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July 2006

MANGINO to KICK OFF TJC SUMMER/FALL SEASON
Coach Mangino likes to visit the Topeka Jayhawk Club.  "They're the real fans!" he enthuses.  That's why he gives up a Sunday evening to come visit with our members and guests.  Well, he's also coming to encourage us all to be in the stadium in just a few short weeks.  The barbecue meal will feature beef and pork (you can think of it as tiger and wildcat if it helps) along with side dishes, cookies and beverages.  The TJC band will play, and we'll raffle off some cool KU stuff!  Don't miss it.  We've kept the cost as low as we could get it and were able to give a price break to members.  DON'T MISS IT!  We have to guarantee our numbers three days in advance, so reservations/pre-payment are required.  Don't wait.
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NEW LICENSE PLATES ON THE WAY
The 2007 TJC membership gift will be newly-designed license tags featuring our favorite feathered friend.  This will be our third license tag, and since the last edition are getting weathered and our supply of replacements has been depleted, the board thought it was time.  Look for them in December and January when you renew for 2007.
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GOLF TOURNAMENT HUGE SUCCESS
This story could write itself every year as our golf committee continues to put on one heckuva show for participants who ante up for our annual fundraiser. Each year the tournament clears thousands of dollars which are sent over to KU.  The amount we send each year is directly attributable to the generosity of our sponsors which this year included:Bruce Price & Assoc, Capital City Bank, Capitol Federal Foundation, Community National Bank, Cotton O'Neill Clinic,Eventide Convalescent Center,  Dr. Mike McCoy, Dr. Robert Exon, DDS, Fairlawn Plaza Shopping Center, Hayden Tower Service,  Jayhawk Beverage/Coors, Jeremiah Bullfrog's Bar & Grille, Kevin Brennan Funeral Home, Laird Noller Motors, Lattimer, Sommers & Assoc, Martin Tractor Company, McPherson Contractors, Inc., Murphy Tractor, Performance Tire & Wheel, Piper Jaffray, Ramberg & Associates, Richardson Decorative Curbing, Signs to Go, Topeka Capital Journal, Special thanks to Par for the Course Golf Shop, Emporia, KS.  THANKS TO ALL!
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TJC CONTRIBUTIONS TO KU
Our original intent when the golf tournament was started was to endow a scholarship to create enough annual income to fully endow the costs of a Topeka athlete every year.  Eventually we discovered that with the current returns on investments and ever-increasing costs for a student athlete, it might take another twenty years to fully endow one scholarship.  So, the TJC board is working with KU Endowment and the Department of Athletics to find another way to apply our ongoing donations to fund something important and something which our contributors can see.  We expect to discuss this further in the next several months, so expect to see more about this topic later.
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KU MARCHING BAND HAS NEW DIRECTOR
Former KU Marching Band director Jim Hudson has taken a new job at Arizona State and been replaced by David Clemmer, coming to KU from Sam Houston State. Under Hudson, the band increased from about 125 members in 2003 to 200 last year. The goal is to increase membership to 300 in the next three years.  TJC was instrumental (so to speak) in initiating the fundraising drive for new marching band uniforms which was part of the first year of growth.  Be in your seats for pregame for the first game to see this year's edition of the Marching Jayhawks. 
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TJC SENDS TOPEKA KIDS TO KANSAS RELAY
Several hundred local kids participating in Sertoma youth programs attended the KU Relays courtesy of the Relays and TJC which provided shirts for the kids.  You'll start to see around Topeka the bright KU blue shirts with KU Relays on the front and the TJC logo on the back.
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WATERMELON FEED ON, BUT NOT YET SCHEDULED
Over the last few years, TJC has taken on a long-standing service project to provide watermelon/cantaloupe to the football team after a late-August practice.  Board members and other TJC members form a car caravan to follow a truck-full of melons The date has not yet been set.
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KU ALUMNI TO START LOCAL AREA CHAPTER
The KU Alumni Association is organizing a local area chapter of the alumni association to help the University and the association with all its activities except athletics which will be left to the Topeka Jayhawk Club.  The alumni association held its first Topeka Jayhawk Generations picnic June 22 at Gage Park during which KU freshmen were welcomed to the Jayhawk family and taught the alma mater and Rock Chalk Chant.
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BEAKS & TAILS
Topekan Christopher John Hare is among 6 Fullbright Scholars from KU.  His scholarship will allow him to study in Germany. 

The KU Alumni Association is selling personal fans for $10 which are the coolest (in both connotations) darn things.  As you stare into the fan, you see "GO"...then "JAYHAWKS". The words appear and disappear in many different fashions, left-to-right, top-to-bottom, vice-versa, then they explode and implode.  There may be a use for the fans in hypnotherapy. Order yours at www.kualumni.org

At the same website, you can download miscellaneous Jayhawks suitable for kids to color during summer vacation. You can also play "name that athlete" by identifying drawings in the Alumni Association's murals.

The KU School of Fine Arts is again planning its Collage Concert showcasing various bands, vocal ensembles and presentations on visual art--all desiged for those of us with short attention spans.  The date is September 8. 
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KANSAS MEN'S BASKETBALL 2006-07 SCHEDULE RELEASED
You can view and/or download a pdf version from our website by clicking here. 
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