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Greetings!
War Eagle everyone! We wanted to get the Memorial Day holiday weekend started off with some Orange & Blue ....before pausing to recognize those who have served the Red, White & Blue.
Lots of exciting news in this edition of the AAC newsletter, including a sneak peek at the design for our new club T-shirt and more details about our BIG Kickoff event on July 15 (hint: it's undergoing an "Extreme Makeover" ...and we need your help!).
For all the Tigers that will be hitting the golf course this Summer, our annual Roy B. Sewell Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament on June 9 is fast-approaching. This event supports a great cause -- the club's scholarship fundraising efforts -- and, it's a lot of fun too! More details are below, so get those registration forms to Joe Davis or he may come knocking on your door! And thanks to all the great golfers who have already gotten us their information.
We've also got an update on Auburn's favorite Zebra....and details about the launch of the AAC's community service project with Rally Foundation - to raise money for children's cancer research.
Contact us at: communications@atlantaauburnclub.org
Member of the AAC? Download an application from our website or send us an email.
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It's a Rite of Summer - The AAC's Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
Registration Deadline for the Tournament is June 4 - Get Your Applications in Now!The Atlanta Auburn Club's
17th Annual Roy B. Sewell Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament is almost here! This event traditionally marks the start of Summer for the AAC and we're planning another great event. We'll be at the Windermere Golf Club in
Cumming on Monday, June 9 and Rod Bramblett and Paul Ellen from
the Auburn Networkare among the Auburn Tigers who will be there! Shotgun start is at 12:30p
Cost: $150 per golfer; recent Auburn grads (2003-2008) are only $100 per golfer
AAC corporate sponsor The Settings at West Point Lake will once again be the title sponsor of our golf tournament and Jim Ellis Audi is sponsoring the hole-in-one competition -- do you think you can take home the big prize this year?
In addition to a great day of golf, there will be
Jason's Deli boxed
lunches and, in a continuation of a much-loved Atlanta Auburn Club
tradition, we will have after tournament BBQ courtesy of our Auburn
family & friends at Slopes BBQ.
Tiger Rags will also be at the golf tournament with a great selection of Auburn fan merchandise.
We are starting to organize the foursomes -- so register now!! We particularly need names and handicaps.
Don't have
enough golfers for a foursome --- no worries! Joe Davis will get you on
a team! But we do need to get all golfer names and handicaps
as soon as possible.
Only a once-in-a-while golfer? Also no worries ---
many golfers join us: to network, have fun, have an excuse to miss
work, shout "War Eagle!", wear orange & blue....and support a very worthwhile charitable cause. (Some even try to win!)
Click Here for a Golf Application
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Atlanta Auburn Club's annual golf tournament is one of our big
opportunities each year to raise scholarship funds for metro area
students to attend Auburn University. Your support helps make their
dreams possible - and gives them some real HOPE of reducing
out-of-state tuition burdens!
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS JUNE 4!
After June 4 please contact us directly:
Joe Davis 770-335-5400, or club president Kathleen Saal at: ******
Windermere Golf Club is part of the Canongate Family of golf courses and was designed by PGA champion, Davis Love, III.
Directions to Windermere Golf Club:
North on GA 400, to exit #14, Georgia Hwy 20. Go 1.8 miles East on Hwy
20 to Trammel Road and turn right. Go approximately 2 miles on Trammel
and turn left onto Front Nine Drive. Follow the signs leading to the
Golf Club.
Address: 5000 Davis Love Drive, Cumming, GA 30041; Telephone: 678-513-1000 |
Destined to Be an Auburn Classic! The New Atlanta Auburn Club T-Shirt!
 The Atlanta Auburn Club is very excited to announce that starting this Summer we will be selling our new club T-shirt!
Here is a sneek peek at the design.
Please note that the AU logo and Atlanta Auburn Club wording will be on the front of the shirt in the pocket area. The back of the shirt will feature the main design which begins with "Since 1892 at Piedmont Park..." (The photo also won't be all pixilated - this jpg did not reproduce in the email program well; we will post a better version on the web)
Prices:
Short sleeve T-shirts: $15.00/each
Long sleeve T-shirts: $20.00/each
(we can even get it on sweatshirts if there's interest -- just let us know!)
The first time you can purchase this shirt will be at the AAC golf tournament on June 9.
We will also have them at other events, including the Young Alum Social in June and our Annual Kickoff Event with Coach Tuberville on July 15 (more details on these events below).
Right now, we have an initial order with Tiger Rags of 250 shirts -- this includes a range of sizes in long and short sleeve. But if there is a greater need right now for certain sizes, we can add those to our order -- but we need to hear from you no later than May 29!! (Note: we will be taking pre-orders for pickup at the Kickoff event on July 15 too -- details on that soon)
Reserve yours now by emailing the club -- you can pay for the shirt/s at the golf tournament and the Young Alum Social. Any questions? Contact us at: communications@atlantaauburnclub.org
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AAC's Annual Kickoff Event to Have a Game Day/Fan Fest Theme in 2008!
We Are Undergoing an "Extreme Makeover" and We Need Your Help!
 Okay Atlanta -- we promised some "FUN"raising in 2008 and and we are working hard to score some touchdowns!
Our annual kickoff event -- the one day a year when Coach Tuberville and much of the rest of Auburn are here in Atlanta -- will be moving out of the ballroom setting that we have done for years and into a 36,000 square foot exhibition hall at the Cobb Galleria Convention Center.
The goal: a Game Day/Fan Fest/Pep Rally/Tailgate sort of setting, complete with tailgate tents and more surprises. We'll be lowering the price to get in the door, switching from catering to concessions to keep with the theme, creating an atmosphere that will be fun for Tigers of all ages, especially children --- and for the first time ever....inviting all of the incoming freshmen from the Atlanta area to join us!!!!
We already have a lot of things lined up --- but because this is an "AAC Extreme Makeover: Kickoff Edition" we are in need of finding contacts/referrals for some things that we didn't have to worry about in a ballroom setting. Our critical needs right now are few -- but they are important and each is an area where reliable contacts and additional information are most helpful. If anyone has contacts or information about available resources in these areas, we'd be most thankful to hear from you:
---Portable bleacher-style seating (want to find this locally)
---Astroturf? (or, some sort of green carpet...or even real sod? --- limited space use only)
---Seeking a metro landscaping company (or garden shop) with Auburn connections (we'll explain why!)
---Audio-Visual
---Are there any Tigers that could help us with some very limited - yet fun - prop building? (the sort of materials we'd be using -- wood, pvc pipe, etc)
---We will need extra hands the day of this event -- if you can help that day, please let us know
Vendor space is still available too.
And, if you would like to donate something for our Silent Auction, which benefits our 501(c)(3) Roy B. Sewell Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc, please contact us with details! The AAC Silent Auction raised a record amount of funds in 2007 and we want to set another record this year.
Questions? Ideas? Brainstorming thoughts? All are most welcome!
Contact us at: communications@atlantaauburnclub.org Thanks & War Eagle!!!
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Atlanta Young Alums Have Two Great Events in June!
 Make plans to join the Atlanta Auburn Club for twice the Young Alum fun in June.
First up, a special reception for graduates of the Colleges of Business, Engineering and Liberal Arts. This event will be held at The Bucket Shop on Thursday, June 12, from 6-8 pm.
One week later, on Thursday, June 19, we'll be at Rio Grande in Buckhead for the next in our series of Young Alum Socials.
There is plenty going on --- this weekend is the official start of Summer after all! (which means Football season is not far away now!) --- so come out and enjoy some after-work socializing --- two weeks in a row! -- with the greatest group of alums in the city. Mark your calendars and tell your friends!
We have been having some fantastic turnouts, so don't miss the fun! And at Rio Grande --- we'll also have the Atlanta Auburn Club T-Shirt available for purchase (see separate info on t-shirt in this email).
The Bucket Shop Cafe is at: 3475 Lenox Road NE (across from Lenox Mall); Tel.: 404-261-9244
Rio Grande is in Buckhead at: 3227 Roswell Roadd NE
Want to get involved with Young Alums? Contact Peyton Jamison at: peyton.jamison@gmail.com
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2008 Atlanta Auburn Club Membership Drive
 It's time to renew/start your local Atlanta Auburn Club membership for 2008. Club membership is a terrific bargain and this year we will be offering some special "members only" discounts---for things like AAC koozies, club pins and our exclusive club T-shirt!
Your support through local membership and event attendance also helps us to continue to be one of the top alumni clubs in the metro Atlanta area and one of the top local Auburn clubs in the country.
So get your 2008 membership card...and join today!
2008 AAC Membership Dues are still a bargain
First year Auburn Grads FREE (membership application still required)
Individual Membership $20
Family Membership $30
Click Here for PayPal for Individual Membership - $20
Click Here for PayPal for Family Membership - $30 |
AAC Joins Rally Foundation to Raise Funds for Children's Cancer Research
4 Quarters 4 Research Project Starts Now - So Start Saving Your Change!!
Have
you ever wondered what to do with that spare change you always have in
your pockets, the bottom of your purse, or under the seats in your car?
Well, that change can actually change lives!
This year, The Atlanta Auburn Club is joining together with Rally
Foundation to help raise money for children's cancer research through
the group's popular 4 Quarters 4 Research -- a program that has
garnered participation from more than 140 schools.
 The foundation, founded by Auburn alum Dean Crowe, has one mission: to
raise awareness and funds through grass roots initiatives. Rally gives
100% of its net proceeds to fund all phases of childhood cancer
research. It helps fund the collaborative research of more than 5,000
physicians, scientists and nurses at 200 hospitals nationwide. These
physicians and nurses treat more than 90% of the children in the U.S.
with cancer. Eighty percent of these children are enrolled in clinical
trials.
The first child helped? William Olson, from Cobb County, who at the age of 14 was
diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Today, Will is a student at
Auburn University.
Beginning in June, the AAC will be distributing special ziploc bags and postcards at all our events, including the golf tournament and Young
Alum events. If you won't be there -- no worries, just use any Ziploc bag.
What do you do? Save your spare quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies!
Then, bring it with you to our Annual Kickoff Event with Coach
Tuberville on Tuesday, July 15. Adults...children...everyone can
participate! Rally Foundation, which includes the involvement of a lot
of Auburn alumni, will be with us that evening.
It is our hope that this effort will be the start of an ongoing
community service project for the AAC. Metro area Tigers can also help
spread the word, by encouraging their local schools and/or places of
employment to hold their own 4 Quarters fundraisers.
Want to read more about all the great work Rally is doing...and all the great people supporting this effort --- Click Here to visit the Rally Foundation website.
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In the News: The Latest on Striped "Tiger" Evidence
 Noah's Ark reports this week that Evidence is settling in at his new Locust Grove home and even making some new friends, including a cat named "Mary."
The Atlanta-area facility is preparing a special place for Evidence at the 250 acre habitat, so everyone can visit him (be sure to say "War Eagle!").
During his return trip to Georgia from the Auburn University Veterinary School, the Alabama State Patrol gave Evidence an escort to the state line. Locust Grove police guided him the rest of the way home when he reached the Henry County limits.
The AJC reported earlier this month that Noah's Ark had received about $7,200 for Evidence's medical care. Donors also agreed to buy a horse trailer for the center and build a small barn where Evidence can live once he is healthy. Until then, he's in a stall fashioned out of part of the back porch of the children's home at the center.
Noah's Ark, in Locust Grove, is 250-acre home to more than 1,000 special animals which were unwanted, abused or neglected --- including lions, TIGERS and bears. It is also an admission-free attraction for the public.
While checking the website this week, we noticed a fun Summer Camp at Noah's Ark that we thought we'd pass along to metro area Tigers. It's an overnight campout at the facility, complete with a "flashlight Safari" of exotic animal habitats, hayrides, bonfires, S'mores, camping under the stars, and helping to feed the 1,200 animals at Noah's Ark. What an adventure! For more information on the Summer Camp at Noah's Ark click here.
Anyone interested in donating to Evidence's continued care or reading more about the work done at Noah's Ark can click here or call 770-957-0888.
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Tiger2Tiger Is the Place to Hangout with Other Auburn Tigers
The AAC has passed 150 members -- Log in and Check it Out!!!
 The Alumni Association's Tiger2Tiger Network is growing by leaps and bounds as ever more alumni start populating this new social and career networking site. If you haven't checked it out -- you are missing out!
Members of the AAC group span the decades -- from 1960s grads to recent graduates who have recently moved to Atlanta. We also include a fascinating variety of professions -- great for networking!
There are special interest groups, like B2B Networking, Auburn Athletes Alumni, War Eagle Travelers, BBQ and Tailgating, Construction, Wildlife Professionals, Fraternities and Sororities, Aviation Management and much, much more. Click on the Tiger2Tiger logo to check it out.
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Did you know that you can also find Auburn University on Facebook? Click Here
You can also find it on Twitter -- Check Here
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West Georgia Auburn Club Holds Nate Hill Celebrity Golf Classic
 The Atlanta Auburn Club wants to let everyone know about a great dual event being held by our friends and fellow Tigers at the West Georgia Auburn Club in LaGrange -- the Nate Hill Celebrity Golf Classic and "Meet the Stars" Scholarship Gala.
Both events talk place Thursday, May 29, at the Highland Country Club in LaGrange.
Gala: Former LaGrange High football Coach Danny Cronic and Hall of Fame Auburn Coach Pat Dye will both speak at the evening festivities, which will also include live band, sports memorabilia auction and a video tribute to Nate. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served, and there will be a cash bar for the event. Tickets are available for $50/person by calling 706-845-8449.
Golfers: The format will be a scramble, with a "celebrity" athlete, coach or broadcaster paired up with your 3-man team. Please go to the club's website at www.westgaauclub.com for more information and to download a form in .pdf format, complete it and fax it ito 706-885-9150.
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Information From the Auburn Alumni Association
Here's the latest ALUM information and some great links to helpful information!
Join/Renew Your ALUM Membership Today!
It's easy, it's fast, and you can do it online. Just click here.
Auburn Alumni Association announces Officer & Director nominees
The Auburn Alumni Association board of directors' nominating committee,
having solicited nominations from the membership as required in the
association bylaws, has submitted its list of candidates for two
new officers and four new directors to the full board. The recommended
candidates have been approved by the board and are presented below for
the membership's consideration.
Officers:
President: Nancy Young Fortner ' 71 of Huntsville, AL
Vice President: Michael A. Watson '69 of Smyrna, GA
Directors:
Marcus F. Conner of Saucier '99, MS
William J. Fite '85 of Decatur, AL
Michael R. Griffin '96 of Miramar Beach, FL
Howard B. Nelson, Jr. '69 of Birmingham, AL
For more information on the officer and director nominees please click here to visit the ALUM website
Nominations Sought for 2009 Lifetime Achievement Awards
Until
May 30, nominations are being accepted for the 2009 Lifetime
Achievement Awards, which recognize recipients for outstanding
achievements in their professional lives, personal integrity and
stature, and service to the university. Nomination forms and additional
details on the Lifetime Achievement Awards are available by clicking the link.
CAUTION! Incoming Freshmen Ahead
Camp War Eagle - Auburn's
summer orientation program for incoming freshmen - has started! The
program exists primarily to better orient Auburn's new students through
a structured program emphasizing academic and personal success.
Students meet faculty, talk with academic advisors, and register for
fall semester classes. An estimated 3,800 incoming freshmen participate
in one of Auburn's eight three-day, two-night Camp War Eagle sessions.
A separate program for parents is held simultaneously at each session
to better acquaint them with university services and resources.
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
Auburn Alumni Association Member Benefit -- Tiger Rags!
Shop online with Tiger Rags or go into their store and show your Auburn Alumni Association membership card and receive a 10% discount. And remember to look in the Auburn ALUM magazine for special coupon codes to save even more.
ALUM Quick Links:
Tiger Cubs - celebrating new arrivals in the Auburn family
Tiger Troops
Alumni Association Shop - find your class rings and other great items here!
Auburn Books available through the Alumni Association
Tiger2Tiger Network Log in
ALUM Network Log in - get a permanent auburnalum.org forwarding email address
Update Your Alumni Association Record
Update Your Email Contact
Spirit of Auburn Credit Card
Local Auburn Alumni Clubs around the United States
Auburn Magazine
Auburn University Channel on YouTube
All Auburn-All Orange Spirit
Do
you have some great video of a War Eagle moment? Or perhaps something
that truly embodies the Auburn spirit? Post it to the AUTube!! And if
you are looking for a good primer on Auburn traditions -- there's a web
link for that too! Check them out: Click Here to go to AUTube - Click Here to read about AU Traditions
Auburn E-Cards
When Hallmark just won't do --- send your favorite Tigers an Auburn E-greeting! It's easy, fast and FREE! Click Here for Auburn E-cards
Wire Eagle E-Newsletter
Auburn
University has a free weekly e-newsletter and RSS Internet feed to
communicate more directly with alumni and others interested in Auburn
University news. The e-newsletter, Wire Eagle, is available to anyone
who wants to subscribe. Check out the Wire Eagle news site by clicking here for more information about subscribing to the e-newsletter and the RSS feed.
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Special Atlanta Auburn Club Offers
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Chocolate Graphics Alabama Offers AAC Special 10% Discount!
For all your Auburn chocolate needs, check out the tempting treats made by the AAC's friends at Chocolate Graphics Alabama.
You have seen their beautiful creations in our Silent Auction and in the Chick-fil-A Bowl raffle --- now you can order some for your Auburn friends and family.
They've got chocolate schnapps glasses, Auburn Tigers football fields, chocolate lollipops, special chocolate CDs with the AU fight song...and more!
Best of all -- there is a special discount for Atlanta metro area Tigers! Chocolate Graphics Alabama will offer a 10% discount to anyone who responds to this email blast and references: "ATL AU Club".
Click here to see these great chocolates online. Or click the logo to go to their website.
You can contact Chocolate Graphics Alabama toll-free at 1-866-HEY-CHOC; or fax 205-776-8831. |
2008 All Auburn All Orange Shirts Now Available!
Get ready for Fall with the new 2008 All Auburn All Orange T-shirt! You can now buy them through the Auburn University Bookstore, Anders, Tiger Rags, and J&M.
A portion of all proceeds from the sale of this shirt support the BIG EVENT and student scholarships. The BIG EVENT is sponsored by the Student Government Association as part of a nationwide movement to give back to the communities that surround our colleges and universities. This past February, Auburn's BIG EVENT had more than 1300 college participants that completed over 125 community service projects in the Auburn/Opelika area. Last year, more than 10,000 shirts were sold. |
Get Your Auburn DreamSeat and Support AAC Scholarships
It's 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 Auburn 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 special 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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Team Shootout on The AAC Team as Scholarship Supporter
Decorate a Game Room and Help The AAC Scholarship Fund!
Team Shootout is also a member of the Atlanta Auburn Club's team to support scholarship fundraising efforts for Atlanta metro area students to attend Auburn.
A full 20% of all gross sales of Team Shootout Gameroom Gear (even on non-Auburn items) made through a special discount code program will be donated back to the Atlanta Auburn Club's non-profit 501(c)(3) Roy B. Sewell Memorial Scholarship Fund.
How does it work?
Go to our home page and click on the Team Shootout logo (in the column on the far right under our "Scholarship Supporters" section). From the pop-up window, click on the logo again. Choose your gameroom gear from the great selection on Team Shootout's website. Then enter a special discount code at checkout. This code earns you a 5% discount off Team Shootout's retail prices and ensures that 20% of your gross sales order will be donated to the AAC's Scholarship Fund.
The Atlanta Auburn Club Code is: AUTIGERS
Remember: this code even works if you want to order something for one of those other schools! |
Be Square Framing Offers Special Collection that Supports AAC Scholarships!
The AAC is proud to have Be Square Framing as one of our Scholarship Supporters! Be Square Framing of Alpharetta works in direct cooperation with the Atlanta Auburn Club to send local metro Atlanta area students to Auburn University.
Click on the link above to go to the store website or click the logo to see their special "Auburn" Be Square Wares---a collection of six charming four-by-five inch photos of nostalgic Auburn scenes, each in its own custom frame and mats. These pieces are presented in an updated gallery design that works beautifully in both corporate and residential settings. And they are produced strictly for AAC scholarship fundraising purposes.
$15.00 of the $55.00 purchase price of each framed vintage photo directly benefits the club's non-profit 501(c)(3) Roy B. Sewell Scholarship Fund, which helps send local metro area students to Auburn University. The purchase of each photograph also compensates Auburn University Photographic Services.
For orders of four or more framed photos, the purchase price of each piece is $49.00 ($15.00 of which is contributed to the Roy B. Sewell Scholarship Fund).
For more information, contact: Be Square Framing, 11877 Douglas Road, Suite 106, Alpharetta, GA 30005; Tel.: 770-754-0809; Fax: 770-754-0810.
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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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