That's Right, Peach Fuzz

Hey there! Hi there! Ho there, facial hair enthusiasts!! Here's a little somethin' to jog your memory on the happenings of our last meeting! 

We are considering a name change.  This is to make the group more inclusive of people who are not affiliated with A&M. To go along with our fancy new name, we need to have a design that'll tie in all nice like.

NAME**:

-Brazos Valley                

-Brazos County

-Whisker

-Facial Hair

-Beard and Mustache

-Club

-Society 

-Alliance 

-Beardsmen

-Beardos

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**These are things to be thinkin' about possibly including in our new name.

DESIGN IDEAS: 

-Grackle

-Armadillo 

-Jackalope 

-Post Oak

-Bearded Cowboy Skull

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Jon's Anniversary Cookout!!

-June 21st

New Republic!!

-Sunday June 29th

-$40-$50 total cost; equalin' out to about $5 a person!

-We'll be brewin' up some "Peach Fuzz" Pale Ale 

Battle on the Bayou (Houston) Beard and Moustache Competition!!

-July 26th

https://m.facebook.com/events/222261694637380

**Mark these on your calendars folks!

We also bid a sad farewell to Justin DeSola, our former president, and his beard loving wife, Megan, to their new home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. (We're looking forward to hearing about his establishment of the "SteamBeards"). We wish you the very best of luck!!

Taking Justin's place as our president will be Chris Garza, the one with the mustache. Vice President/Treasurer is now Cameron Shults, the one with the mutton chops. I, Morgan Baggett, will be standing in as Secretary, the one with very little, to no facial hair.  Not to worry, Jon Kotinek, the one who knows what he's doing, will remain our Historian.

We'd also like to give a warm welcome to our new bearded friend, Lee Kavanagh!! 

Thanks to everyone who came out to the meeting! 

BEARD ON! 

Morgan Baggett

Secretary 

Good Evening, Mr. President.

It was ABMC election night and we had just enough of a crowd to field a ballot. Apparently, Luby's takeout was more of a draw for some. 

                       Luby's, really?

But, what we lacked in numbers we more than made up for in enthusiasm.

Please give a virtual round of applause to your ABMC officers:

President - Justin DeSola

Vice-President - Cameron Shults

Secretary/Treasurer - Chris Garza

Historian - Jon Kotinek

The officer duties will be much as described last month, with sharing of some social media posting among the officers. The meeting schedule will remain unchanged for the time being, with monthly meetings being held 7:00-8:00 PM on the first Thursday of the month, and weekly opportunities to hang out. We also discussed developing opportunities to hang out away from restaurants. One concept would be to have a "Beard Brew" where we all pitch in and get to drink the fruit of our labors the following month. 

In addition to the elections, we revisited the World Beard and Moustache Association recognition requirements. We are looking forward to our 2-year anniversary in December 2014 and being recognized by this organization! 

March Meeting, Looking Ahead to Elections

Our March meeting saw a couple of new whiskered faces. Our encounter with Raspa last month resulted in an energetic new member that brought two others with him. Thanks Justin!

First-timer Daniel put the Gentlemen52 cards to work and explained some strategy for blackjack.

In addition to the cards, we also spent time discussing beard care and holding elections to share some of the responsibility for the club. The following structure for the Executive Board was proposed:

President - runs meetings, seeks sponsorships/partnerships

Vice President - schedules meetings & hang-outs, runs meetings in the absence of the President

Secretary/Treasurer - keeps attendance minutes of business, maintains funds

Historian - takes photos at meetings, makes posts to social media (blog, email, Facebook, etc.)

We would like to hold elections at the April meeting, so please make sure you're there to vote and stand for election!

Don't forget the weekly hangouts and upcoming potluck in the park.