough for our crowd (which can get to 200+ fans) and put together some great specials for us. The downside was that USC began to watch their games there as well causing challenges for us during a few games. Last June we learned that Jones was to be purchased and become the Republic, which did not open until the football season was almost over so we had to find a new home again. New management at The Republic is willing to work with us on space and specials should we feel this would be a good home for CU alum this year.
That said – we want your feedback on 2010 and we will do our best to make sure we all have a great time here in San Francisco and elsewhere for those outside of SF.
We are looking for feedback this year on what types of events we should be putting together. Please use the comments section on this blog post to add your 2 cents and ideas for this year.
Here is a list of events we are thinking about
– NorCal Buffs Ski Day
– NorCal Buffs Wine Trip
– SF Watch Parties
– Sports Basement Discount Night
– Big XII Happy Hour / Networking Event
One of our local alumni, Ben Maxon, has organized a great discount for the NorCal Buffs this season. We now have Discounted E-Lift Tickets for Alpine Meadows & Homewood Mountain Resort. These tickets are delivered to your Email Inbox and are VALID EVERYDAY! Save up to 20% per E-Lift Ticket!
To get your tickets:
1) Go to: http://www.employeeactivities.com/alpinehomewood/
2) Enter: CU Alumni – In the field “Business Name” in the shopping cart to be authorized for this offer.
Looking ahead at the schedule next year, we will be playing Cal on Saturday September 11th at Cal. Mark this down on your calendars, with such a large Alumni presence in the area this will be a great game to attend.
The NorCal Buffs is working on a tailgate and block of tickets. Please refer back to norcalbuffs.com as we get closer to the event.
