President's Message
Fellow Alumni and Friends:
Once again we embark upon another New Year and what a way to start! The Crimson Tide's victory over LSU to win a 14th football national championship was a joy to watch. That win capped what was a banner year for the Greater New York Chapter in 2011.
This past year, the chapter experienced continued growth in membership and successfully executed several initiatives,
including robust sales of chapter-branded merchandise, an NIT Welcome Reception, networking reception during PR Week and our Second Annual Student Career
Development Panel. Our chapter members rallied together once again in our community service efforts to raise more than $1,000 for AIDS
Walk New York 2011 and more than $18,000 with our UANYC for Tuscaloosa Fundraiser after the April tornados.
The chapter reached new heights during football season with one of our biggest endeavors ever, a charter bus trip to the Penn State game in September, as well as record attendance at our game watch parties and our Heisman Presentation Rally and Watch Party to cheer on Trent Richardson. The Penn State bus trip was a tremendous experience as we chartered five buses and had 216 alumni and friends from all over the country join us for a great day to enjoy and celebrate an Alabama victory. Interest in our football game watch parties went through the roof. We added The Fulton and Pub One to The Ainsworth and The Hill to have our first-ever, four-venue game watch parties for the LSU game in November and the BCS National Championship Game in January, each drawing record crowds of more than 900 people (Official attendance reported as 917 for the LSU game and 948 for the BCS National Championship Game).
We are extremely proud of all we were able to accomplish last year and look forward to doing even more in the upcoming year.
Speaking of 2012, we hope you join us for one of our many events throughout the year, which will include basketball game watch parties in January, February and March, networking events with University MBA students in February and alumni playing Carnegie Hall with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in May and community service activities in the spring and summer. These events will be excellent opportunities to fellowship with alumni and friends so we hope to see you often at chapter events this coming year.
The Greater New York Chapter is only successful as a result of your active participation. We welcome any feedback you have on our activities or suggestions for what we should be doing to continue to grow interest in the chapter. Please feel free to reach out to me, any of our chapter officers or committee chairs in this regard as we strive to keep bringing that special Alabama hospitality in the Big Apple.
I hope you have a wonderful 2012 and ROLL TIDE!
Yours in Bama,
Christopher Lenard Hollinger, BS’92
President
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