The USAFA Arizona Parents Club
Winter 2004 Newsletter February 2004
The holidays are over, the cadets are back at school and we are enjoying the beautiful Arizona winter now. It's been a busy fall and especially busy December.
All Academies Fall Picnic
A wonderful event was recently planned and
executed by this year's board. It was one that we have wanted to try for
years! The idea was to have a Fall Picnic and invite all of the other
academy parent organizations, here in Arizona. The picnic was held on a Sunday
afternoon at Sahuaro Ranch Park, under the pavilions. The weather was
beautiful, the decorations that President, Ruth Janzik-Klenk provided were
awesome, and they really got everyone into a patriotic spirit. The food
from the potluck buffet, was a superb variety of culinary fare. A raffle
was held during the course of the afternoon/evening and there were many great
prizes given away.
Ruth & Marjean Mueller work to get
everything set up
AF impressed our guests from the other parent organizations so much with this
event, that it was suggested by many of them that AF sponsor one more picnic and
then perhaps the other clubs would be interested in passing the hosting of this
picnic from club to club. The intention is to make it a celebrated annual
event, similar to the Holiday Ball! What a fantastic idea!! A great
and relaxed evening was shared by all....
All Academies Ball
All-Academy Seniors
West Point hosted a wonderful ball held at the Tempe Buttes resort. If you weren't able to go, we hope you will make plans next December to attend when USAFA Parents Club will be the host. We are looking for volunteers to help Ball Chairperson Michele Palaoro. You can contact her at
mpalaoro@cox.net Or phone her at: 480-419-1894. There are many opportunities to help!
Elections- Calling All Enthusiastic Parents!
Elections will be held for Board Positions on Saturday, March 6th at 10:15 at the Hometown Buffet, 1312 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Directions: On Scottsdale Rd., approximately ¼ mile south of McDowell Road.
Breakfast will be available if you would like for $7 (just pay at the cash register).
Nomination committee chairpersons Tom & Pat Hawn (480-948-8307) are busily calling members to seek volunteers for office. Consider enriching your Academy experience by serving on the Board. Offices available are: President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. Check out the President's Corner for more information about each office and their important roles in the Parent's Club.
"Voices Take Flight"
Concert Fundraiser for ALS
Come hear the USMA Glee Club and at the same time help raise money to fight ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Tickets are $10 each. The concert will be at the Phoenix 1st Assembly at 13613 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix, AZ 85022 on March 6th from 2 to 4pm. Every year one of the Service Academy choirs participates in this very worthy cause. Come enjoy the beautiful music. If you are interested, please email
Conni@sossolutions.org and I will mail the tickets to you.
Cadet Calendar
Spring Break: Friday 3/19/04 after LMD until Sunday, 3/28/04 by 7pm.
Spring Final Exams: 5/15/04 through 5/21/04
Graduation Week: 5/28/04 through 6/2/04 (check out the USAFA official website for exact dates and times of activities
Summer Schedule
First period starts June 6 and ends June 26
Second period starts June 27 and ends July 17
Third period starts July 18 and ends August 7
The Class of 2008 reports to the Academy on
Thursday, July 1,
2004.