Notre Dame Club of St. Louis
The Notre Dame Club of St. Louis is a place of welcome, friendship and personal and professional connections for our alumni, Saint Mary's alumnae, and our families and friends. Our club volunteers (you could be one of them!) work hard to offer a variety of activities to appeal to members young and old, including social gatherings, networking, volunteer work, lectures and spiritual growth opportunities.
Parade Start Time: 12:00 p.m.
This year, more than any other, there's no better way to celebrate your love for Notre Dame than by bringing family and friends downtown to ride on the Notre Dame St. Patty's Float. This is always a fun-filled event and we would love for you to show your Irish Pride with us by "cheer[ing] for old Notre Dame"
The parade will once again start at 18th and Market and run east down Market. The parade will conclude at Broadway. Here is a link to the parade route.
Planning to join us on our St. Patrick's Day float?
We will set up the mural and prep for the parade at 8 a.m. at Rio Syrup, 2311 Chestnut Street, 63103. (view map) If people want to park there and ride over with us and catch a ride back on the float, they can. If people arrive late, we stage at 11:30 a.m. at 18th and Market, which is only a block or two south, so head for Market and Jefferson and you'll easily find the ND float. Look for our float number number 117. Please allow yourself ample time to park and walk to the staging area.
If anyone is interested in helping to set up the float on Saturday morning, or has general questions please contact Rob Hutchison at (314) 221-0729 or via e-mail at rhutchison@alumni.nd.edu
Thanks to your help and support over the last five years, the St. Patrick’s Day float sponsored by the Notre Dame Club of St. Louis has undergone significant improvements including new flooring and a beautiful mural highlighting the University and St. Louis traditions. These improvements have helped the float to win the award for Best Irish Cultural Float the past two years. As graduates of Notre Dame and as a club, we understand and feel compelled to put forth a great float every year. Due to the float’s outdoor location at The Gund Company, though, every year the float requires a few repairs to maintain its aesthetic appeal. Additionally, one must also consider the costs of providing a rig to pull the float, the cost of the sound system, and the other amenities that make our float award-winning.
As such, on behalf of the Notre Dame Club of St. Louis, we would like to ask if you would be willing to contribute (tax deductible) to help defray the costs associated with this year’s float. We understand that many of you already contribute generously to the Club, but given your past involvement in this event, we once again turn to you for support. You understand the history, significance, and pride we all take in this event and this float.
We want be sure we are able to keep everyone safe while showing the St. Louis community how proud we are of our intimate link with this great parade which many of you helped to establish. As such, we hope that you will find the means necessary to support this specific need of the Club. Thanks to all for your continued effort and support of Notre Dame and the community.
For questions please contact Rob Hutchison at (314) 221-0729 or via e-mail at rhutchison@alumni.nd.edu. To make a donation, please contact the club office at 4728 Hedgemont Drive, St. Louis, MO 63128 or Phone: (314) 416-22ND (2263) or Email: info@ndstlouis.com.
Beginning in January 2010, Club meetings will be moving to a new night and location. For 2010, meetings will be held on the second Thursday of the month. Our new location is the Plaza Grill in Clayton, 63105.
We hope to see you all on the second Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Grill at the Crown Plaza Hotel
7750 Carondelet Avenue
Clayton, Missouri 63105
Please join us on Monday, April 26 at Glen Echo Country Club for a new twist on an old favorite. Get ready for a day of fun, camaraderie and competion as we challenge the local Boston College Club in a "Catholics vs. Catholics" showdown. Registration information will be available in early 2010.
Extraordinary Measures, starring Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford, offers the inspirational story of Notre Dame Law School alumnus John Crowley's determined fight to advance the medical research needed to save the two youngest of his three children. The children were afflicted with Pompe disease, a rare genetic metabolic disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness. Read more
 On Friday, October 16, Alvin and Romona Miller were honored by Commerce Bank with the bank's 2009 Community Service Award for their extraordinary commitment and efforts to Hope Unlimited.
The Community Service Award is dedicated to recognizing those individuals who with care and compassion, work diligently towards community betterment and the enhancement of the lives of others.
Founded in 1994, Hope Unlimited is a nonprofit ministry that introduces local youth to Jesus Christ and helps them to become successful, productive members of society. The organization currently focuses its efforts on Meacham Park area youth in first through twelfth grades.
In recognition of the Millers volunteer work, the William T. Kemper Foundation-Commerce Bank Trustee and the Commerce Bancshares Foundation issued a grant to Hope Unlimited for general support of the organization's work with school age youth.
The Notre Dame Club of St. Louis announces its annual scholarship award competition. The Notre Dame Club of St. Louis will award one or more four-year scholarships to the University of Notre Dame for St. Louis area High School Seniors. Financial need is a pre-requisite. Scholarships are expected to range from $1,000 to $7,500 annually for each of the four years. Applicants should have a sincere desire to attend Notre Dame, a strong academic background, broad interests demonstrated by participation in extracurricular activities, and work experience during high school. Click here to download an application. Read more ...
The Outstanding Club of the Year is selected by the national alumni board and "recognizes the clubs that excelled above all others in support of the University's mission and in service to their constituents in 2008." The award was presented by Chuck Lennon '61, '62 MA, Executive Director of the Alumni Association, at a dinner in South Dining Hall during the annual Alumni Senate.
Thank you to Lionel Phillips (the club president during 2008), the officers and board members, and all the alumni that helped, planned or participated in events last year.
We appreciate those who have already renewed their membership for 2009, but we know many of you have been busy and not had a chance to renew your membership this year. However, you now have the ability to renew your membership or even sign up for the first time ever right on line and become a member of our award winning organization. Click here to sign up now!
Dr. Ronald L Gregory, ND Class of 1961, was honored at half-time during the Blue and Gold Game with the 2009 William D. Reynolds Award for his exceptional work with at-risk youths, both as a teacher and a mentor. Once an at-risk youth himself, Dr. Gregory experienced great success and support at Notre Dame. In his time as an undergraduate, Ron earned All-American cross-country honors and was listed on 13 all-time school track and field records, A role model in collegiate athletics, Ron returned to St. Louis after graduation and has made a tremendous impact, not only in the lives of troubled youths, but also in his community as a whole. This award recognizes and applauds his efforts and achievements. The 2008 recipient of this award was also from the St. Louis community, presented posthumously to Michael Sennett '91.
Pray at Notre Dame ... from wherever you are! http://pray.nd.edu/
For many, the University of Notre Dame is a sacred place where people of all ages draw strength to love, to suffer in hope, to find faith in challenge, to discover their path, and ultimately, to remember their purpose. Pray at ND is our effort to bring the spiritual resources of our Lady's University to you. I hope that this Web site is a tool that inspires your prayer life and helps you to be present for good in your community, your home, your work place, and the world.
-Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C.
President, University of Notre Dame
Hospital Support Program
We now have in operation a program to provide assistance to members of the Notre Dame family during hospital stays in hospitals away from home. We invite you to become a part of this effort. read more ...
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Notre Dame Club of St. Louis Named 2008 Outstanding AA Club of the Year! 
Pray at Notre Dame
