Auditions for V-Day 2007

Auditions will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, in Martin Hall for the 2007 benefit production of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, part of the V-Day Worldwide Campaign. The goal of V-Day is to raise awareness to stop violence against women and girls, and locally, to raise funds for The Battered Women’s Foundation (http://www.bwf1.com) and V-Day Spotlight. The performance will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 and 17, 2007, in Martin Hall, and will be directed by Joe Brown, theatre professor at Texas Wesleyan.

     Scripts for the audition and more information are available at http://www.vdayfortworth.com/2007/auditions.html. Please contact Layne Calabro at (817) 925-1339 or vdayfortworth@hotmail.com if you have any questions. The event is co-sponsored by Texas Wesleyan.

2006 United Way Campaign

Texas Wesleyan University and Texas Wesleyan School of Law are conducting our annual campaign for the 2006 United Way of Tarrant County. If you have not received information already, you will soon receive the information of how you can contribute. Complete and return the form in the self-addressed envelope to the Office of the President. Employees can view the 3-minute United Way video by clicking here.

Discount Tickets to Holiday Performances

Student Life is looking at getting discount tickets to the following Christmas performances. Please let Jenny Houze know as soon as possible if you are interested in attending any of these events. Contact Jenny at (817) 531-4872 or email her here.

Toy Drive for Children in Mexico

The Interested Ladies of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. are hosting a toy drive; all items will be donted to children in Mexico ages 1 month to 15 years old. Look for the boxes throughout campus and drop your donation there by Dec. 6, including items such as toys, clothes, shoes (all new or used in good condition), and blankets. For more information, contact Yuridia Valenzuela at (817) 298-0268 or yevalenzuela@mail.txwes.edu, or visit www.myspace.com/mexicotoydrive.

Bear Hunt: Donate a Teddy Bear

The School of Arts and Sciences is collecting new toy bears for the Fort Worth Police Department East Division. Officers use the bears with children in crisis situations. Deliver captured bears to the Dean's Office, PUMC #256, by Thursday, Dec. 7. Contact Trisha at (817) 531-4247 if you have any questions.

Christmas Gifts for Meals on Wheels Clients

This holiday season, the West Library is once again collecting Christmas gifts for Meals on Wheels clients. If you would like to participate:

1. Come by the library and select a name from the Christmas tree on the first floor.
2. Purchase the gift listed on the card.
3. Wrap the gift (optional).
4. Attach the tag to the gift.
5. Bring the wrapped gift to the Circulation Desk before Wednesday, Dec. 6.

     Examples of gifts include blankets, pajamas, disposable cameras, robes, and thermal underwear. If you should have any questions, please contact Sheri Parker at (817) 531-4821.

Thirty-Seventh Annual Omega Chi Christmas Party: Donations Needed

The Thirty-Seventh Annual Omega Chi Christmas party for underprivileged children is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. This has become a very important and worthy tradition on our campus—one that needs your support in order to continue. For some children in the Polytechnic community this may be the only Christmas party they will have and the only gifts they will receive. Your help is needed to support the children.

     A list of names of about 100 needy or underprivileged children from the Polytechnic area, ranging in age from four to twelve, has been obtained from the Community Center. Omega Chi will assign names from this list to participating sponsors. Sponsors will act alone or in teams. If you cannot afford to sponsor a child by yourself, find a friend to help sponsor along with you. The Sponsors are asked to do the following:

Please send your name, phone number, email address, and mailing address to Jesse Sowell via email or deliver to PUMC 308. Omega Chi will get you the information on your child as soon as possible.  Contact Jesse Sowell at (817) 531-4914 with any questions.

Billboard Contest: Winner #2

Congratulations to JoAnn Moore, administrative assistant in the School of Business, for spotting the Texas Wesleyan billboard on I-30 at Woodhaven. Three Texas Wesleyan billboards are now up around the Metroplex; at I-35 and Renfro in Burleson, at I-35 and Rosedale in Fort Worth, and at I-30 and Woodhaven in Fort Worth.

Christmas Reception

All faculty and staff are invited to stop by the Admission Office for a come-and-go Christmas reception in appreciation for all they do to assist Admission with recruiting efforts. The reception will run from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the Admission Office on the second floor of the Oneal-Sells Administration Building. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served.