September Meeting Highlights

Twelve sisters enjoyed a delicious covered dish supper and fellowship before our September meeting.  We missed those of you who weren't able to join us and hope to see you soon!  We celebrated our new chapter status as a SEVEN PEARL CHAPTER!

Highlights and important information:


Meetings
We signed up to be hostesses for the remaining meetings. If you weren't able to be at the meeting, please contact Deanna to sign up to bring snacks to one meeting.  We need 2 more hostesses for October!  Meeting dates and Hostesses are in the sidebar on the right. If you would like to volunteer your home to host a meeting, or if you have a great program idea, please contact Deanna.

Membership
Please bring names of potential pledges or reinstatement members to the October meeting.  Contact former members personally to ask them if they're interested in reinstating.  Our Membership Goal is 5 new pledges and 4 more reinstatements!  The following criteria are from the international website:

Membership in Alpha Delta Kappa shall be by invitation only and shall be effected through organizing new chapters and through increasing membership in established chapters.



To be eligible for active membership in Alpha Delta Kappa, a woman
a. Shall have been in the education profession for two (2) or more years.
b. Shall be under contract in teaching, in administration, or some specialized field of education.
c. Shall meet one (1) of the following requirements:
(1) Shall have graduated from an accredited college or university with a degree in education;
(2) Shall, in the United States, have met the requirements for teacher certification, administrative certification, or certification in a specialized field of education in the state in which she is employed.
(3) Shall, in a country other than the United States, have met the requirements for teacher certification, administrative certification, or certification in a specialized field of education in the country in which she is employed.

Committees
We need volunteers to serve on the following committees:  budget, ways and means, altruism, programs. Please contact Deanna to volunteer.

Altruism
Our altruism donation for September is to Project Blessings.  We were able to use money from our general fund to contribute to this local worthy cause.  Other projects for the year will be announced soon.

Yearbook
Last year you were given a hard copy of the chapter yearbook for the biennium.  This year, updates will be available on the blog in the sidebar.  If you would like a hard copy of updates, please contact Deanna.

Officers
New officers for the 2012-2014 Biennium will be elected and installed in the spring.
Please consider serving your chapter as an officer.  Also, if you are interested in leadership at the state level, please contact Deanna for the application process. 


Next Meeting - THURSDAY, October 20 at 6:00 p.m. - We will commemorate Founders' Month. Location/directions will follow in a reminder email. 

FROM the International Website:
"The International Executive Board has voted to establish the second Wednesday of each October as Pink Day during Breast Awareness Month. This is a day on which every Alpha Delta Kappa member can wear something pink to show their support of the fight against breast cancer.  The date for 2011 is October 12.  Please mark that on your calendar"