Out and About - August 2012

This past weekend, TJA participated in the North Orange County Alumni Club Trojan Family Day.

Michelle, our president, shared the following:

The Trojan Family Day event produced by the North Orange County Alumni Club was a great time.  ESPN 710AM show "Trojan Brunch" with Mark Willard was there entertaining us, along with the USC Song Girls, and Mater Dei Song Girls.  Local businesses including Roger Dunn were offering discounts to event attendees.  They also had an amazing Trojan themed bounce house, batting cage, and food trucks.  We definitely had some shave ice on the hot day!  The [NOCAC] club also held opportunity drawings, and a silent auction with all proceeds benefiting scholarships.   Trojan Junior Auxiliary sold baby onesies & toddler tees to expectant parents at the event.  Three TJA members cheerfully sold our branded products throughout the event from 10am to 3pm.  We even had my dog, Duple, modeling the Pet Bandana!  I might be a little biased, but I think his cuteness drew a few people in to take a look at our table.


                                     

                                      

Membership Mixer 2012

On Monday, August 13, Trojan Junior Auxiliary hosted its annual membership mixer in which we share information about our organization with Trojan alumnae interested in joining.

Meredith and Charlotte handling the check-in

The Widney Alumni House was packed with smart, talented, and beautiful women looking to stay connected and give back to their USC community. After networking and socializing, Michelle, our President, and Katie, our Membership VP, introduced TJA- everything from what we do to how we do it.

Michelle, our President 

                           

Randyn, Michelle, Nancy and Ashley

TJA is an organization dedicated to providing scholarships to undergraduate junior and senior women in the USC community. For every dollar we raise, USC matches and doubles that amount, making our contribution go even further. Our main vehicle for fundraising is through our annual benefit, generally held in the spring, in which members, patrons, family, friends, and guests join us for a gala-type of event. When we're not busy planning for our benefit, we're participating in community outreach and service, networking and socializing.
TJA is made up of multi-faceted and incredibly talented women who are kind and down to earth. Being a member here is more than just giving back, it's also making friends for life.

                        

Randyn, Trisha and Dawn     

Nancy, Jaymie and Janine

Information about our amazing scholarship recipients on display

We had over 90 alumnae RSVP for our event, many of whom plan to attend our first meeting of the year on September 10. We can't wait to see them! Will you be there?

A former TJA member was there to sell her jewelry line, Stella & Dot. A portion of the proceeds go toward student scholarships. If you're interested in checking out some jewelry (for a good cause!), click here!

TJA merchandise for sale on display. For more information, contact Christina Yee at specialprojects@usctja.com

There's always food available at TJA meetings!

One packed house!