Thank You Bruins!

On behalf of our UCLA/ND Planning Committee, and the entire Chicago Bruin family, we'd like to thank you ALL for making this past weekend one to remember. We enjoyed being your host and showcasing the best that Chicago has to offer.

We had fun sharing laughs at Second City, taking in the beauty of our city on the river cruise, doing an 8-clap at Joe's Bee Bop Cafe, and the bus ride to/from Notre Dame. We were thrilled that our UCLA Scarves were a BIG HIT! For those of you who were unable to buy one, or would like to buy more, they will continue to be available exclusively on our web-site at http://www.chicagobruins.com/ . They make great gifts for the holidays.

An e-mail asking for your feedback, stories, and photos will be sent out within a few days to all that participated in our events. We hope you will share with us what made your visit to Chicago and Notre Dame special....

Despite the loss....there is always next year when the re-match takes place at the ROSE BOWL!

SOLD OUT !!!

Our two pre-game ticketed events, Second City on Thursday night, and the Boat Cruise on Friday afternoon, are SOLD OUT!!! Confimation e-mails with details on the events have been sent out. As a courtesy to all your fellow Bruins, please arrive on time and ready to have fun. See you there....

Bus Option... involving Domers

Victory Liquors, a new ND bar at 2610 N. Halsted in Lincoln Park, charters 3 buses to South Bend for every home game.

Victory Liquors Information

If you were not able to get a seat on the Chicago Bruins bus, we present another bus option. For $65, your bus fare includes a bloody mary bar, bagels, beer and a tailgate upon arrival to South Bend. Oh, yeah, and a bunch of hard core ND fans. They have 25 seats left. If you are interested, please email Mike at info@dillongp.com or call his cell at (773) 255 7864. Their buses will depart between 7-730am on Saturday.

Shirts and scarves are in the mail!

All shirts (with the exception of XXLs) and scarves are in the mail! Check your mailbox as they should be arriving within the next day or two. Don't forget to bring your scarf because it's COLD out here!! XXL shirts will either be picked up in Chicago or mailed separately. GO BRUINS!

GOT SCARF?

It's sad but true. It was snowing in downtown Chicago this morning! The freakisly cold, abnormal and record-breaking temps were not isolated to the upper great lakes...

Now for the good news. We will be up towards the 60s by this weekend. And, if you didn't purchase a scarf, we will have them on sale at our Pregame Party (and our check-in for buses if we don't sell out on Friday). A box of these handsome numbers was recently purchased by the Spirit Squad. Look for our table at Joe's Bebop Cafe.

Bruin Bash/Tailgates

Just confirmed again. No Bruin Bash tickets are available, Fan Travel is sold out. If you purchased your tickets through the school, they are included in your package. Our club is not organizing a tailgate. We have our hands full with our buses and other weekend activities. One guy in our group recommended finding others at Bruinville.com if you wish to organize one on your own. Sorry we can't manage that on top of everything else.

Second City and Boat Tour

We will send a note to folks who will be attending either event. However, no physical tickets will be mailed. Folks who will be attending the Second City event are asked to arrive at the theater by 715pm where tickets will be handed out. Please look for the blue and yellow balloons. Since our boat will not open to the public, we are keeping a list of names for everyone who purchased a seat. We look forward to seeing you at these events that will showcase our great city.

MP Parking

Some of our bus passengers will be staying with friends and family outside of downtown. If you are driving to Millennium Park (most of us will be cabbing it), the link below has information on parking:

http://millenniumpark.org/generalinformation/directions_parking.html

I just called the lot. The garage is open 24 hours, and fare for 14 hours (I was told) would be $16. That is outraegously cheap for downtown Chicago parking!

Bus Confirmations

Bus confirmations have been emailed. If you purchased a bus seat, please make sure you received the confirmation email w/ check-in instructions--and that it didn't get stuck in a spam or junk mail folder. NO bus exchanges or refunds will be given at this point. Feel free to email ucla_chicago@yahoo.com if you did not receive a confirmation for your purchase. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago and getting you to South Bend.

Merchandise Update!

The majority of remaining shirts and all scarves purchased to date will be mailed next Wednesday. We would have liked to have mailed everything out earlier, and we apologize that vendor delays have not permitted us to do so! And now for the bad news... there are additional delays with XXL. A member of our planning committee will send a note to all the folks who purchased this size. If you will not be riding our chartered bus to South Bend, we will unfortunately have to eat the cost of sending these overnight to ensure you have them for the game. The JanSport shirts are great quality. But we certainly did not anticipate a series of delays like this. Thank you for your purchase and your continued patience.