Originally delivered on 6/30/2025 12:20 pm

SUBJECT: Summer 2025 Newsletter

The Original Aggie Moms' Club
SUMMER 2025 NEWSLETTER
PRESIDENT'S PASSBACK

THANK YOU SARA CASNER, President 2024-2025 - we had a phenomenal year thanks to your leadership and careful direction! The ship was steady with you at the helm and we are so very grateful for your dedication to DCAM as well as your friendship!  


Now the time has come to pass the gavel so


HOWDY and WELCOME to 

JULIA MONROE, our new 

DCAM President 2025-2026!

  

We have BIG plans this year to put the FUN in fundraising for scholarships and student organizations and have more opportunities for socializing around town! All this and more for our Dallas County Aggie Moms, so please consider joining us as we support all Aggies and have a lot of fun while building new friendships!


Thanks and Gig 'em!

Dallas County Aggie Moms 

ATTENTION ALL INCOMING FRESHMEN!!!

We're so excited to welcome our new Dallas County Aggies, we're throwing y'all a PARTY - so mark your calendars, bring your family and come say HOWDY to new friends!!! We'll have lots of information to share, answers to all your questions, and Aggie swAG to start your collection - so don't be shy!

RSVP HERE!
Click to Volunteer!

CONGRATULATIONS 

Dallas County Aggie Moms 

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!!!

The Winners Are...

Avery Dusek - Incoming Freshman

Michael Adrian Peterman - Sophmore

Lauren Teetes - Junior

Carly Smith - Senior

Sarah Hamilton - Corps of Cadets

Dallas County Aggie brAG!!!

Lauren Teetes ‘27 was re-elected as Off-Campus Senator to serve in the 78th session. She is also a member of the Kappa Delta sorority and a past member of the FAST Freshman Leadership Organization. Lauren is a junior Management Pre-Law major in the Mays Business School. This summer she is interning with JBJ Management, a public affairs and government relations firm based in Dallas and volunteering with the Carson Leslie Foundation. WHOOP!!!

The 2025-2026 school year will be here before we know it so it's time to join or renew your membership in Dallas County Aggie Moms Club. Our dues, along with various fundraisers throughout the year, are used to support our Dallas Aggie Scholarships and student organizations. Being a member will also afford you member discounts for Goody Bags and other privileges so please consider taking the plunge with us!

There are three levels to choose from: 

  • $35 a year

  • $25 Associate Memberships and mid-year Transfers

  • $125 for a four year membership


Please help support our students through our club. It's a great group of women who enjoy helping our students!

JOIN NOW

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Dallas County Aggie Moms' Club uses the Membership Toolkit platform to facilitate newsletter mailings, collection of Membership dues, and secure payments for items and various events throughout the year. This fully integrated platform makes it easy to stay connected with members and  get involved in our dynamic club!


1.  Go to  https://dallasaggiemoms.membershiptoolkit.com/

2.  Follow instructions to either Login or Create an account.  

  • If you already have a Membership Toolkit account through a booster club or other organization, no need to create a new account.  When you login with your email address and existing password, you will become associated with the Dallas County Aggie Moms platform.
  • If you do not already have a Membership Toolkit account, you'll create a new account with your email and a password.  You'll be asked to confirm your account creation via an email.

3.  When you login, simply add your personal information.

4.  You'll be asked if you would like to opt-in to have any parts of your information visible in the Integrated Member Directory, which is available ONLY for Paid Members.

5.  Once you're logged in, you can see our Program Calendar and other news.

6.  Our site accepts all major credit/debit cards for payment.

8.  If you have any questions at all about how to login or make payments, please contact  Veronica Pulido at DCAMMembership@aggiemoms.org


2025-2026

EXECUTIVE BOARD


PRESIDENT - JULIA MONROE

PRESIDENT ELECT - AMANDA MELTON

VP at LARGE - SARA CASNER

VP MEMBERSHIP - VERONICA PULIDO

VP BOUTIQUE - OPEN

VP FUNDRAISING - SPRING - PAGE FIELDER

VP COMMUNICATIONS - KIM WILSON

TREASURER - ANGELA HANKS

SECRETARY - CONNI MOREY

HISTORIAN - TRACY KRACMER

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COMMITTEE CHAIRS


AGGIE MOM CONNECTING & BIG EVENT 
OPEN

BOUTIQUE 
NATHALIE TORABI

FEDERATION REP 
OPEN

FOUNDER'S DAY
MARIYA BRADDY

GOODY BAGS
JENNIFER McKELVEY & VIRGINIA SIMMS

HOSPITALITY
LORI POLLOCK

HOWDY GREETER
NICOLE LAIDLAW

HOWDY WELCOME EVENT JUNE
AMY HAMILTON

HOWDY HOLIDAY MARKET NOV
CAROL BARKE

PARLIAMENTARIAN
CAROL BARKE

PHOTOGRAPHER
SUSAN COHEN MANDELL & JENNIFER BELL

PROFIT SHARE
SUZETTE POTVIN

PROGRAMS
JULIA MONROE

RING OF HONOR
PEGGY NOLAN

SILENT AUCTION
SHARON KEELER

SOCIAL MEDIA
LISA RICHARD

We still have a few more openings to fill so now's the time to share your talents and interests through either a one-time event or ongoing commitment. Do you like to plan social outings every so often? Aggie Moms Connecting might be perfect for you! If you like to shop, the VP Boutique position may be right up your alley! Maybe you're crafty, design oriented or technologically gifted - we got you!  And if none of these opportunities appeal to you but you still want to participate, we'll create something, how's that?

Service positions and new friendships are waiting so feel free to reach out.

Thanks and Gig ‘em-

Carol Barke

DCAMparliamentarian@aggiemoms.org

The Federation of Aggie Mothers' Clubs has received an urgent request from the Beutel Pocket Pantry, and decided to reach out to our amazing Aggie Moms community to lend a hand!

As the academic year has come to a close, many summer and international students remain on campus—and the need for food assistance is real. This is our opportunity to show what Aggie Moms are all about: stepping up when our students need us most.

How you can help? Check out the Pantry's Amazon Wish List – a quick and easy way to send food donations directly to Beutel: Click here: WISH LIST


If you want to donate in person, contact: 

Jo Ann Culpepper

Assistant Director, Beutel Health Center

Telephone: 979.458.8336

jculpepper@tamu.edu


No contribution is too small—every item donated helps ensure no Aggie goes hungry. Thank you for always being the heart of this community and for continuing to make a difference!


For information on the Beutel Health Center:
https://uhs.tamu.edu/

Social Events

Our book club is open to any DCAM member. Please join us on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Location and times are posted HERE! so check often because it's a fabulous group!


Upcoming 2025 books and dates are:


Wednesday, July 23-Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Wednesday, August 27-Richardson Reads One Book (RROB) Selection-Wild Chocolate: Across the Americas in Search of Cacao's Soul by Rowan Jacobsen

Tuesday, September 16-RROB Author Lecture (First United Methodist Church Richardson at 7:30pm)

Wednesday, September 17-RROB Author Luncheon (Crow Museum of Asian Art on UTD Campus)

Wednesday, September 24-Here One Moment by Liane Moriarity

Wednesday, October 22-The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

November/December-Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

(Date to be determined for November/December event. Annual potluck dinner and book exchange event.)

May & June Book Club

DCAM Book Club met in May to discuss the fifth of the year: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Heartwarming story narrated from the perspective of the protagonist's Golden Retriever "Enzo". NYT bestseller for 156 weeks. The movie version was released in 2019.

DCAM Book Club met in June for a discussion of the sixth book of the year: Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale by Lynda Rutledge. Easy summer enjoyable read!

Join us in July when our book will be HORSE by Geraldine Brooks.

Ring of Honor

The DCAM has established a group called the Ring of Honor Moms. It is for those of us that no longer have a student attending A&M but wish to remain a member of the Club, keep up with Aggie activities, and continue to visit with the friends we made through our years in DCAM.

There are no officers, jobs to do, or extra dues. Ring of Honor Moms meet quarterly, go out to dinner, eat, drink, laugh, visit, shop, travel, and have lots of fun! We may not all know everyone, but we still have something in common: we put students through Texas A&M, we are proud of them, and we still support Aggies! 

To be a Ring of Honor Mom, your Aggie must have graduated and you must be a current paid Ring of Honor member of DCAM Club.  For more information, email DCAMRingofHonor@aggiemoms.org

Ready for Football?

Not only do we have epic tailgates for all home games, we also have block seats at Kyle Field! The ticket window opens SOON - July 1st at 12 CST - so set a reminder to get your single game tickets.

Click below for details:

Buy home game tickets here
GAME DAY WATCH PARTY

Watch parties for away games:

September 13 at Notre Dame

October 18 at Arkansas

October 25 at LSU

November 8 at Mizzou

November 29 at texas university (tu)


Details coming soon.

Upcoming Events
Federation Emblem

Any event sponsored through The Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers' Club will have this emblem beside the listing. The Federation is the umbrella group over all the individual clubs. These events are open to members of all the different Aggie Moms' Clubs.

The Federation and each individual Aggie Moms’ Club, from the largest with over 300 members to the smallest with only 5 members, share a common goal: To band together to do whatever is necessary to benefit the students at Texas A&M University. Each of the mothers also benefits in the process by sharing a camaraderie that cannot be found elsewhere.  An Aggie Moms’ Club meeting is a nurturing place to share the successes and setbacks of a child’s college career with others who have had the same experiences.

In addition to awarding scholarships to individual students, A&M Mothers’ Clubs serve Texas A&M University by financially supporting campus organizations.  The Aggie Band, the Corps of Cadets, the Endowment Fund for Sterling C. Evans Library, Fish, Transfer and S.A.L.T. Camps, Peer Orientation Conferences, CARPOOL, and over 1000 other Student Organizations receive financial support each year from Aggie Moms’ Clubs.

For more information about the Federation, please go to their website:

 https://aggiemoms.org/

Fall Federation Weekend August 22-24, 2025


  • Fall Federation Meetings and Workshop – Saturday, August 23, 2025
    • Continental Breakfast 8:30 – 9:00 AM MSC 2400 (Gates Ballroom)
    • General/Business Meeting 9:00 – 11:00 AM MSC 2400 (Gates Ballroom)
    • President’s Workshop after Business Meeting
  • Fall Federation President’s Dinner –Saturday , August 23, 2025
    • Registration 6:00 PM
    • Dinner & Speaker @ 7:00 PM
New Mom's Social

September 2025

Details coming soon.

Aggie Moms Home Tailgates at Aggie Park (next to Kyle Field)


  • August 30th vs. UTSA
  • September 6th vs. Utah State
  • September 27th vs. Auburn
  • October 4th vs. Mississippi State
  • October 11th vs. Florida
  • November 15th vs. South Carolina
  • November 22nd vs. Samford
General Meetings


  • 3rd Thursdays during the school year at 7:00 p.m. (social time with dinner starts at 6:30pm)
  • 2024-25 Location: First United Methodist Church Richardson, 503 N Central Expy, Richardson 75080
  • Ogden Fellowship Hall (North Side of Building)


Thursday, September 18, 2025 6:30pm

Thursday, October 16, 2025 6:30pm

Thursday, November 20, 2025 6:30pm

Thursday, December 18, 2025 6:30pm

Thursday, January 15, 2026 6:30pm

Thursday, February 19, 2026 6:30pm

Thursday, March 19, 2026 6:30pm

Thursday, April 16, 2026 6:30pm

Thursday, May 21, 2026 6:30pm


*Dates subject to change. Please refer to calendar for most current information.

Registration for Aggie Mom Camp Opens September 20, 2025 at 8am

Aggie Mom Camp dates February 20-22, 2026.

See below for more information.

More details to follow.

Winter Federation Weekend January 23-25, 2026


  • Saturday General Business Meeting @ 9 a.m. in MSC
    • Continental Breakfast 8:30 – 9:00 AM MSC 2400 (Gates Ballroom)
    • General/Business Meeting 9:00 – 11:00 AM MSC 2400 (Gates Ballroom)
  • Saturday Evening Donor Dinner
    • Registration 6:00 PM
    • Dinner & Speaker @ 7 PM
Aggie Mom Camp February 20-22, 2026

Registration opens September 20,2025 at 8am

Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, College Station, TX

Camp kicks off Friday at 4:30 PM and wraps up Sunday at 12:00 PM.

Since 1994 Aggie Mom Camp has been a tradition of its own. Created for current Aggie Moms to pass on traditions of Texas A&M to new Aggie Moms.  Today, this annual event welcomes all Aggie Moms to come together to experience and share the Aggie Spirit for a fun filled weekend!

Our schedule includes amazing speakers, fun entertainment, new behind-the-scenes tours, and lots of mom-raderie!  It’s a great time to meet new Aggie Mom friends! If you have attended in the past, you will not want to miss this year! Whoop!

For questions about the event, please email:aggiemomcamp@aggiemoms.org

Aggie Moms Boutique April 10-11, 2026

Aggie Moms Boutique 2026

  • Friday, April 10 (10-4) MSC Ballrooms, Boutique
  • Saturday, April 11 (10-4) MSC Ballrooms, Boutique

 

Spring Federation Weekend April 10-12, 2026

Spring Federation Weekend, Family Weekend, and Aggie Mom Boutique 2026 April 10th-April 12th

  • Friday, April 10, 2026 Business Meeting, Directory Dedication, Election of 2026-2027 Officers
    • Meeting & Hors d’oeuvres 5:00 PM Location: MSC
  • Saturday, April 11, 2026 General Meeting and Installation of 2026-2027 Officers

      • Continental Breakfast 8:00 – 8:30 AM MSC 2400 (Gates Ballroom)
  • Meeting 8:30 – 10:30 AM MSC 2400 (Gates Ballroom)
Family Weekend April 10-12, 2026

Details to come.

Upcoming Events At a Glance
Saturday, July 12
1:00p Howdy Party 2025
Wednesday, July 23
6:30p Book Club Meeting
Friday, August 22
Fall Federation Weekend in College Station
Saturday, August 23
Fall Federation Weekend in College Station
Sunday, August 24
Fall Federation Weekend in College Station
Wednesday, August 27
6:30p Book Club Meeting
Saturday, September 13
BTHO Notre Dame - Watch Party!
Thursday, September 18
6:30p General Meeting
Wednesday, September 24
6:30p Book Club Meeting
Wednesday, October 15
IRS Form 990 Due
Thursday, October 16
6:30p General Meeting
Saturday, October 18
BTHO ARKANSAS - Watch Party!
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