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United States Air Force Academy

COLORADO PARENTS' CLUB

MONTHLY UPDATE


JUNE 2020 ISSUE
UPCOMING EVENTS -

As of now, the official word from USAFA is that no decisions have been made regarding the Acceptance Day Parade, Parents' Weekend, or the Fall sports seasons. We will share information with you immediately once we receive it and will update you on the status of Parents' Weekend and our ever-popular tailgates!



IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE
USAFA PARENT LIAISON
Please update your email for the Parent Liaison...this is the preferable address during this time of teleworking:

CPC Cadet Awards

Many of you may not know that our club sponsors two annual awards for USAFA cadets. Our sponsorship is greatly appreciated by USAFA senior leadership and, of course, the award recipients themselves. Although we were unable to present the awards in person this year, we are pleased to report that 2Lt T.J. Fumagalli  was awarded the Outstanding Female Athlete award. “Fumagalli is a school-record holder in 11 of 12 categories and three-year team captain. Fumagalli is the 2020 Mountain West Women's Tennis Player of the Year, the first-ever player of the year honor for the program. She closed her career nationally-ranked in doubles all four years with three different partners. Fumagalli became the first player to ever be nationally ranked in doubles back in 2016. In 2018, she was part of the first-ever duo to win ITA Mountain Region doubles title and first fall national championship participant. She is the first Falcon at the Division I level to earn a national ranking in both singles and doubles. She is the winningest player in program history with 228 combined wins, which is 25 more than the second-ranked player. Fumagalli is also the 2019 and 2020 ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award winner for the Mountain Region.”

No award was given for the Outstanding Male Soccer Player this year, and the monetary award will be held and awarded in 2021. The success of our Goodie Bag Program has allowed us to continue to offer our financial support to these award programs.
From the Co-Presidents
Hello CPC fam ilies!

It has been a month since we took over as Co-Presidents, and what a month it has been! These unusual times have given us the opportunity to get creative with ways to accomplish our CPC goals and mission. Fortunately, we have a great team of Board members and CPC volunteers who have worked tirelessly to make our events a huge success.

-- Special thanks to Colleen and Gary Foster for putting together a very informative New Appointee Zoom Event on 13 June. The Appointees and their families heard from speakers including Lt. Col (ret) Dean Mills (Chief of the Support Branch for the Commandant of Cadets), Bill Preston (AOG/WebGuy), Ken Rivera (USAFA Consultant/Designer Quality Uniforms), and Capt. Jean Smith (ALO). They even had a chance to meet with Seamus Kean (Falconry Cadet-in-Charge) and Cairo, one of the USAFA falcon mascots. A panel of cadets answered questions from the Appointees for over an hour. While we missed the opportunity to meet everyone in person, this virtual format allowed for greater participation.

-- The Class of 2024 In-Processing Day on 25 June was very different than it has been in years' past. While we were unable to greet the 2024 families with our traditional CPC picnic, we were still able to be at Doolittle Hall and give families the opportunity to write their "First Letter" to their basic cadet. We also gave families not traveling to Colorado the chance to mail in or email a letter in advance. There was a record number of letters received this year! For the first time, our CPC volunteers ensured EVERY cadet in the class of 2024 (who had signed a privacy act release) received a letter...even if was from a Colorado parent. This has not been done in the past. Because we were unable to provide food to the 2024 families, we partnered with two local businesses -- Kneaders and Josh & Johns -- who both graciously provided BOGO offers for the Class of 2024 families. Both businesses were thrilled to help and experienced strong sales on 25 June. Our CPC photographers were out capturing photos of families writing letters and visiting the photo booth. Please check out some of these photos below. Special thanks to Carrie Clancy for heading up the I-Day Committee and providing this wonderful opportunity to the 2024 families.

-- Goodie Bag sales are off to a great start! Many 2024 families took advantage of the opportunity to purchase these for their incoming cadets. Thanks to Stacy Prater and Nico Mason, our new Goodie Bag Co-Chairs, for taking orders on I-day. We will be introducing a new black bag for Halloween that will be able to be worn by cadets in uniform. Goodie Bag sales fund I-Day and other CPC events throughout the year, including cadet awards. You can order Goodie Bags on-line here .

We would like to extend our welcome to the Class of 2024! We hope you'll consider joining our Parents' Club. As CPC members, you'll always be informed of the latest news from USAFA and will receive our monthly newsletter. You can find membership information here .

We look forward to the chance to meet you in person at one of our CPC events or tailgates. Until then, we will continue to come up with innovative ways to serve the cadets and fulfill our mission!

-Paul and Kathy Puseman,
Co-Presidents
In-Processing 2020
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In-Processing was a day of many emotions and much celebration as the Class of 2024 began their USAFA journey. As the Basics began BCT, the families had a chance to drop off their “First Letters” to our group of CPC volunteers at Doolittle Hall. We all remember how it felt for us dropping off our own children on I-Day so we were happy to answer questions & provide support to the families this year. Masks & social distancing made the day unique and prevented us from offering hugs but we were still able to provide encouragement as we collected the prized “First Letters”.
Many families stopped by our photo booth to have their picture taken on this momentous day with the beautiful Cadet Chapel in the background. See more I-Day pictures from our Colorado Parents’ Club photographers on our CPC Website & Facebook page.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Catching up with our USAFA grads
Help us connect and catch up with some of our USAFA Colorado grads. Sustaining members...this is where we'd like to hear from you! Please reach out with photos of your USAFA grad and let us know what they're doing!
COLORADO PARENTS' CLUB 
2020-2021 EXECUTIVE BOARD

CO-PRESIDENTS | Paul and Kathy Puseman ('22)
CO-VICE-PRESIDENTS |Steve and Joy Johnson ('21 and '23)
CO-SECRETARIES| Mark and Christina Coffey ('23)
CO-TREASURERS | Derek and Lisa de Bastos ('22)
EVENT COORDINATOR | TBD
FUNDRAISING CHAIR | Jane Morgan ('21)
USAFA Colorado Parents' Club| CPC Website