20% off at Bucky's Locker Room until 11/22/09! Enter coupon code "TCBADGERS".
The Red Shirt is back! Proceeds support scholarships and the WAA. Enter the code "Twin Cities" at checkout to send $4 per shirt to our alumni chapter here in the Twin Cities.
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Check out the Twin Cities Badgers on Facebook! Sell tickets, network, chat, and use it to connect. It's your forum. (You'll need to be a part of the "Wisconsin" network to join the group in addition to having a Facebook account).
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Tacky Sweater Happy Hour - 12/10/209 - 5:30pm
Register online here.
Mark your calendars, start searching your closets, and watch for more details! We will be hosting an Tacky Sweater Happy Hour and Holidazzle viewing at Brit’s Pub. There is NO charge for this event, but we will be opening an online registration page soon. Regular happy hour specials ($4 selected pints, wines, and cocktails and $5.95 appetizers) will apply until the start of the Holidazzle parade at 6:30pm. Prizes will be awarded for the tackiest sweaters!! Please contact Zach or Lindsey with questions.
Brit's Pub
1110 Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403-2405
(612) 332-3908
Mark your calendars, start searching your closets, and watch for more details! We will be hosting an Tacky Sweater Happy Hour and Holidazzle viewing at Brit’s Pub. There is NO charge for this event, but we will be opening an online registration page soon. Regular happy hour specials ($4 selected pints, wines, and cocktails and $5.95 appetizers) will apply until the start of the Holidazzle parade at 6:30pm. Prizes will be awarded for the tackiest sweaters!! Please contact Zach or Lindsey with questions.
Brit's Pub
1110 Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403-2405
(612) 332-3908
Football Viewings - All Season - Rosen's
Join us all season long at Rosen's to cheer on the cardinal and white. Fantastic drink and food specials included! Also, we'll have copies of the DVD that all Badger fans need to own, Being Bucky, on sale for $20.
11/21 Northwestern: 2:30 pm
12/5 Hawaii: TBA
Rosen's
(612) 338-1926
430 First Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55401
11/21 Northwestern: 2:30 pm
12/5 Hawaii: TBA
Rosen's
(612) 338-1926
430 First Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Loaves and Fishes - An Ongoing Event - 5-7 p.m.
Serve dinner to the needy with us on the first Wednesday of every other month.
Upcoming dates are:
Wed Dec 2, 2009
Wed Feb 3, 2010
Wed April 7, 2010
$10 suggested donation to cover special treats for dinner patrons.
Contact Linda for more details.
Upcoming dates are:
Wed Dec 2, 2009
Wed Feb 3, 2010
Wed April 7, 2010
$10 suggested donation to cover special treats for dinner patrons.
Contact Linda for more details.
Winter Broomball
Interested in joining a coed broomball team this winter? Participants must provide their own broomball shoes and broom. Cost per person is contingent on league chosen and number of players, but will be in $30 range. Contact Eric if interested.
Pohle Blast / Wisconsin at Minnesota Huddle - 10/3/2009 - 8am
Pictures: Beginning Monday, October 5 you can upload your Pohle Blast pictures to our chapter page. Just log into your WAA account and upload your pictures using the "Twin Cities: 2009 Pohle Blast" tag.
You can also check out the pictures shot by our professional photographer on Facebook.
Thanks everyone for another great Pohle Blast!
- Special thanks to our sponsors:
Rosen’s City Tavern
Budweiser
Johnsonsville
Country Hearth
Frito Lay
Pepsi
Hershey’s
Cub Foods
Subway
Bucky's Locker Room
In 1971 Paul Pohle started a tailgate in the Twin Cities that started with a few of his friends and has since blossomed into our biggest event. Past appearances by the UW Marching Band, Spirit Squad, and Barry Alvarez himself have made this a very special event in the Twin Cities.
To relive the 2005 Pohle Blast watch the video here.
You can also check out the pictures shot by our professional photographer on Facebook.
Thanks everyone for another great Pohle Blast!
- Special thanks to our sponsors:
Rosen’s City Tavern
Budweiser
Johnsonsville
Country Hearth
Frito Lay
Pepsi
Hershey’s
Cub Foods
Subway
Bucky's Locker Room
In 1971 Paul Pohle started a tailgate in the Twin Cities that started with a few of his friends and has since blossomed into our biggest event. Past appearances by the UW Marching Band, Spirit Squad, and Barry Alvarez himself have made this a very special event in the Twin Cities.
To relive the 2005 Pohle Blast watch the video here.
Seeking Volunteers to Mentor Prospective UW Students
The Twin Cities UW Alumni Chapter together with the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) and the Admissions Office is piloting a new program to mentor high school students from diverse backgrounds interested in applying to UW-Madison.
For more information, or to volunteer, contact Ann Drivas at
anndri@uwalumni.com or call her at 651.224.4240 (evenings/weekends).
For more information, or to volunteer, contact Ann Drivas at
anndri@uwalumni.com or call her at 651.224.4240 (evenings/weekends).
Second Harvest Volunteering - 4/27/2010 - 5-7 p.m.
Join fellow Badgers in packing food boxes for the needy. We need 12-18 volunteers who are sixteen or older. Advance registration will be required. Product/check donations are welcome.
Questions – contact Susan.
Questions – contact Susan.
Cards Anyone?
Are you a Sheepshead or Euchre player? We meet periodically (every 4-6 weeks) to play cards at various locations.
Contact Linda if you're interested.
Contact Linda if you're interested.
Current Events
- Twin Cities - Buy the Red Shirt! - September 2
- Twin Cities - Football Viewings - September 5
- Twin Cities - Winter Broomball - October 29
- Twin Cities - Cards Anyone? - October 29
- Twin Cities - Luau Football Viewing - December 5
- Twin Cities - Tacky Sweater Happy Hour - December 10
- Twin Cities - Volunteering with Second Harvest - April 27
Our Goals and Purpose
The University of WI-Twin Cities Alumni Club strives to host a variety of reasonably-priced events throughout the year enabling Badger Alums, family & friends of all ages, backgrounds and goals to mingle in that famous Badger Way. All of our events offer socializing as well as casual networking opportunities for you to cultivate relationships with other Wisconsin Alums that may last a few minutes or a lifetime.
We charge no local membership fees, however paid WAA members will receive discounts and advance notice for some events. All profits from our events go directly to our Scholarship Fund. Annually, with a match from the UW-Foundation, we provide $20,000 in Scholarships, in the form of a tuition credit, to outstanding Twin Cities High School Grads (college freshmen) who attend UW-Madison
The UW - Twin Cities Alumni Club is one of the largest and most active in the country, and we have been awarded Bascom Status 4 years in a row, which is the WAA’s highest honor given to their Local Chapters. There are over 17,000 University of WI Alumni living in the Twin Cities. Our Board is comprised of 100% volunteers, and we encourage any enthusiastic grad interested in getting involved to contact an Officer.
All upcoming events are posted on our website; some are “just show up” and others require advance registration. The seasonal events are approximate and may change from year-to-year. Exact dates, if known have been added. If you have additional questions about an event, there is a contact person listed for every event on our website or you can go to the “CONTACT US” section and call/email any Officer. We also welcome new event ideas!
ON WISCONSIN!
We charge no local membership fees, however paid WAA members will receive discounts and advance notice for some events. All profits from our events go directly to our Scholarship Fund. Annually, with a match from the UW-Foundation, we provide $20,000 in Scholarships, in the form of a tuition credit, to outstanding Twin Cities High School Grads (college freshmen) who attend UW-Madison
The UW - Twin Cities Alumni Club is one of the largest and most active in the country, and we have been awarded Bascom Status 4 years in a row, which is the WAA’s highest honor given to their Local Chapters. There are over 17,000 University of WI Alumni living in the Twin Cities. Our Board is comprised of 100% volunteers, and we encourage any enthusiastic grad interested in getting involved to contact an Officer.
All upcoming events are posted on our website; some are “just show up” and others require advance registration. The seasonal events are approximate and may change from year-to-year. Exact dates, if known have been added. If you have additional questions about an event, there is a contact person listed for every event on our website or you can go to the “CONTACT US” section and call/email any Officer. We also welcome new event ideas!
ON WISCONSIN!