2009 GW Summer Send-offs
The GW Alumni Association welcomes you to our community of more than 225,000 alumni. We invite you and your family to attend a Summer Send-off in a city near you. These events afford you and your family an opportunity to meet and hear from current members of the GW community including administrators, parents, students, and alumni. Begin building your Colonial connections this summer by attending a Summer Send-off in one of the following areas.
Click any city name to RSVP:
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Atlanta, Ga.
Sunday, August 16 | 4 - 6 p.m.
Hosted by
GW Parents
Leigh and Bob Noel
5106 Sapphire Drive
Marietta, Ga.
Boston, Mass. (North Shore / N.H.)
Saturday, August 1 | 1 - 4 p.m.
Hosted by:
Joanne Patton, MVS '48
Green Meadows Farm
650 Asbury Street
South Hamilton, Mass.
Boston, Mass. (MetroWest)
Event at Capacity
Wednesday, July 29 | 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Hosted by
GW Parents
Jacquelyn and Howard Furman, CCAS BA '79
56 Lynn Road
Needham Heights, Mass.
Chicago, Ill.
Monday, August 10 | 6 - 8 p.m.
Hosted by Oscar David,
CCAS BA '84
Winston & Strawn LLP
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Ill.
Fairfield, Conn.
Thursday, July 30 | 7 - 8:30 p.m.
NEW LOCATION
The Ginger Man Greenwich
64 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Saturday, July 25 | 12 - 2 p.m.
Hosted by
GW Parents
Dawn and Andrew Steinberg
2416 North Atlantic Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Long Island, N.Y.
Tuesday, August 11 | 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Hosted by
GW Parents
Julie and Steven Lifton,
GWSB BBA ‘84
20 Plum Beach Point Road
Port Washington, N.Y.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Saturday, August 8 | 2 - 4 p.m.
Hosted by:
Neil Portnow, CCAS BA '71
The Recording Academy
3030 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, Calif.
Miami, Fla.
Tuesday, August 11 | 6 - 8 p.m.
Hosted by:
The Miami Alumni Chapter
Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.
One Biscayne Tower Suite 3400
2 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Fla.
New York, N.Y.
Event at Capacity
Wednesday, July 29 | 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Hosted by GW Parents
Nancy and Michael Hodin
257 West 86th Street
New York, N.Y.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Event at Capacity
Tuesday, August 18 | 6 - 8 p.m.
Hosted by:
Anne Cutler, CCAS BA '81, and
Al Nadel, CCAS BS '71, LAW JD '76
University Barge Club
15 Boathouse Row
Philadelphia, Pa.
Ridgewood, N.J.
Saturday, August 1 | 2 - 4 p.m.
Hosted by
GW Parents
Phil Brody, CCAS BA '72, and Laura Brody, ESIA BA '72,
GWSB MS '77
217 McKinley Place
Ridgewood, N.J.
San Francisco, Calif.
Sunday, August 9 | 2 - 4 p.m.
Hosted by
GW Parents
Sam and Catherine Humphreys
2305 Scott Street
San Francisco, Calif.
Seattle, Wash.
Sunday, August 9 | 5 - 7 p.m.
Hosted by GW Parents Mark Ashida and Lisbit Nilson
4005 East Highland Drive
Seattle, Wash.
We recommend that you RSVP early as events are limited to the number of people each host site can accommodate. Please note that registration is required to attend.
If you do not see a Send-off in your area, and wish to host an event please contact 1-800-ALUMNI-7 or alumni@gwu.edu.
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The 2009 GW Summer Send-offs are presented by the Office of Alumni Relations,
in partnership with the Office of the Dean of Freshmen, Parents Campaign,
Office of Parent Services, and Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

