Notes from the Auxiliary
Howdy!
What a grand time was had at SWVS this August! The Auxiliary booth was a very busy place. Officers and members greeted members, prospective members, spouses, exhibitors and other guests, providing cookies, milk, juice and information regarding our organization on Saturday morning. As always, many items were sold such as polo shirts with the veterinary Asclepius, Happy’s Special Doctor books, jewelry, toys, pralines and other miscellaneous items.
This year our raffle wagon was geared toward the outdoors person–a John Deere yard wagon full of camping, fishing and hunting gear. The lucky winner of this year’s raffle was Dr. Bob Verzosa from Fort Worth who was the first person to buy tickets! $1700 was made on the raffle alone. All of the proceeds from the raffle and the sale of items go toward the scholarships given by the Auxiliary to veterinary students each spring.
The Auxiliary would like to extend a big ‘thank you’ to all who donated items and money for this raffle, and to Lana Tarlton for again spearheading the project. We would also like to thank the members who manned the booth during the symposium, and a special thanks to Drs. John Tarlton and Leon Russell for watching the booth during the luncheon.
The Auxiliary had a delicious luncheon on Saturday at the Reata Restaurant. Dr. Gary Adams, Associate Dean of Homeland Security at TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine, treated guests to a wonderful, informative program about his work with foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom. Dr. Adams is the husband of our president, Gerry Adams.
Cheryl Scott, Vice President of Public Relations, would like to remind members to begin thinking about next year’s Pet Week. ‘Pets are the Spice of Life’ is the new theme. Pet Week is held in the spring each year. There are contests that may be entered regarding this. More information about Pet week can be found on the AVMA website, in the AVMA Auxiliary newsletter, or by contacting Cheryl Scott.
The nominating committee has been formed consisting of Shirley Graham, Linda Walker and Lana Tarlton. Are you interested in being active on the Board? Contact a member and let them know of your interest. Our next meeting will be at the TVMA winter meeting in College Station, February 29-March 2.
Be sure to join the Auxiliary. Dues can be paid along with the veterinarian’s annual dues. Our monies benefit those wonderful scholarships we give every year. Another plus to being a member to the TVMA Auxiliary is the wonderful friendship that one forms with other spouses around the state.
--Sarah Dikeman, VP Publication
