CU Boulder's NorCal Buffs

The NorCal Buffs Alumni board meets once a month at . If you are interested in attending or would like to join the board and put your alumni ideas into action please contact chris [at] norcalbuffs [dot] com

Current 2009 Board

President - Chris Hemphill
Vice President - Open
Director of Fundraising and Finance - Garrett Stanton
Director of Community - Kelli Trent and Ryan Potvin
Director of Communications - Courtney Geesey and Laurie Henman
Director of Events - Bryan Meyer, Matt Henderson, Shannon Nohr-Piro
Director of Networking - Open

Board Meeting held on Tuesday 16 Sep 2008, 7:00 PM and JONES Roadhouse at:

Address: 2400 Lombard St (at Scott St.), San Francisco, CA 94123 (415-440-2000)

URL: http://www.jones-sf.com/index_flash.html

Topics:

• Chris Jones, current President, is resigning as of 16 Sep 2008. Was called to Army active duty in Afghanistan beginning on 19 Oct 2008 for 400 days, returning on 22 Nov 2009. All duties have been passed over to the new President, Chris Hemphill. Chris Jones will help transition Chris Hemphill into his new role and will introduce him to the CU staff in Boulder and send out an annoucement to all NorCalBuff alumni.
• Watch Parties
  • Kelli will send out evite for Thursday’s game
  • SF – New lower beer prices and more staff on hand for our games
    • $10 Coors Light and Bud Light pitchers
    • $13 Bud and Bud Light Buckets
    • $14 Blue Moon Pitchers
    • $5 Yeager Bombs
    • $5 Margaritas
    • $10 Burger, Fries and Beer Combo
    • 3 satellite bars + main bar
    • 12 additional servers
    • 15 kegs
    • 50 cases of beer
  • East Bay – Gaining momentum at Stadium Pub
• T-Shirt design and sales
  • Purchased 113 shirts
  • Should have by WV game
  • Sale price will be $20 each
  • All funds go back into our club for future event discounts and 1 scholarship per year for a N. Cal incoming freshmen (CU will match our contribution)
• ICER Air Ski Show
  • $5.00 discount for all CU alumni – on sale now
• Ski & Wine, Beer  & Boards Festival
  • Bryan will update – Dates and price will follow in October
• Warren Miller Pre-Party
  • Bryan will update – Dates and price will follow in October
• March Against Breast Cancer Walk
  • Courtney will update – 2 people signed up so far
• Wine Bus to Calistoga
  • Shannon will update – Hold off until Spring of 2009.
• Warriors – Pistons game with pregame raffle and courtside shoot around with players
  • Link will be available around mid-Sep
• Kings – Detroit game in Sacramento
• CU – Stanford basketball game
  • Nov 29th
  • Pre-game meeting place or pep talk with the coach?
• Website changes
  • Added a new registration tab
  • Adding a t-shirt tab once shirts arrive
  • Adding a photo tab – Need to open a Pro Flickr account (not a free account)
  • Photos hosted via Flickr.com
• Charles Chocolate Tour in Emeryville- Setup for valentines day
  • $7 per person ($3 discount)
  • Tours are Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun from 11:30 to 2:30
• Getting Coach Hawk
  • Talking with news anchor, Brent Cannon, to try to get Hawk out here to speak
• Fundraising
  • $180 from happy hour being donated to SF Boys and Girls Club – Hemphill will get check.
  • $760 from Golden State Warriors
• Bank account:
  • Chris will open a bank account for NorCalBuffs
• People in attendance:
  • Chris Jones
  • Shannon Piro
  • Bryan Meyer
  • Kelli Trent
  • Courtney Geesey
  • Ryan Potvin
  • Chris Hemphill

Our next Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday 19 August 2008, 7:00 PM and JONES Roadhouse at: 

Address: 2400 Lombard St (at Scott St.), San Francisco, CA 94123 (415-440-2000)

URL: http://www.jones-sf.com/index_flash.html

Any and all CU Buffs are welcome! Please join us to discuss upcoming events this fall:

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NorCal Buffs Board Meeting held on Tuesday 15 Apr 2008, 7:00 PM at JONES * Steaks * Spirits * Sports (bar & restaurant) in the San Francisco Marina district:

URL: http://www.jones-sf.com/index_flash.html

Address: 2400 Lombard St (at Scott St.), San Francisco, CA 94123 (415-440-2000)

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Board Meeting held at the Sports Basement (Presidio Location) on TUE 13 Nov 07 at 7:00 PM (in the lounge area in the front far corner of the store by the front exit).

Discussed future events to include:

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Board Meeting at Sports Basement (Presidio Location) on the 16th of October at 7:00 PM (in the lounge area in the front far corner of the store by the front exit).

Topics discussed:

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Northern California Board Meeting will be held at The Irish Bank in San Francisco, CA on TUES 18 Sep 2007 at 7:00 PM.

The Irish Bank is considered one of the most authentic Irish Pubs in the United States and they are more than happy to accommodate us in their back room for our next meeting!

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Held on Tuesday 14 August 2007 at Elephant and Castle Pub & Restaurant in San Francisco (map):

424 Clay Street (between Battery and Sansome Streets)
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: 415-268-3900

URL: http://www.elephantcastle.com/content/locations/san_francisco

This meeting is open to anyone interested in getting involved with setting up events in Northern California We are always looking for more participation and new ideas so please join us!

Upcoming events:

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Additional positions needed:

Event planners

Watch parties (Bayside Sports Bar – Miller Lite, Pilsner Urquell, shot specials)

Sep 1 Colorado State (Denver) (9:00 AM) FSN

Sep 8 Arizona State (Tempe, AZ) (7:15 PM) FSN

Sep 15 Florida State (home) (7:00 PM) ESPN

Sep 22 Miami, Ohio (home) (12:30 PM)

Sep 29 Oklahoma (home) (homecoming)

Oct 6 Baylor (Waco, TX)

Oct 13 Kansas State (Manhattan, KS)

Oct 20 Kansas (home) (family weekend)

Oct 27 Texas Tech (Lubbock, TX)

Nov 3 Missouri (home)

Nov 10 Iowa State (Ames, IA)

Nov 23 Nebraska (home) (9:00 AM) (ABC)

Dec 1 Big 12 Championship Game (San Antonio, TX)

Bowl Game

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