*Membership Mania A $500 prize awaits the UGA Alumni Chapter or Club that signs up the most new members during a five-month membership drive. Awards will be given to the Chapter or Club that tallies the most new members and the Chapter or Club that has the largest percentage of membership growth during the campaign. The contest began July 1 and ends Dec. 31, 2007. *Save the Date: First Friday Get fired up! Kick-off the 2007 UGA Football season at First Friday August 31. This year's event promises to be unlike any in the past, so save the date. For more information about how you can be a sponsor, contact Wanda Darden or call 706-542-2251. *Help the Fire Fighters June 18 - July 15 the UGA Alumni Association is collecting items for the fire fighters in South GA and North FL. Items may be dropped off at the Wray-Nicholson house until July 15. For a complete list of items needed please visit the Georgia Forestry Association Web site. For more information or questions please contact Wanda Darden or call 800-606-8786. UGA Teacher Appreciation Program The UGA Alumni Association is creating a new series to recognize UGA graduates working in K-12 education in Georgia. If you are a teacher or administrator in the Athens/Clarke/Oconee areas contact Wanda Darden or in the metro Atlanta area, contact Meredith Carr and we will organize a UGA Teacher Appreciation event at your school. *Attention All UGA Faculty and Staff Authors! If you have published a book in the last 24 months, please contact Robert Newsome at the UGA Bookstore at rnewsome@uga.edu with publication information by Sept. 3. A copy of your book will be displayed at the UGA Bookstore during the third annual UGA Faculty and Staff Authors Reception Sept. 26 at 3:30 p.m. For more information call Alice Vernon at 542-2251. *Study Abroad Fellow Update Read this month's entry from Joshua Farnsworth, UGA Alumni Association Study Abroad Fellowship recipient as he describes the many new things he is experiencing while studying at Oxford in England. Inaugurations UGA alumni represented the University of Georgia at these recent inaugurations: March 22 - Fort Valley State University, Linda Lovett Abrams '76 March 23 - Morehouse School of Medicine, Randy S. Groomes '92 March 29 - Ouachita Baptist University, Caroline B. Taylor '90,'94 April 13 - Berry College, Jarrod S. Floyd '02 April 20 - Anges Scott College, Julie T. Reynolds '81 April 26 - South Georgia College, Larry E. Forth '73 April 27 - Kent State University, J. Lynn Turner '82 Win Your Own Business Family health issues have compelled Penny Chandler, owner of the three-year-old downtown Athens store Flying Squirrel, to sell the venture. Chandler has turned the sale of the business into an essay contest. Contestants can pay an entry fee of $125 and in two pages or less explain, "Why I want to own a business in downtown Athens." Deadline is July 15 and prize will be awarded by July 30. For more information click here. UGA Capital Campaign The University of Georgia has surpassed the $500 million milestone in its Archway to Excellence Campaign with another 15 months left in the campaign. President Michael F. Adams praised the commitment of alumni and friends who helped the university reach its target early, but said the fundraising effort will continue according to its original time frame. Click here for more information.

On the Regional Programs page, use the dropdown menu to access your area Chapter or Club where the regional contact and scheduled activities are listed. For more information about UGA Alumni Association Regional Programs, contact Tami Gardner, the director of regional programs and alumni tours via e-mail or by phone at (800) 606-8786. Calling the Dogs The UGA Alumni Association is seeking a few good Dogs in Hall or Dougherty County, GA. If you reside in either county and are interested in establishing a UGA Alumni Association Chapter in your area, please contact Tami Gardner. Dogs Doing Good In May, the Columbus, OH Club took part in the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk while the Jacksonville, FL Chapter staffed a concession tent at the Players Championship Fundraiser in an effort to raise money for the UGA Alumni Scholarship Endowment Fund. For other Chapters/Clubs great efforts view the Photo Album section. During June, the Forsyth County and the DC Chapters volunteered with their local Habitat for Humanity and the Nashville, TN Chapter raised approximately $800 for Relay for Life.       Forsyth County Chapter working on local Habitat house. Upcoming Chapter & Club Events: For details on the following events, click on your Chapter or Club on the dropdown menu on the Regional Programs page. Emerald Coast Club Jul. 12, UGA Alumni Gathering at Calypso Beach Café Jul. 20, BBQ & Pool Party Aug. 24, Football Kick-off Party DeKalb County Chapter Jul. 22, Night at the Fox Theatre for "Dreamgirls" starring Jennifer Holliday Houston Aug. 25, SEC Picnic New York Chapter Aug. 8, NY Chapter Night at Braves vs. Mets baseball Jacksonville Chapter Jul. 10, UGA Alumni Social Hour, The Grape at St. Johns Town Center, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 6, UGA Freshmen Send-Off, the Bolles School, 6 p.m. Aug. 7, UGA Alumni Social Hour, Urban Flats, 5:30 p.m. Nashville Chapter Every Thursday, Lunch Club, the Box Seat, 11:30 a.m. Southern California Chapter Jul. 28, Gladys Knight at the Hollywood Bowl Jul. 29, Annual Southern California SEC Picnic Visit the Alumni Association Regional Program Website on a regular basis to see what your Chapter/Club is planning. Attend the Chapter/Club events and see who is in your area that you may know while making some new UGA friends.

*Alumni Night at Legion Pool Cool off from the summer heat and take time to enjoy some Bulldog camaraderie at the UGA Alumni Association Night at Legion Pool July 14, 7:30p.m. - 10 p.m. The pool will be open exclusively to the Alumni Association and refreshments will be served. FREE Êfor Association members and kids two-years-old and under, $3 Non-members, $1 Children three to 15 years old. RSVP here. *Alumni Association Days with Georgia Football The UGA Alumni Association has a block of 250 tickets available for purchase to the Georgia-Western Carolina game Sept. 15. The Association also has a block of 350 seats for the Georgia-Troy homecoming game Nov. 3. You must be an Alumni Association member to purchase tickets which are $40 per person. Limit of four tickets per family per game. To purchase tickets or for more information contact Event Coordinator Wanda Darden or call 800-606-8786. *Alumni Association Members-Only Pre-game Tailgate Enjoy food and fun with fellow Association members at the Wray-Nicholson house three hours before the Georgia-Western Carolina kick-off. $10 per person. Children five and under are free. Your favorite tailgate refreshments will be served. To purchase tickets or for more information contact Event Coordinator Wanda Darden or call 800-606-8786.

For events held at the UGA Alumni Association Atlanta Alumni Center, the address is Atlanta Financial Center, 3333 Peachtree Road, N.E., South Tower, Suite 210, Atlanta, GA. To RSVP to any of the events below or for more information, please call 404-495-1977 or e-mail Atlanta Programs Coordinator Chardina Choate '05. *Freshly Minted Art Exhibit Opening Reception The UGA Alumni Association invites you to the "Freshly Minted" art exhibit opening reception July 26 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the UGA Atlanta Alumni Center. Presented by the Lamar Dodd School of Art and the UGA Alumni Association, "Freshly Minted" features works created by recent and upcoming graduates of the Lamar Dodd School of Art. RSVP using the online registration form "Freshly Minted" will be on display at the Atlanta Center July 17 - Sept. 28. *UGA Alumni Gathering at Food Studio Located in the historic King Plow Arts Center, Food Studio features creative regional American cuisine in an elegantly renovated factory loft. Please join UGA Alumni and friends for a FREE Alumni gathering July 19 from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. RSVP using the online registration form. A Trail of Wheels Open House UGA alums Richard Bedgood '89 and Alvin Huggins '88 have opened their bike shop, A Trail of Wheels in Smyrna across from the Silver Comet Trail . Join UGA alumni, family, and friends for an exclusive free open house ice cream social Aug. 9 from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. at A Trail of Wheels. For more information and to RSVP click here. *UGA Alumni Gathering at Roy's Founded by award winning Chef Roy Yamaguchi, Roy's is world-famous for it's innovative Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine. Please join UGA alumni and friends at Roy's Aug. 15 from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. RSVP online.

For information on UGA Alumni Association Student Programs please contact Julie Cheney '99, Membership Program Coordinator - Student and Young Alumni Outreach at 706-542-2251 or visit the Association's Student Programs Website. *Student Orientation Be sure to stop by the Association's table at the Orientation Resource Fair and sign your student(s) up for a Student Alumni Association membership. Save the Date Mark your calendar for Sept. 6 and make plans to attend the UGA Alumni Association's Welcome Back Students event for Association members only. Outstanding Students of the Student Alumni Council The SAC is a group of extraordinary students who act as representatives for the UGA Alumni Association. This is evident by the following: Laura Bailey '08: Student Alumni Council and Arch Society member. - For her summer vacation, Bailey attended the Cannes Festival where she represented Grady College and the UGA Alumni Association. To follow this exceptional student's summer adventure, click here. Welcome New SAC Members The UGA Student Alumni Council is pleased to welcome the following new SAC members. Kelli Brooks Rhapsodi Douglas Meredith Gilbert Antonio Revellese Jessica Gilliam Alan Goodno Jason Long Benjamin Sermons Matt McGee Frank Natta Brock Phifer Jill Vaughan Congratulations SAC Graduates The SAC congratulates the following members who recently graduated: Mary Beth Earnest, Andy Jones, Kristina Summers, Amit Patel, and Emily Hammond. The Association wishes you the best. Please stay in touch.

For information on Multicultural events please contact UGA Alumni Association Director of Multicultural Programs Randy Groomes ’92 at rgroomes@uga.edu or at 706-542-5158. Visit the Association's Multicultural Programs Website. Download the latest diversity newsletter. Alumni Spotlight Poet Natasha Trethewey, who graduated from the University of Georgia in 1989 with a degree in English, recently won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her recent collection "Native Guard" (Houghton Mifflin 2006). The book is about her mother and black Civil War soldiers on the Mississippi coast. The talented writer who wrote her first poetry collection in 2000, "Domestic Work," won the inaugural 1999 Cave Canem poetry prize (selected by Rita Dove), a 2001 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Book Prize, and the 2001 Lillian Smith Award for Poetry. Alumni Cosmo Join fellow alumni and current graduate students who are members of the Graduate and Professional Scholars (GAPS) for a cosmopolitan evening at the elegant Sambuca Jazz Café Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. Enjoy a sophisticated evening of award-winning performers and feast on acclaimed menu items. See old friends and meet new ones. Multicultural Game watching Party Don't want to miss the third annual Multicultural Game Watching Party. Watch the Bulldogs as they take on Tennessee. It will be an exciting day of mixing, mingling, eating and cheering on the Dawgs in a private room at the "Hot" Lotus Lounge inside Lindbergh City Center.

Arlington-Guenther Bulldog alumni are found all over the United States, in fact, all around the world. However, there is a special nest of UGA graduates in the windy city of Chicago including the Arlington Guenther family. Arly '76 his son Mike '02 and daughter Laurie Ann '05, form a dedicated trio of supporters of the red and black among the 971 University of Georgia alumni who live in the Chicago area. Pictured is Arly, Mike and Laurie Ann dining in Europe where they found a bottle of Bulldog Reserve.

UGA's Greatest Generation In an effort to recognize the "Greatest Generation" World War II veterans, the UGA Alumni Association is sponsoring a special project which will include collecting "war stories" from alumni, staff, and faculty who have personal memories from the war years. If you have a memory you would like included in this project, please send it via email to Claude McBride '55 or mail to Claude McBride, UGA Alumni Association, Wray-Nicholson House, 298 Hull St., Athens, GA 30602.   U.S. Army Sixth Cavalry Regiment: Parady '40, '77 and Stewart '40 War with Hitler's forces was imminent when Parady and Stewart graduated from UGA May 30, 1940 and they were soon called into active duty and assigned to the Sixth Calvary Regiment then stationed in Fort Oglethorpe, GA. Four and a half years after graduation, Parady and Stewart were squadron S-3 officers, one in each of the two cavalry squadrons in the Sixth Calvary Group (mechanized). During this 54-month span, 31 other UGA ROTC cadets joined the Sixth Calvary. Parady said, "After brief training periods in Ireland and England, the Sixth Calvary Group as part of General George Patton"s Third Army landed in Normandy July 8, 1943." The Sixth Army played an important part in Patton's advance into Germany evidenced by the Presidential Citation given the group following their efforts in the Battle of the Bulge, a major turning point of the war that led to a breakthrough by the Allied Forces.

As a UGA Alumni Association member, you receive amazing deals and discounts nationwide. For a full list of Bulldog Benefits click here. UGA Credit Card Request the University of Georgia credit card! Show your pride each time you use it. Brought to you by the UGA Alumni Association and Bank of America. Student card application Worldpoints card application Coleman Moving Services Coleman American Moving Services offers a 15% discount to Association members on local and intra-state moves within Georgia. Free Replacement Value Insurance (up to $750 value) on interstate moves. Low Country Barbecue LowCountry Barbecue Express located in Smyrna, (Buckhead) Atlanta and Alpharetta, GA provide Association members with one FREE cookie per person with Express Orders (delivery or carry out). Not applicable for full service catering events. Atlanta Alumni Center Alumni Association members receive an additional 10 percent discount on room rentals at the Atlanta Alumni Center. The Alumni Center is the perfect venue for your next function. For additional information and to learn more about the Alumni Center, click here.

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