Howdy Fort Worth/Tarrant County Aggie Moms!
We are mothers of Texas A&M students both past and present who meet monthly during the school year and host events for charitable and educational purposes. Our Fort Worth/Tarrant County Aggie Moms Club was the second club ever established when the Aggie mothers groups began in 1922. Don’t we look good for 96?! We support our Aggie Students in many ways and have a lot of fun in the process so come join us!
Some of our Aggie Moms recently enjoyed Aggie Barn Painting with a Twist Night!
February Member Monthly Meeting
february 18th at 6:30 pM ~ Texas A&M School of Law
Come join us in February as we welcome Tanya Gillespie from Taylor’s Place which is a home away from home for many Texas A&M students and their families. Our meal theme this month is Soup & Salads so please sign up at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CAAAE2FAAF85-february
We look forward to seeing you there!
ONLY $25 TO BECOME A MEMBER
It’s only $25 to join our club and the money supports our operations fund which ultimately supports our local scholarship efforts. As a member you can attend our monthly meetings as a supportive network with other Aggie Moms and gain valuable insight for providing comfort and welfare to our local Aggie Students that will offer a better college experience during their time at A&M. You can also receive special Aggie Mom discount offers. So please join us if you have not already!
DON’T HAVE AN AGGIE MOMS CLUB NEARBY? JOIN US!
You do NOT have to be from Tarrant County to join. You don’t even have to be from Texas! We have members from nearby counties whose work or schedule makes it easier to attend our meetings, though we encourage you to first check out your nearest Aggie Moms Club. We also have a few out-of-state moms who participate long distance. Click here to find clubs near you.
LOOKING FOR SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION?
If you are a current or future Fort Worth/Tarrant County Aggie looking for college money, our scholarships are now being administered and distributed by Texas A&M University. This is good news because you do not have to go through an additional application process. Simply follow the instructions on the TAMU scholarship website and if you meet our eligibility requirements, you will be considered for the Fort Worth/Tarrant County Aggie Moms Scholarships and many others.
Here’s the link on how to apply: https://scholarships.tamu.edu/ For information about our eligibility requirements, click here.
CONGRATULATIONS, 2018-2019 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
This is what the Fort Worth/Tarrant County Aggie Moms Club is all about! This year we raised enough funds to grant 8 (Eight) $1,000 scholarships to current and incoming Aggies. This year’s recipients are:
INCOMING FRESHMEN
• Marianela Cintron
• Peyton Reine
UPPERCLASSMEN
• Allain Bigirimana
• Laura Deremo
• Meredith Johnson
• Brett Lepicier
• Seth Reine
• Kelly Xavier
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL: Back in 1994, the club established an endowment that provides an annual stipend to a deserving student for all four years of their college career. It’s called the Fort Worth/Tarrant County Aggie Moms Club Endowed Opportunity Award. The university administers the fund and selects the student receiving this award also.
By the end of the 2015-2016 school year we had raised enough funds that–in addition to the scholarships granted–we made an initial $5,000 contribution toward the $25,000 required to endow a second opportunity award. The end of 2016-2017 school year–we were able to make another $5,000 contribution toward that second award. We will continue to push toward completing that second endowment. If you know someone who would like to help us, please have them contact us.
OUR ANNUAL GIFTS TO A&M ORGANIZATIONS: Our club has a tradition of annual end-of-year donations to student organizations. This year our April luncheon raised $650 for The Big Event at Texas A&M. In addition, we were able to give $4,000 in support to:
Corps of Cadets
The Texas A&M Law School
Aggie Relays for Life
TAMU Women’s Lacrosse
Tell Your Story
SLOT
Big Event
Aggies Transition Camp
Career Closet
MSC Abbott Family Leadership Conference
TAMU Gilbert Leadership Conference
TAMU Legacies
Taylor’s Place
12th Can
Veteran’s Resource Support Center
Way to go, Aggie Moms!!!
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This is an easy way for us to raise money so help us by promoting it to your friends.
TIME TO RENEW YOUR KROGER LINK!
YES, YOU CAN ORDER CHARMS!
Gail Pigeon makes these wonderful charm necklaces that help raise money for our scholarship fund. They can be picked up at our general meetings or shipped directly to you.
Click here to see charm collection and to order.
Great gift idea: A baby Century Tree! And it benefits our club
Andy Duffie, ’78, is growing and selling Century Tree seedlings as an A&M scholarship fundraiser. He has already funded a President’s Endowed Scholarship (2012), an Aggie Ring Scholarship (2015), and is now working on a Sul Ross Scholarship for the Corps of Cadets.
He sells the seedlings from his web site (aggiecenturyproject.com) for $100 each. The little trees are 16- to 24-inches tall, depending upon the time of year (shorter in winter months, taller by late summer). They are one year old, in excellent condition, and are planted in one-gallon containers. Customers have the option of picking up a seedling from his home in College Station or he will package and ship a seedling by UPS to any location across the southern U.S. (where live oaks grow) for an extra $20.
For every referred customer sent by our club, he sends us $20. For us to get credit, during the online purchase a pop-up box will appear asking the customer “How did you learn of the Aggie Century Tree Project?” The customer simply enters FORT WORTH/TARRANT COUNTY AGGIE MOMS CLUB in that field – which is captured as part of the transaction.
