ABOUT THE BELLES

The Buffalo Belles organization, proud and strong, is a women's booster club whose mission is to raise funds for athletic scholarships and to provide assistance, through:

• Volunteer work, to athletes, coaches and the athletic department at CU.
• Hosting luncheons every Thursday during football season where student-athletes, their coaches and members of the athletic department share anecdotes, inside scoops, insights, goals and strategies.

When you join the Buffalo Belles, you'll be promoting the rich heritage and tradition of Colorado athletics, all while enjoying the camaraderie of a multi-generational group of avid, female Buff fans (male fans welcome too!)

The Buffalo Belles Board:

President: Heather Cracraft
President Elect:  Kathleen Allen
Treasurer:  Marty Neilson
Secretary:  Kelli Klosterman
Marketing & Public Relations:  Jodi Mossoni
Communications: Alana Davis-DeLaria
Special Events: LeMoine Dowd
Past-President Liasion: Glenda Pedersen
Membership:  Donna Voss
Vendors/Marketing: Debra Odom
2011 Past President: Maura Schneider
CU Staff Liaisons: Kristen DePaepe & Josi Carlson

If you are interested in joining the board, please contact Maura Schneider @ mauraschneider@comcast.net

Door Prize Committee

The Door Prize Committee is also asking for help from the members. Committee Chairman Kelli Klosterman would love your suggestions and participation. If you would like to help collect door prizes for the 2012 Luncheons or donate anything, please contact Kelly at (303) 492-3426 or by email.

The Buffalo Belles - Martha Johnson Endowment

In April, the following announcement was sent in an email to the Belles . . .

After much discussion with CU Foundation’s Scott McMichael, your Buffalo Belles Board unanimously voted to establish an athletic department endowment. Christened the

Buffalo Belles – Martha Johnson Scholarship

2009 President Debra Odom heartily approved applying the $13,000 we generated last year to act as seed money for the scholarship.

Our objective, a fully endowed scholarship existing into perpetuity, will become a reality as future Belles’ boards continue to add the monies we collect as an organization. As many of you know, this type of funding is proving to be the very future of athletic department scholarships; it is a staple at many schools, with whom our Buffs compete.

By utilizing the format of an endowment, we assure our Buffalo Belles’ scholarship donations will perpetually enable student-athletes to enjoy the benefits of our commitment to them. Perhaps in the future one of your relatives will know you helped create this scholarship.

It nearly goes without saying, the creation of this fund is incredibly poignant in light of Martha’s recent passing. By making this lasting impact, our Belles organization will continue to follow Martha’s self-possessed, dynamic and enthusiastic lead. We have an exciting future made possible by our storied, spirited past!

If you would like to make a donation to the Belles/Martha endowment please contact CU Foundation's Scott McMichael at 303/492-5695 or Scott.McMichael@cufund.org.

Past President's

If you are a past president of Buffalo Belles and have not been contacted, please email buffbelles@gmail.com, as you are an invaluable asset to maintaining our connection to the traditions of the Belles.