Aggie Moms Club E-Newsletter

Howdy Aggie Moms!

“The falling leaves drift by my window, the autumn leaves of red and gold” – boy, does that song sure date me! Can’t help it, that’s what I think of when I think of fall. I guess here that isn’t too appropriate. The leaves don’t usually fall until after the first freeze, which may not be until November, and they may never turn to red and gold. Oh well, I can dream, can’t I??

Hopefully your Aggies are well into having a great Fall Term and enjoying all the fun and festivities of Aggie football! My little 2-year-old grandson Kenneth even is excited about Aggie football – you should see him in his too-large Aggie football helmet…maybe Coach Fran should recruit him…hmmm??

We have a great program lined up for the Membership Meeting on October 18. It will be held at the home of Kande Bahlman on 5220 Fairway; that is so very special to have it held in a home. VP Kathe has lined up some financial counselors to talk to us about financial planning, which we ALL should be concerned about, right?

October is also the month for our China Luncheon, “A Place At Our Table.” It will be held on October 20 at First Methodist Church beginning at 11:00 a.m. This was such a special, fun event last year and it promises to be even more so this year. Suzy Mears and J.Ann Lange, along with the entire committee, have worked very hard on this event and deserve immense thanks from all of us! There will be a style show, LOTS of wonderful door prizes, and a fabulous home cooked meal prepared by the Aggie Moms! Get your friends and relatives together and contact Vickie Foreman to get a reservation for a table. This was a great fundraiser last year and just a great, fun gathering as well! Don’t miss it!!!

You will be able to pick up your new club Yearbook at the October meeting, so that’s another great reason to attend the meeting. A HUGE thanks to Lanee Warrick for putting this together yet another year. Having done this job in my distant past with the club, I know that it is a monumental undertaking. So, thanks Lanee for your hard work! Also thanks to Vickie Foreman for heading the Membership drive this year. The final count isn’t in yet, but we’ll have that also at the October meeting. If you know of someone who has NOT joined the club and is eligible, encourage them to join even now. The only thing they won’t receive is their name in the Yearbook; however, they still will get all the benefits of club membership for their Aggie and all the love and camaraderie that goes with being an Aggie Mom!

Be sure to read all the articles that follow as they contain lots of information about the events and happenings of our club. Don’t forget that the cookbooks are HERE and you can contact me to make arrangements to pick them up.

Hope to see you at the Membership Meeting and the China Luncheon!

In Aggie Mom Love,

Chris Hunter

OCTOBER MEETING — Thursday, October 18, 6:30 p.m.

Home of Kande Bahlman on 5220 Fairway

Refreshments served at 6:30 and meeting will start promptly at 6:45.

Guest speaker will be a financial counselor to talk to us about financial planning.

A PLACE AT OUR TABLE - Saturday, October 20

Luncheon, Style Show, & Silent Auction

First Methodist Church , Celebration Hall

11:00 a.m - Tickets $15

Our 2nd annual china luncheon, " A Place at Our Table" will be held October 20, 2007 at the First United Methodist Church Celebration Hall. This will be a fabulous, fun event that you will not want to miss. In fact, you will want to call your friends and invite them to join you. Fifteen tables will be uniquely decorated according to themes. Themes this year include everything from Pink Flamingoes to the Dixie Chicken, from Halloween to Happy Birthday Aggie Moms, and more! In addition to great food, wonderful decorations, a style show featuring some of the latest fashions, and lots of Aggie Mom fellowship, our new cookbook, Aggie Traditions, will be available for sale. All recipes served at this year's luncheon are featured as a menu in the new cookbook. Tickets are $15 each and should be purchased in advance. Seating is limited. For reservations, call Vickie Foreman at 944-1887, or e-mail her at rvf4@verizon.net.

Hope to see you all there!

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS FOR CHINA LUNCHEON

If you have been so kind as to gather an item for the China Luncheon Raffle or Silent Auction, please contact Shelley Gregg (374-4640 or sgregg@mhmrcv.org). A comprehensive list of item(s) donated, donors, and value needs to be done by Monday, October 15th, so that placards/bid sheets can be created for each item. The list is also needed so that adequate space will be available for the display of the items

COOKBOOK UPDATE

The new cookbook, Aggie Traditions, has arrived. If you preordered cookbooks, please contact Chris Hunter at 949-5139 to make arrangements for picking them up. We will also have some cookbooks at the next meeting.

GRADUATES

If you have an Aggie that will graduate in December '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 at 949-5139 or email her at

christine@brazosvalleydesign.com

NOVEMBER MEETING – Goody Bags

Our November meeting will be at Trinity Lutheran. We will assemble the Fall Goodie Bags for our students at that time and we have approximately 70 students at A&M. Be on the lookout for what you will want to include for our kids. Additional info you might think about:

Goodies can include pens, pencils, small food/snack items, (candy, popcorn, Raman noodles, crackers, gum) toothbrushes, note pads, etc.
Please avoid liquid items.
Please do not bring strong flavored minty gums. Apparently, the strong flavors permeate other items.
Watch for heat sensitive items, as bags are sometimes stored in the truck of a car for several days.

Please do not feel you have to purchase for all 70 students. Either contact other Aggie Moms and go in together or if you would like to let Lanee know at lanee.warrick@wvisd.net and she will hook you up with 2 or 3 other people.

AGGIE MOM CAMP 2007 – "Touched by the Aggie Spirit"

This is the theme for the 2007 Aggie Moms Camp, to be held November 9-11 at the College Station Hilton. The deadline to register is October 9. A registration form can be downloaded at the following website:

http://www.aggiemoms.org/pages/Forms/Fall%2007/Aggie%20Moms%20Camp/AMC_Registration_07.1.pdf

PICKAPROF.COM

Spring registration will be happening in November. Don’t forget to remind your college students to sign up and/or log on to www.PickAProf.com to help them plan their schedule, find classes with their friends, and research potential professors!

CINDY’S BOOKS

Cindy Boettcher ‘76 wanted us to pass the following info on:

I hope that the school year has started well for all your Aggie students! I want to take this opportunity to remind you, or if you are new to the Aggie Moms Club, to introduce you to an exciting fundraising opportunity for your Club.

Encourage your members to visit us online at www.CindysBooks.com. For each book they purchase, we will donate $5 to your Club’s scholarship fund. To take advantage of this unique fundraiser, all they have to do is enter the promotion code created just for your Club in the promotion code field on the online order form. Your Club code is SAGMom.

We’ve been supporting Aggie Moms Clubs for over 10 years, and would love to continue this tradition of giving with the San Angelo Aggie Moms Club.

DISTRICT 9 MEETING

The District 9 meeting will be held in Menard on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Besides lunch cadets from parsons Mounted Cavalry will be speaking. Also, consider several of us going together and a possible side shopping trip! If you are interested in attending, please contact Chris Hunter at 949-5139 by October 28.

AGGIE MOM BRAGS

If any of you have Aggie Mom Brags, please call Lanee Warrick at 484-3005 and leave a message or you can email her at lanee.warrick@wvisd.net

Jess Stinnett ’06 (Aggie Mom Jean Stinnett) will receive his master's degree in land economics and real estate (LERE) in December.

Bryan Sansone '08 Aggie Mom Harriet Sansone) made Ol' Ags which is a Gentlemen’s' Society founded 12 years ago to promote leadership, service, social welfare and the Spirit of Aggieland.

Webmaster Christopher and Tara Hunter (Aggie Mom Chris Hunter) are expecting baby #2, due April 5, joining brother, Kenneth!

Aggie Mom DeAnna Campbell got a good report from MD Anderson this past week when she went for her annual thyroid cancer check-up. She doesn't have to go back for another year and praises God for his blessings.

Thank you for your prayers and concerns. DeAnna is working at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio and has gone back to school to get her masters (MBA).

FOOTBALL TICKET CORNER

Several people are looking for football tickets and hotel rooms for all games. If you have tickets or rooms that you do not need please email Lanee and we will get the word out (lanee.warrick@wvisd.net).

AGGIE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 6 A&M vs Oklahoma State 1 p.m.

Saturday, October 13 A&M @ Texas Tech TBA

Saturday, October 20 A&M @ Nebraska TBA

Saturday, October 27 A&M vs Kansas 1 p.m.

Saturday, November 3 A&M @ Oklahoma TBA

Saturday, November 10 A&M @ Missouri TBA

Thursday, November 23 A&M vs texas 2:30 p.m. (Maroon Out)

GET TO THE GRID! – Parking

From pre-game tailgate parties to the breathtaking corps march-in, you won't want to miss a minute of the many activities surrounding Fightin' Texas Aggie football. Ride the FREE game-day express shuttles from Post Oak Mall to our tradition-rich gridiron, Kyle Field, and leave the parking and traffic worries to us.

Cost: FREE!

Hours of Operation: Beginning 3 hours prior to kick-off and for 2 hours after game ends

Shuttle Stop: Post Oak Mall-parking lot between JCPenney & Dillard's south and Texas A&M University - Lubbock Street

Lubbock A&M Club - Feed the Band/Scholarship BBQ

Texas A&M/Texas Tech Football Game

October 13, 2007

Location:
Inside Lubbock Coliseum, west of Jones Stadium, Tech Campus, 4th Street

Time:

If kickoff time is 2:00 PM or before, serving will begin 30 minutes AFTER the game.

If kickoff time is after 2:00 PM, serving will begin 2 ½ hours BEFORE the game.

Ordering Tickets:

Tickets sold on first ordered/first paid basis. Please order early!

Each football ticket must be purchased with a BBQ ticket.

Please include payment on your check for:

$110.00 for each football ticket (includes ticket to BBQ)

$15.00 for each extra BBQ ticket

If you would like to receive your tickets via certified mail, include $5.00 for postage and handling. BBQ tickets ($15.00 each) are available in any quantity without a football ticket.

Any donation to feed a band member is appreciated.

Any donation to the scholarship fund for Lubbock area
Aggies is appreciated.

Make checks payable to the Lubbock A&M Club.

Place your order by mail, phone or e-mail to:

Jana Wolfshohl '76

Ticket Chairman

Lubbock A&M Club

P.O. Box 4162

Lubbock , TX 79409

(806) 798-3275 (voice mail between 7:30 am and 5:30 pm)

email: jana2@suddenlink.net

2007-2008 SAN ANGELO AGGIE MOM OFFICERS