HAPPY BIRTHDAY San Angelo Aggie Moms!

We will be celebrating San Angelo A&M Aggie Moms’ Club 80^th birthday at the May meeting which will be held Thursday,   May 17 at Trinity Lutheran Church - 3536 YMCA Drive - San Angelo at 6 p.m.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their favorite salad – birthday cake will be supplied!

Be sure not to miss this birthday extravaganza. We will have a short meeting and install new officers as well.

COOKBOOK PREORDERS

We are now pre-selling cookbooks which will be delivered Fall of 2007 (around the end of September or first of October). At this time, if you would like to reserve and prepay, you can do so for only $20 each. After the order has been placed, they will be $25. We encourage you to order as many as you need now. This will help us to know exactly how many we will need and also to have the money available to pay for them when they are delivered.

If you have more than one child, you may want to order for all of your kiddos. Also, think of yourself!   In addition, they will make great Christmas gifts, stocking stuffers, etc.  

Just think for $100 you will get 5 cookbooks if you order now. If you wait until after they are delivered, you only get 4 cookbooks for $100.

You can download a cookbook order form at the following link:

http://sanangeloaggiemoms.org/assets/Cookbook_Preorder_Form.pdf

OFFICERS FOR 2007-2008

President                                              Chris Hunter

Vice President – Programs                Kathe Conner

Vice President – Fund Raising           Lucy Jochum & Susan Solomon

Vice President – Communications      Lanee Warrick

Vice President – Membership              Vickie Foreman

Secretary                                             Kande Bahlman

Treasurer                                             Sherry Flanary

Historian                                               Melissa Faubion

Parliamentarian                                    Carolyn Kuhn

Auditor                                                  Suzette McIntyre

VP-At Large (Past President)              Suzy Mears  

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!!!

Congratulations and a big WHOOP! To our our May graduates:

Jena Barnard ‘07

Landon Brockman ‘07

Amy Colmbest ‘06

Russell Dempsey ‘04

Will Fortin ‘07

Ashley Hall ‘07

Joy Mears ‘07

Jared Ripple ‘07

Anna Williams ‘06

GRADUATES

If you have an Aggie that will graduate in August '07, please keep us informed so that we can acknowledge our Aggies and their accomplishments.  A diploma from Texas A&M is something to brag about! When leaving a message, please leave your Aggie’s name, when they will graduate and their class year. You can contact Chris Hunter at 325-949-5139 or email her at christine@brazosvalleydesign.com

CHINA LUNCHEON

Would you like to model in the fashion show at the China Luncheon this fall?  Do you know an Aggie who will be available in the San Angelo area this fall who would like to model?  We need Moms and Aggies of all ages, shapes and sizes to model for us.   We'd even consider Moms who would like to team with their child (of any age!) to model.  Please contact Nevie Lacy at 374-0204 to volunteer or suggest a name.

 Also, we need merchants and shops for the show.  If you have a contact or recommendation, please call with that information.  We'd love to include local shops and vendors in our show.  If you would like to help out with coordinating the show and doing behind-the-scenes activities, your help is needed and appreciated!  This is a great way to be involved and get acquainted early in the year, for a once-a-year, IN TOWN activity!  Last year's event (our first!) was lots of fun, and this year should be even better!  Come be a part. Give us a call!  Thanks,

Nevie Lacy

374-0204

AGGIE MOM BRAGS

Russell Dempsey ’04 (Aggie Mom Claudia Dempsey) graduated in May.

Leland Lacy ’03 (Aggie Mom Nevie Lacy) recently was just notified he passed his Bar Exam.

Kristi Warrick ’05 (Aggie Mom Lanee Warrick) has finished her internship with Walt Disney World in Florida and began full-time employment with them in May. She will be a Food and Beverage Manager at Spoodles Mediterranean Restaurant located on the Boardwalk.

Ashley Hall ’07 (Aggie Mom Lynn Decker) graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Sociology this month. She will begin her Master’s program in September at the University of Chicago. Her plans are to continue on to get a doctorate

William (Will) Ray Harper (Aggie Mom Delilah Harper) received his Aggie Ring in April.

Joy Mears ’07 (Aggie Mom Suzy Mears ’77) graduated with a Bachelor’s in Psychology on Friday, May 11.   Joy has accepted admission to the Rutgers University Bloustein School of Public Policy in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where she will pursue a Master’s of Public Policy beginning this fall.   .

A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENT!

Howdy Aggie Moms!

It has been difficult for me to sit down and get started writing this article for our final newsletter of the year.   These last couple of weeks, and the weeks that lie ahead have been (and are) filled with personal and work responsibilities that have demanded my time and attention, and I know that these demands are at least partly responsible for my sluggishness.   But there is another part of me that does not want to see this year end, and my reluctance to do those tasks that will formally close out the year is just my way of trying to slow down time.

This has been an awesome year for Aggie Moms!   I cannot begin to tell you how much fun I’ve had!   I want to thank the entire membership for your support in each and every endeavor.   I have asked you for many things and every time you have exceeded my expectations. From our summer Meet & Greet with the Yell Leaders and Reveille, to submitting our Aggie Traditions cookbook for publication; from successfully putting together a fall luncheon and style show, to trying something new at the Parent’s Weekend Boutique – you have invested your time and energy and have offered help in every way.   We are a club with heart, and I think that we have set a high standard that certainly other clubs look to as an example.

Thank you Board Members!   This year’s board has approached each task with a spirit of cooperation and team work.   Never did I dread preparing for or going to a Board Meeting.   In fact, those nights were dates that I looked forward to.   Besides the fact that we conducted business and made plans for our club, we enjoyed each other’s company and got to be good friends.   You have given me some memories that are precious, and when I recall them, I will be grateful to have journeyed this stretch of the way with you.

Thanks to Joy Mears, my Aggie daughter . . . it is you who made me an Aggie Mom, and I am so proud that in less than two weeks, you will have a diploma from Texas A&M University.   And thanks to MY Aggie Mom, Ruby Falk . . . it is your well-lived life that has served as my example.

I would like to thank our Scholarship Committee.   They are Judie Williams, Chair; Nancy Book; and Judy Turner.   They have met and reviewed applications for both our Area Foundation scholarship and for our Club Memorial Scholarship.   These ladies have taken their task seriously, and have selected those recipients of each of the awards that they felt most deserving.   I understand that the job was a challenging one because each of the applicants had outstanding academic and extra-curricular achievements.   This is such an exciting aspect of our club because it is largely what we’re here for – making sure that we offer support of all kinds, but especially scholarship support to as many Aggies as we can.

Donna Palmer and Nancy Brockman have served this year as our Sunshine Co-Chairs.   Our Aggies have enjoyed their creativity in choosing some nifty goodie bag containers that they will be able to use over and over again.   And they have also enjoyed getting those gift cards each semester.   Thank you Donna and Nancy for your thoughtful and creative work.

If it had not been for Kay Young, Nancy Book, and Anna Bartosh, we would have gone hungry at all of our meetings this year.   These ladies took on the task of “Hospitality Committee” for the year.   These three ladies were last year’s Nominating Committee.   In the course of their work as a Nominating Committee, they realized that organizing all of the refreshments for meetings fell on a position that was already overloaded with responsibilities.   So they got together and planned all of our goodies for each meeting.   They have done a wonderful job, and I hope you will join me in thanking them.

J.Ann Lange served as our Ring of Honor Chair this year, and she took the job seriously of getting the Ring of Honor Moms together.   She was the world’s greatest reporter to that group.   But that was not enough for J.Ann.   She also stepped up to serve as Nominating Committee Chair.   I’d like to thank J.Ann for her enthusiasm and willingness to serve our club.

San Angelo Aggie Moms are celebrating 80 years of serving Aggie families from our ten county area.    We have a heritage that is rich and full.   Join me at our May membership meeting Thursday, May 17 as we celebrate our 80 years!   We’ll have all of our scrap books available and open for you to look at.   Melba Cox, Aggie Mom President when our club celebrated its 50-year anniversary, will do our officer installation.   This will be an evening where we take a look back, but then look ahead as we name and congratulate our scholarship recipients for the upcoming year and install officers for 2007-2008.   We’ll be recognizing our May and August graduates also at our May 17 meeting.   Don’t miss it!

What an honor it has been for me to be your President this year.   It is a year I will never forget, and I will cherish our friendship the rest of my life.

Thanks, and Gig ‘Em!

Suzy Mears ‘77

President

A Big Thanks!

A big thanks goes to Christopher Hunter (son of Aggie Mom, Chris Hunter) for the upkeep of the San Angelo Aggie Moms website. We sincerely appreciate all of your help

San Angelo A & M Mothers’ Club

Membership Meeting

April 19, 2007

The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the San Angelo A&M Mothers’ Club was held at Trinity Lutheran Church.   The meeting was called to order @ 7:05 pm by President Suzy Mears.

A motion to approve the minutes of the March meeting as presented was made by Terra McMahon and seconded by Jet McGarvey.   Motion passed.

Sherry Flanary presented a financial report:

               Checking acct. balance $10,159.18      3 mo. CD balance $10,100.28

Cookbook report – Sponsorships are due June 1.   Nevie Lacy reported from the cookbook committee that a decision needed to be made about how many cookbooks to order.   After some discussion of the pros and cons of ordering 1000 or 1500 cookbooks by several members, Teresa Fortin made a motion to give the committee leeway to decide to order 1000 or 1500 depending on funds and the number that have been preordered.   Terra McMahon seconded the motion.   Motion passed unanimously.  

Yvonne reported on Boutique.   She thanked all who worked in the booth and especially Suzy, Nevie, and Shelley for securing items for the raffle.   She also shared her ideas about focusing on one or two fundraising events that will be the most profitable for the club.   The proceeds after expenses from Boutique were $479.00.   Suzy thanked Yvonne for her work on Boutique.  

Programs - The May meeting will celebrate the 80^th birthday of San Angelo Aggie Moms.   Officer installation will be held.   May and August graduates will recognized and scholarship recipients will be announced.  

Scholarships – The endowed scholarship recipient has been chosen.   At least five applications had been received as of 4/16/07 for the club scholarships.   Later postmarks may have been received.  

Suzy introduced Zane Willard, the Executive Director of the Mohair Council, as our guest speaker.

He presented a very interesting program on the processing of mohair and showed us samples of products.

Aggie Muster will be held on Saturday, April 21, at First United Methodist Church.  

The China Luncheon is scheduled for October 20. Suzy asked for a food chairman, entertainment chairman, and someone to work with Nevie on the style show.  

The new cookbook, Aggie Tradition, may still be purchased for $20.00.   After the presale, the cookbooks will be $25.00.

The “Fish Bank” went home with Mary Duryea.   Kyle Rodriquez won the Lucky Loot.  

The May board meeting will be a joint meeting of the new and outgoing boards.   The meeting will be May 7 at 6:00 at Suzy’s house.   Current board members were asked to bring their notebooks.  

Suzy thanked the Ballinger moms for our snacks for the evening and all who helped with Boutique.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30.

Respectfully submitted,

Vickie Foreman

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