Silver Spring (MD) Alumni Chapter to Participate in Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade (Nov 20, 2010)
The Silver Spring (MD) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. has been accepted as a participant in the 2010 Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade on Saturday November 20, 2010.
We need maximum participation from our membership.
If you attended/registered for the retreat, please wear your cream Silver Spring Chapter cap or some other Kappa headgear. Wear as much paraphernalia as you like. Bring your cane(s) if you have one. Check the weather before you arrive and dress accordingly. The neophytes are responsible for carrying the Chapter Banner. We must be lined up by 8:30 am at the following location.
Section C is in the Town Square LINE -UP garage on the 3rd Floor [line-up by 8:30AM
Directons
From Metro:
Take the red line to the Silver Spring Metro Station. After exiting on Wayne Avenue, walk two short blocks north to the intersection of Wayne and Georgia Avenue. Turn left, walk one block to Ellsworth Drive, turn onto Ellsworth and walk two blocks to the Town Center line-up garage.
From 495:
ABSOLUTELY NO ENTRANCE TO LINE-UP GARAGE FOR VEHICLES NOT APPROVED FOR PARADE
Take 495 to Colesville Road South (Exit 30B). After approximately 1.5 miles turn left onto Cedar Avenue (which is Spring Street on the other side). Then…
If dropping off participants to continue to parking…
Turn right onto Roeder Road. Drop participants. TO EXIT YOU MUST turn right onto Fenton Street. (The Police will not let you turn around or turn left. Right turns only.) From Fenton Street turn right onto Colesville Road. We recommend skipping the backup on Cedar and driving another few streets and turning right onto Dale Drive. From Dale turn right onto Wayne Avenue. From Wayne Avenue turn left onto Fenton Street. Once on Fenton Street you drive just past Silver Spring Avenue and there is an entrance to the parking garage off of Fenton Street.
Parking:
1) Use the garage between Silver Spring Avenue and Sligo Avenue (also accessible by Fenton St.) This is at the end of the parade route so you will be back at your car as the parade ends. Walk to Line-UP.
2) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN YOU PARK IN TOWN CENTER LINE-UP GARAGE
Parade Route and Dis-banding:
Garage units will be exiting out the entrance ramp and turning right onto Ellsworth. Section H Units will be exiting out to Veterans Place. The parade will merge and begin on Ellsworth Drive. The grandstand will be near the intersection with Fenton Street. The parade continues on Ellsworth turning left onto the North bound lane of Georgia Avenue. The parade ends at Silver Spring Avenue. Participants should turn left onto Silver Spring Avenue and disband to cars.
Silver Spring Alumni Hosts Trip to Atlantic City — All Are Welcome to Attend
Friends,
You’ve requested it and it is here…The Silver Spring (MD) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. will be hosting an Atlantic City Charter Bus Trip on December 4, 2010. This is an adult trip.
This event is open to everyone, not just fraternity members, so please help promote this event so we can all have a good time.
We will be departing from the Greenbelt Metro Station at 4:30PM (arriving in Atlantic City at about 7:30 – 8PM) and staying in AC for a minimum of 6 Hours. We will return to the Greenbelt Metro at or about 5:30AM. This gives those who are interested an opportunity to enjoy not only the casino Gaming, but also the night life Atlantic city has to offer. Details can be found online at the following link: http://www.silverspringalumni.com/actrip
The destination Hotel is the Trump Taj Mahal
The cost of the event is $45/person
This includes a credit of $20 in slot play for each person
Reserve your seat now as space is limited.
You can pay online or by contacting one of the names listed on the flyer.
Announcing the 2010 Summer FIshing Trip
A fishing trip is being planned for members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and is tentatively scheduled to take place in the month of June 2010. For more details, click the link below.
http://www.silverspringalumni.com/nupes/events/kappa-fishing-trip-summer-2010/
Reserve Your Spot for the Chapter Retreat 2010
Calling all Brothers…The Silver Spring (MD) Alumni Chapter Retreat is currently being planned. You can reserve your place now and receive the benefit of paying approximately half (1/2) price to attend this highly spirited event.
As in past years, this event is scheduled to take place in Cambridge Maryland. For more information regarding the specifics of this years Retreat or to pay online, please go to the following page: http://www.silverspringalumni.com/nupes/the-chapter/chapter-retreat-2010/.