Alumni: Save these dates!

I know it is more than half a year away, but I wanted to post this so you can “save the dates” for September … alumni and friends of Marist Running.

There will be two “Alumni and Friends Receptions” scheduled around our home cross country meet at Bowdoin Park (Saturday, September 3) and the second annual Red Fox Trot 5K road race on campus down by the boathouse (Saturday, September 10).

The first one, at Bowdoin, will be very informal. The second one, after the road race, we plan to make a little more formal in that it will be in the historic Cornell Boathouse and we will try to get it catered by Marist Dining Services.

Wait! Is there a catch? Well, sort of …

We are looking to make both Alumni Receptions a way to gather past and present friends and family of the program to get together informally and share some good company, good food and good drink. And yes, it we will plan on making it a “fundraiser” of sorts, with an optional suggested donation, to be announced, appreciated for either or both receptions.

The men’s lacrosse team did one of these after a home game last spring and raised several thousand dollars. Pretty sweet.

But honestly, my main mission here is to get as many alumni back for one or both of these fine late-summer events. More details will be posted on the blog and sent out via snail mail during the summer.

Either way, mark the date(s) and we hope to get you all back at Bowdoin or on campus for one or both of these events.

Again: Happy New Year!