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Mid-Missouri
Maryville
n October, the Mid-Missouri Chapter hosted Northwest Day at Shyrock’s Callaway Farms, known for its life-size corn maze, group hayrides, campfires and pick-your-own pumpkin patch. In November, the chapter joined Northwest basketball fans from across the state for a pre-game social before watching the Northwest Bearcats take on the Missouri Tigers in an exhibition game in Columbia. The chapter also hosted a tailgate party before the Mizzou and Iowa State football game and sponsored a watch party for the Bearcats’ national championship game. In their continued efforts to support the Central Missouri Food Bank, the chapter held its annual canned food drive in December. The chapter’s third anniversary party is being planned for June. n
he Maryville Chapter hosted a wine and beer tasting in November. The following month the chapter sponsored a pizza party prior to the Northwest women’s and men’s basketball games and asked attendees to bring school supplies for the local schools. Three national championship game watch parties also were sponsored by the Maryville chapter. The chapter held its annual Super Bowl Party in February at the Maryville Country Club and attendees brought non-perishable food items for the local food pantry. n
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s the Bearcat football team made its march to the national championship, more than 45 members of the Chicago Chapter gathered to cheer them on at Cheeseburger in Paradise in Downers Grove, Ill. During the watch parties, the chapter collected gifts that were donated to Toys for Tots for the Christmas season. In addition, Vice President Matt Borgard ’80, ’82 had a chance to meet one of Northwest’s newest football recruits, Jason Jozaites, from Downers Grove, and his parents on signing day. n
1. Robin Bonar Wildauer ’08 and Ashley Volmert ’08 met to watch the Bearcat football television broadcast at the Mid-Missouri Bearcat football watch party in August. 2. Eric Gockel ’01, Michelle Mattson Drake ’98 and Jill Barlow Gockel ’05, ’07 socialize at the Alumni House during the Maryville Chapter’s wine and beer tasting event. 3. Members of the Chicago Chapter celebrated Northwest’s third football national championship at a watch party at Cheeseburger in Paradise. 4. The Springfield Alumni and Friends Chapter was chartered April 9, 2009.
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