HOWDY ARMY -
This latest Aggie Update newsletter contains information on the significance of Dallas A&M Club membership, as well as upcoming club activities and local-area Aggie events of note - including two opportunities to support AGGIE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL here in DFW and the December edition of our AGGIE BUSINESS LUNCHEON, featuring Victoria Perez '09 as guest speaker. Scroll down for details.
THANK YOU to all those who have already donated to the DAMC this year by activating or renewing their membership for 2016; your support of the DAMC and our initiatives is greatly appreciated. As added incentive to activate or renew your membership for 2016, we are giving away a feast for eight at Grub Burger Bar. All active members for 2016 will be entered into a drawing to win this one of a kind experience for you and seven friends!
Membership-related gifts are the foundation of our annual fundraising efforts and allow the Dallas A&M Club to award considerable scholarships each year to multiple deserving Dallas-area high school seniors that will be attending Texas A&M, to also occasionally contribute to important endeavors at Texas A&M, and to maintain club-related programs in Dallas County for former students of Texas A&M.
Dallas A&M Club membership applications may be submitted via the MEMBERSHIP page on the DAMC website. Lifetime and active, dues-paying members (or donors) for 2016 are now listed on the SPONSORS & DONORS page. Please note that annual memberships are valid January 1 through December 31. In addition, your lifetime or annual donation to the DAMC, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Thanks to all those who have already donated this year by activating or renewing their membership for 2016; your support of the DAMC and our initiatives is greatly appreciated. As added incentive to activate or renew your membership for 2016, we are giving away a feast for eight at Grub Burger Bar. If you sign up for membership by December 31, 2016, you will be entered in a drawing to win! Winner will be notified via email in January 2017.
Founded in 1902, the Dallas A&M Club has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships to Dallas-area students attending Texas A&M - with 29 Aggies benefiting from our primary scholarships this fall. As the primary chartered A&M Club for Dallas County, the DAMC has also generously given back to The Association of Former Students by contributing to the following programs: Building Enhancement Campaign, Endowed Aggie Ring Scholarship (2), Endowed Diamond Century Club, Endowed Scholarship Fund, Annual Fund, and the Corregidor Muster Memorial Fund.
In addition to giving to The Association of Former Students, the Dallas A&M Club has funded President's Endowed Scholarship (3), Regents' Scholarship, Southerland Aggie Leadership Scholarship, Endowed Sul Ross Scholarship (2), and Endowed Senior Boots Scholarship (2) - while donating additionally on occasion to other significant endeavors of the Texas A&M Foundation and the 12th Man Foundation.
For specific details, click on activity/event name below or select CALENDAR tab on DAMC website: DallasAggies.org
AGGIE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Texas A&M at SMU
Monday, December 5 at 7:00pm
SMU Moody Coliseum: 3009 Binkley Avenue
AGGIE BUSINESS LUNCHEON - Victoria Perez '09
Wednesday, December 7 from 11:30am-1:00pm
Tupinamba Café: 9665 N Central Expressway
AGGIE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Texas A&M at TCU
Thursday, December 8 at 7:30pm
TCU Schollmaier Arena: 2900 Stadium Drive in Fort Worth
FRIDAY LUNCHEON
Friday, December 9 from 11:30am-1:00pm
The Eberhard: 2107 N Henderson Avenue
For specific details, click on activity/event name below or select CALENDAR tab on DAMC website: DallasAggies.org
GIG 'EM ALL THE WAY CHRISTMAS CRAWL
Saturday, December 17 from 1:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Uptown
Support the Dallas A&M Club while shopping on Amazon. AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the DAMC every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at AmazonSmile, you will find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price on eligible purchases to the DAMC. When next shopping Amazon, please start your shopping experience via: smile.amazon.com. On this first visit to AmazonSmile, you will need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. Once the Dallas A&M Club is selected, every eligible purchase you make when shopping via smile.amazon.com will result in a donation. Just remember to always start at smile.amazon.com.
Support the Dallas A&M Club while shopping at Tom Thumb. Complete the Good Neighbor Program form by linking your Reward Card to the DAMC account: charity #5451; and then drop the form off at the courtesy booth of your neighborhood Tom Thumb. Up to three Tom Thumb Good Neighbor charitable organizations may be linked to each card; your total purchase amount will be divided equally. Tom Thumb will then pay the DAMC quarterly a percentage of our account total; so be sure to use your Reward Card every time you shop!
Support the Dallas A&M Club while shopping at Kroger. The DAMC is now enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program, which requires our supporters to annually link their Kroger Plus Card via their Kroger digital account. In August of each year, please consider signing into your account, accessing the account summary, scrolling down to the Community Rewards section, and selecting the Dallas A&M Club, organization #54552. Once complete, all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card! Kroger will then pay the DAMC quarterly based on our percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending of all participating Kroger Community Rewards organizations. Please note that your selected organization must be renewed annually, during the month of August.
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