<h2 align="center">2011 SIUE Alumni Happy Hours</h2>
<p align="left">Join the SIUE Alumni Association for our second year of alumni happy hour events. These casual, after-work gatherings are the perfect chance to network with SIUE alumni, staff and friends. There is no cost to attend and the Alumni Association provides a complimentary drink ticket at each event. Please note that you much be 21 years of age or older to participate. </p>
<h3><strong>Thursday, August 18 - Soulard, MO<br />McGurk's Irish Pub & Garden<br />5:30pm-7:30pm</strong></h3>
<p><img src="/id0904f67a8069ac1b" alt="" width="175" height="139" align="left" />Network with St. Louis area alumni at McGurk's Irish Pub & Garden. Established 30 years ago, John D. McGurk’s Irish Pub and Garden has risen to the top of the class among the Irish Pubs in St. Louis. McGurk’s is known throughout the Midwest for its great Irish music, food, drink, and its 8,000 square foot outdoor garden, complete with breathtaking landscaping, a fountain, a waterfall, and two terrific outdoor bars. McGurk's is located at 1200 Russell Blvd in Soulard. <a href="http://www.mcgurks.com/index.php" target="_blank">Click here</a> for more information.</p>
<p>The Alumni Event Ambassadors will be:</p>
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<li>Sam Loring, 2007 BS</li>
<li>Mark Learman, 1998 BS</li>
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<p><strong><a href="https://relay-ccon.foundation.siue.edu/ccon/events.do" target="_blank">Click here</a> to RSVP for the event.</strong></p>
<p>If you are interested in serving as a future Alumni Events Ambassador to help promote an event, greet attendees and distribute door prizes, please send your contact information to <a href="mailto:kabenne@siue.edu">kabenne@siue.edu</a>.</p>
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