Summer Fun with the Philly Gators!

Posted on May 17, 2012 by motdcp

This summer is full of very exciting events that make it great to be Philly Gator!

June 2nd and 3rd: Philadelphia Gator Club Picnic at the Collegiate Rugby Championships

This year’s club picnic is going to be full of amazing times! We are hosting the UF Alumni Tent at the Collegiate Rugby Championship at PPL Park in Chester, PA. This event will include food, drink and access to the tournament and block party with a concert featuring Yellowcard, 12 Stones, and Breathe Carolina! You can purchase tickets through the Philadelphia Gator Club website today!

For more details about the Rugby Tournament, Click Here!

July 14: 18th Annual Alumni Golf Tournament

Place: PineCrest Country Club
101 Country Club Drive | Montgomeryville, PA 19446 | P: 215.855.4113
Time: Tee-off at 11:00. Be there no later than 10:30 for cart assignment.
Style: 4 Person Scramble

Members, friends of members, and other Alumni Clubs are welcome. Send me your foursome or we will assign you to a foursome.

Cost: $81.00 which includes 18 holes of golf with cart ($61) and a $20 donation to the Philadelphia Gator club. Please pay your own green fees directly to the PineCrest Pro Shop, and bring a check or cash for the $20 donation to the Philadelphia Gator Club to support our Merit Scholars. Everyone is invited over to Bing’s house after the tournament for food and beverages where prizes and giveaways will be awarded.

Entry form deadline is July 2nd. Please send your foursome to: gator.bing@verizon.net  or mail to

Bing Crosby
137 Addison Lane,
Lansdale, Pa. 19446.

Cell: 267-218-2236 or home at 215-412-9059

Prizes for longest drive, closes to the pin, and the winning foursome.

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Spring Events

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Rachel

Hey Philly Gators!  This spring is going to be packed full of fun events for the Philadelphia Gator Club!  Here is some information about what we have coming up:

Basketball Game watches-  we will informal game watch parties for the SEC and NCAA tournament games!  Just drop into the Field House and look for the Orange and Blue!

March 21st- UF Accepted Student’s Reception.  This is an opportunity for alumni to meet the new students that recently were accepted to Florida, to promote the club scholarship that our friends and members raised money for all year, and to share cheer for the University.

Gator Guzzle is right around the corner!  Mark your calenders for this fun event: April 28th.  Look out for more info soon!

UF Rugby Club- the Philly Gators are supporting the UF Rugby Team at their national championship weekend!  The event takes place June 2nd and 3rd at PPL Park in Chester.  Tickets are for sale online: http://phillygators.com/picnic-2012/!  Let’s show our support for the UF Rugby Team!

We hope to see you at these upcome events!  Go Gators!

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7 Tickets to UF at Rutgers are available

Posted on December 20, 2011 by motdcp

If you are around for the holiday season and are interested in seeing the Gators Men’s Basketball team play another big away game against the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University in Northern New Jersey on December 29 at 7pm, email Tom Dahan at tdahan@alumni.ufl.edu before December 27.

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December Updates:

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Rachel

Basketball is here!

If you haven’t been following, we have been having a string of great performances and the Gator’s Men’s Basketball team is currently ranked #10 in the nation. I invite you out to the Field House this week to catch this Friday’s game against Syracuse. Game is starting at 7pm! Join us for a big match-up, we will be on the Market St. side of Field House, 1150 Filbert Street.

SEC Championship Game

The Georgia Bulldogs of the Delaware Valley invited us to the Field House to watch the SEC Championship Game on December 3rd. Join them and get behind the SEC East as it tries to upend LSU from its trip to the Superdome for the National Championship Game!

Scholarship Fund Total:                                                                              

I want to once again thank all of the members and friends of the Philadelphia Gator Club. You should be proud, you contributed over $1200 to our scholarship fund this football season, which we am excited to award to local students.

Super Raffle Winners!

Congratulations to Angela Champion, Daniel Janovitz and Drew Elias for winning this season’s Super Raffle!

Please check back for updates often as we have many exciting events planned throughout the year, not just during football season!  Go Gators!

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Georgia Weekend!

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Rachel

Please join us for two exciting events this weekend!

From noon to 3:00 on Saturday we are meeting up with Georgia fans at TGIFridays for Philadelphia’s version of the “biggest cocktail party!”  Fridays is located at: 1776 Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA.

Then, head on over to the Field House for the 3:30 kickoff of the game and our game viewing party!  We have food and drinks specials as usual and special raffle prizes this week!

Hope to see you there and Go Gators!!!

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September 29th Updates

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Rachel

Hey everyone!  Just some reminders about some upcoming events the Philly Gator Club is hosting!

Game Viewing Party:

Don’t forget, for each football game we get together at the Field House to watch together and cheer on the Gators!  We have food and drink specials, too!

We also sell raffle tickets at the game viewings and raffle off some fun prizes each week!  Proceeds from the sales of raffle tickets goes towards our scholarship fund, which supports local students heading off to UF!

First Fridays:

Join us on October 7th for First Fridays in Old City!  Come out and Take this opportunity to patronize some fine art, interact with fellow Gators outside of the craziness of football, and enjoy the evening in Old City Philadelphia!  Check your email soon for an evite invitation!

Executive Board:

Many of you have asked about joining our executive board to help out with viewing parties, events, and everything Philly Gators! If you are interested, please email our president Tom at tdahan@alumni.ufl.edu.

Hope to see you soon at the game viewing and First Fridays!

Go Gators!

 

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End of Summer, Start of Football Season!

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Rachel

Hey Philly Gators, we hope everyone is having a great summer and is ready for the start of fall and more importantly, FOOTBALL!  Here are some important updates for upcoming events.

Drinking with the Enemy:  September 1st, 6pm – 8pm at Cavanaugh’s River Deck.  Come out and show your Gator spirit, meet fellow Gator fans and other SEC and college football fans.  Let’s show ‘em that the Gators have the best fans!  Don’t forget to wear you orange and blue!

Season Opener, Gators vs. FAU:  Can’t make it to Gainesville for the game?  Come on out to the Field House for our game watches!  Kick-off is at 7:00pm.  Join us for the game and some awesome food and drink specials!

Gator Club T-Shirts: new club t-shirts are available for purchase at the first game viewing!  We have Orange (short and long sleeve) and light blue (short sleeve only)  They are $15 for short sleeve and $20 for long sleeve.

Fall/Winter Events Survey:  Please take a moment to fill out this short survey about the kinds of events and activities that you might be interested in doing with other Gators.  It should only take you 5 minutes.  Thanks!

Hope to see you all at Drinking with the Enemy and then at the FAU game!

Go Gators!

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August Updates

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Rachel

Upcoming Events for August:

  • This Saturday is the SEC Party Down the Shore in Belmar, NJ at Bar Anticipation (http://www.bar-a.com/private-partiesmeetings/alumni-events).
  • SEC Happy Hour / Kick-off Event for the Fall at our local stomping ground: Field House (www.fieldhousephilly.com) at 7pm on August 18, 2011.
  • If you are interested in volunteering with the club or learning more about the Philadelphia Gator Club, we will be having our Pre-Fall Officer’s Meeting at 6pm before the Happy Hour. 

Club T-Shirts for 2011

  • We are finalizing the designs for this season’s club t-shirt. It will feature the LOVE Gator logo from last year but will be available in new colors! (Orange and Baby Blue) We will also have a limited number in long sleeve (in Orange). They will be available on September 3rd for the Gators vs. the FAU Owls (7pm, Field House, Upstairs) so show up and purchase your new Philly Gators t-shirt!

And a special announcement: Burrito Bros!

  •  Tom is working with the Field House on ordering a healthy number of Burritos straight from Gainesville for the Homecoming Game vs. Vanderbilt on Nov. 5th!! This is still in the works so there is no guarantee, but we wanted to keep you in the loop so that you can put this on your calendar now. Depending on the size of the order, we may need you to reserve a burrito in advance and we want all of our members to get first dibs!

Do you have any ideas or recomendations for the Philadelphia Gator Club?  Contact our president, Tom Dahan at: tdahan@alumni.ufl.edu!  We’d love to hear from you!

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

Go Gators!

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All-SEC Happy Hour and Kickoff Party!

Posted on July 31, 2011 by motdcp

Hey Philly Gators!

The Philadelphia Chapters of Southeastern Conference Schools are hosting a happy hour and season kick-off party at the Field House. All the same great deals as during our viewing parties!

It may be hosted by the Georgia Club, but let’s show everybody who is in charge in the City of Brotherly Love.

Go Gators,

Tom

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SEC Party at the Shore

Posted on July 15, 2011 by motdcp

Join the Philly Gator Club for the SEC Party at the Shore!

When:  Saturday August 6th

Where: Belmar, New Jersey

Time:    2:00 til 8:00 and beyond

What:  All you can eat for only $8.00.

Come out for a day at Bar Anticipation. There will be all types of games and competition among other Universities. Let’s show them who rules the playing field!

Check out our “events” tab for more information on this event and the address!  Hope to see you there!

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