Social Activities
NOTE: Due COVID-19 All Social Activities For 2020 Have Canceled
Typically, every year, the Rochester IBM
Alumni Club
offers social
activities so club members can come together to continue
with or renew old
friendships. These activities are available to all
members (who have paid their
club dues), spouses, or a guest.
Unfotunately, in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic the Alumni Club has decided to cancel
all club sponsored social actitivities.
If the COVID-19 situation improves such that we can safely
schedule activities/events we will do so.
The main sponsored club activities are:
ANNUAL PICNIC: Once a year,
150 to 300 Club Members gather together to enjoy a catered
picnic supper and visit about what they have been doing over the
winter and early spring. This is a great way to catch up with what
others are doing, what’s changing at the IBM Rochester site, and by
the way, enjoy some delicious food. Click here
to see the photos from the 2021 Picnic.
CHRISTMAS PARTY: Everybody
is busy
over the holiday season. Sometimes, because of the hustle
and bustle, we forget
that this is the time for family and friends. The Rochester IBM Alumni
Club party is a way of
taking an afternoon to get away from all those activities
and kick back and
enjoy a holiday meal with your friends. Oh! By the way,
don't forget to wish
everyone well during the upcoming year.
Click here for the 2019 Christmas Party report and photos. Check back here for the 2021 Christmas Party information.
We
seem to be losing track of retirees and so would like to
invite anyone who is
an IBM retiree from any location (whether a member of the
Alumni Club or not)
to attend our annual Christmas Party. It will be a great
opportunity to get
together with other retirees and just 'eat and visit.'
Please tell your friends
about the club and about the party. If you are not yet an
Alumni Club member,
you can join at the party. Lifetime membership is just
$35.00.
GOLF EVENTS: OK,
so you're not Rory McIlroy! Golf can still be fun and Alumni Club members prove
it every year at
several golf events. The club runs an event a month and
the format is usually a
scramble with a shotgun start followed by lunch at the
golf course. Events are
held at golf courses around the Rochester area.
Tee it up—this will
give you the opportunity to play all those area courses
that you said you would
play someday. Golf sign up generally begins at 8:30 AM
with 9:00 AM tee offs
and may be done at the respective courses on the day of
the event. An Alumni
Club member attending a golf event may bring a guest who
is not a Club member.
| 2021 Golf events status and schedule |
| Click here for 2019 Golf event reports |
| Click here for 2018 Golf event reports |
| Click here for 2017 Golf event reports |
| Click here for 2016 Golf event reports |
BOWLING LEAGUE:
Winter in Minnesota can get you down if you let it. But here is a way to
help remedy that. Join the Alumni Bowling League and bring your spouse along
(either or both may join). Three-person Teams are selected by a random drawing,
and requires no special bowling skills (all are welcome for fun). The season is
October through the end of March (shorter than normal league timeframes). There
is always room for more bowlers, and if you can't make it every week, sign up as
a sub (bowling when available only). Our contact is Elaine Torkelson (507 282-8266)
to sign-up for the bowling league.