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President’s Message Howdy Aggie Moms!
Happy New Year to You and Happy New
Semester to all your Aggies! If one of your resolutions
is to make new friends and visit with old friends, come
join us at our next General Meeting on Monday, January
18. Our guest speaker will be the Texas A&M Student
Counseling Center Executive Director, Maggie Gartner,
Ph.D. We will also be honoring our December
Graduates. Whoop!
We enjoyed a great Fall Semester in Collin County
Aggie Moms (CCAM). Our Sales of Pecans, Poinsettias,
Ornaments, and Scrip Gift Cards were all great
successes. We joined with other local Aggie Moms Clubs
to create a marketplace of unique Aggie items at the
Howdy Holiday Sale and our Boutique was outstanding.
Thank you to everyone who bought or sold for us. A
special thank you goes to the ladies who coordinated
the fundraising efforts. You are greatly appreciated!
It’s never too late to get more involved in club
activities. The Aggie Moms Connecting co-chairs
continue to offer Bunco Nights and a variety of
opportunities to get together for social events.
The Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs
will be hosting the winter meeting in College Station on
Saturday, January 23rd. All Aggie Moms are invited!
Check the Federation website www.aggiemoms.org/ for
more details.
Save the date of Friday, April 1 for the CCAM Howdy
Rowdy Round Up. It will be a great event with Dinner, a
Silent Auction, a Wine and Cork Pull, Incredible Edibles
and more. Stay tuned for more information.
Believe it or not, it’s time to start thinking about officer
positions for next year. Please consider joining the
CCAM Board for the 2016-17 school year. It is a truly
rewarding experience. If you have a desire to serve in a
board or committee chair position, please let me know
of your interest.
Thanks and Gig ‘em,
Christy Kinnaird
President, Collin County Aggie Moms
Mom of Madeline ‘16
C o l l i n C o u n t y A g g i e M o m s C l u b Volume 32 / Issue 4
January 2016
Aggie Moms Connect ing
When: Monday, January 18 at 7 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Maggie Gartner, Ph.D., Executive
Director at TAMU Student Counseling Service
Where: NEW LOCATION The Gallery Event Room,
6837 Coit Rd, Plano, TX 75024
Bring (optional): Please bring a bottle of any type
wine with a minimum value of $10 and any bottle of
liquor with a minimum value of $20 for donation for
the wine/cork pull for the spring fundraiser.
Whoop!: Recognizing December Grads
First Come, First Serve: Spring Goodie Bag Orders,
Pecans, Raffle Tickets for Ring Wrap, Directory
Distribution, SCRIP Gift Cards, and much much more!
General Meeting
January 18 We are thrilled to start off the new year at our NEW
MEETING LOCATION with an amazing guest speaker -
- Happy New Year! And what a great way to start off
2016, by hosting Maggie Gartner Ph.D., Executive
Director of the TAMU Student Counseling Services
(SCS). She enjoys working with our students through
consultation with SCS staff and others. Here are some
important details to know about the upcoming
General meeting. See you there!
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Oops... Membership
Directory Corrections Please note the following membership directory
updates:
Jackie Florimonte - email should
be [email protected] (no “period”
between first and last name)
Deborah Packer - Last name is misspelled should be
Packer not Parker
Wendy Schnieder - Last name is misspelled should
be Schmieder not Schnieder
For more information contact:
Suzan York, 1st VP Membership, [email protected]
Aggie Moms Connecting
Artwork by Benjamin Knox
Aggie Moms Connecting
Aggie Moms Connecting (AMC) Bunco
will be back in February! Look for your
Evite with the date and location.
Upcoming AMC Spring Events include:
Cooking Demonstration at Whole
Foods
Dallas by Chocolate Tour
Shopping Event at Kendra Scott
Jewelry
Craft Night
Wine Tasting
Check your email for Evites containing
dates, times, and locations.
If you have questions, please contact
either Jennifer or Rita:
Jennifer Flatt: [email protected]
Rita Fulmer: [email protected]
Look for more details in the weekly
CCAM email.
No cookies crumbled at
the CCAM Holiday
Cookie Exchange!
Corps Moms Dinner Join other Aggie Corps Moms at Central Market in Plano
on Tuesday, January 19, at 7 p.m. Come when you can,
leave when you need to!
Contact Andi Rosenfield at [email protected]
or (214) 808-4577 if you have any questions!
All dinners are on Tuesdays, and the upcoming dinner
dates are:
January 19
February 23
March 22
April 19
May 3 (tentative)
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Volume 32 / Issue 4
Collin County Aggie Moms loving Holiday Bunco!
Spring Goodie Bags
Our Spring semester Goodie Bag will be on sale before
and after the General Meeting Monday night.
The Spring Goodie Bags include:
Black Texas A&M small soft cooler
Six A&M coasters
College Station
Free Food coupons
Candies
Chips
Gum
Cost is $15.00 each. Order now as they will go fast!
Several moms buy for their student, friends, and
roommates.
The Goodie Bags will be available for pickup at the next
General Meeting February 15. This gives you time for
you to deliver to your students in February!
Scholarships for Aggies! Collin County Aggie Moms have a wonderful tradition of
supporting our university, clubs and organizations, and
the individual students of the Aggie Community. Each
year the scholarship committee selects applicants
through an anonymous process and awards $1,000
scholarships.
The 2016 CCAM Scholarship Information, Application,
and FAQs have been posted to our website at: http://
collincountymoms.aggienetwork.com/scholarships/.
Please pass along this exciting opportunity to any new,
returning, or transfer Aggie from Collin County. Specific
details and eligibility requirements are referenced on
our website. Submission deadline is March 31, 2016.
We look forward to learning about our College Station,
Health Science Center, and Galveston students who will
be enriching and contributing to the Aggie Community.
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Aggie Moms Connecting
Spring Fundraiser
Fun Opportunity! Howdy Folks! The Spring Fundraiser is just around the
corner, and we need your help. We are adding a new
opportunity to participate by bringing a bottle of "hard"
liquor for a Cork Pull (misleading but not wine)--
minimum of $20 bottle of liquor.
Event goers will buy a cork which will match a bottle of
liquor so it's a win-win for everyone. The incentive is
that there will be a VERY nice bottle of liquor in the
selection to entice folks. Bottles will be visible (unlike
the Wine Pull) to add a little fun and interest.
Please bring a bottle of unopened liquor (minimum
value $20) to the monthly meeting or contact Kim
Hagerty at [email protected] or (469) 939-
8376 for questions or to arrange for pick up.
Spring Fundraiser Wine Pull
Cabernet, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zinfindel,
Reisling... the list goes on and on! Please consider
donating a delicious bottle of wine (valued at a
minimum of $10.00) for our 2016 Aggie Bonfire
Wine Pull which will be held during our Annual Spring
Fundraiser. Note: please make sure all wine has been
stored at the correct temperature prior to making
donation.
The wine will then be gift wrapped and decorated for
display at the Wine Pull and sold for $10.00 a chance.
We also are in need of several “High $$$” bottles of
wine. Please bring donated bottles of wine to
the January or February General Meetings or
contact Janet Davis ’79 to arrange pick
up. [email protected] or (972)741-6005. Donation
Gift Receipt is also available upon request. Thanks in
advance and Gig’em!
Big Event Aggie moms will be volunteering at the same time as
our Aggies for our very own Collin County Big Event,
Saturday, April 2. Details to come!
More information about Big Event can be found at:
http://bigevent.tamu.edu/
Aggie Moms Online Pecan Cookbook Collin County Aggie Moms compiled their favorite Pecan recipes and created an online cookbook to share. The
cookbook is a work in progress as new recipe’s are being added frequently and when it is completed, the word
“Complete” will be on the cover page!
Please take a look at the recipes that are already submitted!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/154Daab19ZMXJOaBw8IZU2Tw9yIh14FNCE4xFM3FA8FI/pub
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Volume 32 / Issue 4
Raffle Time! To All Those Who Did Not Win The Lottery . . .
CCAM 2016 RAFFLE IS HERE! For your convenience,
tickets will be sold at the
January 18 General meeting,
so bring your dollars! Here’s
your opportunity to purchase
Raffle tickets and the chance
to win a beautiful Ring Wrap
for you, or your Aggie, or a
special friend.
Tickets are $1.00 each –
or $5.00 will get you 6! Drawing will be held during
Parent’s Weekend in April 2016!
Raffle Ticket Tip: Bring return address labels to speed
up adding your information to your purchased raffle
tickets!
Join the Fun! Board
Positions Available Please consider joining the Board for the 2016-17
school year. Turn in completed forms at the January or
February general meetings.
The nominating committee will be meeting in February,
to present a slate of officers at our Spring Fundraiser
and elections occur at our April meeting. We need your
talent!
Contact Christy Kinnaird at [email protected]
with questions.
You can find the interest form with a description of the
board and committee positions on our website ->
http://collincountymoms.aggienetwork.com/wp-
content/uploads/2016/01/CCAM-Board-and-Offices.doc
Pecan News Thank you for another successful year of Aggie Mom
Pecan Sales. The Pecan Committee affectionately
referred to as “The Nutty Buddies” included Julia Hoxie,
Judy Barnes, Karen Patton, and Barbara Vanikiotis. We
sincerely appreciate all the efforts to sell, bag, and
distribute the Pecans.
To date, Collin County Aggie Moms sold over $40,000 of
pecans earning approximately $14,000 in profit! Way to
go ladies!
We would like to acknowledge our top Sellers.
Drumroll, please…
The 12th (Sales) Man List 2015-2016
1. Troie Burch $ 2,259
2. Edie Slape $ 2,072
3. Mary Silva $ 1,876
4. Kathy Foster $ 1,835
5. Cathy Goddard $ 1,770
6. Diane Elpers $ 1,384
7. Kim Hagerty $ 1,310
8. Janet Davis $ 1,228
9. Diane Bardwell $ 1,220
10. Julia Hoxie $ 1,044
11. Pat Nelson $ 1,004
12. Judy Barnes $ 976
Limited quantities of this year’s fabulous crop of Pecans
will be available for purchase at the January General
Meeting. If you would like to stock your freezer, plan
for Valentine’s baking, give a few more gifts, or
replenish your personal pecan stash, this is your
chance.
Congrats Graduates! We will be recognizing these awesome Aggie graduates
at our January meeting. WHOOP!
Aaron Griffitt ’15
BS in Geology with a minor in Business.
Proud Aggie Parents Marla and Brian Griffitt
Eric Chase ’15
BS in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Business.
Proud Aggie Parents Sonia ‘84 and Joe ’81 Chase
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CCAM Communications Weekly emails are sent on Wednesdays. Please send brief and specific
information by Tuesdays that you would like included in the email to:
Monthly Newsletter: Articles for the next newsletter are due on Tuesday,
February 9. Send articles to [email protected]
Aggie Brags: Send your info to [email protected]
Collin County Aggie Moms Connecting — January 2016
CCAM Board Members 2015-16
President
Christy Kinnaird [email protected]
VP at Large Barbara Vanikiotis
Secretary Linda Waninger
Historian Vicki Reitinger
Parliamentarian Elizabeth McCoy
Federation Representative
Katie Latham [email protected]
1st VP Membership Suzan York
2nd VP Projects Kim Hagerty
3rd VP Socials Atesh Stahl
4th VP Programs Angie Rogers
5th VP Publications Rita Fulmer
Treasurer Sue Burke
Email Coordinator Sherry Bryant
collincountymoms@
aggienetwork.com
Webmaster Lynette Duval
Newsletter Susan Gullord
At our November General meeting,
we are “thankful” for our Facebook
Chair, Martha Champion!
Cynthia Thomas is
showing off this year’s
crop of specially made
beautiful Aggie
ornaments at the annual
Howdy Holiday Sale.
