Great job everyone!

Yesterday was a HUGE success! I'm so proud of our girls. They work so hard and do a great job even with their extremely busy schedules. Thank you to all the alumnae that also showed up. I counted over a dozen that stopped by at some point yesterday just to help out for a little while and say hello. So proud to be an AOII.

The exact numbers aren't in just yet but I'm estimating around $5,000 profit. This money will be split between Arthritis research and 7 year old Zachary Harper who has autism.

Micha Gairhan Kenley (alumna/philanthrophy advisor) and Paige Bevill (collegian) deserve a HUGE round of applause for their hard work. Thank you ladies for putting so much time into this project and for going above and beyond. You are both amazing ladies.

Beautiful AOII's and Jackson Morris (Megan Haines Morris' son) future AOII Guy.

7 year old Zachary Harper. Philanthropy fundraiser recipient.



BBQ fundraiser and Senior Induction

Please remember the really important upcoming events.

This Thursday, April 12th is the Strawberry's BBQ fundraiser. The plates are $15 each and they include a HUGE pork steak, scalloped potatoes, beans, slaw and a roll. Please support this fundraiser by purchasing or selling BBQ tickets. There are only 1,200 plates being sold. Get yours now before we sell out. I have tickets at the ASU Cooper Alumni Center if you need any. Checks payable to AOII.

Monday, April 16th is the last alumnae event of the school year and it is also senior induction. We will be inducting the senior class into the alumni chapter. PLEASE try your best to attend. We need a good showing of alumnae support and its always a lot of fun to catch up with everyone. The theme is "Derby" so wear your hats. Home of Marsha Mays Carwell at 7pm. Also, if you could bring a food or drink item that would be great. So far I have only heard from 3 people. Paper products are taken care of.
Cathy Naylor - chip and dip
Caitlin Maki - Salad & dessert
Michelle McCain Wingo - Dessert

Directions to Marsha's house:

Off of Hwy 1 South/Stadium Blvd., turn LEFT onto Lawson Road East, cross the railroad tracks (behind Seductions) and go 8/10ths of a mile and her house is the 3rd brick house on the right.

Marsha's address is 657 CR 428, Jonesboro, AR 72404 for anyone who wants to put it in your gps.

It is a tan brick home with a large arched entry way into the front door.

*There is a road that runs parallel with her driveway if anyone needs extra parking!

Don't forget about geranium sales! May 7th is the final day to place orders. May 11th and 12th are the pick-up dates, just in time for Mother's Day. I've attached the flyer.

Upcoming Fundraisers

We have 2 upcoming fundraisers that I would like for you all to be aware of.
First, the collegians and AAC (advisors) will be selling Strawberry's BBQ plates. For the past couple of years the girls have held this fundraiser and it is always a great success. Each year they pick a deserving child in need of extra funds. The first year they chose Ben Sherman, a local St. Jude patient. Last year they chose Katie Nelson, a local high school student with a very rare disorder. We were able to award Katie with over $5,000. For those of you familiar with Strawberry's BBQ, you know it is delicious. For $15 per plate you get a huge pork steak, beans, slaw, scalloped potatoes and a roll. Trust me, it's a deal. Pick-up will be on Thursday, April 12th from 4:30-6:30pm at the ASU Cooper Alumni Center. You don't even have to get out of your car. Just pull into the circle drive, hand over your tickets. The girls will bring your food to you. How's that for service.

The next fundraiser is our annual Geranium sale. I've attached a flyer for your convenience. I'll also have additional flyers to give to you at the sorority house groundbreaking on Saturday, March 31st 1:00 because I know you all are planning on attending. ;) The geraniums are still $4 each. Red, pink or white geraniums. Place your order through Carolyn Wyatt at The Greek Vine. All her information is listed in the attachment. Order deadline is Monday, May 7th. Pick-up dates are Friday, May 11th 1-5 and Saturday, May 12th 10-3. Just in time for Mother's Day. Please sell sell sell! The money raised from this fundraiser helps go towards our support for the collegiate chapter. Excel scholarship, conferences, etc.

There will not be an alumnae event this month due to spring break and other hectic schedules. We'll count the groundbreaking on the 31st as our March event. April 16th will be the last event of the year. This will be a Kentucky Derby themed event at the home of Marsha Mays Carwell. This is also senior induction. Please plan on attending. Let's show the girls how much alumnae support they have and how great it is to be active in an alumnae chapter after they graduate.

Here are the dates one more time:
•Saturday, March 31st 1:00 - Sorority House Groundbreaking (everyone is invited!)
•Thursday, April 12th 4:30-6:30 - Strawberry's BBQ fundraiser
•Monday, April 16th 6:30 - Last alumnae event of the school year/senior induction
•Friday & Saturday, May 11-12th - Geranium pick-up



Goody Bag update

To date 26 goody bags have been sold. That leaves 65 girls not receiving a bag. The parents' money is coming in daily so I'll keep you posted. So far I have received money from Libby Anderson, Virginia Shepherd, Marsha Carwell, Brenda Ferralasco, Micha Kenley, Barbara Reng, Lindsey Woodard, Camille Hemund, Emilie Statler and Bridget Shemwell to help with goody bag costs. I have received word from Megan Morris, Lindsey Hawkins, Whitney Lawshe, Marlene Brown, Micha Kenley and Caitlin Maki about donating items for the goody bags. THANK YOU to everyone that has already helped out. You are all amazing. PLEASE let me know if you are able to donate items for the goody bags.

• homemade food (already individually packaged)
• red bull
• energy bars
• granola bars
• powdered drink mixes
• coupons
• candy
• other snacks

I'm still accepting money as well. The money is being used to help purchase items if enough aren't
donated and the money is helping pay for goody bags for girls that wouldn't otherwise receive one.

Checks payable to:
Lindsay Burnett
3701 Beacon St.
Jonesboro, AR 72404

Call me if you have questions. (870) 930-7584

Goody Bag Fundraiser

Every year the Jonesboro AOII Alumnae Chapter sells "Finals Survival" goody bags to the parents of the collegians. Last year we collected money to help purchase items for the goody bags as well as sponsor some goody bags. In the past we only gave bags to girls with parents that purchased a bag. Last year since all the alumnae were so generous by donating so many items and money we were able to give the girls goody bags that wouldn't have received one otherwise. This was a huge mood booster for the girls. They were very excited to receive the bags and some were very surprised and touched to see that they had a bag purchased by an alumna for them. Please consider donating items for the bags and/or making a donation to help supply bags to the girls whose parents don't purchase a bag. Letters to the girls' parents will be mailed next week. I'm hopeful we will have an amazing response from the parents.

The money raised from the selling of these bags goes towards the scholarship that we have at ASU. Please let me know if you are able to help out. We have somewhere between 94-98 girls. In other words, we need a LOT of items to be donated. Reply back to this email and let me know if you will be donating money, store bought goods or homemade goods.

Item examples:

• Candy
• Prepackaged rice crispies
• Homemade cookies
• Homemade fudge
• Homemade trail mix
• Homemade puppy chow
• Homemade spicy crackers
• Homemade brownies
• Prepackaged oatmeal cream pies
• Red Bull
• Popcorn
• Etc.

The girls love it all. If you make homemade food, please go ahead and package it individually.

If you would like to donate money please make your check out to me and I'll purchase items for the goody bags or it can be used to purchase a bag for a collegian that won't get one otherwise.

Lindsay Burnett
3701 Beacon St.
Jonesboro, AR 72404

Thank you all so much for being an amazing group of alumnae.

Buy Some Geraniums

Please click on the picture below to zoom in. The Jonesboro Alumnae Chapter will be selling geraniums again for our annual fundraiser. The money goes towards our chapter and its projects. Please SELL SELL SELL! Send your orders to Carolyn Wyatt at greekvinewyatt@gmail.com or call/fax to 870.931.9700. When you send in your order please include phone numbers for everyone that buys geraniums. Thanks and happy selling!

Rotary Pot O' Gold

I wanted to say a special thank you to some AOII's for helping me and Lacey Hawkins out with our Rotary Club's fundraiser. The annual Jonesboro University Rotary Pot O' Gold party was held this past Saturday, March 12th. 2 AOII's served as our raffle girls or "leprechauns" as we like to call them. THANKS GIRLS!

Andrea Stallings (alumna) and Lauren Overman (collegiate)

2011 Strawberry's BBQ fundraiser

Thank you to all the collegiates and alumnae who sold Strawberry's BBQ plates for Katie Nelson and her family. We were able to give her a $5,600 check. Thanks again for everyone's hard work.

St. Jude S'travaganza 2011

WOW! Thank you so much to all the alumnae who donated desserts. You are all so sweet and amazing. Also, thank you to everyone that attended the event either as a guest or as a worker. I'm sure this event raised over $250,000; there were so many people in attendance and the silent auction was the best ever. Thanks again for being a part of this amazing event and helping fight childhood cancer.

  

Joan Khilling (alumna), MaryBeth Dunlap (collegian), Kaitlyn Nehring (collegian), Ashlyn Kohler (collegian) and Lindsay Burnett (alumna).

Goody Bag Assembly

Wow, 100 bags is A LOT to handle but we did it. Thank you so much to Misti Sims, Lisa Frazier, Cathy Naylor, Marissa Sifford, Megan Morris and Lacey Williams for coming over to my house to assemble all of these bags.

I also want to say thank you to Charlotte Beck, Libby Anderson, Joan Khilling, Malinda Beeler, Rosalie Barber, Emilie Statler, Sherri Duncan, Brenda Ferralasco, Sarah Murphy, Caitlyn Maki, Lindsey Hawkins, Marlene Brown, Shay Nanke, Brooke Crain, Lindsey Woodard, Bridget Shemwell, Marissa Sifford, Misti Sims, Lisa Frazier, Cathy Naylor and Lacey Williams for donating money and or products for the goody bags or sponsoring a member.



Goody bags were everywhere....but aren't they pretty

Check out all the trash on the couch.



Wanna Dance?

Good afternoon, Sisters!

It is my honor to announce that for the past month Malinda Beeler (Sigma Omicron) has been training for a very special fundraising event.

Next week, she will be performing in the 2010 Wanna Dance? event to benefit The Woman’s Discovery Center of Jonesboro. All proceeds from the event will go toward helping women all over Northeast Arkansas through community events, service, enrichment and support. Modeled after the hit television show “Dancing with the Stars” her partner, John McPike of Integrity 1st Bank, and she will be dancing in the Wanna Dance Finale next week and it is my hope that you will join her and cheer her on! Here are some brief details.

When: Tuesday, November 30 @ 7pm
Where: Nettleton Performing Arts Center
$5 Admission and votes are $1/each

This event is sure to be fun for the entire family and Malinda would love to see her sisters there. If you are unable to attend but would still like to “Vote” for her you may do so any of the following ways:

1. Online at www.thewomansdiscoverycenter.org/view/73 Vote for “Malinda & John”
2. Donating directly to either John or Malinda
3. Call 870.933.9939
4. At Heritage Bank on Browns Lane
5. At The Woman’s Discovery Center—1413A Market Place Drive in Jonesboro

Thank you so much to those who have already made donations to her team. She is very excited to put on her dancing shoes and raise money for a great cause.  For more information on this event or The Woman’s Discovery Center please visit http://www.thewomansdiscoverycenter.org/ or find them on Facebook by searching for: Wanna Dance Malinda Beeler & John McPike

Feel free to share this poster or the event info with anyone you think may be interested!
Have a wonderful day!

Goody Bag Fundraiser

Hello everyone,

Some of you may remember receiving a "finals week goody bag" when you were a collegian. This is a fundraiser for the alumnae chapter. We sell goody bags to the parents of current AOII's. We usually sell 30-45  bags. I would love for us to sell bags to each and every parent. Who knows, maybe this year will be our year to do so. We sell the bags for $15. The bags usually include handmade and store bought food, pens & notepads, coupons, gift cards, etc. If you or your business is able to donate anything for these bags please let me know. Let's give the girls the best "Finals Week Survival Goody Bag" they have ever seen.

This is a copy of the letter to be mailed to the parents.

The sale of goody bags is not limited to parents. If you are an alumnae that would like to purchase a bag for an AOII please let me know. linzburnett@hotmail.com

Thank you for selling geraniums!

Thank you all for selling and purchasing geraniums. We sold a grand total of 376 geraniums surpassing last years total. Thanks again for your cooperation and generosity.