--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rains E-Drops: Thursday, September 20, 2007 Online version at http://rains.stanford.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS RAINS EVENTS 1. Frisbee Golf! - Thursday 09/20/2007 Thursday, Sept 20 at 6pm. Meet at Willis Lounge. Explore Stanford via Frisbee Golf! 2. President's Reception - Thursday 09/20/2007 Willis at 3 PM, Presidents House at 3:30 Free food at Hennesey\'s Place 3. Women's Volleyball Away Game @ Cal (RSVP by tomorrow!!!) - Friday 09/21/2007 Meet at Willis at 4:30, Game at 7:00 Watch the women's volleyball team take on rival Cal! 4. Rains Annual Dessert Night - Sunday 09/23/2007 5pm on the Willis lawn you don't want to miss this! 5. Movie Night: Inside Man - Wednesday 09/26/2007 Willis Lounge, 9pm Wednesday movie nights are back 6. 23rd Annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk - Friday 09/28/2007 6:30 pm Sept. 28, Willis Lounge 7. Elkhorn Slough Kayaking! - Sunday 09/30/2007 Sunday September 30th, 2007 (leaving from Rains at 8 am) Elkhorn Slough Kayaking! 8. Learn to Dance West Coast Swing! - Tuesday 10/02/2007 7:30pm at Hacienda Commons Turn your second left foot into a right one! 9. Grad-Wide Welcome Party - Friday 10/05/2007 9pm at the Hacienda Commons 10. Jump Sky High!! (The trampoline place) - Tuesday 10/09/2007 Only 25 spots open! Please RSVP to jlitze@stanford.edu Get high with us! Come enjoy the trampoline jumping phenomenon! 11. Sending Golden Rays of Love into the Ether - Saturday 10/13/2007 2pm, Lawn outside of Willis patio Because it's already time to relax... 12. Aids Walk Silicon Valley & Lunch - Sunday 10/21/2007 9:30am at Discover Meadow in Silicon Valley Join the Rains Team as we raise money for local AIDS services! 13. 7th Annual Race Against Pulmonary Hypertension 5k Run and Walk - Sunday 11/04/2007 Sunday 11/04/07at 8:15am 7th Annual Race Against Pulmonary Hypertension 5k Run and Walk --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAINS EVENTS: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Frisbee Golf! Thursday 09/20/2007 at 6:00pm CA Contact: Fraser (fraser@stanford.edu) Time: 6pm Location: Meet at Willis. Come play Frisbee golf with your rains neighbors and your CA's. This is a great way to learn Stanford's campus, as we will follow a course that takes us through the notable landmarks on campus. We will provide Frisbees, but if you have your own please bring it as well. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. President's Reception Thursday 09/20/2007 at 3:00pm CA Contact: Fraser (fraser@stanford.edu) President Hennessy is having a party - and you\'re invited! You can either catch a bus from Tresidder Student Union or the Graduate Community Center, OR you can meet me at Willis at 3 PM and just walk over. The reception always has good food, a short speach by Hennessy, and loads of opportuniy to meet fellow Grad students. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Women's Volleyball Away Game @ Cal (RSVP by tomorrow!!!) Friday 09/21/2007 at 4:30pm CA Contact: Stephen (sprussel@stanford.edu) It's time to rally the troops and trek up to Berkeley to support the women's volleyball team as we take on Cal in their house. If you'd like to join in, RSVP to sprussel@stanford.edu by this Wednesday night to reserve yourself a ticket! We will meet in Willis Lounge at 4:30 to arrange carpools. Hopefully, we will arrive in Berkeley with enough time to find a quick bite to eat before the game starts. Your ticket price will be covered and in exchange you need only bring copious amounts of team spirit. This trip has been really fun in past years, so hopefully you can make it! Go Card! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Rains Annual Dessert Night Sunday 09/23/2007 at 5:00pm CA Contact: Alice (atryan@stanford.edu) On Sunday, September 23 at 5pm on the Willis Lawn (same place as the Welcome BBQ last Monday), the Rains CAs will be hosting our Annual Dessert Party! The food includes giant chocolate cakes, pies, cookies, candy and chocolates and much, much more. Also, you don't want to miss the CA Skit, which will begin at 6pm. In addition to being ridiculously hilarious, the skit will explain a little bit about who we CAs (Community Associates) are and what role we play in Rains. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Movie Night: Inside Man Wednesday 09/26/2007 at 9:00pm CA Contact: Christina (cmester@stanford.edu) Time: Wednesday, September 26th, 9pm Location: Willis Lounge To start off a series of weekly movie nights, we are going to show Inside Man. Here is a short description of the film: Dispatched to a crime scene where a bank robbery is in progress, police detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) hopes to apprehend the cunning thief (Clive Owen) so he can make his case for a promotion. But when a savvy negotiator (Jodie Foster) with questionable motives arrives on the scene, an already unstable situation threatens to implode. Spike Lee directs this tense action-drama co-starring Willem Dafoe and Christopher Plummer. Snacks and drinks will be provided. The schedule for the next weeks is: 10/03 Casino Royale 10/10 Insomnia 10/17 Surf's Up --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. 23rd Annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk Friday 09/28/2007 at 7:30pm CA Contact: A. (ave@stanford.edu) Tired of the same old sweaty dish or campus loop runs? Then don\'t miss out on the 23rd Annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk on Friday September 28. Enjoy 5K and 10K loop courses over Palo Alto Baylands levee and through the marsh lands by the light of the Harvest Moon! The course is flat, USAT&F certified (10k run only) and has water stops. 5K walk 7:15 p.m. 10K run 8:15 p.m. 5K run 8:45 p.m. More info at: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/moonlight_run/index-before.php We\'ll meet at Willis Lounge and carpool over to the Baylands at 6:30 or 7:30, depending on what people sign up for. Cost is only $5 per resident (with Rains subsidy), and includes a long-sleeve t-shirt. We\'ll also be registered as a team (Stanford Rains Runners). Those planning on running the event should e-mail Adam (ave@stanford.edu), with the following informtion by midnight Sunday, September 23. Name: E-mail address: Sex: Date of birth: Address: Phone Number: Which race you are entering (5k Walk, 10k Run, 5k Run): Shirt size: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Elkhorn Slough Kayaking! Sunday 09/30/2007 at 8:00am CA Contact: Jen (jerhart@stanford.edu) What: Elkhorn Slough Kayaking Where: Elkhorn Slough (Moss Landing) When: Sunday September 30th, 2007 (leaving from Rains at 8 am) This is a first time event – we’ll be renting double kayaks (up to 4 hour rental) and taking them out on Elkhorn Slough, which is an inland waterway that is seven miles long. In the slough you can see lots of wildlife, including seals, sea otters!!, and thousands of birds. It is a calm, protected waterway, and no experience is necessary to rent closed-deck kayaks. The only requirements they have for rentals on the slough is that everyone know how to swim. Cost to you will be $15 and includes the kayak, paddle, sprayskirt, life jacket, and wetsuit. RSVPs required! We’ll be limiting this event to 10-14 people, so RSVP’s are required as are deposits on the kayaks (your $15 payment). To RSVP, e-mail Jenny (jerhart@stanford.edu). Be sure to e-mail as soon as possible to reserve your spot. For more info, see the website below! It’s sure to be a great time. See http://www.kayakconnection.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Learn to Dance West Coast Swing! Tuesday 10/02/2007 at 7:30pm CA Contact: Adam (agrossma@stanford.edu) Due to the amazing popularity of this last year, Rains will once again be organising a series of West Coast Swing classes this fall. We will be having both a beginner and intermediate class, one after the other, followed by open dancing for all who want to join us (for free!). Classes will be $25 for the entire 9-week series. class will run every Tuesday night starting October 2 and going until the end of term with a week off for Thanksgiving. Compare the $25 for the series to the price of a single group lesson (with a larger group!) of $10-15. Details for how to sign up and exact timing of the two classes will be coming shortly. Sign ups will be first come-first served, with a short priority period for Rains residents and their guests. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Grad-Wide Welcome Party Friday 10/05/2007 at 9:00pm CA Contact: Fraser (fraser@stanford.edu) Come out and party with new and continuing Stanford graduate students! FREE snacks, beverages, raffle prizes and more. Friday, October 5th 29, 9:00 PM - midnight, Hacienda Commons (Rains Houses). This date is correct, the previous advertised date of September 29th is false. Proof of age (21+) required for alcohol. See http://www.stanford.edu/group/glo/gsic --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Jump Sky High!! (The trampoline place) Tuesday 10/09/2007 at 7:00pm CA Contact: Julie (jlitze@stanford.edu) Join your fellow Rains residents as we Jump Sky High on wall-to-wall trampolines! The cost for 1 hr of jumping will be $7, and a deposit will be required to reserve your spot. Please RSVP to Julie at jlitze@stanford.edu. We will leave campus at 7:15 PM on Tuesday, Oct 9th, and should return by 10 PM. When you RSVP, please note whether or not you can drive - in the case that all allotted spots fill up, priority will be given to drivers. Please note that injuries can occur during this event. Waiver forms will need to be signed before leaving Stanford. Also, please be sure to bring your ID (driver's license or passport) to the event. See http://www.jumpskyhigh.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Sending Golden Rays of Love into the Ether Saturday 10/13/2007 at 2:00pm CA Contact: Amy (amym2@stanford.edu) Join us on the lawn, as we bring cruelty-free snacks and big towels for communal use, and sit around together thinking positive thoughts and sharing in the glow of our communal happiness. We will meditate, get a little tan, fall asleep in the sun, talk and be mellow, and have a good time recentering ourselves after a couple hectic weeks of school. Everyone is welcome! Bring the love, share the sunlight. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Aids Walk Silicon Valley & Lunch Sunday 10/21/2007 at 9:00am CA Contact: Amy (amym2@stanford.edu) All Rains residents and guests are welcome to join the Stanford Grad Students team as we raise money for services that go to local residents with AIDS. We will carpool to the event for those who want to walk, and anyone can sponsor a Rains walker or donate! It's going to be a really fun walk and a great way to serve the community! We will go out to lunch after, so that will be sweet!! Follow the link below to join or donate, and contact Amy, amym2@stanford.edu with questions! See http://acsv.kintera.org/wfa2007/sls --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. 7th Annual Race Against Pulmonary Hypertension 5k Run and Walk Sunday 11/04/2007 at 8:00am CA Contact: Jen (jerhart@stanford.edu) What: 7th Annual Race Against Pulmonary Hypertension When: Sunday, November 4, 2007 with race starting at 9 am (meet in front of the fountain by the Rains office at 8:15 am to walk over to the race) Where: Stanford Stadium We’ve done this race the past few years, and it’s been a lot of fun. If you're interested, email Jenny (jerhart@stanford.edu) by no later than Monday October 15th. Include in the email your name, birthday, gender, age, email, phone number, address, and t-shirt size. Registration cost to you will be $15 (with Rains subsidy) , and includes race registration, a long-sleeve t-shirt, and post-race refreshments. This is a race for a great cause. For more information about the race, see the information and website below: A 5k fun run/walk to raise awareness and funding for the fight against pulmonary hypertension (PH), a debilitating disease which affects the hearts and lungs of children and adults. All Proceeds from the race will benefit the Ewing Family Fund for Pulmonary Hypertension Research at Stanford and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. See http://wallcenter.stanford.edu/race.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please respond to contacts given, or to owner-rains-events@lists.