Alamo Aggie | January/February 2023

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FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Howdy,

Welcome to the 2023 club year on behalf of the San Antonio A&M Club Board of Directors! We have offically hit the oneyear anniversary of the reopening of Aggie Park and your San Antonio A&M Club Board of Directors is hard at work planning a fun and exciting event year for you, our club members.

Our beautifully renovated club facility was made possible by the support of close to 500 individuals and organizations sharing their time, talents, and treasures to ensure Aggie Park is positioned to serve our membership and community for many decades to come. Special recognition goes to Paul Denham ‘80 the 2017 Club President whose vision and leadership were the driving force behind the Aggie Park Capital Campaign renovation and expansion project. Additional recognition goes to the Aggie Park Construction Committee including Reagan Freiling ’93, Don Preecs ’83, Logan Richter ’05, and Sloane Wendell ’98. These individuals gave tirelessly of their time to meet with contractors,

vendors, and service providers, and supplied daily oversight of the construction project. Did I mention the renovation was completed without incurring any debt? Incredible, right? If you haven’t had an opportunity to stop by Aggie Park in the last year, make plans to join us for Muster and experience the remarkable improvements first hand.

Our scholarship fundraising season will “tee off” soon with the San Antonio A&M Club’s Aggie Golf Classic on Friday, March 31. The tournament will once again take place at Canyon Springs Golf Club. This event has sold out the past two years so reserve your spot today at www.aggiepark. com.

April is a busy month for the San Antonio A&M Club, including expecting record-breaking attendance at Muster on April 21. Arrangements have been made for overflow parking at Antonian High School with shuttle service provided, so plan to arrive early. For the first time since 2019, we will host the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, Ross Volunteer Company, Fish Drill Team, and Parsons Mounted Cavalry for lunch during their visit to San Antonio for the Fiesta Battle of

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Flowers Parade. We are always in need of volunteers for all events sponsored by the San Antonio A&M Club. Please look for details regarding these events, as well as ways to get involved in your club, at www.AggiePark.com.

Thanks & Gig ’em, Becki Holmes ’82 President

Board of Directors 2023

PRESIDENT

Becki Holmes ‘82 president@aggiepark.com

VICE PRESIDENT

Don Preecs ‘83

vicepresident@aggiepark.com

TREASURER

Lane Mitchell ‘79 treasurer@aggiepark.com

SECRETARY

Paula Schnettler ‘82 secretary@aggiepark.com

DIRECTORS

Chris Clements ‘79

David Gay ‘86

Whitney Schrader ‘08

Sandra Hoggard ‘87

Sybil Howell ‘82

Paige Petersen ‘15

Mitchell Byrum ‘17

Don Meyer ‘78

Austin Teske ‘18

YOUNG AGGIES COORDINATOR

EVENT SCHEDULE

March 2023

6 Monday Lunch, Stephen Curtis ‘09, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

13 Monday Lunch, Loren Fredrickson, Taking It To The Streets

16 Aggie Happy Hour at Aggie Park

20 Monday Lunch, Mark Eakin & The Rodeo Team, Tarleton State University

25 San Antonio Aggie Moms’ Club, Boots and Bling Gala at Aggie Park

27 Monday Lunch, David Ogrin ‘80, Professional Golfer

April 2023

3 Monday Lunch, Bruce Hamilton ‘78, Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets Association

10 Monday Lunch, Adrienne King, International Girl Scouts

12 NEW! Howdy Hour, Brandon Neff ‘99 at Aggie Park

17 ¡Viva Fiesta! Monday Lunch, John Meyer, Fiesta Commission Chairman

21 2023 Aggie Muster at Aggie Park

24 Monday Lunch, Col Douglas Simon, Dean of the Leadership and Military College and Commandant of Cadets at Tarleton State University

QUARTERLY UPDATE

The San Antonio A&M Club Foundation has two endowment accounts, the Aggie Park Endowment and the Scholarship Endowment, established and invested for the purpose of providing long term stability to maintain our Club home, Aggie Park, and helping to sustain our Club scholarship program. The Aggie Park Endowment Committee (APEC) is responsible for overseeing the management of these two accounts and for growing the endowments by promoting and soliciting charitable gifts. Serving with me on APEC are Tim Montfort ‘08, Bill Hill ‘84, and newly appointed for 2023, Doug Bock ‘84 and Logan Richter ‘05. Working in tandem with APEC is our three-member Investment Committee of Bob Johnson ‘90, Richard Kardys ‘67, and Scott McMillan ‘89 who have dedicated double-digit years of tenure providing informed investment advice and guidance.

ON ENDOWMENTS

Although the economy and the market have been on quite a roller coaster ride since March of 2020, both of our endowment accounts ended the 4th quarter of 2022 in recovery mode which has continued through early 2023 as shown in the balances below.

If you are interested in supporting the future of our Club, please consider a donation to the Aggie Park Endowment and/or the Scholarship Endowment as a part of your annual charitable giving, when making memorial gifts, or where applicable, as a qualified charitable distribution directly from your IRA to satisfy all or a portion of your RMD. To make a gift visit www.aggiepark.com and click on Donate.

Gig ’em, Mandy Scott ’87 2023 APEC Chair

2023 COACH’S NIGHT

Our San Antonio A&M Club Coach’s Night is May 9, 2023. This year it will be held at Aggie Park. We have a maximum seating capacity of 400 - get your seats now to ensure a spot.

New this year is a premium table with individual seats for those who want a VIP experience and don’t want to purchase a full table.

2023 Table Details and Pricing

Coach’s Night Event Sponsor$12,000 (exclusive sponsorship) VIP Coach Fisher will sit with you and your guests, and pose for a professional photo. This is a chance to get to know the coach up front and personal.

Reveille Table - $6,000 (exclusive sponsorship) VIP Reveille and her handler will be

seated with you at your table, and you will receive a professional photo of all your guests with Reveille. Includes admission to the VIP event before the program.

12th Man Table - $6,000 (exclusive sponsorship) VIP

Kyle Field Table - $5,000 (exclusive sponsorship) VIP

Maroon and White Table - $4,000 VIP

Individual VIP Ticket - $300

Includes an individual seat at a premier table location, swag bags, two free drink tickets per person, and hors d’oeuvres at the table. Includes admission to the VIP event before the program.

Champion Table - $2,500 (exclusive sponsorship) VIP select table location

Touchdown Table - $1,500

Individual Tickets - $150

Includes two free drink tickets and a seat at a non-reserved table.

VIP Tables include reserved table for 10 at the event, autographed Jimbo Fisher item, swag bags, two free drink tickets per person, hors d’oeuvres at the table, special recognition at the event, recognition in the Event Program, in the Alamo Aggie, and on our website www. aggiepark.com. Includes admission to the VIP event before the program.

All Table Purchases include reserved table of 10 at the event, two free drink tickets per person, event favor and recognition in the Event Program, in the Alamo Aggie, and on our website www.aggiepark.com

Gig ’em, Lane Mitchell ’79

Treasurer

AGGIE MOMS’ CLUB

Howdy, Aggies!

In December the San Antonio Aggie Moms’ Club assembled and delivered goody bags to about 200 students, co-hosted Sunday with Santa, and celebrated the holidays at our fun and festive December general meeting. After all that, we were ready for a break for the remainder of December and most of January.

The program at our first meeting of the new year on February 7th was “Taylor’s Place: A Home Away from Home” with Tanya Gillespie of Taylor’s Place in College Station as

the guest speaker. Tanya and her husband T.J. were selected as the 2020-2021 Texas A&M Parents of the Year for their selfless service to the university and to cadets in particular. In memory of their son Taylor Gillespie ‘11, T.J. and Tanya moved to Aggieland in 2014, bought a house, and opened Taylor’s Place. We heard their inspirational story of how they turned their grief into a mission to provide a welcoming, faith-based, homelike atmosphere for Texas A&M students as they face the challenges of transitioning into university life. Taylor’s Place treasurer, Mario Guel ‘07 , was also present and spoke about their finances and fundraising efforts. Our club always enjoys hearing stories and updates from Taylor’s Place!

We hosted, Dr. Jill Grimes, author of “The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook:Your Guide to Everything from Hangovers to

Homesickness,” at our general meeting on March 7th. Dr. Grimes gave our Aggie moms some advice and encouragement with a dash of humor!

We are hard at work now to prepare for our club’s Boots and Bling Gala on March 25, 2023. This is our largest fundraiser of the year, and we would love to see you there! Last year we brought in enough money to fund a new endowed scholarship and would like to do the same this year. More information can be found on the Aggie Park website and on the Aggie Moms’ website.

For anyone who is interested in joining the San Antonio Aggie Moms’ Club, our meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month (except for January, June, and July) at 6:30 p.m. at Aggie Park. We have a simple meal, a guest speaker or other programs, and drawings for door prizes and a $250 scholarship. For more information, please send inquiries to our club email at sanantoniomoms@ aggienetwork.com or to me directly at samomspresident@aggienetwork. com.

Gig ’em, Virginia McCleskey ’88 President, 2022-2023

San Antonio Aggie Moms’ Club

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AGGIE WOMEN’S CLUB

Howdy! The Aggie Women’s Club is still busy supporting the San Antonio A&M Club by having slices of pies at Monday luncheons, and helping with Muster, Feed the Band, and Family BBQ.

The current president of the San Antonio A&M Club, Becki Holmes, gave an update at our February luncheon meeting.

Our club will be having a tour and tasting at Rebecca Creek on May 20th with the cost of $10.00 per person. If you are interested in attending, please contact the SA Aggie Women’s Club.

We will host our next scholarship fundraiser on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at Aggie Park. More information coming soon. Our event this past October was very successful and we appreciate all who attended.

We have our luncheon meetings on the second Thursday of the month September – May at 11 am. March’s luncheon meeting was held on March 9, 2023, at Matamoros Mexican Restaurant. On April 12, 2023, we will be meeting at Milano’s on Wurzbach.

If you are interested, or know someone who is interested in our club, please have them contact Donna Hill, dchill1025@att.net or at 210-241-6719.

Sandy Deitchle

President, Aggie Women’s Club

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YOUNG AGGIES

OF SAN ANTONIO

The San Antonio Young Aggies have kicked off 2023 in great stride. In January, we met at The Rustic and in February we met at Camp 1604 for our monthly Aggie Happy Hours. These events had a great turnout, with a wide range of class years represented. Our Aggie Happy Hour was held on March 16 at Aggie Park.

We are currently on the lookout for a venue to serve as our meeting place for our Game Watch Parties this fall, but we have hopes of finding a great venue in central San Antonio.

Gig ’em, Nicholas Simpson. ’18 Young Aggies Coordinator

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Young Aggies Discord Server

Reach over 800 Aggies signed up to receive the Alamo Aggie in the mail. Every publication is emailed to all subscribed Aggies in Bexar County, approximately 5,300+ Aggies.

Email membership@ aggiepark.com for additional information.

The San Antonio A&M Club Lifetime Members Luncheon was held on February 13th, and the new Lifetime Members are from the Classes of ‘67 and ‘68. Much fun was had with trivia and pop culture from their years, and best of all were the old army stories shared by our newly inducted members. Inductees from the Class of ‘67 are Buddy Fredrickson, William Gordon, Richard Kardys, and William Schott. Class of ‘68 inductees include Henry Cisneros, David Cruz, Jack Dugas, Randy Eberts, Robert Gonzales, John Herbold, Frank Holder, Robert Stiles, and Bob Trott. Please congratulate these members the next time you see them around Aggie Park!

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Aggie ParkEvent Center

NOW HIRING

Several openings are available for the position of part-time Event Porter to provide facility services for after-hours Aggie Park Event Center rental clients. Responsibilities include:

1. Opening the facility and ensuring proper set up for rental client per approved layout

2. Providing supervision and support to rental client during event

3. Ensuring paper supplies are adequately stocked throughout event

4. Serving as point of contact for event security

5. Providing audio visual system support

6. Taking inventory of Aggie Park equipment prior to rental client departure

7. Locking the facility at conclusion of event

For more information and to apply, please email us at executivedirector@aggiepark.com.

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