Our fundraising bake sale is fast approaching, so I figured I’d synthesize everything you need to know in an email. PLEASE read this one all the way through, the specifics of this are important because guidelines for distributing food are pretty strict. I CANNOT GIVE YOU POINTS IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. BAKING: -We will bake both nights before we sell, so April 9 and 10. -You will get one point per dozen cookies/brownies/etc you make and package. -Each thing we sell must be individually wrapped and include a little list of ingredients. I will supply lists of ingredients for chocolate chip, sugar, strawberry, and red velvet cookies, which you will find attached to this email. For all other baked goods, I will send you the template and you can fill out the ingredients of your baked goods yourself. For whatever you bake, you will need to print a label for each bag and attach it. -PLEASE NO BAKED GOODS CONTAINING PEANUTS. -To package the baked goods, you will need to put them in a sealed plastic bag with the label attached. Preferably, put two cookies (or other baked goods) in the bag for us to sell for $1. -I and other fundraising committee members will do our best to pick up all of your baked goods from you the night you make them, but if you are not done until late I will coordinate with you to get them to the bake sale by 10am the next morning. -For girls who do not have ovens/cooking supplies, I will give 1 extra point for anyone that opens their home to let other girls bake. BAKE SALE: -We will be selling in Rudder Plaza and Blocker from 10am-2pm on April 10. We will be selling in 12th Man Hall and Blocker from 10am-2pm on April 11. -I need more people to sign up for shifts! -1 point/hr -1 extra point for a shirt -We do not officially take Venmo (per A&M rules.) -2 cookies/$1 unless otherwise marked. -I will coordinate with people with the last shifts to collect the money we make.
SIGN UP
Please let me know if you have any questions at all. I need y’all’s help to make this a success for us- this is our last fundraising opportunity for the year, so please make this count!
Ingredients Lists:
Guest Speaker:
Teacher for America
Teach for America is a national corps that is working to eliminate educational inequity in low-income areas by rallying our most promising future leaders to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools. Our organization is open to all backgrounds and academic majors - the majority who join are not education majors! Many members of TFA go on to be lawyers, doctors, or work in politics after their time in the corps.
There are 53 regions TFA is located in including Texas, California, Colorado, and even Hawaii! Students who join the corps will have the possibility of having their student loans deferred and having their graduate school paid for.
We are currently specifically recruiting juniors for our Early Application Process with the final application deadline on April 13th. If you can accommodate our presentation, it would be ideal before April 13th. The announcement will not take more than 5 minutes! I look forward to hearing from you in the next few days!
Treasurer Abbey Menard (aggieblossomstreasurer@gmail.com)
All outstanding dues must be turned in by April 16th.
Secretary Jordan Kelly (aggieblossomssecretary@gmail.com)
Adulting 101 cancelled
Fundraising Arya Monticino (aggieblossomsfundraise@gmail.com)
Chipotle profit share huge success
Bake Sale 4/9-11
Baking nights 4/9-10
Table in Rudder Plaza and Blocker 4/10 10 am-2 pm
Table in 12th man hall and blocker 4/11 10 am-2 pm
For baking, 1 point=per 12 cookies, 1 point=home; (no max points for baking)
Email for baking specifics will be sent out, no points for baked goods if don’t follow guidelines
Historian Corey Bruno (corey23@tamu.edu)
March Madness--thank y'all for volunteering
Scrapbook
make you're own page (yes they can be pics of just selfies)
due next meeting
Philanthropy Mayra Martinez (aggieblossomsphilanthropy@gmail.com)
Binglow Shirts
$8 per shirt
You can pay in cash, venmo (@MayraMartinez6) or check (made out to Aggie Blossoms)
if you sell 2 shirts, you can get a demerit you received for Binglow removed
Cane’s Profit Share—4/18
Backpack Building—4/21
Public Relations Amy Luo (aggieblossomspublicrelations@gmail.com)
PR shirts expected soon
Merch
Price change for tank and cap
tank 17
cap
football pins
Next poll will be for the people that will actually buy, if you said you were interested, try and buy merch because if the numbers are less than expected then the price will change
PR pics 4/8, 5 pm at backside of Admin Plaza, same outfit
Service Caroline Tidwell (aggieblossomsservice@gmail.com)
Dining in the Dark—4/7
If you plan on attending this event you need to send me proof of your sign up by the point deadline for formal
When at the event send a photo of yourself there for proof
Cards for Hospitalized Kids—4/22
10am-12pm before sisterhood lake day event
1 point per hour 1 point for wearing a blossoms shirt
making cards on your own 15 cards = 1 point (make sure to follow all the guidelines for general cards on the Cards for Hospitalized Kids website)
If cards don't follow guidelines or are poorly done they won't be counted
If making your own cards they must be given to me by April 14th
Sisterhood Kasey Coffman (aggieblossomssisterhood@gmail.com)
Thanks for coming to craft night
Before you leave must fill out BBQ shirt survey
Parent’s BBQ—4/15
Siblings allowed
Every member gets 1 shirt and your choice if you want your parents to have it
You can buy extra shirts for $10
you still get a shirt even if you can't go
Sisterhood lake day with Royals—4/22
Study rooms: if you help book I will give you points
formal nominations: fill out 3 nominees, voting will be done later
Social Shelby Morales (aggieblossomssocial@gmail.com)
Alpha Sig Crawfish Boil
April 5th at 7:00
carpool! the street is under construction so parking is very limited
GENTS Mixer
April 19th from 10:00-12:00
Shiner Park
Theme: TBD
Formal
April 28th from 6:30-9:30
Theme: Masquerade
Attire: Black Tie
$30 for 2 Shirts and Date Ticket
money due before formal, you can venom Shelby (@Shelbym3260), give cash, write check out to Aggie Blossoms
if your date doesn't want a shirt, date ticket is $10
if you're not bringing a date,
Survey due by April 9th at Midnight
Room Assignments
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15HPuKY7UON67AlzAQeKfnB2J0wQPzGWZSD8jN6qEN6s/edit?usp=sharing
President Ambur Duron (aggieblossoms@gmail.com)
Points are locked for formal
Emails were due TODAY for commitment to ear points
Sign your email
Formal disapproval emails goo out today
Work off probation/demerits via service points
End of year evals
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNThiT0e0IUdx1Y1tUJ0DIE-Z76n3ItcbVcXvbhyy6qXN7Sw/viewform
Elections/voting
Next meeting is at Smitty K's, it's senior send off y'all:(
Future President Arya Monticino
Exec Board elections
Interviews started today and will be on Wednesday
Decisions come out 4/8
Meeting Minutes Question: https://goo.gl/forms/zcO2ycNY4NEMnGjp2
Due Friday April 6th, by 5 pm
Hey y'all while the groupme was blowing up I had this idea to create an editable google doc where girls can put their suggestions on what courses to take and who/who not to take for particular courses. I went through and typed what y'all said about the course and put who said what. Some of y'all only suggested courses or courses within a certain department, so if you see your name and want to help other Blossoms out please elaborate more on what to take.
the order of the doc is 1) general electives/courses any non majors can take, 2) minors, and 3) major only courses. since i'm a BIMS major I can only put BIMS things nor do I know everyone's major so if you want to add something and do not see your major, please add it. :)
NOTE: Keep in mind, while we all look for easy classes to take, you should really try to learn the material versus just trying to get an A to better your future.