United States Air Force Academy

COLORADO PARENTS' CLUB

MONTHLY UPDATE
September 2022 ISSUE
Colorado Cadets in Action
This is the place to see the great things our Colorado Cadets have been doing!
Photo below: C3C Isaac Musselman and C1C Tai Kim, both from Basalt, Colorado.
We'd love to share the adventures and successes of our Colorado cadets with our members. Please send photos and details of your cadets living their best lives at USAFA to our co-vice presidents.

Please provide cadet's name and year.
C3C Isaac Musselman, member of Wings of Green - touring other Airmanship programs during Parents Weekend.
C4C Griffin and C1C Garrett Greenwood with their parents on Parent's Weekend.
C4C Griffin Greenwood before a Woman's Basketball scrimmage
C4C James Baumert, Squadron 29, receiving his shoulder boards. 
C3C Giovanni Quintanilla providing a judo demonstration.

C1C Lexi de Villiers
C3C Ella Duncan and middle C3C Hannah Johnson after storming the hill for the class celebrating 100 days.
C3C Benjamin Cometto, Climbing at Garden of the Gods
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
We are still in need of volunteers for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Thank you for considering volunteering! We cannot manage all of our events without your assistance! Please see our website for additional information.
 
Fundraising Chairperson - This is an Executive Board position.
 
The Fundraising Chairperson shall take the lead on all efforts by the corporation to plan and execute events related to raising funds used by the corporation to support planned events throughout the year. This includes reaching out to community partners to seek funds for some of our activities (Tailgates, Taste of Home, etc.), and track donations received throughout the year. The Fundraising Chair is responsible for overseeing the Goodie Bag Chair.
 
  • Goodie Bag sales are CPC’s biggest fundraiser.
  • Strong Goodie Bag sales provide budgetary stability for other programs.
  • Fundraising and donation solicitation requirements driven by CPC events i.e. I-Day picnic, tailgates, etc.
  • Eligible for annual $2,500 grant from Walmart
 
Goodie Bag Assemblers - More information will be forthcoming and sign-ups will be emailed as we get closer to those dates.
I-Day Picnic Chair for 2023-2024 - This position is a Committee Position.
        I-Day Picnic Sub-committee Heads for 2023-2024:
  • Venue
  • Food (menu, food preparation, food storaVenue (location, facilities, equipment)
  • Activities (letter writing, Goodie Bag sales)
  • Publicity, Signage, Sign-up
  • Photography
  • Volunteer Coordinator
 
End of Year Celebration Chair April 2023 - This position is a Committee Position.

New Appointee Event Co-Chair June 2023- This position is a Committee Position. You will join your efforts with Helly Duncan to host the Class of 2027 in June of 2023 in the gathering of New Appointees and Families at a location in Colorado Springs. It is a time for Questions to be answered and USAFA Information to be provided.
 
There are many more smaller volunteer positions that we need assistance with over the next year.
 
Please do not hesitate to email president@usafacpc.org for additional questions.
COLORADO PARENTS' CLUB 
2022-2023 EXECUTIVE BOARD
 
CO-PRESIDENTS | Danny and Kathy Cometto ('25)
CO-VICE-PRESIDENTS | Paul and Lois Hartigan ('24)
CO-SECRETARIES| Heather Benson ('23) and Jackie Breeden ('24)
TREASURER | Julia Flachman ('25)
EVENT COORDINATOR | Sherri Newell ('26)
FUNDRAISING CHAIR | Position to be filled