Originally delivered on 11/30/2023 7:12 am

SUBJECT: Houston Aggie Moms' Club: December Newsletter

DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

Howdy Houston Aggie Moms,

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break with your Aggies! 

We hope you can join us for several fun social events in December and save the dates for upcoming events in 2024, too.

PLEASE NOTE: We hold our annual Holiday Luncheon instead of a general meeting in December. Our next general meeting will be on Thursday, January 18th!

Happy Holidays and Gig 'Em,

Laura Spilman '93

President, Houston Aggie Moms' Club

https://houstonaggiemoms.membershiptoolkit.com/

HAMC EXCLUSIVE 25% Discount for FIRST DASH PREVIEW PARTY: TONIGHT Thursday, 11/30, 6-9PM

Enjoy cocktails, wine and light bites as you and your Aggie Mom friends have early access to over 90 incredible Design Art Style Home (DASH) Dealers at the First DASH Preview Party!

Tickets are normally $40/person, but Houston Aggie Moms may purchase tickets for only $30 each through this link: https://www.dashhouston.com/shop-1

PASSWORD is: HDCVIP

Note the new location this year: 7026 Old Katy Road

A Sample Finals Care Package from Last Year
FINALS CARE PACKAGES - Distribution in College Station: Friday, 12/1, 10AM-3PM

Fall semester's care package theme: "Warming Up for Finals!" The fall care package ordering deadline has passed, but spring orders will be accepted after the fall semester ends. (Photo shows a previous semester's care package.)

Pick-up Details for College Station Students: TAMU Hotel & Conference Center (177 Joe Routt Blvd.) on Friday, December 1st, from 10AM-3PM. E-mails have been sent to students this week with pick-up details using the contact information provided on the order forms.

Galveston Moms: We do not have volunteers to distribute fall care packages to the Galveston campus so Galveston orders must be picked up from the Care Package VPs in Houston. We would love to have one or more Galveston Moms volunteer for distribution in spring! Please contact our Care Package VPs, Nancy Chassman and Katina Hargett if you would be willing to help: ri_baiz@hotmail.com or kat.hargett@gmail.com

HEIGHTS SHOP & WRAP PARTY: Saturday, 12/2, 11AM-3PM

Meet at Ginny Poche's home, walk to shop in The Heights if you wish and return to Ginny's home to enjoy light bites and beverages and wrap your gifts! (If you've already finished shopping, you can bring your gifts to wrap.)

Please RSVP by THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30th:

http://evite.me/qpm2VJHass

Ginny Poche's Home: 249 W. 22nd St.; 77008

AGGIE PUPPY HUGS in College Station: 12/7, 12/8, 12/11 & 12/12

Help give our Aggies a little extra encouragement to BTHO finals! If you have a pup that can be on a leash and loves to give hugs and/or if you are a parent who loves to give a little extra cheer during finals, please come help. The Pearland/Friendswood Aggie Moms' Club will provide snacks to hand out. This is their 4th event during finals and it has always been a huge success! They have professionally made signs and multiple time slots set up at four locations on campus. Let's help them fill their time slots on December 7th, 8th, 11th and 12th!  

Please sign up on their Sign-Up Genius: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CAEAE2BA6F8C16-46428856-aggie#/

ANNUAL HOLIDAY LUNCHEON: Saturday, 12/9, 11AM-1PM

Celebrate the holidays with your Aggie Mom friends at one of our favorite annual social events: our Members Only Holiday Luncheon! 

Bring an optional holiday gift valued at $25 for a fun exchange around the tables after lunch.

UPDATE: We received requests from current members to allow former and prospective members to attend this luncheon. We decided to address these requests as we do with Finals Care Packages in that the person making the purchase must be a member. We adjusted the online form so if you already purchased your ticket, you can log back in and purchase tickets for your friends. (If you stay logged in, you may need to log out and back in.)

Our Boutique will not be set up at the luncheon to give our Boutique VPs a break, but if you order items from our website by Friday,12/8, we can bring them to you at the luncheon! (Aggie Dad hats, anyone? Drop a hint for an exclusive Houston Aggie Mom charm...)

Please RSVP by purchasing your ticket by MONDAY, DECEMBER 4th:

Houston Aggie Moms' Club - Holiday Luncheon (membershiptoolkit.com)

Houston Racquet Club: 10709 Memorial Dr.; 77024

JANUARY GENERAL MEETING: Thursday, 1/18, 6:30PM

Save the date for our January General Meeting! Catch up with your Aggie Mom friends after the holidays and hear from Angela Winkler, Assistant Director of Texas A&M's Student Assistance Services. 

An Evite will be sent out with more details in the January Newsletter. 

This is the last meeting before our annual dinner auction fundraiser, so please bring your auction donations to the meeting and receive extra tickets toward our door prize drawings!

Bethel Church of Houston: 825 Bering Dr.; 77057

MEMORIAL PARK WALK: Saturday, 1/20, 9AM

Enjoy some fresh air walking in Memorial Park with your Aggie Mom friends! More details to come in the January newsletter. 

Don't miss this huge, fun, annual event which raises the majority of the funds we distribute at the end of the year toward Aggie scholarships, organizations and programs at Texas A&M University!

Enjoy dinner, dancing, live & silent auctions and the opportunity to bid on an adorable Cavapoo puppy that will come with a lifetime of training and other great benefits!

TITLE SPONSOR: The Ballroom at Tanglewood

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

The Ballroom at Tanglewood: 5430 Westheimer Court; 77056

To arrange donation drop-offs, learn more details about the puppy, or anything else regarding the auction, please contact our Fundraising VPs, Ginger Przybyla and Bendi Saindon at 713-254-0116 or auction@houstonaggiemoms.org

ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS
AGGIE MOM CAMP - College Station: 2/23-25/2024

The Federation of Aggie Moms' Club's Aggie Mom Camp registration is live through December 15th:Aggie Mom Camp 2024 (auctria.com) 

For more details and offsite hotel booking information go to:

https://aggiemoms.org/aggiemomcamp/

WHERE DOES YOUR AGGIE APPLY FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIPS?

Texas A&M 2024-2025

University Scholarship Application for Continuing Students

Deadline: February 1, 2024

By completing this single application, your Aggies may be eligible for not only the majority of our scholarships, but for those offered through academic colleges and departments, academic excellence, veteran/spouse/dependent scholarships, Southerland Aggie Leader Scholarships and more.

The holiday break is a great time for them to complete it when they're not juggling their academic work, as well!

https://uwide.tamu.edu/

DON'T MISS OUT!
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