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Event Recaps VAF donors and young fans (l to r) Bradley and Jane Nott, Ethan Thomas, Zaed Karabatek and Lee Hilbert join men's basketball player Joe Harris (center) at the Jefferson Hotel for the Richmond Social. 2013 Spring Social Tour The 2013 Virginia Athletics Foundation's 13-city Spring Social Tour wrapped up on May 30 in Roanoke. Over 2,000 VAF members and fans from four states had the opportunity to mingle with UVa head and assistant coaches and current student-athletes. Dave Koehn, "The Voice of the Cavaliers," emceed this year's tour and entertained the crowd with stories and special guest interviews. Head Football Coach Mike London and Head Men's Basketball Coach Tony Bennett divided stops along the Tour and were joined by a variety of engaging personalities. Attendees in Williamsburg heard from Blake Blaze and learned about his experience teaching a class in which three of his football teammates were enrolled. Richmond guests got an inside glimpse into Joe Harris' personal life and Coach Ritchie McKay offered a personally hand drawn picture to any new donor in Lynchburg. Arlington fans learned how getting cut from his 8th grade basketball team motivated Akil Mitchell to become more competitive and Justin Anderson let Fredericksburg know how he got his "Simba" nickname. In New York City, Coach Marques Hagans revealed that his first son is named after Chris Long and Anthony Poindexter while attendees in Staunton learned Malcolm Brogdon was accepted into the Batten School of Public Policy and Leadership and is healthy to play next season. Fans in Richmond, Staunton, Bristol and Roanoke had the chance to meet new members of the football staff and received insight into the quarterback decision. For video highlights from each Social, visit the VAF YouTube site linked from www.virginiaathleticsfoundation.com. Another exciting element was the third annual Referred New Member Contest, which encouraged current donors to bring potential members to VAF Socials. New members received autographed items of their choice and current members were entered into a 2013-14 experience package. This year's winner of the luxury football, basketball and baseball ticket package was Mr. James Vorndran