1. UCLA ALUMNI
LOS ANGELES WESTSIDE NETWORK
2013 NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

2. INSIDE THIS ISSUE
An Evening with Super Bowl Champion
Brendon Ayanbadejo
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Blue Page - What’s Bruin?
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One Bus, Once Cause
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UCLA Football Viewing Party Recap
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Cal vs UCLA Football Tailgate Recap
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Volunteer Opportunites
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Calendar of Events
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3. An Evening with Super Bowl Champion
Brendon Ayanbadejo
January 23, 2014 | 6:30 - 9PM
The Westside Network is proud to bring
you this event featuring Super Bowl
XLVII Champion, Equal Rights Advocate,
and Orangetheory Fitness studio owner
Brendon Ayanbadejo.
Currently he works as a writer for
FOXSports.com, a host for FOX
Football Daily, and is the owner of
Orangetheory Fitness studios in L.A.
and the Bay Area.
Brendon received College All American
honors, was named All-Pac-10
linebacker, and won two Pac-10
Championships while playing for UCLA.
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree
in history and went on to play 13
seasons of professional football for the
Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears and
Baltimore Ravens. He is a three-time
NFL Pro-Bowler and 2013 Super Bowl
Champion.
Join the Westside Network, fellow
alumni and friends as we listen to
the extraordinary experiences of a
unique Bruin who epitomizes the
UCLA spirit of optimisim.
In July 2013 he earned his MBA from
George Washington University. Since
2009 Brendon has also been an outspoken advocate for marriage equality and
authored the AMICUS brief written in
support of the repeal of Proposition 8
in California.
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You will hear about how his upbringing shaped his deep conviction to
equality, how his experiences at
UCLA molded him professionally,
how he’s used his platform to raise
awareness and advocate for causes
he believes in, and how he plans to
pivot to the next phase of his career.
This is also a great opportunity to
re-connect and network with other
UCLA alumni.
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4. Evening Agenda
6:30pm – Check in / Networking with
drinks & appetizers
7:15pm – Keynote Speech
8:00pm – Audience Q&A
8:20pm – Raffle / Giveaway
8:30pm – Networking with coffee, tea &
cookies
Space is limited! We fully anticipate that
this event will reach capacity so please
make sure you register soon.
$20 Early bird registration / $40 At the door
(space permitting)
Log onto BruinWorks to submit a RSVP
http://tinyurl.com/ll9u7xc
Contact : Brandie Barrera
brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu
Venue facilites provided by Olympic
Collection Banquet and Conference Center
Olympic Collection
11301 Olympic Blvd Suite 204
Los Angeles, CA 90064 (310) 575-4585
Photography coverage provided by
MarieSam Sanchez Photography.
http://www.mariesamsanchez.com
With more than 10 years of experience as
a news journalist, MarieSam Sanchez has
combined her ability as a storyteller with
the power of visual imagery.
As a photographer, she and her husband
Tommy Walden make it a point to do more
than just take pictures -- They strive to tell
a story through a style of candid photojournalism that is best described as modern,
stylish, intimate and dynamic.
http://www.ocbanquet.com
Blue Page - What’s Bruin?
UCLA vs USC Football
The Olympic Collection is Los Angeles’
definitive party, gala, and conference
center. Since 1991, The Olympic Collection
has provided Angelenos with an exciting
alternative to a traditional venue.
This luxury event destination incorporates the finest features of a five star hotel,
complete with personalized service and
attention to detail. The Olympic Collection
can accommodate every type of party and
event.
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The Westside Network has been able to
reserve a limited number of tickets to the
UCLA vs. USC game at the Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum. Anyone who calls
310-UCLA-WIN to purchase tickets and mentions that they’d like to be in the section reserved for “UCLA Westside Alumni” will be
sitting in the same area. This offer is only good
through November 22, 2013.
Want to share your good news? Tell fellow
Bruins about a promotion, birth of a child, new
job, birthdays, or upcoming nuptials?
Email your submissions by December 10, 2013
to : cpatel@alumni.ucla.edu
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5. One Bus, One Cause
UCLA Football
Watch Party Recap
November 16, 2013
Using the momentum and enthusiasm for civic engagement that
arises from Volunteer Day, the
UCLA Volunteer Center sends a
bus filled with volunteers into the
community in order to address
specific needs in that area.
One Bus, One Cause is partnerning with Enrich LA, a local nonprofit that creates community
gardens at schools in order to
increase green outdoor spaces,
create lush and inviting gardens,
and improve the health and
wellness of children and their
surrounding community.
On November 16, volunteers
will shovel, move, lay soil, compost, and mulch, as well as weed
around existing fruit trees.
The Westside Bruins have taken to
our home away from home at Busby’s West for away football games.
The Oregon game had over 60
Bruins in attendance.
We showed Arizona that Bruins
are the ones that “Bear Down” last
week.
We’ll be hosting another watch party
for those of us around for the UCLA
vs. USC football game and we’ll
hopefully also be hosting a watch
party for the Pac-12 Championship!
Go Bruins!
For more information and
registration log onto:
http://volunteer.ucla.edu/one-busone-cause/
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6. Cal vs. UCLA
Tailgate Party Recap
The Westside Network organized a tailgate at the Cal vs. UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl
On Saturday, October 12th the Westside Network hosted a tailgate for the
Cal vs. UCLA game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. Over 100 alumni and
friends joined us for the pre-game festivities! In addition to a menu of slowcooked pork, chicken and vegetarian tacos the activities also included a cornhole
game and a raffle.
Raffle winners walked away with everything from giant styrofoam #1 fingers,
seat cushions, and folding tail gate chairs. In addition to great food, great
company, and great prizes, we were also visited by UCLA Alumni Association
Board President Albert Lemus.
This was a great way to open a game. We look forward to seeing you at
future tailgates. Most importantly, a super-big THANK YOU to all of the
volunteers that made this possible -- Ranjun Chauhan (and friends), Madelaine
Estrabillo, Luke Lighthizer, John Masline, Sandy Nguyen, Vivian Nguyen, Nick
Rojas, Kyle Sheridan, Vanessa Alquijay, Vimal Dutt, Charles Quincy Strange, and
Urmi Patel.
We could not have done this without you!
*On a side note, if you lost a cell phone during the tailgate please email
brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu
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7. Volunteer Opportunities
Did you know that the UCLA Alumni
Association will be hosting a Bruin
Bash tailgate for the UCLA vs. USC
game on November 30th?
Tickets to the tailgate are $50, but the
UCLA Westside Network can get you
in for free. All you need to do is volunteer a little time.
If you’re interested email
brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu
Join a Westside
Network Committee
Did you know that the Westside Network is always recruiting for our
committees? That’s right! It’s easy to
get more involved with us! If you’re interested, here are the committees that
you could join today:
Business Networking - For more info email
ranjun@alumni.ucla.edu
Communications - For more info email
cpatel@alumni.ucla.edu
Community Service - For more info email
christiemasselin@alumni.ucla.edu
Events - For more info email
brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu
Fundraising - For more info email
brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu
Sports - For more info email
brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu
Young Alumni - For more info emaii
mross@alumni.ucla.edu
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The UCLA Westside Network needs
your help! On December 7th we will
be hosting our first basketball viewing
party for our nationally televised game
against Missouri at 9:30am.
The Pac-12 Championship Football
game will also be played at 5:00pm
later that day.
If you are interested in helping us out
with the either one of the viewing
parties for these games, email
brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu
Ralphs Community
Rewards
Here’s how you can help us raise
scholarship funds without spending a
single dime...
Ralphs will donate 1-4% of your eligible purchases made with your Ralphs
Rewards Card to the UCLA
scholarship fund. Takes just a few
moments to sign up!
1. Log in to www.ralphs.com
2. Click Sign In
3. Enter your email address and password
4. Click on ‘My Account’
(In the top right hand corner)
5. View all your information
6. Link your card to your organization by
clicking on:
- Account settings
- Community Rewards
- Edit my community contribution and
follow the instructions
- Remember to click on the circle to the
left of your organizations’ name UCLA Foundation - Alumni Scholarships.
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8. Calendar of Events
Nov 2013 - Jan. 2014
Join the Los Angeles
Westside Network
Connect with us
Nov 30th | TBA
UCLA vs. USC
Football Viewing Party
Busby’s West
Dec 7th | 9:30 a.m
UCLA vs. Missouri
Basketball Viewing Party
Busby’s East
Dec 7th | TBA
Pac-12 Football
Championship Game
Dec 19th | TBA
Young Alumni Happy Hour
Jan 23rd | 6:30 - 9:00p.m
An Evening with Super
Bowl Champion Brendon
Ayanbadejo
Questions? Comments?
Interested in getting more
involved? We look forward to
hearing from you!
Contact Co-Presidents:
Christie or Brandie
Westside Network
Board of Directors
2013-2015
Co-Presidents
Christie Asselin &
Brandie Barrera
Vice President
Vacant
Secretary
Vacant
Treasurer
Christie Asselin:
christiemasselin@alumni.ucla.edu Claudia Hart
Brandie Barrera:
brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu
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Membership Chair
Ranjun Chauhan
Young Alumni Chair
Matt Ross
Communications Chair
Chet Patel
Scholarship Chair
Vacant
Members at Large
Tory Haas
Brian Blake
Gloria Whitmoyer
Immediate
Past President
Julie Stewart
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