03/28/2026
Hi all. Ty (former events coordinator) here.
For those looking to watch games and find fellow Wildcats, the best places include. . .
Tom's Watch Bar (near Climate Pledge)
Jamar's in Des Moines (my favored south county spot)
Legion in Bellevue.
There really isn't an organized chapter structure right now. That owes itself to 1) the disruption of COVID, which the chapter hasn't totally recovered from 2) upheavals at the Foundation level, including departure of Marc Acuña after 20 years and, most importantly 3) realignment, which took away the 4-5 times per year we could see our teams in person (and that's not counting seeing them in Oregon.
So as older chapter officers move to the next stages in their lives, there wasn't the infrastructure to pass down day to day responsibilities.
That said, those of you who WOULD like to take the reigns and have a vision for the chapter, we all encourage you to get together and reach out to Foundation. Further, we're here to assist as former officers in any way we can.
Kindest regards, Ty