June 7   

Roundhouse Theatre Night

See Summer of 42 at Roundhouse Theatre. Says the theater website: “Based on the coming-of-age novel and film that became a cultural icon of the 1970’s, Summer of ’42 is a hilarious new musical filled with juvenile conquests and heartfelt connections.” Roundhouse is located at 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD. (Bethesda Metro ).

Tickets are $50, including a private pre-theater cocktail hour and talk with Roundhouse Theatre board president Don Boardman ’65. Tu ’67 at 6:45 p..m; show starts at 8 p.m... RSVP by May 23 to Anne Pohnert ’89, at (703) 865-6017 or anne.pohnert@yahoo.com. Checks should be made out to The Dartmouth Club of Washington DC and mailed to Anne at 534 Beulah Road NE, Vienna VA 22180.

June 20   

Webster 20th Anniversary Award Dinner Honoring Rob Portman ’78

On June 20th, the 20th annual Daniel Webster Distinguished Service Award will be presented to the Honorable Robert J. Portman ’78, former six-term Congressman, former U.S. Trade Representative, and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The award recognizes members of the Dartmouth family who honor Dartmouth through distinguished public service.

Mr. Portman will be honored at a black tie (optional) dinner on Wednesday, June 20th at The National Press Club, 529 Fourteenth Street NW (McPherson Square or Metro Center Metro station). Members of Dartmouth’s national NCAA championship ski team will be guests at the Webster dinner — following their meeting with President Bush at the White House.

Reception at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m.: $60 for classes of 2002-2011; $100 for club members of all other classes; $125 for nonmembers. Make checks payable to Dartmouth Club of Washington, DC. Send checks and RSVP to Anne Pohnert, Treasurer, Dartmouth Club of Washington, DC, 534 Beulah Road NE, Vienna, VA 22180 OR click here to register and pay online.

We’re also inviting 13 Rockefeller Center “First Year” program undergraduates pursuing public service internships in D.C. this summer and the four current Club scholarship recipients. You can help salute the interns and scholars by helping cover their dinner costs. We invite you to contribute $60 (the cost of one ticket) or more.

Also, corporations or other organizations with which you are affiliated are invited to support the Club’s Scholarship Fund by purchasing messaging space in the back of this year’s Webster dinner program. Rates are as follows: full page – $1,500; half page – $800; quarter page – $500. Please submit electronic versions of the organization's message and/or logo to Bob Davidson ’67 (rdavidson@cns.gov) by Friday, June 15.

Your checks for these special support purposes should also be made out to the Dartmouth Club of Washington DC and mailed to Anne Pohnert ’89, 534 Beulah Road NE, Vienna, VA 22180. Please indicate the purposes of your checks.

Summer   

Family Outings

Summer outings for preschoolers/todders/babies. All siblings welcome. Please bring a lunch for your family (only the Zoo has a cafe). In the event of rain, the park and zoo outings will be cancelled. Gravelly Point will be moved indoors to National Airport’s old Terminal A. Please wear or dress your kids in enough Dartmouth gear to be noticed by other alums.

Monday, June 25: Gravelly Point Park. Bring a blanket. Note: You have to be heading north on GW parkway to enter, or you can loop through the airport.

Tuesday, July 24: National Zoo. Meet at the Elephant House, near Parking Lot B, and end at Kids' Farm, near Parking Lot E. Elephant bath at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 29: Clemyjontri Park in McLean. Meet at the carousel.

Contact Allison Malley ’98 for more information, at abmalley@gmail.com or 202-341-2092.

This   
Summer   

We have received a call to action from the Rockefeller Center. This summer the Rockefeller Center is launching a new program in Washington, DC as part of its First-Year Initiative. Click here to see a letter (PDF format) from Professor Andrew Samwick, director of the Rockefeller Center, which lays out details of this innovative program. He calls on us to serve as Mentors to first-year students who will be selected as First-Year Fellows. The students will be brought to Washington, DC at the beginning of the summer for an intensive Civic Skills Training program. Following the program, it is hoped that the students will be placed in summer public policy internships with Dartmouth alumni in Washington, DC. Please read the letter and give serious consideration to becoming a First-Year Fellowship Mentor. All necessary contact information is included in the letter.

First   
Monday   

Monthly Planning Meeting

First Monday every month - 7:00 p.m.
Timberlakes Restaurant
1726 Connecticut Ave., NW
Dupont Circle Metro

We want to hear from you–bring us your ideas for events or let us know how you want to help. Volunteering for the club is a great way to use and develop professional skills in technology, customer relations, finance, marketing, promotion, design, journalism, product development and management. We are particularly in need of help planning the annual Webster public service award dinner. If you would like to volunteer in any capacity, drop in on one of our monthly meetings or contact Club President Derek Symer at 301-942-6817 or to get location information and directions.