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Kappa Keynotes The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International-‐Eta State-‐North Carolina

Region VIII Kappa Chapter-‐Charlotte-‐Mecklenburg County

Vol. 73, No. 3 December 2014/January 2015

We want you! Or a few good women that you know! It’s new member nomination time! Some of you have brought guests to meetings, others know of wonderful women who would be great additions to our ranks. Please chat with those ladies you feel could contribute to DKG’s goals. Pass along a flier about our Kappa chapter. (Ask Jeannette for a copy or print from Kappa’s website.) Talk us up! We’d love to have new members to induct this April! Please let Betty Bell know of your nominations: [email protected]. She will give you directions for the process. Deadline: February 14th

The President ’s Message

We end the year with the sadness of Jean Younge’s passing and begin the New Year with high ambition to accomplish our Kappa goals. I encourage committee chairmen to contact their group members and discuss your progress toward achieving your objectives for this year. We have much to do: recruiting new members, supporting new teachers, awarding grants, and donating to a water for Africa organization, to name a few. May we begin 2015 with renewed energy and dedication to our educational contributions. “Mindful of our sisters’ needing aid and guidance from those leading, helpful may we be!”

Thank you, Jeannette Carofano, President ~Jeannette Carofano, Kappa President 2014-2016 [email protected] 704-814-7197




IN REMEMBRANCE Imogene “Jean” Yongue ~ age 88

KAPPA member since 11/01/1981 ~ 33 years

Imogene “Jean” Yongue was a graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta and a longtime educator. She and her husband, the late William Henry Yongue Jr., earned doctorate degrees from Virginia Tech. They were asked by Duke University officials to be a part of “Behind the Veil,” a series of interviews in the 1990s with African-Americans about the era of Jim Crow laws, which brought about racial segregation until the passage of the Civil Rights Act in the mid 1960s. Imogene Yongue also was a supporter of Johnson C. Smith University and a member of the school’s Myers Society donors. Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/12/24/5405567/wbtv-charlotte-woman-killed-for.html#storylink=cpy

Her services were held Saturday, January 3, 2014 at the Johnson C. Smith University Chapel. Six KAPPA sisters were able to attend the commemorative services. Jean’s life was remembered and honored through gospel solos, sermon, and the sharing of representatives from some organizations in which she was affiliated. (Thank you for everyone’s flexibility and understanding, as the BUNCO social was canceled to allow all to attend her services.)

The chapter will hold a Ceremony of Remembrance at our World Fellowship meeting on February 14, 2014. Also, in light of her love and consistent participation in the BUNCO fundraising socials, KAPPA will also have a special remembrance of Jean at a future BUNCO date TBD.




ATTENTION: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTs

Many Thanks Our Kappa sister, Reatha Andrew, made a donation in our

chapter’s name to the United Methodist Committee on Relief Water and Sanitation program. This group assists

at risk communities worldwide locate safe water and educate and improve community sanitation.

Thank you, Reatha, for your thoughtfulness and contribution to our goal of providing water in Africa!

Can you use a $50 Belk gift card?

Of course you can! All you have to do is attend as many Kappa meetings as you can for

the rest of this year! Come play BUNCO. You can win a prize! Attend meetings for fellowship and professional experiences. Be

sure to sign the Attendance Booklet. Those with the highest attendance at the end of the year will be placed in a drawing for a $50 Belk gift card at the May meeting. Winner must be present!

See you “there” from now until June!

Rooted & Divided for a good cause … as KAPPA members prepare starter plants to donate for sale in May!!! At our May meeting, members will donate starter plants that each have rooted and divided throughout this year. All plants will be sold as a chapter fundraiser at the Squirrel Lake Park Meeting. If you haven’t started, now is the perfect time to have them ready! (Thank you to Brenda Cole who has diligently donated one of her starters to each 50/50 raffle this year to raise awareness and enthusiasm for this chapter fundraiser!)

Author Alert!! ! Are you publ ished?

We’d like to recognize those of you who have published in the DKG Bulletin, the Eta State News, on a professional website or in a

professional journal. Please contact Jeannette Carofano …so we may celebrate with you!




Happy Birthday!

…to those celebrating this Winter: January 11th Lynne Nadel & Maggie Smith

12th Peggy Jackson 15th Sally Nicholson 22nd Mary Hazel Hatchette February 4th Cindy Gash

10th Marilyn Michue 22nd Kathleen Shear

March 20th Ann McCain 29th Rachel Goodgame

Get Well Soon! Continued well wishes to Barbara Glasscock, BJ Godfrey, Peggy Jackson & Phyllis Pharr

CONGRATULATIONS!

We are so proud of YOU! Ann McCain raised over $5000 for Easter Seals UCP! She was featured in December edition of SOCIETY Charlotte. We are so proud of your successful efforts

and your heart to make the world a better place!

CALENDAR of EVENTS

Saturday, February 14, 2015 — Kappa Chapter Meeting, 10-12 @ Holy Comforter Church

Saturday, March 7, 2015 — Kappa Chapter Bunco Fundraiser, 10-12 @ Rachel’s House

Saturday, April 18, 2015 — Joint Initiation Ceremony, tentatively 10:30am @ Aldersgate

April 24 - 26, 2015 — Eta State Convention, Chapel Hill Sheraton, Chapel Hill, NC (Region V)

Saturday, May 16, 2015 — Kappa Chapter Meeting, 10-12 @ Squirrel Lake Park

June 17 - 20, 2015 — Eta State Leadership Development Seminar, Raleigh, NC

July 15 - 18, 2015 — Southeast Regional Conference, Westin Harbor Resort, Savannah, GA

April 22 - 24, 2016 — Eta State Convention, Winston-Salem, NC (Region IX)

July 5 - 9, 2016 — DKG International Convention, Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, TN

For more event details, visit the events page on our chapter website:

http://kappacharlottenc.weebly.com/events.html




Little Tidbits and General Announcements

Tech Tip Are those interactive PDF files giving you a hard time? Here’s the secret to success when you need to fill out an interactive PDF form found on the Internet. Always save the document to your computer document files or desktop before you start typing in the form! Then, save the form again when you have finished typing. Close and open the form to see if your typing is present before you attach and send to the recipient. If the typing is missing, you did not save the Internet PDF page as a document before you typed.

GOT PICTURES? If you have Kappa or DKG related pictures, please share with Melinda Willison.

You can scan them and forward to [email protected], or bring them to a Spring meeting. After scans are made, all photos will be returned. Chapter images will be helpful in continuing to build and maintain the website and enhance our newsletters.

“A camera is a SAVE button for the mind’s eye.” –Roger Kingston Do you have an educational project that needs funding? Kappa has some funds available to assist with projects and workshop tuition. If you have plans but not the funds, submit your request in writing to Vicki Kiziah, Scholarship Committee Chairman, at: 1106 Darkwood Court, Matthews, 28105, or email to Clara Hedberg: [email protected]. Deadline: February 14th.

In-‐School Tutors Needed Cindy Lockerman, our Kappa sister at Idlewild Elementary, needs volunteers to work with ESL students during the school day. If you can help, contact her at

[email protected] or call 704-‐535-‐8467.

Save & Submit to Positively Impact Our Community Pop Tops from canned drinks, Campbell’s Soup Labels, & Box Tops are all being collected by Clara to benefit the local Ronald McDonald’s House, as well as local schools. Bring your collections to Clara Hedburg at each meeting. Thank you for supporting our Kappa community service fundraisers!

Do you have good news? An accomplishment to celebrate? Email [email protected] so we can all celebrate with you!




December 2014 Meeting Minutes In a Nutshell A wonderful fellowship and delicious lunch was enjoyed by all in attendance!

We followed the agenda through Pledge, Prayer, Thought of the Day, November minutes, Treasurer Report,

50/50, Brags, and our guest Speaker. Freddie Powers from Keeping Hope Alive shared stories and videos of the organization’s work.

We closed by packing up over 50 shoeboxes full of gifts for local children.

JINGLE THOSE BELLS!!!

Kappa sisters provided a Merry Christmas to 50+ children this year with our Keeping Hope Alive donation of shoeboxes chock full of school items, personal care items and just plain fun gifts! There were even leftovers to fill stockings! Thank you all for your very generous participation. If you enjoy “shopping ahead,” keep next year’s shoeboxes in mind when you catch a sale. Give a hearty shake of Santa’s bells for all your kindness and holiday spirit.

Our guest speaker, Freddie Powers, was such an inspiration describing her missions around the world. There is no doubt that “It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” ~ Mother Teresa




Convention Plans Taking Shape

From the pre-conference session and registration to the general sessions and new officer nominations, plans and details are taking shape for the next Eta State Convention to be held in Chapel Hill, April 24-26, 2015.

Hotel registration is now open and members are encouraged to make their reservations early at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel. Be sure to mention DKG Eta State to get the special $119 room rate (plus taxes). Links and phone numbers are on the Eta State website. Click the convention link on the main page or go to http://deltakappagamma.org/NC/2015%20Convention.html.

Eta State’s Got Talent! By: Sheila Groves, Eta State 1st VP

Do you have a professional idea, craft, or techno skill to share with your DKG sisters? Do you know something about gardening, music, lesson plans, organizational skills, apps for iPhones, digital photo books and cards, travel, or other interesting topics? Eta State is looking for you! Consider being a presenter at the Eta State Convention in Chapel Hill, April 24-26. Breakout sessions are scheduled for Saturday afternoon and will be approximately one hour long. A workshop proposal form is posted on our Eta State web site. The deadline for submitting proposals is January 25.

Educational Foundation Launches The 100 Challenge

Members can read more about the Foundation on the Eta State website and find a copy of the 100 Challenge brochure & informative powerpoint at http://www.deltakappagamma.org/NC/educationalfoundation.htm. As of December, 18 of our 42 active members have made a pledge. KAPPA members who have not made a pledge yet, can do so at the next meeting. Please note that NO funds are being collected at this time, only pledges. Pledge forms due to our chapter President, Jeanette Carofano, by March 15th! The pledge form can be found on the final page of this issue of KAPPA KEYNOTES. Thanks!

Presenters Needed for

Regional Conference

Workshop presenters for the Southeast Regional Conference in Savannah this summer are needed! Let’s have a good representation of Eta State sisters presenting! Session strands include Technology, 21st Century Teaching and Learning, Personal and Professional Growth, and DKG Society. Sessions may be scheduled on Thursday, Friday or Saturday so you can indicate which day you will be available to present. Find the proposal form at https://www.dkg.org/ content/2015-breakout-session-proposal-form. Applications are due January 10, 2015. Email them to Becky Sadowski, SE Regional Director, at [email protected]. The SE Regional will be held at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa, July 15-18, 2015.

Hope to see you there!




EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP EXPANDING THE MEMBER EXPERIENCE

Dr. Lyn Babb Schmid, our 2014-2016 International President, shared in her article “The new 3 M’s of membership engagement” that the younger generations are engaged through emotional commitment to the mission and purposes of the organization. Therefore, the new 3 M’s are to make membership Meaningful, Motivational, and Memorable. Each chapter needs to focus on the meeting experience, and giving opportunities to make a difference. FREE Professional Development Webinars via DKG’s Partnership with Capella university. Visit the weblink for more details, and to see the course offerings. https://alliance.capella.edu/highereducation/dkg.html?revkey=143812 JOIN the CTAUN Conference in New York The Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (CTAUN) is made up of representatives from a variety of NGO’s with focuses in education. CTAUN assists teachers increase efforts to bring global awareness into classroom activities. The conference will take place January 30th, and year-round on their website. Read more at https://www.dkg.org/content/attend-ctaun-conference-new-york-city#node-7326.

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http://kappacharlottenc.weebly.com or directly at

https://www.dkg.org

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Email the Chapter at [email protected]

Email the KAPPA President [email protected]

Or call 704-814-7197 Email the Keynotes Editor

[email protected] Or call 704-315-4333




Have you pledged yet? “100 Challenge” campaign Progress Report As of our January meeting, 19 of our 42 active members have made a pledge to the campaign. For those of you who have missed meetings, if you wish to make a pledge, complete the form and give or send to Jeannette Carofano by March 15th. Challenge—Launching A Dream Your pledge of $10 will advance the work of the Foundation, supporting education and educators. Please give pledges to your chapter president or Regional Director before March 15, 2015. DO NOT send money at this time. Yes, I want to help Launch A Dream _____ with a pledge of $10 _____ with a pledge of $ __________________ (fill in amount) Submit a separate form for each Pledge. You may duplicate this form as needed. ___________________________________________________________ Name ___________________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Phone ___________________________________________________________ Email _______________________________________ __________________ DKG Chapter Region Each Regional Director will collect forms from her region and send them to Connie Savell, Eta State Second Vice-President, by March 15, 2015. You will be contacted later with information about making your tax deductible contribution. Thank you! If you have questions please contact a member of the Educational Foundation Board of Directors - - - - - Detach and return the Pledge Form to your Chapter President- - - - -

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