Boston AOII Alumnae Fall 2015 Newsletter

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2015-2016 Executive Board:[email protected]

President:Sarah Gannon, Delta,Tufts University, 2011

Vice President:

Maria Tsekeris, Beta

Upsilon, Bryant University,

2012

Treasurer:

Kathleen Niple Donohue,

Epsilon Chi, Elon

University, 2002

Programming:

Valerie Forrest, Alpha Psi,

Bowling Green State

University, 2002

Marisa Shapiro, Delta,

Tufts University, 2011

Secretary:

Danielle Kushner,

Gamma Theta,

University of South

Florida, 2010

Issue: Fall 2015 Women Enriched Through Lifelong Friendship

Hello, Sisters!

We hope you had an amazing summer and are readyfor an exciting year ahead with the AOII Boston

Alumnae chapter!

Your executive board is looking forward to planning

exciting events, building our membership, andfostering an even stronger sisterhood of alumnae.With AOII,you always have a friend when youneed a friend so whether youre a new Bostonianor a long-time resident, youre never alone.

We encourage you to reach out to one another viaour Facebook group and events to start. Know asister in the Boston area who isnt a member? Wedlove to have her join!

In this newsletter, you will find the following:

Instructions on paying your dues! $

Upcoming Events!

Want to be featured in an AOII

ALUMNAE SPOTLIGHT on our blog?(www.bostonaoii.com)

Email Danielle Kushner via

[email protected]


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Exceed the expectation

Paying your dues is easy

Visit our web site, http://www.bostonaoii.com/become-a-member/, to become a dues paying

alumnae chapter member in the Boston AOII Alumnae Chapter. Membership entitles you todiscounted admission to chapter events, renews your subscription to To Dragma and supportsAOII on a local and international level!

If you pay dues in September, you will beentered to win a $25 Starbucks gift card!2015-2016 Dues are:

$50 General Member $34 Life Loyal Member

$16 First Years On Us (New Alumnae members)

$15 Secondary Chapter Membership (Your primary membership is at another AOIIAlumnae Chapter)

Already a Boston AlumnaeChapter dues paying member?Think about a secondarymembership in the RhodeIsland Alumnae Chapter or theNew Hampshire AlumnaeChapter.

For only $17 you can paysecondary dues to RhodeIsland, visit Rhode Island

AOII HERE.

For New Hampshire, send a$15 check to:o Nancy Rehfeld-Kelley

15 Garfield StreetExeter, NH 03833


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Upcoming event: Fall 2015

Kick-Off Event!

We can't wait to start out a new year withthe Boston Alumnae Chapter of AOII!For our Fall Kick-Off event, we will behaving a potluck on Saturday,September 12th from noon-3:00pm.Exact location TBA.

Please sign up in the Google doc HEREto bring something to share. You can signup to bring more than one item but

please sign up for at least one! If you arebringing food, please specify what youare planning on bringing!

Upcoming event: 2015 Walk

to Cure Arthritis - Boston

When: Sunday, September 27 @ 9:00am ESTWhere: DCRs Artesani Park

The Walk to Cure Arthritis raises funds and awareness to fight thenation's leading cause of disability.

Please useTHIS LINKto search for the AOII Boston Alumnae andjoin our team!

The event is at DCR Artesani Park on Sunday, September 27th andfeatures a three-mile and one-mile course. Pet owners are encouraged

to bring their dogs!

Have an idea for an event?

Reach out to Valerie & Marisa!

[email protected] [email protected]


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When: Saturday, September 26: Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles!

Time: 4:05pm EST

Where: Fenway Park 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, Massachusetts 02215

Facebook Event: Strike Out Arthritis! with the Boston Red Sox

Tickets will be distributed via email. For group orders of 20 or more, pleasecontact Matt Tieri at [email protected] look forward to another greatevent with the Red Sox! Thank you for your support of AOII and Strike OutArthritis!

The Red Sox will donate a portion of each ticket sold by AOII to the Strike OutArthritis!campaign, the initiative that helps fund both critical research to find acure for arthritis, and programs that improve quality of life for people with arthritiswhile we search for a cure.

AOII's overall SOA!program (collegiate & alumnae chapter and MLB/MiLBevents), combined with events that AOII participates in with the ArthritisFoundation and Arthritis Society, raised over $566,000 in 2014.Arthritis is theleading cause of disability worldwide, affecting millions of adults and thousands of

children.

If you have any questions about this event/AOII's Strike Out Arthritis!campaign,please contact [email protected].

Upcoming event:


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Upcoming event:

OPEN YOUR

HEART A YOGA

FUNDRAISER

When: Saturday, October 3, 2-4pmWhere: StudioULink: Facebook Event Page

Join our sister Terese, two time CancerSurvivor, and move through some

Vinyasa poses to get the blood flowingand gear up the bodies natural ability tocleanse itself.

***All proceeds for this workshop willgo to First Descents, suggested donationis $20.00. You can either bring cash or

write a check made out to: First Descentsand bring to the class. Or you can donatedirectly online HERE.***

Upcoming event:

NORTHEAST AOII

WEEKEND

When: October 17-18Where: Seton HallLink: Facebook Page

NORTHEAST WEEKEND 2015 willbe OCTOBER 16-18 hosted by GAMMAPHI chapter at SETON HALL!!! Theroom block for Northeast Weekend isactive and rooms can be booked at theHoliday Inn, Clark, NJ.

Please call 1-888-465-4329and referto Alpha Omicron Pi Network OneNortheast Weekend or Block Code NE8.

The rate is $119/room, which includes afull breakfast. There are 20 rooms availablefor Friday night and 45 rooms for Saturdaynight. Collegiate chapters please bookearly. Alum chapters please coordinate

with your members on roomreservations. Book rooms by September17th.

Upcoming event: 2015 Jingle

Bell Run/Walk - Newton, MA

When: Sunday, November 22Where: The Fessenden School; 250 Waltham Street, West Newton, MA; PallottaAthletic Center-Lower Lobby

Link:Event Page

Chosen as one of the Most Incredible Themed Races, Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis is a fun and festiveway to kick off your holidays by helping others!Wear a holiday themed costume. Tie jingle bells to yourshoelaces. Raise funds to help find a cure for arthritis, the nation's leading cause of disability. Run or walk a5-kilometer route with your team members and celebrate the season by giving.

Pre-event Registration Fee $35Event Day Registration Fee $40

Registration and Bib Pickup: 9:00 am

Race begins: 10:00 am


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The next newsletter

will be Winter 2015!

Have an amazing Fall! Wehope to see you at our FallKick-Off + other Boston

AOII Events!

Join our Facebook group tostay in touch:

Facebook.com/groups/bostonaoii/

2015-2016 Executive Board:[email protected]

President:Sarah Gannon, Delta, TuftsUniversity, 2011

Vice President:

Maria Tsekeris, Beta

Upsilon, Bryant University,

2012

Treasurer:

Kathleen Niple Donohue,

Epsilon Chi, Elon

University, 2002

Programming:

Valerie Forrest, Alpha Psi,

Bowling Green State

University, 2002

Marisa Shapiro, Delta, Tufts

University, 2011

Secretary:

Danielle Kushner, Gamma

Theta, University of South

Florida, 2010

Boston AOII Alumnae Fall 2015 Newsletter

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