Virginia Tech Alumni Association - Fredericksburg, VA Area Chapter

Virginia Tech Alumni Association
Fredericksburg Area Chapter

News

Congratulations to the following students who have each been selected to receive a $1000 scholarship from the Fredericksburg Area Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association. These students will be attending Virginia Tech in the fall. They were selected from the 48 valid applications that we received.

John G. Anderson		James Monroe High School
Christopher J. Baumann		North Stafford High School
Christopher E. Brown		Mountain View High School
Zachary E. Butcher		Colonial Forge High School
James D. Morrissett		King George High School
Andrew M. Mussey		Stafford Senior High School
Kelly T. Robinson		Brooke Point High School

Congratulations to the following Fredericksburg area students have been awarded an "Emerging Leaders" Scholarship by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. These scholarship are valued at $ 2,000.00 per year for four years

William J. McWaters (Also Marine ROTC scholarship) Mountain View High School		Nicholas LaPietra Mountain View High School
Isaac Reed (Also Marine ROTC scholarship) Riverbend High School		Kyle Gibb (Also Air Force ROTC scholarship) King George High School
Elizabeth Ziek (Also Army ROTC scholarship) Colonial Forge Hgh School		Timothy O'Leary (Also Navy ROTC scholarship) Colonial Forge Hgh School
Christian Asaban (Also Navy ROTC scholarship) Colonial Forge Hgh School		Douglas Warford (Also Navy or Air Force ROTC scholarship) Stafford Hgh School

Virginia Tech has initiated a program, VT-Engage, which challenges alumni worldwide to perform 300,000 hours of community service beginning October 16, 2007 and ending May 8, 2008, The University is asking all alumni to donate 10 hours of community service. You can register your community service activities by clicking on the VT-Engage link in the "Links" section below.

Events

Virginia Techforlife Blood Drive
Thank you to everyone that played a part in the very successful Virginia Techforlife Blood Drive on April 16. 69 people came and donated 61 pints of blood, and there were at least 10 volunteers that helped to organize and work during the event. Our contact at the American Red Cross called it a "fabulous day!" If you participated, don't forget to log your volunteer hours on the VT-ENGAGE web site.

May 17 - Virginia Tech Day at King's Dominion
Join us for a fun filled day at King's Dominion! Package includes All Day Admission and an All-You-Can-Eat Private picnic! Also, $2.00 from each ticket will be donated to the Virginia Tech Scholarship fund. For more information, including meal-only pricing for Season Pass Holders and pricing for Age 3 and under 48", click here. To order tickets, click here and enter code GOHOKIES. See you at the park!

May 22 - VTAA/Hokie Club Golf Tournament
The event is jointly hosted by the Hokie Club and the Alumni Association at the Fredericksburg Country Club. Proceeds are split between each group and the VTAA portion helps to fund our scholarship program. We are looking for golfers and sponsors for this event. For information, please click here.

June 2 at 7:00 PM - Chapter Board Meeting
All are welcome to attend. We will be looking for new officers to take roles in July, 2008. The board of directors meets every even month on the first Monday of the month at the office of The Title Professionals (1010 Charles Street). Please try to find time in your schedule to help us do good work within our community and showcase the spirit of the Hokie Nation.

August 3 at 4:00 PM - Welcome Freshmen CrabFeast
This event will be held at the Elks Club on Tidewater Trail. It is always well attended and a great time. More information is forthcoming, but we encourage you to save the date.

Photos from Previous Events

Wine Tour - March 15, 2008

Links

Virginia Tech - www.vt.edu

Virginia Tech Admissions Information - www.vt.edu/apply/

Virginia Tech Alumni Association - www.alumni.vt.edu

VT Bugle Archives - spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/

VT-Engage - www.engage.vt.edu

Virginia Tech - We Remember - www.vt.edu/remember/

Hokies Thank the World - www.vt.edu/thank_the_world/

Day of Remembrance (April 16, 2008) - www.remembrance.vt.edu/

Mission

The Fredericksburg Area Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association serves the City of Fredericksburg, and the counties of King George, Caroline, Stafford, and Spotsylvania. The basic purpose of our chapter is to:

Provide an important link between alumni and the university
Promote the image and reputation of Virginia Tech within the community
Promote strong positive relationships among alumni, students, parents and others within the community
Support the activities of Virginia Tech and work toward the realization of the university's educational goals
Provide the university with a strong core of alumni volunteers who serve as an important marketing arm of the university
Promote the Hokie spirit of Virginia Tech

The Fredericksburg Area Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association is part of an international network of Virginia Tech alumni and friends. For more information on Hokies in your area, visit the Alumni Association Site at www.alumni.vt.edu

Please help us keep you informed about Virginia Tech and the Fredericksburg Area Chapter of the VTAA by letting us know your email address. Just click here to get on our email list. This is a confidential list, and your e-mail address will not be shared. Only Hokie related mail will be sent.

Officers
(And their yearbook photo from the year they graduated)

Mark Steele (1982) President mark@thetitleprofessionals.com
Open President Elect
Paul Vadeboncoeur (1978) Treasurer hokiev@verizon.net
Laura Noel (1976) Secretary
Jim Brown (1960) Past President, Board of Directors jim@hokiejim.com
Harry Skinker (1953) Board of Directors hjskin1@verizon.net
Gail Vadeboncoeur (1978) Board of Directors styxfan@verizon.net
Basil C. "Bill" Doumas (1954) Scholarship Chairman billdoumas@1bigred.com