Welcome to the Website of the UW Alumni Chapter of San Diego!

The Save Our Heritage Organization (SOHO) of San Diego is participating in the San Diego Floral Association’s “Festival of Trees Celebrating our States” as part of Balboa Park’s annual “December Nights” festival. SOHO has chosen to decorate their tree in honor of the great state of Wisconsin.

As Badger Alum Mary Wendorf is a member of SOHO, they have opened up the event to our members to help participate. So, if you would like to help prepare the Wisconsin tree that will be seen by over 20,000 people, here is some information on how to participate:


Preparation Potluck- Sunday, November 22- 1pm-4pm at the Marston House in Balboa Park.

This is the time for all volunteers to get together and get organized. Bring your favorite finger foods for a light snack outside on the lawn, and then help prepare the decorations for the tree.

If you have decorations you would like to bring for the tree, you can also stop by and drop them off on this day, or you can drop them off at the SOHO office any time leading up to the event. SOHO is looking for ornaments with Wisconsin wild life and other Wisconsin related items, as well as University of Wisconsin items.

Tree Decorating- Thursday, December 3rd- Del Prado Room 101 in Balboa Park.
There will be two shifts for decorating: 12pm-2pm, and 2 pm- 4 pm. Volunteers are asked to call the SOHO office at 619-297-9327 to register, or email Ashley at Ashley.christensen@sohosandiego.org to sign up.

December Nights at Balboa Park Event
The event will run Friday, December 4th from 1pm-10pm, and Saturday, December 5 from 10am-10pm. This is a free event! Even if you can’t help decorate, please stop by to see the tribute to Wisconsin.

Event Clean Up- Sunday, December 6th, from 8am-12pm.

All questions regarding this event can be directed to Ashley at Ashley.christensen@sohosandiego.org , or call 619-297-9327.

The Officers of the San Diego Club would like to reach out to all members of the club to hear what kind of events you are looking for. Whether it be hosting a happy hour or networking event at a local restaurant/bar, arranging a tour of a local attraction, organizing a group outing to a cultural event, or creating a team in a local sports league, we want to hear from you and help make your ideas work.

Please send an email to alumni@sdbadgers.org, or contact one of the officers using the information on the website.

In addition, if you would like to attend a Club board of directors meeting, the next meeting will be held sometime in October. The website will announce the date, along with an email. This is a good opportunity to meet with active club members, exchange ideas, and generate friendships. The meetings are open to everyone.

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