04.15.07
Thank you to everyone who helped with the garage sale. Thanks to all of your dedication--donating, pricing, working a shift, setting up, taking down--we made over $233!! So it was a success, and it's all because of those people who helped.
Jennifer Taylor--I especially want to thank you for organizing, getting donations, preparing(shopping, getting change), baking, pricing, and letting us take over your living room/kitchen and front yard/driveway
And I also want to thank those who donated, baked, priced, set-up, took-down, and/or worked a shift:
Sarah Mullen
Rachel Beale
Josh Bostick
Haley Purvis
Kristyn Glenn
Laura Dunphy
Kimberlee Bennett
Brian Sullivan
Thanks!!!

Also, coming up this Saturday, April 21st is the Zoo trip. We will be meeting at Waffle Express, located at 3805 South St, Nacogdoches, TX, at 9am and then carpooling to Lufkin. We are going to provide drinks, snacks, and sandwiches. We will then return to Nac around 2pm. Please bring money for admission and train ride. I need to get an email reply from EVERYONE, answering all of these questions:
Are you going?
Do you have a ride to Waffle Express?
If needed, can you drive carpool in your vehicle?
If yes, how many other people can you fit in your vehicle?
Are you bringing anyone not in Best Buddies with you?
If yes, how many other people are you bringing?

Please reply about the zoo by Wednesday, April 18th!!!!

04.10.07
Hey everyone,
The Best Buddies Garage Sale is this Saturday, April 14th from 6:30am-2:00pm at Jennifer's house, 2411 Pearl Street, Nacogdoches, Tx 75965. I just wanted to remind all of you what time you are working. Please everyone wear your Best Buddies TShirt, and in case some one does not have one I will bring extras!

Set-up, 5:30-6:30am
Sarah Mullen
Brandi Bonner

6:30-8:00am
Laura Dunphy

8:00-10:00am
Haley Purvis
Kimberlee Bennett
Kasandra Graham

10:00am-12:00pm
Josh Bostick
Rachel Beale
Kristyn Glenn

12:00-2:00pm
Brian Sullivan
Candice Trotter

Unless you are working the set-up shift, please get the baked goods to us on Friday!! Officers will be at Jennifer's house pricing on Friday, April 14th from 2-4pm, so you can bring the stuff then, or call me and we can figure something out--2814671892. Here are the people who have volunteered to bring baked goods:
Sarah Mullen, Brandi Bonner, Rachel Beale, Kristyn Glenn, Haley Purvis, Kimberlee Bennett

Also, for those of you who have things to donate please contact me before Saturday at 2814671892, or bring the stuff to Jennifer's house during the officer pricing. Here are the people who have told me they have still have things to donate:
Kimberlee Bennett, Rachel Beale

Officers, don't forget, we will be meeting at Jennifer's on Friday at 2pm to price and get ready for the garage sale!

03.24.07
Hello Everyone,
There are still people who have not signed up to work the Garage Sale. The time slots we really need people for are 6:30-8:00am and 12:00-2:00pm. Remember, the garage sale is on Saturday, April 14th, from 6:30am-2:00pm. Also, we need more donation stuff, so go through your closet, jewelry, shoes, books, movies, WHATEVER and see what you can donate. And ask your buddy and their family to do the same. Here is the list of people who have already signed up to work, and their time slots:

Set-up 5:30-6:30am
Sarah Mullen
Brandi Bonner

6:30-8:00am

8:00-10:00am
Haley Purvis
Kimberlee Bennett

10:00-12:00am
Josh Bostick
Rachel Beale
Kristyn Glenn

12:00-2:00pm

Furthermore, if you want to bring your buddy with you to help out, that's great and perfectly fine. Don't forget about baked goods as well. These are the people who have already volunteered to bake something:
Sarah Mullen Haley Purvis
Brandi Bonner Kimberlee Bennett
Rachel Beale
Kristyn Glenn

Please email me what time you can work if you haven't already!!!!

Hello everyone,
I just wanted to let all of you know what will be going on with Best Buddies in the next few weeks:

Our March activity is coming up, and it will be our community service activity. It is going to be a PARK CLEAN-UP AND ICE CREAM ACTIVITY. It will take place THURSDAY MARCH 22ND at PECAN PARK ON E. STARR from 3:00 - 4:30PM. We will start at Pecan Park, cleaning up trash in teams. Whichever team picks up the most trash will win a prize. Make sure to wear something you don't mind getting dirty, and we will provide the gloves and trashbags. After the trash clean-up we will carpool to Dairy Queen for some ice cream. Make sure to bring money for this. Then we will head back to Pecan Park to wait for the buddies' to be picked up.

We will be having a GARAGE SALE/BAKE SALE FUNDRAISER on SATURDAY APRIL 14TH. This will take place at JENNIFER'S HOUSE, 2411 PEARL STREET from 6:30AM - 2:00PM. To make this work we will need donations from you, your families, your buddies and their families, so please, when you are home over spring break ask your parents, siblings, grandparents, to get rid of their old stuff and donate it to Best Buddies. Talk to your buddies and their families and see if they have stuff to get rid of. Go through your stuff, it is time for spring cleaning! Contact Janelle (281-467-1892 or cbd@bestbuddiessfa.com) or Jennifer (361-648-8281 or treasurer@bestbuddiessfa.com) so that we can find a way to get your stuff from you. We would like anything: clothes, books, movies, furniture, whatever. And if you need help getting the stuff, let us know. We need all of the stuff by Friday, April 13th so that we can price it. We will also need people to work shifts for the garage sale. And, we need people to bring baked goods either the night of April 13th, or the morning of April 14th. Don't forget, this is a fundraiser and the same rules apply for this that were outlined in the commitment contract you signed!

I need everyone to email me back and let me know:

1. What time slot do you want to work on April 14th?
6:30AM - 8:00AM
8:00AM - 10:00AM
10:00AM - 12:00PM
12:00PM - 2:00PM

2. Can you help set up the morning of April 14th? 5:30AM - 6:30AM

3. Can you bring a baked good? If so, what are you bringing and when?

If you have any questions please let me or Jennifer know!

03.01.07
Hey everyone,
We need to have a fundraiser this semester and I was thinking that we do a combo bake sale and garage sale. The calendar look pretty empty so I thought that April 14 (Saturday). I am going to call the paper to see how much an ad would cost. We can use my house for it so the only thing we need to start getting together are items. I know that some of you are going home for Spring Break (yea!) so this would be a great time to get all of that useless stuff around the house and bring it back. Also talk to your friends to see if they have anything lying around. Old chairs, clothes, dishes, whatever. It will all be great. If you have something that is really huge and you cannot keep in you house/dorm/apartment until the sale, let me know because I can probably store it at my house. As for the bake sale part, it's pretty self explanatory. You just have to bring your baked goods and we will use the gift card we got from walmart to get a lot of it including drinks so at lease that will hopefully be all profit. I am thinking that people will help us out with the baked goods even if they don't buy anything. I know this was long but I wanted to make sure I told you everything. One more thing, if your buddy or his/her family has stuff they want to donate, that would be awesome. The more stuff we have, the more we can sell, and the more cash we'll have in our account. Email me if you have any questions about this but if I don't see you before then, have a fun and safe Spring Break!
Jennifer

02.20.07
Hey, so I just wanted to tell everyone that came to the gamenight, thanks for coming! We had a great time.
There were 16 members present!
oh...don't forget FRIENDSHIP UPDATES are due WED (thats Tomorrow)
The next BestBuddies get together is March 22 at Pecan Park 3-4:30pm.

02.15.07
Hello everyone,
I was just writing to remind all of you of our upcoming event: Board Game-apalooza! It will be taking place on Tuesday, February 20th from 4-5:30pm. We will be holding it in Regent's Suite B on the second floor of the UC. If you are confused about where this is check out this map of the UC http://www2.sfasu.edu/auxsvcs/Maps/upper/index.html Please talk to your buddy to see if they need a ride, and if they do, please give them one. If you cannot, then contact me and I will figure something out. Bring your favorite board game, we will be having popcorn and drinks, and be prepared to have some fun. See you Tuesday!!

02.05.07
Hello everyone,
I am writing all of you to let you know that unfortunately Kyndel Macik is no longer enrolled at SFA and is therefore no longer able to be involved with Best Buddies. We have therefore had to replace her in the Membership Coordinator officer position. Our new Membership Coordinator is Sherika Morrow! I am sure we are all sad to see Kyndel go, but happy for our new officer Sherika. So congrats Sherika, and Kyndel, we will miss you at our events!

This also means that Brandy has lost her buddy, but we have chosen not to rematch her at this time. She will however still be welcome at all of our activities, so I hope you will all do your best to keep her involved and included.

On another note, our College Buddy/Associate Night is fast approaching. It is scheduled for Monday, February 12th from 7-830pm and will be dinner at Bullfrog's, so everyone please check out your calendar and RSVP. For those of you who have already RSVPed I edited the event details to include the actual location of Bullfrog's and somehow it messed up and undid your responses. Sorry about that. Anyway, hope to see you all there!

02.01.07
Hello everyone!
I hope your semesters have all started off well. I am writing to inform you that all of you who will be returning undergraduates to SFA in the Fall are eligible to apply to be the College Buddy Director or a Best Buddies officer for the 2007-2008 school year. Being in Best Buddies is rewarding, and knowing that you are contributing to the Best Buddies chapter by being an officer is even more so.

The College Buddy Director (that is the position I hold) is the person who is in charge of organizing, leading, and maintaining a chartered Best Buddies chapter, and also making sure that members fulfill the mission of Best Buddies by maintaining their commitment. This person works with the Host Site Coordinator, Program Manager and other officers to accomplish all of this. They also delegate tasks to the officers so that everyone is working together and the chapter is running smoothly. The College Buddy Director is a great position for someone who is organized, enjoys being involved, and is a leader.

As College Buddy Director you will be required to attend Leadership Conference from July 20th through the 23rd, 2007. The cost is $275 for registration, which will be raised through chapter fundraising. Leadership Conference is an amazing experience that you will remember for the rest of your life. College Buddy Directors and High School Chapter Presidents from all over the world attend, as well as Program Managers, State Directors, and even Anthony Kennedy Shriver, the founder of Best Buddies!

The other officer positions available are the Activities Coordinator, who comes up with and plans the monthly activities, the Treasurer, who manages the Best Buddies funds and tries to secure funding, the Membership Coordinator, who helps ensure that all friendships are being maintained, the e-Buddies Coordinator/Secretary, who promotes the e-Buddies program and does friendship updates, and the Historian, who takes pictures at every event and scrapbooks them.

Attached are the officer application and also the application for CBD. Anyone who is interested should print out the application (you will need acrobat to open them), complete it, and let me know that they are applying. If you are applying for CBD you will be required to do an interview with the Program Manager, Courtney Crooks. She will be in Nacogdoches and available all day on Tuesday, Feb. 20th, the day of our activity. If this does not work for you then other arrangements can be made. You can definitely apply for both an officer position and CBD, and I strongly encourage all of you to apply!!!

Officer application
CBD application

02.01.07
Jan. 25, 2007 - Thurs
Officers Present: Janelle, Rachel, Jennifer, and Sarah
# of members present : 8

Information Discussed:
-Friendship updates- these are due every Wed. If your late you are still able to turn them in! Better LATE than never!
-Calendars- please update your calenders, so Sarah and Janelle can see when to schedule events. IT'S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD! :)
-Fundraisers- Everyone who is apart of bb signed a commitment sheet at the beginning of the year. It states you must attend and help out with fundraisers.
-Application for College Buddy Director- If anyone is interested in being the College Buddy Director, there are applications available (see Janelle) If you are selected you are required to attend Leader Conference July- 20-23
-E-buddies- If anyone knows if their buddy has an email address, please let Janelle know. There is a program online that they may be interested in.

Upcoming Events:
-Buddy Night- Feb 20, 2007(Tues): 4-5:30 pm in the U.C.- Boardgame night with snacks. Everyone bring there favorite boardgame.
-College Buddy/ Associate Night(Mon)- Feb 12, 2007- Dinner at Bullfrogs around 7ish.
-Fundraising- March 3 or 10th- Bake Sale at Walmart, whatever we make Walmart is going to match. Everyone needs to bring something. If you don't show you will be charge a certain amount of money.Wear BB t-shirt
-Community Service- We are required to do a service project a year. March 22, 2007 (Thurs) 3-4:30 pm Pecan Park- cleaning up trash, then ice cream afterwards. MARCH IS BESTBUDDIES MONTH- WEAR YOUR T-SHIRTS
-April 21, 2007 (Sat)-buddy outing- Lufkin Zoo- 9 a.m.
-April 24, 2007 (Tues) 6 p.m.- Next Best Buddies Meeting!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

01.20.07
Hey everyone,
I hope you all had a great break! Mine was busy, busy, busy. But now it is time to get back into it, and that includes getting back to Best Buddies! We will be having our first meeting on Thursday, January 25th from 6-630pm in the Tejas room on the second floor of the UC. We will be discussing the upcoming semester. I hope to see everyone there!