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Greetings!
War Eagle everyone! BIG news to share with you about our GIANT Kickoff event in July. We broke the news on Twitter last Friday. Decided to wait until after A-Day to include in an email. Initial details are below with much, much more to follow. Be sure to save the date!!
Young Alums are gathering at Tin Lizzy's in Buckhead on Thursday, and - for the canine Tiger crowd - there is still time to join our group for the Braves' "Bark at the Park" at Turner Field (not often you can take your dog to a baseball game -- so don't miss this one!)
Also, at last look there were still some slots available for our Habitat Build. Plus don't forget our night of Tiger Talk on May 13 - We are busy, busy, busy this Spring!
Does anyone have any great photos to share from A-Day? Send them to us and we'll include in the next email newsletter...
War Eagle!
The Atlanta Auburn Club
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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SAVE THE DATE! AAC'S "Game Day" Kickoff Event Set for July 16
Mark your calendars now! The Atlanta Auburn Club's BIG Game Day Kickoff Event will be back in
2009 and this year -- it's on a Thursday (perfect start to a
three-day weekend!).
Join us on July 16, when we welcome Atlanta and
Auburn's own Tracy Rocker to town for this big event. And this is just the start of it... we have LOTS more in the works. More details will be announced in the coming weeks.
For those who were with us last year, we will be back in Hall D at the Cobb Galleria
Convention Center and we're planning on having another great night of AUBURN in Atlanta.
So, save the date, tell your fellow Tigers! We want this
to be our biggest event ever!
(We had more than 750 last year --- this year, we
want to top 1,000!!!)
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Join the AAC for Atlanta Habitat House Build on May 9
The Atlanta Auburn Club is pleased to announce that we've been chosen as the one of the groups to participate in an Atlanta House Build on Mother's Day weekend!
Date: Saturday, May 9th from 8am - 4pm.
Please note: For this particular build, we are limited to a total of 10 volunteers. And ALL volunteers must be available for the full day!
To signup for this event, visit the Atlanta Habitat online registration system by clicking here: www.atlantahabitat.volunteerhub.com
Once there, choose a user name and password. Then enter the join code Auburn. This code enables Atlanta Auburn Club volunteers to view the signup information that is specific to our build. NOTE: At this point you have only created an account -- you have not yet signed up for the build. To register for this build, click the Sign Up button under Upcoming Events. Then when you are done, sign out of your account. Volunteers who sign up for the build will receive a confirmation email with links
for Atlanta Habitat background information, Rules to Build By, and a
Release & Waiver.
On Thursday, May 7, we will receive more specific
information (i.e. address of the construction site, information about what our group will be working on,
etc.).
If you try to register, but the website says no more volunteer slots are available -- please contact AAC Community Service Chair Ginger Florey to get on our waiting list! You can also contact Ginger with any questions you have about the event, at Email: gingerf4au@aol.com
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AAC Young Alums Meeting at Tin Lizzy's This Thursday
The Atlanta Auburn Club's Young Alums are headed to Tin Lizzy's in Buckhead for some Spring fun and Live Music.
Thursday, April 23 from 7p-10p.
Tin Lizzy's is located at: 3639 Piedmont Road,
Atlanta, GA; and you can find it on the web at: www.tinlizzyscantina.com
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AAC Orange Bandana Day at "Bark at the Park" on May 3
There is still time to reserve your seat for the Atlanta Braves' annual "Bark at the Park" event on Sunday, May 3, when the Braves play the Houston Astros. The AAC is headed to the ballgame as one of our popular Orange Bandana Day events.
Game time is 1:30p ET.
PRICE:
$25 Combo Ticket (One human ticket, one canine ticket,
donation to "The Bobby Cox Paws Cause")
$12 Additional human tickets (Up to 6 additional tickets allowed)
If
you are interested in being part of the AAC's Orange Bandana Day Group
for "Bark at the Park," email us ASAP with your name, telephone and
email address + how many combo tickets and additional "human" tickets
you are interested in purchasing.
We have already gotten a list to our Braves sales rep -- we can still get some more Tigers in the group, but we need to hear from you now. Email the club at: communications@atlantaauburnclub.org
Please note: all canine tickets must be purchased with a human
ticket. Fans with two or more dogs must have an additional "owner" accompanying
the additional canine. Tickets will be available for pick-up on Sunday, May 3,
beginning at 9:30 AM. To pick up your tickets, go to the special 'Bark in The
Park' will-call table located outside of the NW Gate at the corner of Ralph
David Abernathy Dr and Pollard St. No tickets will be mailed or available in
advance.
Please click here to read more information on the Braves website regarding what sort of dogs are right for this event and additional vaccination requirements.
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AAC Hosts a "Tiger Talk" Night on Wednesday, May 13
Don't be like the Tennessee Vols' Lane Kiffin....Know the NCAA rules!
 Make plans to join the Atlanta Auburn Club for a fun and informative night of "Tiger Talk" about college recruiting, Auburn and NCAA rules.
We are pleased to welcome as our special guests for the evening: Rich McGlynn, Auburn Associate Athletics Director, Compliance; and, Bernard Hill, Auburn Associate Athletics Director, Compliance.
Rich and Bernard will be in Atlanta for an NCAA meeting.
We have long wanted to get them here to meet more metro area Tigers,
and to share their inside scoop on what is what in the SEC and the
NCAA. These guys are great... and they make compliance fun!
The best part: they will answer your questions...about Auburn and those
"other" schools! So, come join us for some casual, fun & lively discussion!!
The AAC will also be holding a raffle to benefit our 501(c)(3) Roy B. Sewell Memorial Scholarship Fund.
When: Wednesday, May 13
Time:Happy hour starts at 6:15p-6:30p. Our Tiger Talk session will start at 7:30p.
Where:Vita Restaurant, 2110 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Ga. 30309; Tel: 404-367-8482; On the web at: www.vitaatl.com
Event is free to attend, but everyone is on their own for food and drinks. (We are trying to make this as recession-friendly as possible!) Check out Vita's web site for a peek at the menu!
We have hopes that Auburn and Atlanta's own
Paul Hemphill will also be able to join us that night to sign copies of his
book, "A Tiger Walk Through History: A Compete History of Auburn
Football from 1892 to the Tuberville Era." More details as the date draws closer.
Note: We have tried to pick a location that is easy to reach. Vita is located just north of Piedmont Hospital and just south of Peachtree Battle; it's across from The Fresh Market on Peachtree; and Marta Bus Line 23, which runs from Lenox to the Arts Center, stops right in front of the restaurant. From Cobb County, take I-75 south to Northside Drive; then take Collier Road to Peachtree Street.
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Annual Auburn University Alumni Receptions in Atlanta
-Young Alums at The Bucket Shop
All young alum grads from the Colleges of Business, Engineering and Liberal Arts are invited to an Atlanta reception at The Bucket Shop Cafe! Thursday, May 7, 2009 from 6p-8p. Bring a business card to register for a drawing -- and bring your fellow Tiger alums!
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In the Headlines: Latest Auburn News
 Big Plays Highlight Auburn A-Day
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn produced a handful of big plays in the debut of Gus Malzahn's no-huddle offense.
Ben
Tate rushed for two touchdowns while Onterio McCalebb and receiver
Terrell Zachery each scored on 70-yard runs in Saturday's A-Day spring
game at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Quarterbacks Neil Caudle and
Kodi Burns alternated series on offense in their battle for the
starting job, which will continue into fall camp. Caudle threw
touchdown passes of 4 yards to Mario Fannin and 34 yards to Darvin
Adams.
The Tigers were without a number of players,
including quarterback Barrett Trotter. Trotter sustained a torn knee
ligament in Thursday's practice. The game pitted the first-team offense against the second-team defense much of the time. The offense won 57-31.
AU offense produces in spring game
The Associated Press/Saturday, April 18, 2009
Auburn - Neil Caudle knows the big plays and points Auburn's offense put up in Saturday's spring game came with a caveat. Caudle and fellow quarterback Kodi Burns were facing a defense that
was a mix-and-match group with a number of key players out or limited
with injuries.
The Tigers offense produced 70-yard runs by newcomer Onterio
McCalebb and receiver Terrell Zachery - on an end-around. Ben Tate only
had four carries, but they produced 72 yards and touchdowns of 46 and 9
yards on his first two series. Darvin Adams had a 45-yard catch and
Mario Fannin a 41-yarder.
To Caudle, it was a solid debut for offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn's no-huddle, shotgun attack.
"I know the defense is banged up and they didn't have all of their
guys," said Caudle, who passed for 161 yards and two touchdowns. "But
it's a big confidence-builder for us to go out there and hang up that
many points on them."
Click here to read the rest of the article on ajc.com
Attendance Milestone at A-Day Game
AUBURN -- Saturday's attendance of 45,381 at Auburn's A-Day spring game was a record -- by a large margin. The
next closest attendance figure was 38,016 in 2003, when the Tigers were
forecast to be one of the top programs in the country.
To
the players, the record number of fans indicated a shift in the way the
Auburn fan base thinks of head coach Gene Chizik. Many fans were
unhappy with the hiring of Chizik, who was 5-19 in two seasons at Iowa
State, and voiced their disapproval loudly around the time of his
hiring.
"I think
it shows that these fans are going to give him a chance," quarterback
Neil Caudle said. "And I think it shows that not only are the players
buying into his system and the way he's doing things, but the fans are
buying into it as well."
Click here to read the rest of the article on montgomeryadvertiser.com
Auburn Women Rally to Win SEC Golf Title
GOLFWEEK STAFF
Auburn shot a final-round 285 to come from behind and win its eighth SEC Championship. The
Tigers finished at 18-over 870, eight shots ahead of Arkansas (296) and
Alabama (287). Arkansas started the final round with a three-shot lead
over Auburn.
Georgia freshman Marta Silva won the individual
title, shooting a final-round 71 at The University Club to finish at
3-under 210, four shots ahead of South Carolina's Benedicte Toumpsin
(73). Silva is the first freshman to win the SEC Championship since Stacy Lewis in 2005.
Final
scores with relation to par from the SEC Women's Championship, played
April 17-19 at the par-71, 6,204-yard The University Club in
Blythewood, S.C.:
TEAMS
1. Auburn
289-296-285--870
+
18
2. Arkansas
295-287-296--878
+
26
2. Alabama
300-291-287--878
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26
4. Tennessee
295-293-293--881
+
29
5. LSU
301-286-299--886
+
34
6. Georgia
300-292-295--887
+
35
7. Mississippi
301-298-291--890
+
38
8. Florida
307-295-293--895
+
43
9. South Carolina
299-300-298--897
+
45
10. Vanderbilt
304-301-310--915
+
63
11. Kentucky
313-297-308--918
+
66
12. Mississippi St.
318-307-305--930
+
78
Fortner Signs AU Contract Extension
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Nell Fortner has signed a six-year contract extension with Auburn to continue as women's basketball coach.
The
deal announced on Saturday will pay her at least $570,000 a year plus
incentives, with a base salary of $226,800 and the rest coming from
endorsements and radio and television agreements.
Fortner led the Tigers to a 30-4 season and their first Southeastern Conference regular-season title in 20 years.
Auburn was upset by Rutgers in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Fortner has led the Tigers to the NCAA tournament the past two seasons.
She
has a 101-57 record in five years at Auburn, including 71 wins over the
last three seasons. Fortner also coached the U.S. women to gold at the
2000 Sydney Olympics.
Auburn Photo of the Week from Flickr
Auburn University President Jay Gogue, right, discusses a photo of
Peru's famed Inka Trail with Consul General Jorge E. Roman Morey of
Peru. The consul general was on campus recently for the unveiling of a
Draughon Library exhibition of photographs of the historic trail
through the Andes.
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Information From the Auburn Alumni Association & AU Web Links
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.
Golden Eagles Reunion - May 14-16, 2009
Auburn graduates reaching the milestone of 50 years or more since their graduation are invited to the Golden Eagles Reunion, May 14-16. This event will include the Auburn vs. Alabama baseball game, special presentations from across the AU campus, nostalgic fellowship among friends and classmates, and the induction of the classes of 1958 and 1959 into the special group known as "Golden Eagles." Please help us spread the word by sharing the following web site with your club members who graduated in 1958, 1959, or before. Registration information can be found at www.aualum.org/ge
2009 Football Season Away Game Travel
It's already time to start thinking about away game travel
packages for the 2009 football season! Away game packages are sponsored
by the Auburn Alumni Association and Tigers Unlimited. Reserve your
spot today! More travel information and a pdf of the 2009 brochure can
be found at http://www.aualum.org/travel/away-game.html.
Something Fun -- ASK AUBIE
Have
you ever wanted to ask Aubie a question or two -- like, what he did for his 30th birthday? Or, what's his favorite kind of birthday cake? Well, you can quit wondering and start
asking. Just ask Aubie by clicking this link.
Atlanta Auburn Club Quick Links for ALUM Assn & Auburn University:
Auburn Game Day Website
Jordan-Hare Stadium Seating Chart
Auburn University Webcams
Downtown Auburn Webcams
WebsiteTiger Cubs
Tiger Troops
Glomerata Online (beginning with the earliest issues!)
Alumni Association Shop
Tiger2Tiger Network Log in
ALUM Network Log in
Update Your Alumni Association Record
Spirit of Auburn Credit Card
Official ALUM Webstore Link to Tiger Rags
War Eagle Travelers
Local Auburn Alumni Clubs around the United States
Local Game Watch Locations Around the United States
Local Auburn Clubs Awarded Scholarships
Auburn Magazine
ALUM Screensavers and Desktop Wallpaper
Auburn Car Tags in Alabama
Auburn Club Special Tag License Plates in Georgia
Other Auburn Car Tags Around the Nation
Listen to the AU Marching Band
Auburn University Channel on YouTube
Auburn FaceBook group
Follow Auburn on Twitter
AUTubeAuburn Photos on Flicker
Auburn University on Wikipedia
Auburn University del.icio.us Links
A reminder: The Atlanta Auburn Club has a music player on our website that plays Auburn band tunes too Check it out! - and we have even more great Links on our website - Click Here!
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
DID YOU KNOW??
Life members of the Alumni Association have the chance to make a huge difference in the life of future Auburn students. The Circle of Excellence Society opens the door to direct participation in building the Auburn University Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment. There are three levels of participation: Orange Level ($1,000-$2,499), Orange & Blue Level ($2,500-$4,999), and Diamond Level ($5,000+). Currently, less than 1% of Life members have participated. Auburn needs us now more than ever! For more information, visit: www.aualum.org/membership/circle-excellence.html
Get Involved
There
are nearly 100 local Auburn Clubs throughout the country, and through
these groups alums have the opportunity to participate in various
fund-raising activities either directly for their local club
scholarship or towards the Association's Endowed Scholarship. In
2005-2006, more than $178,000 was raised by local clubs for students in
their areas to attend Auburn.
How else can I give?
Just
make your tax-deductible contribution to the 'Auburn University
Foundation', designating your local club scholarship or the Alumni
Association Endowment in the "Notes" line of your check. Or if you
prefer give online and choose "Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship"
as your gift designation or specify your local club scholarship in the
'note other gift area here' space.
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How You Can Help the AAC Provide HOPE for Metro Area Students
At the beginning of the year, the Atlanta Auburn Club presented Auburn University with checks totaling
$40,000 in scholarship funds. This total included $14,000 for the
club's Annual Scholarships to be awarded for the 2009/2010 school year,
$25,000 for our Atlanta Auburn Club Endowment Fund, and an additional $1,000
for the Lauren Burk Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Thanks to
your continued support of our scholarship fundraising efforts in the 2007-2008 club years, the AAC has raised a grand total of $60,000 in
scholarship funds to help metro Atlanta area students -- now and into
perpetuity. It is an impressive achievement that we can all celebrate
and be proud of!
While we continue to work in 2009 and beyond
to raise scholarship funds, you can help us grow the AAC endowment even
quicker by designating a portion of your Annual Giving donation to this
fund!
If you would like more information on how you can make a donation to the AAC's 501 (c)(3) Roy B. Sewell Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc., please contact our club president, Kathleen Saal, at: communications@atlantaauburnclub.org -- WAR EAGLE!
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Special Atlanta Auburn Club Offers
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Milo's Famous Tea in More Metro Atlanta Area Stores
 You drank it at the 2008 AAC golf tournament and our 2008 "Game Day" event last Summer at the Cobb Galleria with Coach Tuberville. And they'll be at our events this year too! You can also find it in Atlanta area stores!
Milo's Famous Tea - an Auburn favorite that has its roots in Birmingham - can be purchased at Greater Atlanta area Super Target and Super Wal-Mart stores. You will find it in the refrigerated section (by the juices and milk).
Milo's tells the AAC they are making progress in Atlanta and are getting ready to roll into Kroger supermarkets now too... If you cannot find Milo's, ask for it by name with the store manager.
War Eagle!
For more info, click here to check Milo's website! -- And click here to read more about Mio's history
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It's an Auburn Classic! Get Your AAC T-Shirts & Koozies!
It is a fashionable way to say "War Eagle!" in a state where DAWGs are everywhere! Get your Atlanta Auburn Club T-shirt! Sales of the shirt support the club's scholarship fundraising efforts.
Price:
Short sleeve T-shirts: $15.00/each
Long sleeve T-shirts: $20.00/each
Koozies: $1.00/each
If you haven't been able to get to an AAC event to purchase one, email us. We can mail to you if you don't mind covering the postage.
WAR EAGLE!!
(Image left: note that the AU logo and Atlanta Auburn
Club wording are on the front of the shirt in the pocket area. The back
of the shirt features the main design which begins with "Since 1892 at
Piedmont Park..." and includes a photo of the 1892 Auburn Football Team)
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 It's about the closest thing to being in Auburn! Stop by one of Atlanta's Guthrie's locations.
4474 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Atlanta 30338 - Tel: 770-817-0182
3219 Holcombe Bridge Road, Norcross 30092 - Tel: 770-248-4244
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Georgia Aquarium Offers Atlanta Auburn Club Discount!!
 The Atlanta Auburn Club has a great partnership with the Georgia Aquarium!
All Auburn Tigers can purchase tickets for the Georgia Aquarium with a special 10% Atlanta Auburn Club discount!
The aquarium has an Atlanta Auburn Club link that can be accessed by clicking here . The discount is good for general admission tickets as well as regular and family Behind the Scene combination tickets.
This link is also posted on the club website, so be sure to pass the word to all your fellow Tigers!
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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 Auctions --- 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 also contact Chocolate Graphics Alabama toll-free at 1-866-HEY-CHOC; or fax 205-776-8831. |
Atlanta Auburn Club Ornament Benefits Club Scholarships
Get Your Atlanta Auburn Club Exclusive, Limited Edition Ornament
The Atlanta Auburn Club still has a limited number of our exclusive club-designed "Toomer's Corner" ornaments available for sale. Once they're gone - that's it!
The AAC ornament program is aimed at raising more scholarship funds - as well as adding some unique and beautiful new treasures to your Auburn collection. The club's design team worked closely with the artist on our chosen theme for 2008...and we are doing it again for 2009!
These individually boxed collector ornaments are handcrafted by artisans in Poland. Each is made of mouth-blown glass and individually painted by hand. This exclusive collector's edition is also approved by collegiate licensing.
To order yours - for yourself or for gift-giving -- go to the club website by clicking here and order now! (you will find the link on the home page)
Price per ornament:
Local Atlanta Auburn Club dues-paying Members: $30/each + postage/handling
Non-Atlanta Auburn Club dues-paying members: $35/each + postage/handling
For orders of 10 ornaments or more (yes, we've had some!), please contact the club first for special instructions re: shipping/handling charges.
 
(Front) (Back)
Questions? Or to reserve yours, email the club at: communications@atlantaauburnclub.org
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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, Piedmont Better Vision and Stephen Hamilton MD, Keystone Press in Chamblee, IceCarvings.com,
Irons 2 Impact Foundation, OpenConsult, Buck Jones Nursery, Milo's Famous Tea, Larry and Janet Hill/Keller Williams Realty - Your Auburn and Lake Martin Real Estate Team, and Auburn University Club at Yarbrough Farms.
Special thanks, too, to the AAC's Scholarship Supporters. Find out how they help us raise scholarship funds on our website:
Team Shootout, DreamSeat, Total Quality Services, Inc.
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 by clicking on the link at the bottom of this email.
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 tens of thousands of dollars annually to fund scholarships for metro Atlanta area students to attend Auburn University. In 2007 and 2008 combined, we raised $60,000 to fund our regular and endowed scholarships. The Greater Atlanta metro area is home to more than 20,000 Auburn alumni, fans & friends....and still growing. War Eagle!
Making Metro Atlanta an AUBURN Community in 2009!
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