Update: The first game watch party, as well as the actual game, originally scheduled for Saturday Nov 7th, have both been cancelled!
Stay safe and as always – Go Bears!
2020 UC Berkeley Southern California Summer Welcome Parties
to be held on July 25, July 26, August 1 and August 2 (Saturdays and Sundays)
Hey, Alumni!
Help welcome the newest members of the Cal Family! SD CAL Alumni will be co-hosting 4 virtual Summer Welcome Parties for incoming Cal Students.
This event is our way of welcoming newly enrolled Freshman and Transfer Students to Cal before they embark on their college journey at best public university in the world. It is our opportunity to serve the university by sharing our experiences of Berkeley and to offer our advice to new students. Additionally, it is a way of supporting the Cal family in southern California and is a way for alums to reconnect with the University experience we are all so proud of.So log on, share your Cal stories, teach the students some great Cal traditions and bond with them and SoCal alumni over attending the best public university in the world!
Please note that this event will take place online via Zoom. A link to this Zoom event will be sent to your email one week and one day before the event.
This event is presented by the following chapters of the Cal Alumni Association:
Cal Bears in the Desert, Cal Alumni Club of Long Beach, UC Berkeley Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association – Los Angeles, Cal Alumni of Los Angeles, Orange County Cal Alumni Club, UC Berkeley Alumni Club of San Diego, San Gabriel Valley Cal Alumni Chapter, Cal Community of Santa Barbara & Ventura.
If you have any questions, please contact Athena Lai.
Thanks for your help.
Volunteers needed for CAA Leadership Award Interviews
Looking to recruit about 9-10 CAL Alumni to help interview for the CAA Leadership Awards. Interviews will be done virtually this year.
Date: Saturday, July 11 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
The time commitment may be shorter if not as many students need to be interviewed.
If interested, please contact Athena Lai at laia75008@gmail.com
San Diego Crew Classic 2020 has been cancelled
This event has been cancelled!
The San Diego Crew Classic is a 2-day rowing event that marks the start of the competitive rowing season. Come support our CAL Champs from the beautiful shores of Mission Bay, San Diego. The Crew Classic offers an array of activities in addition to world-class racing. Our local SD CAL Alumni Chapter will be represented in Alumni Row on Sunday. Stop by to visit with local CAL Alumni. Visit www.crewclassic.org for event details and to purchase tickets.
Redbox Bowl – Cal vs Illinois, Mon Dec 30
MON, DEC 30 AT 12:30 PM
Redbox Bowl – Cal vs Illinois,
to be hosted at 5th Ave Bar & Grill, located at
3515 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, California 92103.
(619) 578-2873
info@5thavesandiego.com
Cal is back in a College Bowl game for a 2nd year in a row, this time taking on the FIghting Illini from Illinois. Kickoff is at 1PM. Plenty of food and beer to be had as we close out the 2019 Football Campagin.
Come join us as we make 5th Avenue Bar & Grill and Tap BEAR TERRITORY one last time! 5th Avenue is dog and kid friendly, so your Bear Cubs and Furry Friends are more than welcome to join us.
UC Davis Responds to the Camp Fire—One Animal at a Time
Message from the president, Celia Garcia:
For all of you Cal Bears who are searching for last minute worthy causes for tax donations for 2019 (besides giving to Cal and/or our alumni club, of course), please consider giving to this so very worthwhile organization at our sister school at UC Davis. It is the Veterinary Catastrophic Need Fund. It provides veterinary medical treatments at the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital for animals that are injured in wildfires, natural disasters or other accidents.I have been a donor for two years now and it is so gratifying to know that we are helping animals in our state get the care they need, especially after the wildfires in our state.
Here is the link to give and also all the info about this amazing organization. If you give, tell them that you are a part of the Cal Alumni Club of San Diego County.
https://give.ucdavis.edu/VMTH/V6TH631
Link to UC Davis Responds to the Camp Fire—One Animal at a Time
Thank you all Cal Alumni and see you at the (whichever) bowl game!!
Celia Garcia
2019 Game Watch Parties!!!
Come join all of your fellow Cal alumni to watch our beloved Golden Bears football team games at our official Cal bar, the 5th Avenue Kitchen and Tap. Both children and dogs are welcome. The address is 3515 5th Ave., San Diego, CA. See the schedule below for game times and opponents. Go Bears!!
Football Schedule
Saturday, 8/31/2019 – Cal vs UC Davis – 3:30PM
Saturday, 9/7/2019 – Cal vs Washington – 7:30PM
Saturday, 9/14/2019 – Cal vs North Texas – 1:15PM
Saturday, 9/21/2019 – Cal vs Ole Miss – Time TBD
Friday, 9/27/2019 – Cal vs Arizona State – 7:30PM
Saturday, 10/5/2019 – Cal vs Oregon – Time TBD
Saturday, 10/19/2019 – Cal vs Oregon State – Time TBD
Saturday, 10/26/2019 – Cal vs Utah – Time TBD
Saturday, 11/9/2019 – Cal vs Washington State – Time TBD
Saturday, 11/16/2019 – Cal vs USC – Time TBD
Saturday, 11/23/2019 – Cal vs Stanfurd – Time TBD – BIG GAME – BIG CROWD
Saturday, 11/30/2019 – Cal vs UCLA – Time TBD
Thanks and Go Bears!
CAL Men’s Soccer in San Diego
CAL Men’s Soccer in San Diego
CAL vs. San Diego State
Thursday, October 10
Pregame Gathering at Eureka!
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
5140 College Ave Suite 111, San Diego, CA 92115 (MAP)
Pac-12 Rivalry Game
7:00 p.m.
SDSU Sports Deck, 5200 55th Street 92115 (MAP)
Register for pregame gathering
Questions? Contact Will Cooper at will.cooper@berkeley.edu or Liz Maggi at lizmaggi@berkeley.edu in the Cal Athletics Fund.
Thank you to Golden Bear Express flights Volunteers!
Thanks to all the alumni volunteers who sent off our students from San Diego airport to begin their own Cal journey. We wish these students all the best and a huge GO BEARS!! See photos below.
Volunteers are needed to help send off our new incoming Bears at San Diego airport, Monday at 12pm (flight departs at 2pm). At present, we don’t have anyone officially signed up for San Diego. We need your help in recruiting one lead volunteer and 5 other volunteers (total of 6 volunteers) to help send off our new incoming Bears with Cal cheer and goodie bags.. Here is the volunteer sign-up form (please help spread the word!).
Use the sign-up link above if you are interested in volunteering for any of the following Golden Bear Express flights:
Here are the departure times and number of seats on the 5 SoCal flights taking off on Monday, August 19:
Long Beach 11:40 a.m. (flight time: 1:40 p.m.) – 35 students
Ontario 12:00 p.m. (flight time: 2:00 p.m.) – 15 students
San Diego 12:00 p.m. (flight time: 2:00 pm) – 25 students
Burbank 12:20 p.m. (flight time: 2:20 p.m.) – 35 students
Orange County 12:50 p.m. (flight time: 2:50 pm) – 30 students
Welcome students at Oakland Airport’s Terminal 2 (Southwest Airlines) with your Cal spirit and handmade signs! Alumni can meet students at the bottom of the escalators at baggage claim. Below are the arriving flights. Select all that apply.
Flight #1446 arriving from Long Beach (LGB) at 3:00 p.m.
Flight #2504 arriving from Ontario (ONT) at 3:15 p.m.
Flight #1529 arriving from Burbank (BUR) at 3:30 p.m.
Flight #2284 arriving from San Diego (SAN) at 3:35 p.m.
Flight #1764 arriving from Orange County (SNA) at 4:10 p.m.
2019 Annual Summer Picnic
Thank you to all the board members, volunteers, friends, and especially the John and Elizabeth Rich family (both Cal alums!) who made our Summer Welcome Party a huge success! A great time was had by all. Let’s wish all of our incoming students good luck in their first year at Cal.
Saturday, July 13th, 12-3pm, at San Dieguito County Park, 1628 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Del Mar, CA 92014
Hosted by San Diego CAL Alumni Association and CAL Alumni Association, UC Berkeley.
All are invited for FREE ENTRY, FREE FOOD & FREE DRINKS! Tickets/RSVP by Eventbrite
This is the best time of year for welcoming recent graduates to San Diego, reuniting with local alumni, and welcoming the newest group of admitted high school graduates into the Cal Family!
ADDRESS: 1628 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Del Mar, CA 92014**
PLEASE NOTE: San Dieguito Park has 2 entrances and we will be in our usual location on the lower level/backside. The entrance is near El Camino Real on the east side of the park. Look for Cal tents/colors and Bears!