Calendar

Nov
11
Sat
TxGC Runs the 9/11 Heroes Run @ City Hall
Nov 11 @ 08:00 – 10:00

USNA-AA TxGC Runs the 9/11 Heroes Run

POSTPONED to Veterans Day 11/11

Join our chapter in running, volunteering, or donating to the 9/11 Heroes Run… CHAPTER MEMBERS RECEIVE 10% OFF 5K REGISTRATION PRICES

  • Discount code sent to all TxGC members via email
  • Not a member? Join today, and we’ll provide you the discount code
  • Member, but didn’t get the code? Email John Augusto
  • Register to run here
  • Thank you to Bret Leach ’07 for adding our own TxGC running group to the event. Join us! Select to join USNA TXGC. Also use our discount code (sent via member email) for 15% off registration.

Run, Volunteer, Donate, Cheer…but most of all: HONOR.  THE 9/11 HEROES RUN UNITES COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONALLY WITH THE GOAL TO NEVER FORGET THE SACRIFICES OF THE HEROES OF SEPTEMBER 11TH AND IN THE WARS SINCE: VETERAN, FIRST RESPONDER, CIVILIAN, AND MILITARY. JOIN US TO RAISE AWARENESS AND HONOR THE FALLEN.

The 9/11 Heroes Run 5k +1M fun run/walk welcomes runners and walkers of all levels and of all ages. Events take place all over the world, on or near September 11th, and are 100% organized by local community volunteers. It is the perfect opportunity for your community to personally come out and thank your local veterans, their families, and first responders in an annual, fun, and family friendly environment!

*Please note not all race locations include a 1 mile fun run/walk

Registration Pricing & Timeline (TxGC CHAPTER MEMBERS GET 10% OFF w/ CODE)

  • Discount code sent to all TxGC members via email
  • Not a member? Join today, and we’ll provide you the discount code
  • Member, but didn’t get the code? Email John Augusto
  • Register to run here

 

  • Now – July 31 @ 11:59pm
    • 5K Individual Registration: $35
    • 5K Wheeled Division Registration:  $35
    • Family Pack of 4 Registration: $100
    • 5K Active Duty Military or First Responder : $31.50
      • 10% discount – will be required to show valid government ID when picking up packet of active duty status
  • August 1 – August 22 @ 11:59pm
    • 5K Individual Registration: $37.50
    • 5K Wheeled Division Registration: $37.50
    • Family Pack of 4 Registration: $110
    • 5K Active Duty Military or First Responder : $33.75
      • 10% discount – will be required to show valid government ID when picking up packet of active duty status
  • August 23 – Online Registration Closure
    • 5K Individual Registration: $40
    • 5K Wheeled Division Registration: $40
    • Family Pack of 4 Registration: $120
    • 5K Active Duty Military or First Responder : $36
      • 10% discount – will be required to show valid government ID when picking up packet of active duty status

NOTE: if you are not registered by 11:59pm EST on August 31, you are not guaranteed a race shirt or participant memorabilia

  • Race Day (if applicable)
    • 5K Individual Registration: $45
    • 5K Wheeled Division Registration: $45
    • Family Pack of 4 Registration: $135
    • 5K Active Duty Military or First Responder : $40
      • 10% discount – will be required to show valid government ID when picking up packet of active duty status
Navy vs. SMU Watch Party @ Wakefield Crowbar
Nov 11 @ 14:30 – 17:30

Football Game Watch Party: Navy vs. SMU

  • THE WARDROOM IS HERE!
  • Drink specials
  • Food specials
  • Family friendly
  • Sand volleyball if you get bored!
Nov
18
Sat
Navy vs. ND Watch Party @ The Gorgeous Gael
Nov 18 @ 14:30 – 17:30

Navy vs. Notre Dame Football Watch Party
(with Notre Dame Club of Houston)

  • Family friendly environment
  • Food & drink specials
  • Big screen projector TV on the main state for the game
  • Raffle and prizes courtesy of the Notre Dame Club of Houston

Come join the TxGC Chapter, Buddy Wellborn, and your friends at the Gorgeous Gael for what’s become an annual event with the Notre Dame Club of Houston.  Great venue and great fun.  Although there is limited parking in front of the bar, Rice football stadium, just a block away, offers parking for $3.

Dec
8
Fri
ArmyNavy Happy Hr. (North side) @ 3B’s Bill’s Burgers & Beer
Dec 8 @ 16:30 – 18:30

BEAT ARMY!

Come join us up on the north side for this pre-game happy hour.  Joint event with West Point Society of Houston and the ExxonMobil Vetteran Advocacy & Support Team.  Wear your Navy jersey or Navy gear and show support.

-FREE APPETIZERS

-DRINK SPECIALS

 

Dec
9
Sat
Army vs. Navy Game Party @ Eureka Heights Brewing Co.
Dec 9 @ 12:00 – 17:00

2017: Army vs. Navy presented by Combined Arms

  • Saturday December 9
  • 12 NOON Event Kick-off
  • 2 PM Game Kick-off
  • Location Eureka Heights Brewing Co.
    • 941 W. 18th St. Houston, TX 77008
  • Presented by Combined Arms,
    in cooperation with the USNA Alumni Assoc. TxGC Chapter & the West Point Society of Greater Houston

 

Family friendly! This is a public event and open to veterans, uniformed military and all members of the Houston community.  This event is being hosted by Combined Arms with the cooperation and support of The US Naval Academy Alumni Association – Texas Gulf Coast Chapter & Foundation and The West Point Society of Greater Houston.

Dec
28
Thu
Military Bowl Viewing Party @ The Gorgeous Gael
Dec 28 @ 12:30 – 15:30

Navy vs. Virginia

  •  Come join us at The Gorgeous Gael and we’ll feature Navy football on the big screen projector.
  • Drink and food specials.
  • RSVP on our Facebook page.
  • free parking does exist! Rice stadium lot just two blocks away.
Mar
15
Thu
North ‘burbs Happy Hr. @ 3B's Bill's Burgers & Beer
Mar 15 @ 17:00 – 19:00

 Camaraderie, Free Appetizers, Drink Specials

Join us for the first, for 2018, of our quarterly, NORTH SUBURBS area, Happy Hours, with West Point Society of Greater Houston, as we commemorate pre-West Point Founders Day.  All veterans welcome. Bring your family & friends.

  • Free appetizers while they last
  • Drink specials
  • Networking and camaraderie
May
25
Fri
Clearlake Lunch (Roadshow) @ El Tiempo Cantina - Webster
May 25 @ 12:30 – 13:30
Houston is a big city!  Our chapter holds centrally-located events to draw our members together.  Sometimes, I bet you wish there was an event in Sugar Land, Pearland, or Katy to help you show that “Beat Army” spirit and socialize with other grads right near your home.  Well, we are bringing the TxGC to you!
To help integrate our neighbors outside of Houston proper and to gain support for our upcoming Top Gun Benefit charity event, we are holding a happy hour event near you.
Pay/order on your own lunch off the menu.  Come out, meet your fellow Alumni, hear about the Chapter, and about our Top Gun benefit.  Enjoy comraderie.
Jun
6
Wed
Pearland Happy Hr. @ BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
Jun 6 @ 17:00 – 19:00
Houston is a big city!  Our chapter holds centrally-located events to draw our members together.  Sometimes, I bet you wish there was an event in Sugar Land, Pearland, or Katy to help you show that “Beat Army” spirit and socialize with other grads right near your home.  Well, we are bringing the TxGC to you!
To help integrate our neighbors outside of Houston proper and to gain support for our upcoming Top Gun Benefit charity event, we are holding a happy hour event near you.  Times and Locations are to be announced.  If you are a local in any of the cities listed and would like to act as a liaison and help pick a location, please contact Michael Vlachakis ’02 (michael.vlachakis@yahoo.com).
Mark your Calendars!
May 25th – Clearlake (lunch)
June 6th – Pearland, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse
June 13th – Katy
June 20th – Sugar Land
June TBD – Kingwood
June/July TBD – Beaumont
More details to come.  Stand by to stand by.
Jun
13
Wed
KATY Area Happy Hr. @ Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar
Jun 13 @ 17:00 – 19:00
Houston is a big city!  Our chapter holds centrally-located events to draw our members together.  Sometimes, I bet you wish there was an event in Sugar Land, Pearland, or Katy to help you show that “Beat Army” spirit and socialize with other grads right near your home.  Well, we are bringing the TxGC to you!
To help integrate our neighbors outside of Houston proper and to gain support for our upcoming Top Gun Benefit charity event, we are holding a happy hour event near you.  Times and Locations are to be announced.  If you are a local in any of the cities listed and would like to act as a liaison and help pick a location, please contact Michael Vlachakis ’02 (michael.vlachakis@yahoo.com).
Mark your Calendars!
May 25th – Clearlake (lunch)
June 6th – Pearland, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse
June 13th – Katy, Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar
June 20th – Sugar Land
June TBD – Kingwood
June/July TBD – Beaumont