FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Friends,
We had a fabulous August in the Auxiliary. I would like to especially thank Sarah Schmitt for hosting a wonderful new member meeting at her beautiful home. We have 14 news members! I can’t wait for everyone to meet them and help them jump right into the Auxiliary.
September is a busy month and we have lots to celebrate! At our end of the year meeting this past May the sustainers donated two garden benches and plaques in honor of our Founding Members. One bench will be at ARMC and the other at St. Mary’s. The bench at ARMC has arrived and is being installed in the Mediation Garden. On Wednesday, September 10th at 2:30pm at the The Loran Smith Center we will have the dedication and small get-together. Thank you sustainers! What a wonderful way to honor and celebrate our Founding Members!
Hopefully by now you have all heard about “Auxiliary Night at Allen’s”. This is a fun and easy way for us to make a little extra money. Think about planning a “Girls Night Out” or bring your boyfriend, spouse or children and grab a burger and a beer and 10% of the proceeds come right back to the Auxiliary! What could be better than not having to cook and getting to hang out with friends?! I hope to see you all at Allen’s on Monday, September 15th.
Our General Meeting is Thursday, September 18th at 6pm and will be held at Athens Country Club. We will have a delicious dinner full of antioxidants and the cost is $25. I am very excited to announce our speaker will be Andree Terry, owner of “Andree’s Essential Soaps” and a former member of the Auxiliary. Andree’s business was created out of necessity: to provide gentle cleansing with healthy natural cosmetics for her mother’s dry, sensitive skin. After being treated for cancer, Parkinson’s, and glaucoma, her mother’s skin became easily irritated by the over-the-counter detergent, animal fat, petroleum-based soaps and moisturizers. In 2004 Andree was also diagnosed with cancer and now has firsthand experience with skin changes that can occur during chemotherapy and radiation treatment. I hope you can all join us of the 18th to hear
Andree’s story.
Our Special Funds, Fall Event and Silent Auction committees are busy planning for “Dancing on the Lawn” on October 17th and I know all the “In Their Shoes” walkers are hard at work raising money and training form their 13.1 mile walk in November! Whew, I’m tired just thinking about all this fun stuff!
Please read on to find out what else is going on in the Auxiliary and how you can become more involved.
Thank you for your continued support of our Auxiliary!
Best,
Kathryn
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
The Auxiliary’s newest members have already been hard at work at the New Member Info Meeting held in August making goody bags to take to St. Mary’s Hospice. Good job, Ladies! Our new members will be at the September General Meeting so introduce yourself to them and make them feel at home!
Ashley Shaver
Monica Heidesch
Erin Whitlow
Lane Guyer
Jennings Bishop
Brandy Chandler
Laurel Alberty
Sarah Peskoe
Diana Harbour
Julie Miller
Jacelyn McCall
Brandi Kittle
Amanda Skilling
Sheila Snead
Thanks,
Sarah Schmitt
New Member Chair
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Last Call Ladies!!!! Sustainers and active members, if you have not paid your dues and completed a member form please do so. We plan to have directories available for members this fall and need to have updated contact information for all members. We don’t want to leave anyone out. If you wish to continue to be an active member and receive AACA news via mail and/or email, please pay your dues and complete a member form no later than October 1st.
Kasay Rabon
kasayr@yahoo.com
706-208-9799
AACA FALL EVENT
Time is getting closer to the Fall Event and we are accepting donations for the silent auction. We have a Go Mini to store all of the items. If you have any items please email/ call silent auction chair Amanda Nash or 706-255-6602.
Also if you have contacted anyone about a silent auction donation please inform Amanda Nash about it so that we do not ask people more than once.
We are also collecting 8×10 and 5×7 pictures frames for the silent auction. If you would like to temporarily donate them to the silent auction committee, please bring them to the next general meeting, with a sticker with your name and number on back. We are going to use to them for to display the descriptions of the silent auction items.
Thank you,
Amanda Nash
Silent Auction Chair
We are looking for donations of the following for the Fall Event:
- White lights (Christmas lights)
- Hurricane Vases
- Picture Frames- 5×7 and 8×10, to be used by the Silent Auction committee for bid sheet and package information
- Rolls of toilet paper/towel paper (to supply bathrooms for day of event)
Please bring any of the above to the next general meeting for drop off. Also include a nametag of some type on any items you would like returned. Please contact Raegan Yeomans or Tonia Pintar with any questions.
At the next general meeting we will have 45 blinking glasses for sale! They will be $10/stem and available in time to have at the Fall Event!! If you are interested in purchasing glasses please contact Tonia Pintar to reserve!!
Thank you,
Tonia Pintar and Raegan Yeomans
Fall Event Chairs
SPECIAL FUNDS UPDATE
Please contact Jennifer as soon as possible with any updates or potential new sponsor information. If you would like to volunteer to call on sponsors or follow up with outstanding sponsors please get in touch with Jennifer at litridg@gmail.com or by phone at 706-207-1161.
IN THEIR SHOES UPDATE
Have you been touched by a loved one, friend, or co-worker that has battled cancer? If so, let the AACA In Their Shoes team walk to remember and honor them. A theme of the walk is “Who will you walk for?” – so we want to show all, who we are walking for!
For $25.00, their name will be listed on the back of the AACA Team t-shirt for all to see. The t-shirt design will have the In Their Shoes logo and date on the front, then on the back it will state “AACA Team Walks to Remember and Honor” – with all of the names we receive listed underneath.
If you are interested in placing a name on the t-shirt, complete a form – available at our September 18 general meeting, or from Becky Holt and Stacy Tarver by September 26th, along with a check made out to: Athens Regional Foundation. In the check memo line, please write “For AACA Team”.
We truly appreciate your support!
Here’s another way to show your support for Team AACA! We have “In Their Shoes” Yard Signs available for $30 ($25 for the sign and a $5 team donation). Contact our walkers for more information! Signs will also be available at the next general meeting on September 18.
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Monica Heidesch 9/21
Kelly C. Jones 9/28
Ashley Shaver 9/14
Donna Thompson 9/9
MEMBER CELEBRATIONS
Annie and Matt Wilkes welcomed a baby boy, Hudson Baisel, on August 11th.
Melissa and Ernie Veal welcomed their first child, Berkeley Ella Veal, on August 14th. Berkeley weighed 7 lbs, 8 oz and measured 19 1/2 inches long. Berkeley is beautiful and doing very well.
Congratulations to our new AACA moms!
OTHER NEWS FROM AACA MEMBERS
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s “Light The Night Walk” will take place on Friday, October 3rd at the Classic Center. If you are interested in walking or donating money, please contact Cynthia Logan. Visit HERE to donate.
NEWSLETTER
Do you have news for the monthly AACA newsletter? Committee updates, fundraising opportunities, ways to support AACA and our members, member news or other information? If so, please email Natalie Glenn.
