<div class="gmail_quote">Hey Class of 2014!<br><div><br></div><div>We know you've been waiting, and the anticipation is over. <b>Celebrate 2014</b> will officially be held at the Microsoft NERD Center at 1 Memorial Drive on Friday, November 2nd from 9 PM to Midnight. The list is huge:</div>
<div><br></div><div><b><u>The Basics:</u> </b>Semi-formal attire, no dates, November 2nd from 9 PM to midnight </div><div><b><u>The to-dos: </u></b></div><div><ul><li>Free food, fondue, and 6 MIT-themed mocktails </li><li>
Raffles with awesome prizes (see below)</li><li>Live Electrofunk (by Rolltreppe's Peter Godart featuring Otto Briner)</li><li>Ridonkulus</li><li>A Class Photo (Digital copies available for anyone who'd like)</li>
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DJs</li><li>Karaoke and Kinect </li><li>A photo booth (Brought to you by Technique)</li><li>Balloon animals</li><li>Giant Jenga and Dominoes</li><li>Gifts, including bottle openers if you didn't get one at our study break</li>
</ul><div><b><u>The Raffle:</u></b></div></div><div><u>Raffle Details:</u></div><div><span style="line-height:16px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">12 jars for 7 categories of prizes. Earn tickets throughout the night and split them as you see fit. You must be present to win!</font></span></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px"><u><br></u></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px"><u>The Prizes</u></span></font></div>
<div><ul><li><span style="line-height:16px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">MIT gear basket</font></span></li><li><span style="line-height:16px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Amazon gift cards ($50, $40, $30)</font></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:16px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Kindle</font></span></li><li><span style="line-height:16px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">6-month Spotify subscription</font></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:16px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Starbucks, Flour, Zinga, Fin's gift cards</font></span></li><li><span style="line-height:16px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Urban ears headphones</font></span></li>
<li><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px">OR </span><span style="line-height:16px;font-size:13px">exchange one raffle ticket for one of the following steam games: Peggle Delux, World of Goo, Bastion, Plants vs. Zombies</span></font></li>
</ul><div><span style="line-height:16px"><u><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Get a ticket in the following ways</font></u></span></div></div><div><ul><li><span style="line-height:16px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Come to the event</font></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:16px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">RSVP on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/300310633415549/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </font></span></li><li><span style="line-height:16px"><span style="font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Send us pictures of you and other 2014s.*</font></span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:16px"><span style="font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Send us pictures of you with 6 different class council swag items (3 designs of sweatshirts, sweatpants, PJs, sunglasses, bottle openers, and laptop decal) and get TWO extra raffle tickets!*</font></span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:16px"><span style="font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Everyone will be given a card at the beginning of the event. Find the 3 other people at the event with your matching card and you'll each get an extra ticket.</font></span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:16px"><span style="font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Wear your brass rat.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="line-height:16px"><span style="font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Arrive in a group of 8 or more and each person will receive a ticket.</font></span></span></li>
</ul><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px">That was a <b>lot </b>of information. But that's because there will be a <b>lot</b> to do.</span></font></div></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px"><br>
</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px">See you there!</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px"><br></span></font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px">2014 Class Council</span></font></div><div><span style="line-height:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:13px;font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif"> </span></div>
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