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 COMMUNITY EVENTS

Join fellow Dukes for the following fantastic activities! The events posted on the community calendar are not sponsored by the Metrodukes chapter of the JMU Alumni Association. Please direct any questions to the contact person listed for each individual event.
 
2009 Craig Blass Memorial Golf Tournament
Join us on September 12, 2009 for the 2009 Craig Blass Memorial Golf Tournament, benefiting the Craig Blass Memorial Scholarship (9/11) at JMU (http://blassmemorial.org/golf.aspx), at the South Riding Golfer's Club. Registration is at 11am, with a 1pm Shotgun start. $125 Per Player. Questions - contact Jason Sfaelos, JMU Alumni Association Board of Directors, at Sfaelos@BlassMemorial.Org or (202) 270-2809.
 
Innovation MBA Program
JMU is starting a new Innovation MBA Program in August 2009 (see details at http://www.jmu.edu/cob/mba). Part of the program will include a Leadership Development Program. Each student will be assigned an experienced manager as a mentor/coach. Are you an experienced manager? If so, are you interested in being a mentor to an MBA student? For more details concerning this opportunity, please contact Paul Bierly at 540-658-3236 or bierlype@jmu.edu.
 
Information Security MBA Program
JMU offers an Information Security MBA Program that’s meets in Reston, VA once every eight weeks on a Saturday, and the rest of the courses are online. Are you interested in getting involved in this program, either as a student, a guest speaker, or in some other capacity? For more details concerning this opportunity, please contact Paul Bierly at 540-658-3236 or bierlype@jmu.edu.
 
Tom Byrne ('92) Memorial

Tom Byrne ('92), DEA agent and father to four boys (all under the age of 10), was murdered while at a work conference in New Orleans. To compound this tragedy, in recent days Tom's wife Maureen and his boys lost their home in suburban Houston as a result of Hurricane Ike. While they were safe in NoVA at the time, the Byrne's home has been declared uninhabitable. Please contribute to Tom's memorial fund by mailing contributions to:

The Thomas J. Byrne Memorial
P.O. Box 16105
Alexandria, VA 22302

For questions regarding the memorial fund, please contact Tim Trainum ('91) at 703-568-6750.
 
Virginia's Children of Promise Mentoring Program
Would you like to be a friend, a coach and a role model to a child?

Virginia's Children of Promise (VCOP) is a federally funded mentoring program for children ages 4-15 with an incarcerated parent. The program serves children throughout all of Northern Virginia. Adults, especially males, are needed to serve as volunteers for a minimum of an hour a week for a year to mentor a child. Each mentor is screened, trained and supervised throughout their time as a mentor with VCOP.

Research proves that children improve their grades and behavior at school and reduce truancy when they are mentored by a positive adult role model.

If you are interested, contact Jeanne Bott ('98), Mentor Coordinator directly at 703.941.9008 x13 or jbott@umfs.org at the UMFS Northern Virginia Regional Center.

You can make a difference in your community today.
 
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