​IDAHO USAFA FAMILY BARBECUE

​Our annual  Idaho USAFA Family Barbecue is always a great time! This is for USAFA graduates, current cadets, parents and families. We welcome and congratulate our new Appointee Cadets and provide everyone present with an overview of what our club's purpose is. This a fun, informal event providing an opportunity for our current cadets and graduates to meet, and  for all of us to honor new appointees before leaving for BCT.  It is also a chance for club board members and parents to answer questions other parents may have. We talk about important upcoming events (Parents' Weekend football anyone???) and all our USAFA swag is available for purchase.  This year's details:
2024 Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm
Venue: 7400 North Grand Ridge Lane, Eagle ID 83616
Agenda:
  • Meet the incoming class
  • Lunch
  • Answer questions (you are welcome to send questions ahead of time)
  • Annual club business (i.e. position reports, announcements)
RSVP to [email protected] by 28 May 
POC: Pat Shirley, 757-814-0811
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PARENTS WEEKEND:
​Official Schedule and FOOTBALL GAME! 

​JOIN OTHER USAFA IDAHO PARENTS FOR UPCOMING USAFA VS. Bucknell FOOTBALL - August 30, 2025 1:30 PM MT
Tickets for the 2025 Parents' Weekend football game on August 30 vs. Bucknell are available using the link below! Any unsold tickets from our block will be released to be sold to the general public in early August, so buy before then!  Cadets are released after the fight song is over at the end of the game. They'll be in the cadet section and Idaho parents will be in section M6.  Important note:  ALL attendees who plan to come on campus MUST be pre-registered.  Use the link below!

VETERANS DAY PARADE

Saturday, Nov 8, 2025 - BOISE - 10AM (Meet at Cherie Buckner Webb Park (11th St sidewalk between Idaho and Bannock Sts) by 9:15 am!  We walk with parents from the other service Academy clubs.  You are welcome to bring candy to pass out to parade goers, but we are asked to hand the candy out, not throw it.
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Living out our core values is an important part of our mission, not to mention it just feels great to build our community. USAFA Idaho Parent Club members join other Air Force graduates and other military families to walk in this annual event/fundraiser for our veterans. Please mark your calendars annually and plan to be at this parade!  Details go out via email in late October.​

GOODIE BOX PACKING

Fall 2025 :
Friday, Nov 7 ; 5:30-6:00 pm. (Yes, it is THAT fast!)

Location: St. Mary's Grade School  - 2620 W. State St.  We will meet at the front steps and come upstairs to pack the boxes!

The USAFA Idaho Parents Club members gather together to provide and pack amazing goodie boxes for Idaho cadets...sent conveniently just before final exams.  Please mark your calendars - here's an invite: 
Want to provide something for the 29 boxes we will pack at the event? (Not required!)
  • Ship 29 items to Julianne Russell at 3122 Treasure Dr. Boise, Idaho 83703. Best to have them to me before Oct 27
  • Venmo Julianne @Julianne-Russell-2 to buy 29 items for you.  Please include a note so I know what you would like me to purchase!
  • Cadets have told us they love getting Idaho-themed gifts!

  It is always a nice gathering and an opportunity to connect to support our cadets!

HOLIDAY ALL ACADEMY MILITARY BALL


DECEMBER 27, 2025
We welcome all cadets and their family members to join us for this annual formal event honoring and connecting Idaho cadets, midshipmen, alumni and parents of the five federal service academies: US Military Academy, US Air Force Academy, US Naval Academy, US Coast Guard Academy and US Merchant Marine Academy. The event will take place at the Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho. We hope everyone can attend this fun event. you can register for the event at this link: All Service Academy Ball
We need 6 USAFA parents to help with check in!  Please email [email protected] if you can help!
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