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Greetings!
Auburn has endured perhaps one of the saddest weeks in its history. One week ago today, we all learned of an unspeakable crime that left an Auburn freshman from Marietta dead, and thrust our beloved university into the local and national media spotlight. For those of us who live in metro Atlanta, such headlines are, sadly, all too common. But in a close-knit community like Auburn?...unthinkable. Amid the shock, sadness, disbelief, and search for answers, the Auburn Family has pulled together. It was a tragedy that has touched us all... and won't soon be forgotten. The deep emotion surrounding it all -- heightened only by the swiftness of the arrest of a suspect, and now, his reported confession to the crime. All of this --- in only one week.
The Atlanta Auburn Club is awaiting word of a possible memorial scholarship fund to be established in Lauren Burk's name at Auburn. As soon as we get more information, we will let everyone know and we'll be making a donation on behalf of the club. In the meantime, please continue to keep Lauren and her family in your prayers.... and if anyone is interested in sending a personal note to Lauren's family, the club will be happy to collect these together and get them to the family.
The Atlanta Auburn Club
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Special Memorial Held at Auburn University for Lauren Burk
 An estimated 6,000 students and faculty members gathered at the Beards-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Monday afternoon to remember Auburn Freshman, Lauren Burk. Auburn University President Dr. Jay Gouge, Dean of Students Dr. Johnny Green, SGA President Lauren Hayes, and Lauren's sorority sister and President of Delta Gamma, Alison Penuel, spoke.
Auburn University has posted a moving video of the memorial service on YouTube. It is about 24 minutes long.
More details about the case, including a sworn Affidavit from the suspect charged in Lauren's shooting death are posted on the Auburn University website.
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Coach Tuberville Speaks at FCA Inner-City Atlanta Chapter Fundraiser April 12
 The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Inner-City Atlanta chapter has contacted The Atlanta Auburn Club about a very special event.
Auburn Head Football Coach Tommy Tuberville will be the featured speaker at the group's Night of Champions - Reaching, Going and Giving Back Dinner. The event takes place Saturday, April 12th at Peachtree Presbyterian Church (3434 Roswell Road NW, Atlanta 30305). Program is at 7pm.
All Auburn alumni in the metro area are cordially invited to attend.
Individual tickets for this fundraising event are $100. Corporate sponsorships, which include a reception with Coach Tuberville before the program, are also available.
Ticket Order Form
The FCA Inner-City Atlanta focuses on providing FCA opportunities to young men and women in inner-city Atlanta high school and middle schools.
Questions? Contact Melanie Birchfield at the FCA Inner-City Atlanta Chapter, Tel.: 404-668-4318, or Email: mbirchfield@fca.org. |
Update: HB 1165 & the Auburn Club Special Tag License Plate
 Thanks to all the Auburn Tigers in Georgia and all the Auburn Clubs across the state for your overwhelming support of our call to action, regarding House Bill 1165, the so-called "Anti-Gator Tag" bill that also has the Auburn Club License Plate in its cross-hairs.
As of last night, the Georgia Assembly has a grand total of 10 legislative days remaining on its calendar for this session.
This reciprocity bill has been sitting in the Senate Public Safety Committee ever since it was passed by the House on February 21. And a lot of senators and representatives have gotten email and phone calls from Auburn Tigers since then.
If the session ends before any further action is taken on the bill -- HB 1165 will die a natural and very welcome death. However, we are prepared to oppose the bill -- in committee -- if the Senate panel ever schedules a hearing on the legislation.
There have been rumblings of the possible addition of a grandfather clause -- but until there is a hearing, any possible changes to the bill remain conjecture. And, if the Senate changes the language - it would have to go back to the House for another vote.
Although the assembly's legislative days are waning, legislative days do not equal calendar days. Together, we need to keep up the pressure to make sure there is no 11th hour attempt to pass this legislation in the last couple of days of the session.
Our petition has now topped 1,100 online signatures. War Eagle! |
Wii Want Aubie to Win! Final Days to Cast Your Votes!!
Aubie Seeks Big Election Win in Race for Video Game Cover Boy
Forget about that "other" election that's going on -- Aubie needs YOU to cast some votes!!
NCAA Football 09 is making its debut on Nintendo's popular Wii -- and EA Sports is asking fans to pick their favorite NCAA team mascot to appear on the packaging of the new video game.
No need for a televised debate, primaries, caucuses, campaign speeches....or superdelegates. Endorsements? He's got them! A plan for some real action? (It's for the Wii, isn't it?!)
Aubie just needs votes....as many as you can give him! So vote now and vote every day (per computer!) until voting closes this Friday (March 14).
Vote for Aubie!!
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Deadline Extended! Don't Miss Auburn Day at the Thrashers -- April 1
Join the AAC on April Fool's Day for an Auburn Group Outing -- Tickets still 50% off!
There is still time to get tickets for The Atlanta Auburn Club's night at Philips Arena. So don't wait any longer --- get yours now! We'll be cheering on the Atlanta Thrashers as they face the Florida Panthers in some hot action on the ice. Game time is 7pm.
We've got a good crowd going so the deadline was extended. $58 tickets are available to Atlanta Auburn Club members and friends for only $29 each! And to top it all off, one lucky Tiger will be chosen to ride the Zamboni during the 2nd intermission!
To order, print a copy of our special AAC flyer and mail, fax or email it to:
Atlanta Thrashers Attn: Andrew Myers
101 Marietta St. NW, Ste. 1900
Atlanta, GA 30303
Fax: 404-222-2912
Email: andrew.myers@atlantaspirit.com
Questions? Call 404-878-3872
Deadline for all ticket orders extended until March 24th! Get your tickets now!
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Information From the Auburn Alumni Association
Here are the latest updates and goings on from the ALUM Association, including information about the MAIN Tailgate for A-Day and the 2008 Camp War Eagle Sessions:
Auburn Alumni Association Seeks Board Nominations
Nominations are being sought for positions on the board of directors of the Auburn Alumni Association. There are four openings for director and two openings for officers. All nominations are due March 31.
For more information, please visit http://www.aualum.org/news/index.html.
Provide Your Input on Auburn's Strategic Plan
Don't forget to provide your input on Auburn's strategic planning process. The university is seeking the input of alumni. Read more about the strategic plan and offer your suggestions.
MAIN A-Day Tailgate on March 29, 11am - 1pm
Headed to Auburn for the A-Day game? Then join the Alumni Association at the Alumni Hospitality Tent for a MAIN tailgate party. Wear your orange & blue and your ALUM pin. Cost: $5 in advance, $10 at the door; Children under 12 are FREE. There will be BBQ, Potato Salad, Chips, Tea, Lemoade and Dessert. Register and Pay Online today!
New Alumni Publication Announced
An all-new Alumni book, Auburn University, Alumni: Today is scheduled for release in December 2008 and promises to be the most up-to-date and complete reference of more than 170,000 graduates from Auburn University. Auburn has partnered with Harris Connect to verify all alumni data for the publication. Harris has begun emailing data verification forms to all alumni. Please be sure to complete the online form and submit it as soon as you receive it. If your email address has changed, and the Auburn ALUM Association doesn't have your current information, please email the Alumni Affairs Office at: aurecords@auburn.edu
Join/Renew Your ALUM Membership Today!
It's easy, it's fast...and you can do it online. Just click here.
2008 Camp War Eagle Session Dates
Session 1 Wed-Fri May 21-23
Session 2 Wed-Fri May 28-30
Session 3 Sun-Tue June 1-3
Session 4 Wed-Fri June 11-13
Session 5 Wed-Fri June 18-20
Session 6 Wed-Fri June 25-27
Session 7 Sun-Tue June 29 - July 1
Session 8 Wed-Fri July 9-11
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Atlanta Young Alums Networking Social on April 8 at The Bucket Shop
Thanks to everyone who turned out at Dantanna's for the first Atlanta Young Alums Networking event of the year! We had a great time and we're just getting started.
We'll be holding our next Networking Social on Tuesday, April 8th at The Bucket Shop. Hopefully Spring will have sprung by then and we can enjoy some after work socializing on the patio. Mark your calendars and tell your friends!
One lucky Tiger that night will will a $50 tab -- courtesy of The Bucket Shop! |
Atlanta Auburn Club Night with the Georgia Force on May 3
 We know -- there are just too many months until the 2008 College Football Season. But that's no reason to be moping on the sidelines.
The Atlanta Auburn Club is headed to the Gwinnett Arena on Saturday, May 3 to watch Auburn's Ben Nowland and the 2007 Southern Division Champion Georgia Force as they take on the New Orleans VooDoo. Kickoff is 7pm.
Great group seats for this Arena Football Game Outing are available to Auburn Tigers and friends for as low as $15.00/each!
Questions? Or for more information, contact the AAC's Leslie Wells at: leslieswells@yahoo.com or Tel.: 404-949-2012, or download a ticket order form from our website!
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Register Now for Atlanta Auburn Club Golf Tournament on June 9th
Make plans to join the AAC for our annual scholarship fundraising golf tournament! It's a great day of golf with a fantastic group of Tigers and it helps us raise scholarship funds for metro area students to attend Auburn. We are planning another great day on the fairways -- don't miss it!
Where: Windermere Golf Club in Cumming
Date: Monday, June 9, 2008
Time: Shotgun start at 12:30p
Cost: $150 per player; incl. box lunch, after-tournament BBQ...and more!
Register for the tournament by March 15 and save $25.
 
If you are interested in corporate or hole sponsorships, volunteering, or playing in the tournament -- send us an email!
Application is now on the club website!
or contact the club at: communications@atlantaauburnclub.org |
| Atlanta Auburn Club Skybox at AT&T Classic Golf Tournament
Make Your Reservations Now & Send Your Checks NOW!
 It is an exciting opportunity for The Atlanta Auburn Club -- a special AAC Skybox at the 17th green for this year's AT&T Classic PGA tournament, May 15-18 at TPC Sugarloaf. This event promises some great PR for Auburn University and the Auburn Tiger family in the Greater Atlanta metro area....and beyond.
The AAC Skybox will enable Auburn Tigers, their friends, business clients, business prospects, or your business employees/recruits to gather while watching some of the world's best golfers.
Cost for the tournament is $125 per person, per day. And this entitles you to the following:
--Ticket access to the tournament grounds at TPC Sugarloaf
--Special ticket access to the AAC Skybox at the 17th green
--All inclusive high quality food buffet
--Open bar with beer and wine beverage selection
--1 parking pass
All ticket purchases for the AT&T Classic are 100% deductible as a charitable gift.
Note: Send in your check now to reserve your spot! The Atlanta Auburn Club needs to be certain that we can sell minimum number of tickets necessary to make this event a success
To make your reservation for a particular day or days at the AT&T Classic, contact the club right away at: communications@atlantaauburnclub.org The AAC golf application and order form for the AT&T tournament are also available on our club website for download.
Make checks out to the AAC's 501(c)(3): Roy B. Sewell Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc.
SPECIAL OFFER FROM THE ATLANTA AUBURN CLUB FOR LIMITED TIME ONLY:
Get
a ticket to the AT&T Classic + a place in the Atlanta Auburn Club
Golf Tournament on June 9th (more details below) for $225.00 ---- a $50
savings! Special price good only until March 15th.
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Orange Bandana Day at Piedmont Dog Park -- Saturday, April 26!
Every dog has his or her day, and we've got some four-legged Tiger fans who have been itching to get out to the park after the long cold Winter. So come out and join the Atlanta Auburn Club for a dog day afternoon! We'll be meeting at Piedmont Dog Park on Saturday, April 26, at 11 am. The weather should be perfect, so we want to see a big canine crowd!
Bring your cameras and come join the coolest crowd of "cats" and dogs in the city! It's an All Auburn - All Orange event that's not to be missed!
Here is a link for more information about Piedmont Dog Park.
And here's a map of the park (the dog park is #12 on the map, over by Park Drive).
When the pooches are pooped -- we'll head over to Park Tavern for some human refreshments!
 
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Upcoming Auburn Sports Events in the Metro Area
SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at the Georgia Dome
Auburn vs. Vanderbilt, Thursday, March 13, 3:15pm
Get more tournament information here
At the University of Georgia in Athens
-Women's Golf: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, March 21-23
(Liz Murphey Collegiate) / All Day ET
-Women's Tennis: Sunday, March 30 / 1pm ET
-Softball: Wednesday, April 16 / 4pm ET
At Georgia Southern in Statesboro
-Men's Golf: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 14-16 (E-Z-GO Schenkel Invitational) /All Day ET
At Georgia State in Atlanta
-Softball: Wednesday, April 9 (DH) / 2pm ET
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AU Baseball Teams with American Cancer Society to Fight Breast Cancer
 The Auburn baseball team and the American Cancer Society are teaming up to raise awareness and money in the fight against breast cancer. Make a minimum $10 donation to the American Cancer Society and Auburn will send you a copy of the team photo that was taken January 29 in support of teammate Joseph Sanders and his mother, Barbara, in her fight against the disease.
Checks should be made to the American Cancer Society and sent to: Auburn Athletics Department ATTN: Latisha Durroh PO Box 351 Auburn, AL 36830.
Along with the 8x10 team photograph, those who donate will also receive a certificate that reads, "On January 29, 2008, the Auburn baseball team shaved their heads and took this photograph to show their support of Joseph Sanders and his family as a member of his family battles breast cancer. Thank you for your support in the fight against breast cancer."
Those who donate $50-or-more will have the option of an 8x10 or 16x20 photo.
For more information, contact Latisha Durroh in the Auburn Athletics Department (334-844-2974) or Amanda Treadwell with the American Cancer Society (334-502-5115 / 1-800-ACS-2345).
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How Do You Show Your Auburn Spirit? Send the AAC Your Photos!
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work in the marketing department for Cooper Lighting which is
headquartered in Peachtree City, GA with responsibilities for our trade
show and display programs among other things. Being a lighting
company, our tradeshow booths always try to show the show attendees
what lighting can do in a certain space. At the homebuilders show we
have several different application areas to show different lighting
styles....i.e. kitchen lighting, bathroom, living room etc..... Well,
this year we wanted to do a game room so naturally I designed an Auburn
game room complete with custom hand blown sconces and pendant. I
received several "War Eagle's" for the room and people would go out of
their way to shake my hand, tell me they loved the room and have a
conversation about AU. That was something new for me....made me proud
to be an AU alum. War Eagle! Seth Hall ('99)
The Atlanta Auburn Club is giving you a shot at some well-deserved Tiger fame. Your photos in our Email blasts and on the AAC website -- and in albums on our Tiger2Tiger group page! Be sure to check them all out! We are getting some great shots so keep sending them in. How do you celebrate the Auburn Tigers? We want to see plenty of Orange & Blue and lots of Auburn Spirit! Are you the biggest Tiger fan this side of the Georgia-Alabama stateline?
Send us your .jpg photos (file sizes less than 1 MB please) and then check upcoming newsletters, the club website & now Tiger2Tiger! communications@atlantaauburnclub.org WAR EAGLE!!
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Did You Know......? Some Auburn Fun Facts
 -Auburn covers 1,871 acres with 86 buildings
-Auburn offers more than 130 different majors and has a 1:16 faculty to student ratio
-AU is the best producer of chief executive officers for the nation's best small companies than any other college or university in the South (Forbes)
-Auburn University offers more than 300 student organizations on campus
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Special Atlanta Auburn Club Offers & Discounts
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Get Your Auburn DreamSeat and Support AAC Scholarships
Club officers from local Atlanta Auburn Clubs were recently introduced to another must-have Auburn product -- and this one you can sit in while watching the Tigers on TV (yes, when you cannot be in Jordan-Hare, a leather "Auburn" recliner is a real treat -- it even has cup holders!)
DreamSeat is working with local clubs to help us raise money for scholarships. For each chair sold through the AAC, DreamSeat will donate $125 to our Roy B. Sewell Memorial Scholarship Fund.
And you get something too! Everyone who orders a chair using the Atlanta Auburn Club promo code can purchase it at the discounted price of $999 -- they retail on the DreamSeat website for $1,295.
You can order online or by phone, and be sure to ask about their shipping offer.
PROMO CODE: ATLANTAALUMNI
DreamSeat website
Questions? Contact Adam Beyda at DreamSeat, Tel: 631-656-1066 or ABeyda@dreamseat.com
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Special thanks to the AAC's Corporate Sponsors. Please visit them on our website:
Hill Aircraft & Leasing Corp., The Bucket Shop, The Settings of West Point Lake, Slopes BBQ,
Dr. Stephen Hamilton/Piedmont Better Vision, Auburn University Club at Yarbrough Farms, Keystone Press in Chamblee, IceCarvings.com, Champions' Club at Jordan-Hare, and Harper House at Auburn
Special thanks, too, to the AAC's Scholarship Supporters. Find out how they help us raise scholarship funds on our website:
Be Square Framing, Team Shootout, DreamSeat
If you would like to know more about the benefits of being a Corporate Sponsor of the Atlanta Auburn Club, contact us at: communications@atlantaauburnclub.org
If you would like to know more about how you or your company can help support the Atlanta Auburn Club's non-profit 501(c)(3) scholarship fund-raising efforts that give real HOPE to metro area students to attend Auburn University, contact us at: communications@atlantaauburnclub.org
Do you know any other Tiger fans who would like to receive information about club activities and Auburn events in the Atlanta area? Be sure to forward them a copy of this newsletter and remind them to sign up for future issues at our website. Click here: http://www.atlantaauburnclub.org.
The Atlanta Auburn Club is recognized as a not-for-profit corporation by the state of Georgia, and the club's Roy B. Sewell Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. holds 501(c)(3) non-profit status from the IRS. The AAC raises thousands of dollars annually to fund scholarships for metro Atlanta area students to attend Auburn University. In 2007, we were able to raise more than $27,000 to fund our regular and newly established endowed scholarships. The Greater Atlanta metro area is home to 20,000 Auburn alumni, fans & friends....and still growing. War Eagle!
Making Metro Atlanta an AUBURN Community in 2008!
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