HOWDY ARMY -
This Aggie Update eNewsletter contains information regarding GivingTuesday, the ongoing significance of Dallas A&M Club membership, and upcoming activities and events - including our next AGGIE FOOTBALL GAME WATCH PARTY, slated for Saturday at Clutch in Uptown. And once again, Clutch will be donating 25% of all food & drink sales during the game to the DAMC!
Of heightened importance in 2020 is your MEMBERSHIP with the Dallas A&M Club - as this is now our primary fundraising mechanism due to the negative ramifications of the pandemic on the bulk of our events this year. Scroll down for additional details on DAMC membership-related gifts/donations.
Score deals this holiday season using AmazonSmile and AMAZON donates to the Dallas A&M Club! Please also consider supporting the DAMC year-round while shopping with KROGER and TOM THUMB. All three retailers provide simple and easy programs for the DAMC to benefit from your everyday purchases; registration instructions for each are included below.
GivingTuesday is a day when people around the world come together to give back. We have a day for giving thanks; we have two days of shopping deals. And now we have GivingTuesday, a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. On December 1, charities, families, businesses, communities, and students around the world come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. As such, please consider giving today to the Dallas A&M Club, The Association of Former Students, or any other worthwhile nonprofit organization.
For specific details, click on activity/event name below or select CALENDAR tab on DAMC website: DallasAggies.org
AGGIE FOOTBALL GAME WATCH PARTY
Saturday, December 5 at 11:00am
Clutch: 2520 Cedar Springs Road
*25% of food & drink sales to be donated by Clutch to the DAMC.
Now more than ever, membership-related gifts are crucial to our annual fundraising efforts and substantially influence the ability of the Dallas A&M Club to award scholarships to 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 using the MEMBERSHIP page on the DAMC website. 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) nonprofit organization, is tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Lifetime members and active dues-paying members for 2020 are listed on the SPONSORS & DONORS page.
THANK YOU to all those who already donated by activating or renewing their membership in 2020; your support of the DAMC is critical as we strive to maintain our collective positive impact on Texas A&M!
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 30 Aggies benefiting this past Spring semester from our $5,000 (2018) or $6,000 (2019) scholarship awards.
As the foremost 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: Building Enhancement Campaign, Endowed Aggie Ring Scholarship (4), Endowed Diamond Century Club, Endowed Scholarship Fund, Corregidor Muster Memorial Fund, and The Association's Annual 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, Aggie Veteran Scholarship (5), Endowed Opportunity Award (4), Endowed Sul Ross Scholarship (2), Southerland Aggie Leadership Scholarship, Endowed Senior Boots Scholarship (2), The Big Event Endowment, Aggie ACHIEVE Endowment, and 1922 Fund Scholarship - while donating additionally on occasion to other significant endeavors of the Texas A&M Foundation and the 12th Man Foundation.
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 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 using AmazonSmile. On your 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 Kroger. Kroger Community Rewards requires enrollment by linking your Kroger Plus Card to the DAMC using your Kroger digital account. Sign in to view details for enrolling in the Community Rewards Program and to select the Dallas A&M Club; our nonprofit organization number is VE092. Once complete, just shop at Kroger and utilize your Plus Card (or enter your alternate ID) upon checkout. 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.
Support the Dallas A&M Club while shopping at Tom Thumb. Print and complete the Good Neighbor Program registration form and then drop it off at the customer service desk of your neighborhood Tom Thumb (or email to: good.neighbor@tomthumb.com) in order to connect your individual Reward Card with our DAMC account: Charity #5451. Up to three Good Neighbor Program charitable organizations may be linked to each card; your total purchase amount will be divided equally. Tom Thumb will then quarterly pay the DAMC a percentage of our account total; so be sure to utilize your Reward Card (or enter your alternate ID) at checkout every time you shop.
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