2018 Date

2018 Events and Programs

January 6

Board & Alumni Volunteer Leaders Thank You Breakfast Meeting

­   A thank you breakfast meeting for Board Members and Alumni Volunteers for their 2017 contributions.

­   In December 2017 CUCFC Board planned and agreed to 2018 priorities, programs and events.

March 14

Leveraging Your Columbia Connection in Fun-Filled Opportunity Discovery

­   It is like “speed dating” other CU alums to discover and exchange opportunities.

­   You meet about 85% of attendees and become aware of opportunities of interest. 

March 22

Post-Holiday Networking Book Awards Fundraiser Events (Evening Cocktail  and Morning Breakfast)

­ Over appetizers and cash bar, warm up your heart by warming up the hearts of local high school students.

­  Donate funds for our well-beloved annual book awards to HS students in Fairfield.

April 21

Free Admission! Let's celebrate the biodiversity of nature this Earth Day.  Join us to explore Grace Farms’ 80-acre preserve and enjoy programs and activities highlighting the importance of preserving woodlands and wildlife.

May 10

May 17

Networking Cocktail at Local Brewery

­   Your opportunity to sample a local brewery and get the taste of real Connecticut.

­   We suspect it would taste better because an alumnus owns the brewery.

Painting Social in Danbury

­  Create your own acrylic painting of "Cheers to Love" as you follow the step-by-step guidance of an art  instructor while socializing with other alumni & guests over appetizers and refreshments.  Take home your unique canvas at the end of a fun-filled and relaxed evening.

June

Operation Hope, Food Drive at Stop & Shop in Fairfield, CT

­   Give back as you collect food donations and feed Fairfield’s poor and hungry.

­   Make a generous offer of your time collecting donated food that feeds the hungry.

July 15 (Rain date July 22)

Lockwood-Matthews Mansion and Potluck Picnic

­   Experience the Lockwood-Matthews Mansion tour / “Art of Collecting in the Victorian Era” exhibit

­   Enjoy company of alums and their families while sharing home cooked meals.

August

Sailing event on Long Island Sound

­   Enjoy a cool breeze on a hot August summer as you sail Long Island Sound.

­   In addition, enjoy good cheer, fun chatting, joking and reminiscing with other alums.

September

Local Alumni Networking (LAN) Events in Fairfield County

­   Organized by alumni volunteers.

­   Held throughout the county.

October

Presentation/talk by CU Professor or notable Alum at a Cocktail Reception/Dinner

­   A Columbia professor or Alum renown in an important area of human endeavors.

­   Enjoy an exciting CU Professor talk packed with latest special knowledge of area.

Dorothy Day, Food Drive at Super Stop & Shop in Danbury, CT

­   Give back as you collect food donations to feed Danbury’s homeless, poor and hungry.

Make a generous offer of your time collecting donated food that feeds the hungry.

November

Annual Columbia Connects Cocktail Reception

­   A get together of all our CU alum associations worldwide around same time.

­   Enjoy the fun of hearing from the mother ship & catching-up with old friends.

December

Happy Holiday Break