Notre Dame Club of Phoenix

Go Irish! Beat Navy! ☘️

Anyone going to the game at MetLife Stadium?? Let us know below so we can try to meet up for an ND Club of Phoenix photo op!!

For those staying local, remember we only have the main game watch at Boondocks Tempe (there is no game watch at Tailgaters on the west side), and we hope to see you there as we cheer on our Fighting Irish!!

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October Recap☘️

A look back at the events so far this month.

🍷Oct. 2 -- The Career Connections event at the beautiful, recently renovated Adobe Bar & Grille at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club had a great turnout with fellow alumni & friends All Notre Dame alumni and friends. Whether a recent graduate interested in connecting with the local Notre Dame community, or a Valley veteran looking to reignite or deepen the connection to the Club, this event was a great opportunity for everyone to network at a beautiful venue!

🤝 Oct. 5 -- It was just two of us Lewis Chicks for our monthly service event with St. Vincent de Paul for their Hearts & Hands program, and we had a great time getting creative & crafty making cards for Halloween & Veteran's day!

📦 Oct. 5 -- Parents of current students, along with alumni, family, and friends, gathered together to make some care packages for midterms! The packages came out great, and everyone enjoyed socializing and sharing experiences.

🕛 Oct. 18th -- What a great lunch on Keegan’s Patio! PERFECT WEATHER with passing clouds, breezy, and only in the 70’s! There were 13 who joined in for the lunch representing classes from 1957 to 1984!

Check the newsletter for the events for the rest of the month and what is on deck for November, and we hope to see you at an upcoming game watch as we cheer on our Fighting Irish!

OCTOBER EVENTS🍀

Swipe through to see all the upcoming events in October, and check out the club's event page for more inf,and to RSVP to join in the fun!

https://phoenix.undclub.org/events

🍸 Oct. 3 at 6:30pm-- Young Alumni will be heading back to Don Woods' in Uptown Phoenix for a happy hour! Take in the great sunset views of the city while catching up with other young alumni!

🤝 Oct. 5 at 9-11:30am-- Our monthly service event will be the first Saturday of the month with St. Vincent de Paul for their Hearts & Hands program--a family-friendly event with a variety of volunteer opportunities centered around offering love & hope to the SVDP guests. Ages 0-13 with adult, 14 on own.

📦 Oct. 5 at 2:30pm-- Want to surprise our current students with something fun before finals? Please consider joining your fellow Notre Dame parents as we assemble care packages for our Domers! We'll have light refreshments available & lots of socialization time with other parents to exchange experiences. All are welcome, even if you are not a current parent.

🏈 Oct. 12th at 12:30pm - After a bye week the first weekend, the club's primary game watch return to Boondocks Tempe, & the West Valley game watch will continue at Tailgaters in Surprise. Come cheer on the Irish against the Stanford Cardinal!

🕛 Oct. 18th at 12:00 p.m.-- Are you newly retired? Recently moved to the Phoenix area? Looking for a great group to reminisce the glory days of your ND memories? Join us for lunch! Please RSVP if you plan on coming to make sure you get a spot! Remember, these are "senior" lunches, not alumni lunches. Everyone is welcome & we always love having new seniors join us!

🏈 Oct. 19th TBD -- Gamewatches will take place at Boondocks Tempe and Tailgaters (for the West Valley). Update will be shared once time is announced for the game versus Georgia Tech.

🏈 Oct. 26th at 9:00 am - The club's primary game watch will take place at Boondocks Tempe as the Irish take on Navy at Met Life Stadium. The West Valley game watch will not take place at Tailgaters this week. For anyone headed to the game in person, let us know so we can meet up!!

Let's go Irish!!!☘️🏈

Stop by Boondocks Tempe to watch the game, enjoy the food & drinks, and cheer on the Irish with fellow alumni, fans, family, and friends!! Don't forget to bring your non-perishable items for the Meals with Muffet food drive or donated via link in bio.

Go Irish! Beat Cardinals!!

We don't usually do this, but our good friends Malik Zaire and the Lucky Lefty Podcast are doing a Watch Party in North Scottsdale for the Louisville game and helping us collect food for St. Mary's Food Bank! If you can't make it down to Boondocks Tempe, here's an alternative in North Scottsdale!

Reminder 📣

This Saturday (9/28) is the final collection day for the Meals with Muffet food & fund drive for St. Mary's Food Bank.

As a reminder about the program:

during September, which is National Hunger Action Month, our Notre Dame Club of Phoenix is teaming up with the Notre Dame Alumni Association, Coach McGraw, Bread of Life Drive, and Holtz’s Heroes to help feed our neighbors in need. In the United States, more than 37 million people — including 11 million children — are food insecure.

Locally, we’ll be collecting donations — both food and monetary donations — to support St. Mary's Food Bank. On September 28th, bring your dry and canned goods to our game watch (12:30pm ND vs. Louisville) at Boondocks Tempe (1024 E. Broadway Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282). Can't make the game watch? No problem, you can donate online via the link in bio!

While all donations are appreciated, some items are in higher demand. Consider donating peanut butter, canned fruit, canned soup, canned protein, canned vegetables, rice & beans, cereal, and pasta to make the most significant impact.

Let's close out September with a bang and help make an impact on our neighbors in need!

Phoenix family! If you’re going to be on campus for the Louisville game, come to our joint tailgate with the El Paso Club and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! We’ll be in the Joyce Lot, look for the Phoenix Club flag! Also, please RSVP, so we know how much food to bring! Go Irish! Beat Cardinals!

Purdidn’t. 66-7 Irish! ☘️

Game day as the Irish hit the road for Purdue!☘️🏈

The club's primary game watch is at Boondocks Tempe, & the West Valley game watches will continue at Tailgaters in Surprise. Let's cheer on the Irish and bring home a win!

Also, don't forget that to help build awareness for National Hunger Month (September), we will be collecting non-perishable items and funds at every game watch at Boondocks during the month of September for the St. Mary's Food Bank in conjunction with the Meals for Muffet initiative. Can't make it in person? Donate online via link in bio or scan the QR code.

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Joy Bus Brunch recap 🍳

This past Saturday, Kathy Tully ND '85, Karen McDonald SMC '76 and JoAnn Froehlke ND '84 (in photo L-R), gathered at the Joy Bus Diner for the NDWC brunch to connect, enjoy great food and each other's company, all while supporting a great cause!

The Joy Bus Diner is a 100% non-profit restaurant where "every cent earned will be used to support The Joy Bus, a local charity that’s been delivering chef-crafted meals & caring conversations to cancer patients Valley-wide since 2011."

Contact JoAnn Froehlke ([email protected])for more info or to get more involved with the Notre Dame Women Connect Phoenix chapter (all ND & SMC women alumni welcome).

☘️🏈 It's finally here...

Game day in South Bend! Go Irish! Beat Huskies!!

Also, don't forget that we will be collecting non-perishable items and funds at every game watch at Boondocks during the month of September for the St. Mary's Food Bank in conjunction with the Meals for Muffet initiative. Can't make it in person? Donate online via link in bio or scan the QR code.

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SEPTEMBER EVENTS🍀

Swipe through to see all the upcoming events in September, check out the club's event page for more info & to RSVP to join in the fun! https://phoenix.undclub.org/events

🎉 Sept. 5 at 5:30pm- Join us for our annual UND Celebration featuring Brian Pracht, Associate Athletics Director for Industry & Campus Engagement at the University of Notre Dame. 5:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres, 6p.m. Presentation.

🤝 Sept. 7 at 9-11:30am- Our monthly service event will be the first Saturday of the month with St. Vincent de Paul for their Hearts & Hands program--a family-friendly event with a variety of volunteer opportunities centered around offering love & hope to the SVDP guests. Ages 0-13 with adult, 14 on own.

🥞 Sept. 7 at 10am- Join ND Women Connect for Camaraderie & Community Service as we enjoy each other's company & great food at The Joy Bus Diner. At this 100% nonprofit restaurant "every cent earned will be used to support The Joy Bus, a local charity that’s been delivering chef-crafted meals & caring conversations to cancer patients Valley-wide since 2011."

🏈 Sept. 7, 14, 21, & 28 - The club's primary game watches return to Boondocks Tempe, & the West Valley game watches will continue at Tailgaters in Surprise. To help build awareness for National Hunger Action Month, the Club will be collecting food & funds for St. Mary's Food Bank as part of the Meals with Muffet initiative (donate via link in bio or drop off goods at the game watches in September).

🕛 Sept. 20th at 12:00 p.m.-- Are you newly retired? Recently moved to PHX? Looking for a great group to reminisce the glory days of your ND memories? Join us for lunch! These are "senior" lunches, not alumni lunches, so everyone is welcome!

🏈 Sept. 28th- All AZ Current Students are invited to a tailgate in the JACC lot before the Louisville game hosted by Art & Mary Lou Borrego, parents of Phoenix Board Member Alyssa Borrego '13, & Officers of the El Paso Club. Full details to come through email directly to the current students.

☘️🏈GO IRISH, BEAT AGGIES☘️🏈

Where will you be watching the game tonight?!

Game day countdown ☘️🏈

We have three game watch locations this weekend, including a brand new satellite location at Putting World located in the Scottsdale Promenade. This location will not have the full Club presence like we will have at Boondocks Tempe, but it will be a Notre Dame-Friendly location for our fans in the north Valley. Consider this a test run: If we get a good turnout, it's possible that Putting World will be open to ND fans for more games. For staffing purposes, please RSVP via email to Chey Castro or by texting 602-570-2516.

At all 3 gamewatch locations, we will be helping out St. Joseph the Worker by collecting interview kit items to help job seekers with barriers to employment. See photo for a list of items we will be collecting. You can either bring these to the gamewatches for donation or purchase items online at Amazon or Target (see links in bio).

Join us for our annual UND Celebration with guest speaker Associate Athletics Director, Brian Pracht

📍Fiesta Bowl Museum in Scottsdale
🗓️ September 5
⏰ 5:30pm Appetizers 6pm Presentation
💻 RSVP to Kathleen at [email protected]
🎉 Free and welcome to all

The 2024 season kicks off on August 31 when the Fighting Irish hit the road to take on the Texas A&M Aggies, and the Club has 3 game watch locations to catch the big game! At all 3 gamewatch locations, we will be helping out St. Joseph the Worker by collecting interview kit items to help job seekers with barriers to employment. See photo for a list of items we will be collecting. You can either bring these to the gamewatches for donation or purchase items online at Amazon or Target (see links in bio, in our email newsletter, or scan the QR codes).

This season, the club's primary gamewatches return to Boondocks Tempe. They have plenty of big screens, a full kitchen with tasty foods, an impressive draught list, and ample seating for your lucky crew.

The West Valley gamewatches will continue but in a new location at Tailgaters in Surprise. They are located in the Mountain Vista Plaza, at the corner of Bell & Reems Rd.

The ND Club of Phoenix is also offering a "satellite" location in North Scottsdale for the first game at Putting World located in the Scottsdale Promenade. This location will not have the full Club presence like we will have at Boondocks Tempe, but it will be a Notre Dame-Friendly location for our fans in the north Valley. Consider this a test run: If we get a good turnout, it's possible that Putting World will be open to ND fans for more games. For staffing purposes, please RSVP by August 21 via email to Chey Castro or by texting 602-570-2516.

Hearts & Hands monthly service event☘️

We had our largest group yet this month!! Thanks to everyone for coming out and joining in the fun and a special thank you to all the kiddos that showed up too!! Love seeing the kids get into the crafting and the adults having just as much fun bringing out their inner child crafty selves!

It may not seem like much, but these cards make a big impact on the SVDP guests and the unhoused community. It shows we care and are thinking of them, and sometimes that's all it takes to brighten someone’s day! We hope more of you come out to join us for our next event on September 7th! It's family-friendly and indoors so you can escape the heat and serve the community at the same time!

AUGUST EVENTS🍀

Swipe through to see all the upcoming events in August, and check out the club's event page for more info and to RSVP to join in the fun!

https://phoenix.undclub.org/events

🤝 Aug. 3 at 9-11:30am-- Our monthly service event will be the first Saturday of the month with St. Vincent de Paul for their Hearts & Hands program--a family-friendly event with a variety of volunteer opportunities centered around offering love and hope to the SVDP guests. Ages 0-13 with adult, 14 on own.

♟️Aug. 10th at 7pm-- Young Alumni, Current Students, and Incoming Freshmen, join in for a game night at Alumni Alyssa Borrego's home in Central Phoenix with make your own nacho bar. Feel free to bring a board game to share or just come for the socialization!

🕛 Aug. 16th at 12:00 p.m.-- With the summer heat blazing, the senior luncheon at Keegan's will be inside! Please RSVP if you plan on coming to make sure you get a spot! Remember, these are "senior" lunches, not alumni lunches. Everyone is welcome, and we always love having new seniors join us!

🏈 Aug. 31st at 4:30pm-- The 2024 season kicks off on August 31 when the Fighting Irish hit the road to take on the Texas A&M Aggies. This season, the club's primary gamewatches return to Boondocks Tempe. They have a full kitchen with tasty foods, an impressive draught list, and ample seating for your lucky crew. There wil be plenty of big-screens ready to bring the stadium action to us here in the desert!

The West Valley gamewatches will continue but in a new location at Tailgaters in Surprise. The Club is also offering a "satellite" location in North Scottsdale for the first game at Putting World located in the Scottsdale Promenade. This location will not have the full Club presence like we will have at Boondocks Tempe, but it will be a Notre Dame-Friendly location for our fans in the north Valley. Consider this a test run: If we get a good turnout, it's possible that Putting World will be open to ND fans for more games!!

Hello from the West Valley,

As you are aware we have switched our game watch location for the West Valley this year to Tailgaters here in Surprise. To refresh everyone's memory, Tailgaters is located at 15529 W. Bell Rd in the Mountain Vista Plaza at the corner of Bell and Reems.

With the opening game against Texas A&M fast approaching, Sharon and I would like to invite you to join us at Tailgaters on Saturday, August 17th from 2:00pm - 4:00pm for a pre game get together. We feel this will be a great opportunity to get together and reconnect after a long, hot summer. This will also be an opportunity for you to familiarize yourselves with our new game watch location. We are excited about the upcoming season and our new gathering place to watch ND football.

Thanks and hope to see you there. GO IRISH!

Bob Tuite & Sharon McMeel '78
West Valley Game Watch Coordinators

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Maggie's Place Pampering Shower☘️

We had an amazing event today celebrating the moms at Maggie’s Place.

We had food catered, played some shower games, and shared her gift with the moms for our activity today. She started with some movement (we got up & danced), then they wrote down some things for which they are grateful, did some chair yoga, and then moved on to a reflection segment, and finished with a short choreo to a beautiful Afropop song with empowering lyrics about pursuing one's dreams despite detractors and other people's negative opinions.

For the privacy of the moms, we won't share any other photos from the event, but know it was a special day for all of us 💞💖

Also sharing photos from our gift bag packing event we had last weekend with fellow NDWC members. Thank you to everyone who joined to help put the bags together and to everyone who donated items, including some amazing slippers from that were a huge hit with the moms!!

ND SENIOR LUNCH☘️

What a great lunch at Keegan's Grill on Friday!

Many great stories were shared, and while some were of ND, many were of other things. Special thanks to Chuck for sharing his story about Father Emil J. Kapaun, who served in Korea like Chuck, and Father's journey to sainthood. This lunch was very special and we look forward to our next one on August 16th.

Our next ND "SENIOR" Lunch will resume at Keegan's Grill, 3114 E. Camelback Rd, Phoenix, 85016, in the back room (while we are still in the 100+ degree days), Friday, August 16th at NOON.

One last thought: Jim S. told a funny story about how the Irish Guard was formed....may have been a legend....may have been fact. But as the newspaper publisher said, in the movie, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", "When the truth gets in the way, print the legend...."

Contact Tom Ross to join the next one or to get on his email list, and check the newsletter to RSVP.

Dinner Service at André House☘️

We had a great group of current students, alumni, and family members participate today! We started by chopping up ingredients for the salads, buttering bread, and cutting up desserts for the dinner, and then we got assignments for the actual service hour.

Some volunteers were assigned to the lines, to the dining hall and the St. Francis room, to the dishwasher, and Nick smashed it in the pit tonight!!

For those who may not be familiar with them, the André House serves approximately 1000 people daily through all the services of providing clothing, laundry, showers, and personal care items. Six nights a week, volunteers from all over Phoenix provide a nutritious dinner to approximately 500-700 homeless and hungry guests.

We had a great time serving the guests and spending our afternoon with a heart of service, and we look forward to having more club members join us in the future!

Spreading the love & positive vibrations 💖💞✨️

Spending our Saturday morning this holiday weekend with a heart of service at the Hearts & Hands event at St. Vincent de Paul.

We started by making cards to go in lunch sacks that will be distributed to the unhoused, then teams participated in the pantry challenge coming up with creations using the donations we all brought today. While they did the pantry challenge, we stuffed baggies with chips for the lunch sacks.

The shift goes by so quickly, and it's such a fun way to make a difference in the community while working indoors during this summer heat! It's family friendly and kids of all ages are welcome with adult! The activities change each month, and depending on the volunteers who sign up to join us, we can select specific ones to participate in that day. This is our standing monthly service event the first Saturday of every month, and I look forward to having more of you join us in the coming months!

JULY EVENTS🍀

Swipe through to see all the upcoming events in July, and check out the club's event page for more info and to RSVP to join in the fun!

https://phoenix.undclub.org/events

🤝 July 6th at 9-11:30am-- Our monthly service event will be the first Saturday of the month with St. Vincent de Paul for their Hearts & Hands program--a family-friendly event with a variety of volunteer opportunities centered around offering love and hope to the SVDP guests.  Ages 0-13 with adult, 14 on own. 

🛟 July 13th at 8am-- Join your fellow young alumni for a float along the Salt River! You can either meet at Boondocks Tempe at 8am to carpool, or meet up at the Salt River Tubing rental place at 9am.  RSVP if you want to join in the fun!  Join the Young Alumni Whatsapp group chat to keep up with future YA events. 

🍽  July 13th at 3-7:15pm-- ND Bridge students will be working at the Andre House this summer for their course credit, and members of the Phoenix Club are invited to join them for dinner service on the 13th. Dinner preparation runs from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and clean-up/close from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Please note that all volunteers must be at least 14 years of age for the dinner service, and minors must be accompanied by an adult.  

🕛 July 19th at 12:00 p.m.-- With the summer heat blazing, the senior luncheon at Keegan's will be inside! Please RSVP if you plan on coming to make sure you get a spot! Remember, these are "senior" lunches, not alumni lunches.  Everyone is welcome & we always love having new seniors join us!

🤰 July 20th at 11am-- The Club will once again participate in the Alumni Association’s initiative Project Mom (a program within the Chuck and Joan Lennon Gospel of Life Initiative which aims to support expectant and new mothers in need through baby showers and celebrations). Our Club will be honoring & supporting women at Maggie’s Place by hosting a Pampering Shower on July 20th. We also need help packing gift baskets, preparing desserts, & organizing decorations & activities.

Great to see Benjamin Morrison giving back, as well as having him back home!

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