A group of local Virginia Tech alumni will be holding a happy hour tomorrow (Jan. 9) to raise money for those impacted by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn.

The fundraiser will run from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at SoBe in Clarendon (3100 Clarendon Blvd). A $10 donation will buy attendees a wristband entitling them to $2.50 domestic beers, $3.50 rail drinks, $3.50 house wine and food specials. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and DJ Antonio Ernesto will perform.
All proceeds from the event will go to the Sandy Hook Support Fund, says co-organizer Colleen Whalen.

“As a Virginia Tech alum, I know what it’s like for a community to suffer loss from a tragic event such as what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary,” Whalen said. “It was the outpouring of support from communities around the world that helped my Virginia Tech family cope with our own tragedy.”

A local company, Project DC Events, is helping Whalen organize the happy hour. Whalen said she’s trying to build on the success of a previous Virginia Tech alumni-organized fundraiser for Sandy Hook, held at Whitlow’s last month.

“It’s kind of a second push for people who were unable to attend, or were already out of town for the holidays when the first one took place,” she told ARLnow.com. “Although some of the organizers went to Virginia Tech, we are trying to promote to a larger audience, not just Hokies.”

Guns have long been banned on Tech's campus. That ban contributed to the needless deaths, as no one was able to defend themselves. Shame on the libs who put Americans in a defenseless way!

Fred Beamer Wrote:
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> Guns have long been banned on Tech's campus. That
> ban contributed to the needless deaths, as no one
> was able to defend themselves. Shame on the libs
> who put Americans in a defenseless way!

Stop with your silliness. VATech had armed guards and that didn't stop Cho.

If somebody would of turned in Cho for having guns on campus the shooting wouldn't of happened. 36 lives would be saved!

so lets get people drunk, so they can go out and kill someone with their car. guess we should ban cars to since idiots driving them get drunk and kill innocent people. and our stupid president wants guns banned.

"Let's get drunk to protest guns and to raise money for people impacted by a mass murderer who stole registered guns to commit the crime." Clowns

Since more people are killed by DUIs than guns I guess it makes sense to VT retards.

"A local company, Project DC Events, is helping Whalen organize the happy hour"

and what is there take from the event?

I know the Newtown/Fairfield County area well. They all work in NYC/Wall Street and have money coming out of their ears.

They sure as hell don't need the few bucks that a bunch of drunken Virginny hillbillies will raise.

Errf Wrote:
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> Fred Beamer Wrote:
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> > Guns have long been banned on Tech's campus.
> That
> > ban contributed to the needless deaths, as no
> one
> > was able to defend themselves. Shame on the
> libs
> > who put Americans in a defenseless way!
>
> Stop with your silliness. VATech had armed guards
> and that didn't stop Cho.
>
> If somebody would of turned in Cho for having guns
> on campus the shooting wouldn't of happened. 36
> lives would be saved!


It also didn't help that while shots were being fired, the police outside were pussing around waiting for orders instead of trying to get into that building by any means necessary. Don't believe me? There's a lot of amateur footage that supports my statement.

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Hokies Against Guns Wrote:
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> A group of local Virginia Tech alumni will be
> holding a happy hour tomorrow (Jan. 9) to raise
> money for those impacted by the Sandy Hook
> Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn.
>
> The fundraiser will run from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at
> SoBe in Clarendon (3100 Clarendon Blvd). A $10
> donation will buy attendees a wristband entitling
> them to $2.50 domestic beers, $3.50 rail drinks,
> $3.50 house wine and food specials. There will
> also be a 50/50 raffle and DJ Antonio Ernesto will
> perform.
> All proceeds from the event will go to the Sandy
> Hook Support Fund, says co-organizer Colleen
> Whalen.
>
> “As a Virginia Tech alum, I know what it’s
> like for a community to suffer loss from a tragic
> event such as what happened at Sandy Hook
> Elementary,” Whalen said. “It was the
> outpouring of support from communities around the
> world that helped my Virginia Tech family cope
> with our own tragedy.”
>
> A local company, Project DC Events, is helping
> Whalen organize the happy hour. Whalen said
> she’s trying to build on the success of a
> previous Virginia Tech alumni-organized fundraiser
> for Sandy Hook, held at Whitlow’s last month.
>
> “It’s kind of a second push for people who
> were unable to attend, or were already out of town
> for the holidays when the first one took place,”
> she told ARLnow.com. “Although some of the
> organizers went to Virginia Tech, we are trying to
> promote to a larger audience, not just Hokies.”


Shameless. What a bunch of pretentious fags.

Hokies Against Guns Wrote:
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> A group of local Virginia Tech alumni will be
> holding a happy hour tomorrow (Jan. 9) to raise
> money for those impacted by the Sandy Hook
> Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn.
>
> The fundraiser will run from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at
> SoBe in Clarendon (3100 Clarendon Blvd). A $10
> donation will buy attendees a wristband entitling
> them to $2.50 domestic beers, $3.50 rail drinks,
> $3.50 house wine and food specials. There will
> also be a 50/50 raffle and DJ Antonio Ernesto will
> perform.
> All proceeds from the event will go to the Sandy
> Hook Support Fund, says co-organizer Colleen
> Whalen.
>
> “As a Virginia Tech alum, I know what it’s
> like for a community to suffer loss from a tragic
> event such as what happened at Sandy Hook
> Elementary,” Whalen said. “It was the
> outpouring of support from communities around the
> world that helped my Virginia Tech family cope
> with our own tragedy.”
>
> A local company, Project DC Events, is helping
> Whalen organize the happy hour. Whalen said
> she’s trying to build on the success of a
> previous Virginia Tech alumni-organized fundraiser
> for Sandy Hook, held at Whitlow’s last month.
>
> “It’s kind of a second push for people who
> were unable to attend, or were already out of town
> for the holidays when the first one took place,”
> she told ARLnow.com. “Although some of the
> organizers went to Virginia Tech, we are trying to
> promote to a larger audience, not just Hokies.”

Be sure to have designated drivers, police will be watching.

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Why would you post an advertisement on the 15th for an even that happened on the 9th?


"Be sure to have designated drivers, police will be watching." - uhh, yeah it was last week but thanks for the warning.

Will there also be a happy hour for the Navy Yard?

Ed-

A happy hour for the Navy Yard itself, or for the victims of the recent shooting?

I feel that I cannot understand what you mean without this clarification.

-Ted

I don't mean to be cruel but what is this fund for? What's it going towards exactly? Families that don't have children now.. is it just feel good money or what? I don't follow.

Do Hokies really need a reason to drink? What a bunch of pathetic losers. Why not do some actual charity work? But I guess since you are already at the bar you might as well keep on drinking. If that makes you feel better about yourself then more power to you.

Why don't you go check out a CYA football game?

Drinking to better times at Sandy Hook Elem. Pissing the night away.

I can't keep up with all these crazy gun nuts and mass shootings.

i am a big tech fan.....cant wait until their next happy hour