Dear Fellow BTC Members,

Please sign up today to attend the Hoosiers screening this coming Sunday, March 13. The afternoon begins at Yankee Doodles on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica for the CBS March Madness Selection Show and then moves on to the Criterion Theater for a screening of Hoosiers, considered by many to be one of best sports movies ever made. Two special guests who will attend and speak are Maris Valainis, who played Jimmy Chitwood (who takes the game winning shot at the end of the movie), and Emmy-winning TV producer- director David Anspaugh, who directed Hoosiers and other movies such as Rudy, The Game of Their Lives and Fresh Horses. Further information can be found in the newsletter but space is limited and if you have not yet registered I'd encourage you to do so now.

As you may already know, March also includes the annual club service project at the Los Angeles Foodbank, which we will once again co-sponsor with Northwestern. This has turned into a wonderful club tradition as we assist the Foodbank in its efforts to provide food to the needy members of our communities. Then, after a morning of packing and sorting the donated food items, we'll all head out for lunch at a local restaurant. Last year, there were over 30 members of our group who attended the lunch and we hope to have even more this time.      

Finally, I'd like to once again mention the Person of the Year dinner on April 13, when the Club will honor former Paramount Studios CEO (and Northwestern alumna) Sherry Lansing and long-time club volunteer and past president Len Roth (Michigan State) will receive the Member of the Year Award. Held at the beautiful home of the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, this is always one of the highlights of the year for our club and we look forward to the possibility of seeing you then. Further information about the dinner can be found in this newsletter. The dinner can only accommodate 100 guests so I'd encourage you to register sooner than later.

We look forward to seeing you at one - or all! - of these events this spring. As always, check the club's website for the latest club news and events. And, of course, you are always welcome to contact me at 626.334.5676 (home) or wildcats76@verizon.net.

Go Big Ten!

Sincerely,

Jim Jacobs
Northwestern (B.S.)
Wisconsin (M.S.)  

 BIG TEN CLUB
 MASTER SCHEDULE

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HOOSIERS Special 25th Anniversary Screening with Jimmy Chitwood and director David Anspaugh

Sunday, March 13th, 2011 from 3 pm – 7:30 pm (PT)
AMC’s Criterion Theater
1313 3rd Street Promenade 
Santa Monica, CA 90401

RSVP HERE

Join us Sunday March 13^th for a special 25^th anniversary screening of the basketball cinema classic Hoosiers.  The evening will also be topped off with a Q&A session with Director David Anspaugh and the film’s game winning star Jimmy Chitwood (Maris Valainas).  Proceeds from this event will go to the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Boyle Heights for a new gymnasium.

The afternoon consists of the following activities:

• 3:00pm - CBS March Madness Selection Show viewing at Yankee Doodles on 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica
• 4:30pm - HOOSIERS Special movie screening followed by Q & A program with director David Anspaugh and Maris Valainas, aka Jimmy Chitwood at Criterion Theater on 3rd Street Promenade
• 7:00pm - Event ends

Don’t miss your chance for a fun filled family friendly Sunday afternoon.  RSVP HERE.

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BIG TEN CLUB - LOS ANGELES FOODBANK

Saturday, March 26^th, 2011 from 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM (PT)
Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
1734 East 41st Street, Los Angeles, CA 

RSVP HERE

We have fun. We do good. We'd love you to volunteer with us Saturday morning, March 26th, for our Club's annual community service project at the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank. Please RSVP HERE by 3/20. 

Our goal is to have 50 Big Ten friends to volunteer. The Foodbank is a non-profit organization that solicits, stores and distributes donated food and grocery projects to charitable agencies throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. 

As we've done in past years, we'll sort, clean and repackage donated items for a morning under the direction of the Foodbank staff and then, if there's interest, we'll head off to lunch at a local restaurant. This is always a rewarding event to participate in, it's free, and you will receive good karma for another year. 

Please note: the minimum age to volunteer is 14. 

• Make a positive difference for our Los Angeles community 
• It's really not horrible work...some even claim it to be fun 
• Meet other good looking and smart Big Ten alumni 
• Advance the good name of the Big Ten Club of Southern California 

Co-Sponsored by the Northwestern University Club of Los Angeles. RSVP HERE

You may also direct questions and RSVP to Ron Holsey (NU) at ron@NUClubofLA.org

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Person of the Year Dinner Honoring Sherry Lansing - former CEO Paramount Studios

April 13, 2011 - Tournament House, Pasadena

RSVP HERE

Northwestern alumna Sherry Lansing is a former actress and American film studio executive. In 1984, she was the first woman to head a major film studio when she was named president of 20th Century Fox. Later, as an independent producer, she was responsible for such successful films as Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal and The Accused. She returned to the executive ranks in 1992 when she was appointed head of Paramount Studios, and during her highly successful 12-year tenure oversaw such hits as Forrest Gump, Braveheart and Titanic, the highest grossing movie of all time! 

In 1996, she became the first woman studio head to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2005, became the first woman studio head to place her hand and foot prints at Grauman's Chinese Theater. In 2001 Ladies Home Journal named her one of the 30 most powerful women in America. 

Her immense talents and energies are now devoted to the Sherry Lansing Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and supporting public education, art and culture. Stand Up To Cancer and the EnCorps Teachers Programs are just two of the foundations initiatives, benefitting our local communities. 

Sherry is married to the director William Friedkin, who won an Academy Award for The French Connection, and has directed over 30 other movies including The Exorcist, Rules of Engagement and The Hunted. 

The Club is also delighted that Len Roth (Michigan State), a former Big Ten Club president and long-time volunteer, will be recognized with our Member of the Year Award. Len has served the club well for many years and this will give us the opportunity to say an official thanks to him for all that he has done. 

Until March 1, only BTC members will be able to register. After March 1, the dinner will be open to non-club members and may quickly sell-out so we encourage you to register now.

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SAVE THE DATE - July 30, 2011

Big Ten Outing to the Hollywood Bowl - 8:30 pm

Featuring Michael Feinstein and television stars Dick Van Dyke, Florence Henderson (of the Brady Bunch), Vanessa Williams, Cheyenne Jackson, and others  http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=4551

Big Ten Club Members -- We printed brand new Club business cards for our members to have and pass out to interested parties and prospective members.  We also established a permanent BTC mailing address and phone number for contacts.  Besides welcoming our newest Nebraska members, these cards are excellent for chance meetings and to get people interested in the Big Ten Club.  Send an email with your mailing address to secretary@bigtenclub.com and we'll send you some....help us spread the good word about the Big Ten Club!!!!

Big Ten Club Website – Help Wanted

Our Webmaster Steven Green will be President next year, and he'll have plenty to do for the Club.  We are thinking of redoing the website and asking for a volunteer who can add content regularly and keep it updated.  This is a very important part of our updated Communication plan, and help here would be very useful and greatly appreciated.  The ideal person would have web design experience, a little graphic art knowledge and 3-4 hours a month available to help the Club.  Please contact Alan Freeman, Communications Committee Chair at afreeman@bestOCevents.com or cell (714) 390-5190 if you would like to help in this important position.

 http://alumni.indiana.edu/chapters/la/

Facebook: Indiana Alumni in Southern California

Whale Watch – Saturday March 19th, 9:30am – 1:00pm

It’s a 3 hour tour hosted by Indiana University Los Angeles Chapter.  The tour is 10:00-1:00 and we need to be at the dock between 9:30 and 9:45 to check in. It is $10 for Big Ten Club and Indiana University Alumni - both children and adults (regularly $23). After the whale watch, we will head to Nadja's for burgers and beer if you are interested.  To reserve your spot, email Cindy Strong at csstrong14@aol.com no later than March 10th.  Please be sure and register so we can send you any last minute changes.

Redondo Beach Marina, 233 N. Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 (310) 372-2111

IUAA Los Angeles has a new game watch home.  Please join us at Capitol City and be sure and tell them you are with Indiana University for Happy Hour prices.  Capitol City mgr Brian Shober is expecting us.

Capitol City, 1615 N. Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028  323-465-1750

www.umclubla.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56895462685

Orange County http://umaoc.umclubs.com/

Upcoming Events

U-M Symphony Band @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
Sunday, May 29
7:30PM

Its a little ways away yet, but the University of Michigan Symphony Band will be performing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall this upcoming May.  The performance will celebrate the culmination of the U-M Symphony Band?s May 2011 tour to mainland China.  Its presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and will feature compositions by U-M faculty including William Bolcom, Michael Daugherty, Kristin Kuster and Bright Sheng as well as Alumni favorites performed by the critically acclaimed Symphony Band.

Tickets can be purchased at the link below.  Please purchase tickets from the Music School instead of from the LA Phil.  The Music School has reserved most of the tickets for Alumni, and we will all be seated together.  The Walt Disney Concert Hall is world-renowned for being an acoustic pleasure.  Combined with the Symphony Band, this is sure to be an amazing performance!

http://www.music.umich.edu/laconcert/

UM Orange County 
http://umaoc.umclubs.com/

Los Angeles: 
http://www.msula.net/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=40536765045
E Mail: MSULosAngeles@gmail.com

Orange County:
http://www.michiganstate.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=44280012668
Contact: Aimee Bolen, (517) 230-9577,  email aimeebolen@yahoo.com

Michigan State University - Orange County Game Watch Locations:

Central & Coastal Orange County - Rudy's Pub & Grill, 3110 Newport Blvd, 
Newport Beach  phone 949-723-0293   www.RudysPubandGrill.com 
 
South Orange County - Players Sports Grill, 24401 Ridge Route Dr. #B105, 
Laguna Hills   phone 949-588-5973    www.psgrill.com 

North Orange County/Long Beach - Buster's Beach House, 168 N. Marina Dr., 
Long Beach  phone 562-598-9431    www.BustersBeachHouse.com 

Stay tuned for details on our Spring 2011 event schedule, including Long Beach wine tasting and a LA Kings hockey game.

P.S. Keep up with the chapter!

nuclubofla.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nuclubofla
Email: Info@NUClubOfLA.org 

Northwestern Dance Marathon Sets New Record! 

Thanks to the LA area Northwestern alumni who participated in this year's Dance Marathon Trivia Night.  A fun time was had by all and we raised over $300 in support of Dance Marathon.

Dance Marathon 2011 had more than 900 dancers and, for the first time, passed the million dollar mark, raising $1,019,130!  The money will go to the Children's Heart Foundation and the Evanston Community Foundation to fund vital research and important programming in the Evanston community.  Here's a link to North by Northwestern's coverage of the event:  http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/dm2011/

UPCOMING EVENTS

This is this first in a series of casual after-work get-togethers that the NU Club of LA is going to be hosting around town, from Burbank to Silverlake and everywhere in between, so help us kick it off in style at the club Yelpers give 4 stars and call the "Best Happy Hour in Santa Monica."

Los Angeles:  psula.org
Facebook: PSU LA – South Bay

Orange County: www.psuoc.com
Facebook: Psu Oc (page profile)
Penn State Alumni Association Orange County Chapter  (group)

MEMBERSHIP

Our mission is to connect alumni to the University and to each other, provide valued services and benefits to members, and support the University's mission of teaching, research and service.  Members receive discounts & exclusive offers, newsletters, access to online alumni networking information, special advance invitations, and a unique connection to the Penn State Family of Alums throughout the Los Angeles area.

Visit this website to register. The LA Chapter receives $50.00 for every life member who joins the National Alumni Association.  Please include the Chapter code 'ALF' as the reference code when you sign up for membership.  For more info: membership@psula.org

ORANGE COUNTY UPDATE:

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