Join the fun at the 5th Annual Dawg Trot 5K and Fun Run as hundreds of alumni and friends gather for Athens' largest 5K. The course will begin and end at Stegeman Coliseum. To view the course map, click here.

Registration includes a special race-day packet including, new for this year’s event, Dawg Trot technical t-shirts! T-shirts will be given to participants who pre-register and to first-come, first-served walk-up registrants.

Awards: Awards will be presented to overall Male/Female, Overall Male/Female Masters, and top three in age groups beginning with ten and under through 75 and over.

Refreshments: Provided after the race

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ALL UGA graduates from every degree program, are invited to network with employers and fellow Bulldogs at this incredible career event serving Metro Atlanta. This career fair is open only to UGA graduates, so take advantage of this opportunity!

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Fellow Charlotte Alumni and Friends,

The Charlotte Chapter Executive Council wishes you and yours a very healthy, safe, and prosperous 2012! As we begin 2012, our focus is to provide interesting events, activities, and outings as we attempt to reach out to each and every one of you.

Upcoming Events:

Bulldogs After Business Hours will occur once per calendar quarter with the next event planned for Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, at Black Finn located at the Epicentre Uptown. For more information, please see the link to the right. We are also in the initial stages of discussion/planning a BABH in the Lake Norman Area this spring!

Bulldogs Lunch at Taco Mac SouthPark continues on the third Thursday of every month. The next lunch will be on Thursday, Feb. 16. This is a great way to network with your fellow Dawgs during lunch. Come join us!

UGA Day will return to Charlotte on Wednesday, May 9! President Adams, Coach Mark Richt, and Coach Mark Fox will be attending. This was the BIG Event in 2011 we all hoped to have in Charlotte for many years. We had more than 400 Bulldogs in attendance last year and we're looking for many more to attend in 2012. Watch your email for specifics on this great event!

Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides is Saturday, May 19. Come join us and volunteer to help support this very important activity by working the event or joining a team of Dawg walkers taking steps to cure Cystic Fibrosis. There will be more details soon.

Habitat for Humanity – We will get back involved with this great organization to help build homes for those who need them.

We hope you will find the time to join us at one or more of these to network with your Georgia Bulldog Family! Your input is always welcome. Please contact us if you have other events, activities, or outings you would like the Charlotte Chapter to consider. We are also looking for volunteers to assist the Executive Council in making our chapter the best and most active within the UGA Alumni Association.

I look forward to seeing you all soon. Go Dawgs!!!!

Sincerely,
Gary

All Charlotte area UGA alumni and friends are encouraged to join in on the events and outings of the Charlotte Chapter!

PLEASE bring new socks to each event and outing. We are collecting socks for the Men’s Shelter of Charlotte. Your generosity will be appreciated. The host of each event and outing will be collecting your donations.

Upcoming Events:

Bulldog Lunch at Taco Mac, located in Piedmont Row near Southpark Mall, will be held this Thursday beginning at noon!

The Charlotte Chapter Alumni and Friends Golf Outing scheduled for Saturday, October 22 had to be cancelled due to lack of registrations. We will try again next Spring!

Our Game Watching continues to take place at the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille. Next we play the Gators on Saturday, October 29 @ 3:30pm. This is a must win as we continue to chase the Gamecocks for the SEC East Championship. Go Dawgs!!!! For more information, please click here.

Please sign up for the Charlotte Chapter Bus Trip to the Homecoming game on November 5 vs. New Mexico State. Holt Parham is hosting this event. You are invited to come to Athens and join the Pasek family tailgate before and/or after the game. For more information, please click here.

On Wednesday, December 14, the Charlotte Chapter and Terry College Alumni will join together for a Holiday Social to celebrate 2011 at the Charlotte City Club. We will be inviting senior UGA administrators to come join us at this holiday event. Let’s make this social a Charlotte Chapter tradition. For more information, please click here.

We are hoping that the Charlotte Chapter will be hosting an evening with Coach Vince Dooley. This event will take place in the January/February, 2012 time frame.

Community Activities:

We are trying to identify a date and time where we can be of assistance to the Habitat for Humanity. I would like to see this effort grow over the next few years within the Charlotte Chapter. Watch for more information. Abby Polak will be taking the lead on this Chapter activity.

The Men’s Shelter of Charlotte has several new opportunities. First, we can collect socks at each of our events. This is ALWAYS a huge need. Once we have a big collection of socks, a group can visit the Men’s Shelter to deliver the socks and stay for lunch. This is a new program for volunteers recently started. The Charlotte Chapter will begin collecting socks at each event/outing going forward. Sandy Pasek has taken the lead on this community activity.

Gary Pasek

Dear fellow Alums,

Beginning with this update, I will be updating you on a biweekly basis on your Chapter Executive Council’s activities and the future Charlotte Chapter events, outings, and activities. So here we go!

The Charlotte EC is a vibrant and diverse group. Jen Wu, Holt Parham, Todd Rose, Charles Watson, and Sandy Pasek joined me on the EC late 2010. They have worked hard for you in the planning and execution of the events we all enjoyed during the first nine months of this year. We have recently added four new members to the EC, Mark Mahoney, Abby Polak, Beth Blickenstaff, and Paul Hoffman, to bring even more new ideas and energy to your EC to insure your Chapter continues to build on its current momentum and we continue to thrive. Please recognize your fellow alums who have agreed to take a leadership position in your Chapter. Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact anyone on the EC. We can only grow as a Chapter with input from you.

We will communicate with you primarily through E-mail, Facebook, and the UGA Alumni / Charlotte Chapter website. The Facebook page is titled “University of Georgia Charlotte Area Alumni and Friends”. I am also beginning to work with Linked In as a communication tool. All this new technology and social media is sometimes too much to handle for a 1976 UGA graduate…but I am trying my best to keep up with our younger Alums. Jen Wu is providing the necessary leadership regarding our communications with the Chapter.

Our list of Events and Outings continues to grow. I hope and trust that you will identify with one or more and become an active UGA Alum. Come join us!!!

Game Watching Parties:
Our Game Watching continues to take place at the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille. Please watch for the game time and come join the party. Jen Wu and Bryan Stone, former Chapter President, host this event.

Bulldogs After Business Hours:
Bulldogs After Business Hours occurs on a quarterly basis. We just had another successful event at Vida’s Cantina Uptown. We move BABH to different areas within the Charlotte Chapter. Previous locations has been Black Finn and Brio’s. Todd Rose is your host.

Bulldog Lunch Group:
Bulldog Lunch at Taco Mac located in Piedmont Row takes place every third Thursday of the month. This is a relatively new event that has been well received and attended. Todd Rose is your host.

Bulldog Breakfast Group:
Bulldog Breakfast at Original Pancake House and Bulldog Lunch Uptown will be shutdown temporarily and retooled. We are brainstorming new ideas to make these events more attractive to you. Watch for updates on these two events in the coming months.

Alumni and Friends Golf Outing:
A Charlotte Chapter Alumni and Friends Golf Outing will take place on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Stonebridge Golf Club. I will be the host for this event. An Evite will be forthcoming. I hope you will come join me for a round of golf during our only off weekend for football.

Homecoming Bus Trip:
We are in the final stages of planning for a Charlotte Chapter Bus Trip to the Homecoming game on Nov. 5 vs New Mexico State. Holt Parham is hosting this event and you will be receiving an Evite soon. You are invited to come to Athens and join the Pasek family tailgate before and/or after the game.

Holiday Social:
On Wed. Dec. 14, the Charlotte Chapter and the Terry College Alumni will join together for a Holiday Social to celebrate 2011 at the Charlotte City Club. We will be inviting senior UGA administrators to come join us at this holiday event. It is my desire that this Social will become a Charlotte Chapter tradition.

Evening with Coach Vince Dooley:
We have had preliminary discussions regarding the Charlotte Chapter hosting an evening with Coach Vince Dooley. Once we receive dates from Coach Dooley, our planning will begin in earnest.


You can see that your EC is busy trying to increase the activity of the Charlotte Chapter. Please join us!!! You will have a good time and make new Bulldog friends.

Regarding Activities, your EC has identified two community activities that we need your assistance for us to be successful as a Chapter.

Volunteer Opportunities:
We are trying to identify a date and time (perhaps, Sat. Oct. 15 in the morning) where we can be of assistance to the Habitat for Humanity. I would like to see this effort grow over the next few years within the Charlotte Chapter. Watch for more information on this activity.

The Men’s Shelter of Charlotte has several new opportunities. We have two opportunities readily available to us. First, we can collect socks at each of our events. This is ALWAYS a huge need. Once we have a big collection of socks, a group can visit the Men’s Shelter to deliver the socks and stay for lunch. This is a new program for volunteers recently started. The Charlotte Chapter will begin collecting socks at each event/outing going forward. Sandy Pasek has taken the lead on this community activity.


As I said earlier, the Charlotte Chapter can only be as good and strong as you make it by your participation. I hope you will find these biweekly updates helpful as you plan your calendars going forward.


THIS IS YOUR CHAPTER!!! Goooooooo Dawgs!!!!

Sincerely,
Gary

The Charlotte Chapter participated in the UGA Alumni Association’s second annual Paws Across America with Habitat for Humanity April 19, 2008.