City Lights – All Aboard: The Heritage and Future of Pennsylvania Railroading

May 16th, 2012

City Lights – “All Aboard: The Heritage and Future of Pennsylvania Railroading”

Where: Penn State Altoona
When: Saturday, June 9, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The Centre County Chapter is sponsoring a bus departing from Parking Lot 44 south of Beaver Stadium around 8:00 a.m. to the Penn State Altoona campus. At this family-friendly program, Gerhard A. Thelen will discuss the rich legacy of railroading in Pennsylvania, rail’s historical influence, and its future in the region. In the cost attendees will receive breakfast, Railroaders Memorial Museum tour, a visit to the Horseshoe Curve (a National Historic Landmark widely considered one of the world’s most incredible engineering feats), lunch at the new PSU Altoona Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, closing refreshments, then transportation back to State College parking lot 44.

Total Trip Cost $30 Alumni Association members/$45 non-members (and this doesn’t have to be a chapter member) and $25 per child (6-18) 5 and under free.

For information contact Ilene at (814) 308-8484 or email igw2@psu.edu.

City Lights program is sponsored by the PSAA everyone is welcome.

Exclusively co-sponsored by Penn State Altoona

If traveling on the bus you can register your entire trip here. You do not have to register on the Penn State Alumni Web page if you register here.

Choose the ticket type from the drop-down list. You can select the quantity on the next screen. You can return to this screen to choose more tickets.

 

City Lights – All Aboard

 

Or you can  mail a check payable to CCCPSAA with the number of persons attending.

CCCPSAA Attn: Membership
P.O. Box 10082
State College, PA 16805-0082

April Fool’s 5K

April 26th, 2012

The April Fool’s 5K was a big success. Twice as many participants ran this year over last year. The event raised almost $5,000 for the student scholarship fund. Thanks to all who participated.

View more photos of the race by Jim Valent at:

http://jvalent.smugmug.com/Events/April-Fools-5K/22224963_H2hxk7#!i=1775101769&k=5XsDKwr

 

 

WPSU Tour and May Happy Hour

April 18th, 2012

The Centre County Chapter members will tour the WPSU Studios on Friday, May 11 at 4 p.m.  Following the tour, join us at for the May Happy Hour at 5:30 at Legends Lounge at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.