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Florida RaysThe Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Vol. 60 No. 2 Mu State Organization of Key Women Educators Fall 2014
What’s Inside? Mu State Officers 2 Merle’s Missive 3 In Memoriam 4 Executive Secretary 5 Networking wtih DKG 5 Leadership/Growth Seminar 6 Donations to Leadership 6 Nominations 7 Strategic Action Planning 7 Members 8 Membership/Expansion 8 International Convention 9 Facebook 10 Educational Foundation 10 Awards 11 Arts & Crafts Exhibit 11
Row 1 (Front Row - Left to Right): Missy Jones, Stephany Eley, Joan Lutton, Sharon Lasseter, Jane Teuton, Ann Lumsden, Merle Jones, Angie Williams, Pat Litterick, Gerry Hacker, Carleen Spano, and Carrie Frye.
Row 2: Patricia Bell, Barbara Thompson, Nicki Viale, Norma Courtney, Marguerite Hankins, Anne Loomis, Anne-Marie DuBoulay, Katrina McMenamy, Barbara Davis, Christina Faircloth, Margaret Cummins, Dianne Phillips, and Phyllis Omilak.
Row 3: Mary Andrews, Sarah Plummer, Terrye Mosley, Beverly McKinney, Sarah Castle, Barbara Belanger, Dawn James, Julie Barger, Pat Smith, and Debbie Bush.
Row 4 (Back Row - Left to Right): Dunia Jean Baptiste Durant, Susan Forster, Shea Graff, Cristina Fernandez, Jennifer Peterson, Kim Pinter, Sharon Simmons, Andrea McNally, Rhonda O’Dell, Merle Lear, and Trina Bailey del Valle.
Florida Rays Mu State Organization
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Volume 60 Number 2Fall 2014
Florida Rays: (USPS 091-890) (ISSN: 0896-3711)
Published 4 times each year by Mu State Organization of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International at 531 Hadley Drive, Palm Harbor, FL 34683.
Periodical postage paid at Tallahassee, Florida and additional post offices..
POSTMASTER/MEMBERS: Send address changes to The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, P.O. Box 1589, Austin, Texas 78767-1589.
Editor Bonnie S. Kelley531 Hadley Drive
Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Telephone: 727-786-1959 [email protected]
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MU STATE OFFICERS2013 - 2015
Related Personnel
Executive Secretary
Judith Mix2267 SW 16th Street
Okeechobee, FL [email protected]
Mu State Editor
Bonnie S. Kelley531 Hadley Drive
Palm Harbor, FL 34683 [email protected]
Mu State Webmaster
Dr. Peg Dunn-Snow3312 SW 51st. Street
Ft Lauderdale, FL [email protected]
Parliamentarian
Fay Murphy5932 Java Plum Lane
Bradenton, FL [email protected]
Treasurer
Beverly Stagg7407 Lillie Lane
Pensacola, FL 32526 [email protected]
President
Merle Jones1973 Cane Mill Road
Chipley, FL [email protected]
First Vice President
Gerry Hacker1216 Cordoba CourtDunedin, FL 34698
Second Vice President
Carol Ann Casey2211 NW 103rd Ave.
Pembroke Pines, FL [email protected]
Recording Secretary
Dr. Nancy Henning2903 Cross Creek Circle Tallahassee, FL 32301
Corresponding Secretary
Dr. Peg Dunn-Snow3312 SW 51st St
Ft. Lauderdale, FL [email protected]
Immediate Past State President
Carrie Frye 212 Hammock Oak Circle
DeBary, FL [email protected]
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There are still members whose names and email addresses have not been sent to international.
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Sharing Our Vision – Strengthening Our Society
Merle’s Missive - “Sharing Our Vision”
“The Athenians, alarmed at the internal decay of their Republic, asked Demosthenes what to do. His reply,
‘Do not do what you are doing now.’ “ Joseph Ray
We have stressed the theme “Sharing Our Vision- Strengthening Our Society” in our Mis-sives this first year of the 2013 - 2015 biennium. Although we have a new international president, Dr. Lyn Schmid, and a new international theme, “85 Years and Beyond: Advancing Key Women Educators for Life,” Mu State will continue to share our vision and strengthen our Society.
Each Mu State officer, chapter president, and district director received a copy of the Mu State officers’ goals for the biennium. I encourage you, as members of the Mu State Executive Board, to share these goals with all DKG members and add your goals to those we have endeavored to achieve.
In reviewing our goals, I am confident we have been successful in most areas. We are promoting our DKG vision and mission, increasing visibility and awareness through local media and speaking engagements, conducting projects that support Early Career Educators, increasing the use of technology (on my part at least), and promoting sound educational legislation through the US Forum. Leadership development training continues for officers, chapter presidents, chapter treasurers, district directors, and participants in the Florida Jesslyn McBride Leadership and Growth Seminar. These are just a few, along with other activities, at the chapter and state level.
Are we there yet? We have come a long way the first year, but we are not there yet! Where do we go from here? Defi-nitely continue with those things that have produced positive results. If you, or your chapter, have stagnated, read the (Joseph Ray) quote above again, and change your tactics. The old cliché, “Think outside the box,” may not be working or you have difficulty with thinking “outside the box.” Get rid of the ‘box.” Blow it up! Consider new, innovative – even drastic - measures to achieve your most desirable goals.
Please do not hesitate to ask your state officers and related personnel, the district directors, and past Mu State presidents for advice and information. We are at your service.
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In Memoriam
Talulah Earle Overby DeanPi Chapter
February 24, 2011
Talulah was a native of Lump-kin, GA, who grew up in Jack-sonville, FL, and was a resident of Ormond Beach, FL, before passing away at the age of 97. She earned a BA in Elementa-ry Education at the University of Florida in1950, Masters in Library Science from Appala-chian State University in1971, and a Doctor of Christian Edu-cation from Freedom University in 1982. She was a first grade teacher, school case worker, school librarian, head public librarian, university librarian, assistant administrator, and li-brary consultant for school and public libraries in Duval and Miami-Dade counties.
Juanita (Nita) Nance Gamma Lambda Chapter
Dec. 16, 1925 - July 23, 2014
Nita, born in San Antonio, Texas, was a retired educator with the Palm Beach County Schools. At age 88, Nita, of
Jupiter, Florida, passed away at Palm Beach Gardens Med-ical Center surrounded by her family.
Julia Edith Fitch ReeseBeta Lambda Chapter
Dec. 22, 1918 - Oct. 21, 2014
Julia was born at Fort Barran-cas in Pensacola. She took the National Teachers Exam before high school gradua-tion, passed it, and at age seventeen began teaching first grade at Allie Yniestra Elementary School. In 1960, Julia graduated Magna Cum Laude from Appalachian State College with a bachelor’s degree and secured a Flori-da Teaching Certificate. Julia taught first grade and kinder-garten in Escambia County for thirty years. When the push to include kindergarten in the public schools began, Julia ran the demonstration kindergar-ten at the University of West Florida for five years. UWF students were brought to an observation room adjacent to her kindergarten classroom to observe Julia’s methods and teaching style.
Elizabeth (Bette) Singer Beta Sigma Chapter
May 2, 2014
Bette died at age 80 in Merritt Island, Florida.
Margaret Sturtridge Charles
LangGamma Nu Chapter
Dec. 6, 1922 - July 8, 2014
Born in Blaenau-Ffestiniog, Wales, UK, Margo’s family em-igrated to the U.S. in 1925 and settled in Locust Valley, Long Island, NY. At age sixteen, Margo graduated from high school and began her studies at the University of Vermont graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1943. Margo worked in the ed-ucation field as a teacher and then guidance counselor. She earned a Master of Arts degree in counseling and guidance at New Mexico State University in 1968, as well as the Edu-cational Specialist degree in 1971. Arriving in Port Charlotte in 1977, Margo served as a school psychologist for Char-lotte County for sixteen years, retiring at age 70. Margo died at the age of 91.
Ethel Puckett WinnMu Chapter
Jan. 7, 1912 - June 24, 2014
Ethel was born in Ocala and moved to Citrus County at 16-months-old where she remained a resident until her death at age 102. She was a 1930 graduate of Citrus High School and earned her Associ-ates, Bachelors, and Masters degree from the University of Florida. Ethel began a 65 year career in education in 1931, at the Rosheel School on Western Island in Ozello, Florida. She lovingly served the students of Citrus County as a teacher, principal, and ad-ministrator of adult education.
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From the Desk of the Executive Secretary
Judith [email protected]
Treasures – how many do you have in your chapter? You know the ones. The member who always attends the meeting. The member willing to phone and then pick up other mem-bers, so they can attend the meeting. The member who is always there at the end of the meeting helping put things away. The member who is never in the spotlight but helps the meeting run smoothly. I hope that you have a made special effort to let them know how much you appreciate all their help. Another treasure is the chapter treasurer. When you have a raffle or auction, she handles the money and records it in the proper account. She handles the money when you cater a meal. She also completes many forms, such as Form 15A and 990N. She deposits the monies collected, and along with the president, sees that all bills are paid. She is the one collecting the dues from all the mem-bers. She is also the one who sends reminders that they are due, so that she can complete her report on time. She needs to know that she is appre-ciated, too. Look around your chapter. Introduce your newer members to these spe-cial treasures in your chapter. Let the newer members see how we appre-ciate all the members in the chapter and how everyone works to make it even better.
NETWORKING WITH DKGDeb Graff, Beta Theta Chapter
On an ordinary Florida day, Dr. Peg Dunn-Snow received a surprise from Iceland. It came in the form of an invitation from the University of Akureyri. She was asked to help the university take preliminary steps to develop their first art therapy program in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her official pa-perwork arrived on July 25, 2014, and she was invited to travel to Iceland in August of 2014.
This unique opportunity was awarded to Dr. Dunn-Snow through the “Fulbright Senior Grant.” She was placed on the Fulbright roster for the senior grant in 2011. As a Past National President of “The American Art Therapy Association,” Dr. Peg Dunn-Snow’s mission was to find a university that matched her field of study. Thanks to her membership and service in The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, she was able to network with Eyglo Bjournsdotti, a European colleague who had served with her on the DKG International Communications & Publicity Committee for the 2012 - 2014 biennium. Eyglo put Dr. Dunn-Snow in touch with the new dean at the University of Akureyri in December of 2013 and everything fell into place.
An excited Mu State DKG member left the humid Florida weath-er on August 20th for a month of teaching, research, and study in Iceland. While she was there, Dr. Dunn-Snow presented lectures on topics of: 1. Gratitude (Audience: University staff, faculty, students and open to the general public) 2. How to Use Art Therapeutically in the Classroom as a Non-Art Therapist (Audience: Teachers)
3. Best Practices Using Art (Audience: Parents of preschool chil-dren)
4. Life Review Art Therapy Tech-nique for the Elderly (Audience: Staff and professionals who work with the elderly.)
An additional bonus for Dr. Peg Dunn-Snow came when she discovered that the professor, the dean, and many others at the university with whom she worked were also members of DKG. For Dr. Peg Dunn-Snow, the opportunity to help launch a graduate art therapy program at the University of Akureyri in Iceland was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, a dream that became a reality through the network of DKG!
The Florida
Jesslyn McBride Leadership
and Growth Seminar
Ann Lumsden, ChairLeadership
On June 22 - 25, 2014, thirty-six participants and twelve presenters took part in the 2014 Mu State, Florida, Jesslyn McBride Leadership and Growth Seminar at the Lake Mary Marriott in Lake Mary, Florida. This was the largest group of participants that we have had in several years. The participants ranged in age from 27 - 77. They varied in educational backgrounds from kindergarten to college, counselors to principals, music teachers to physical educa-tion teachers. This was an outstanding group of women! They are all leaders in their schools, their communities, their chapters, and Mu State, Florida. They are ready to step into Delta Kappa Gamma Leadership roles.
The presenters were excellent as always! The schedule was varied to enrich the young and veteran educators. The seminar included tra-ditional topics like communication skills, par-liamentary procedure, professional dress, and planning chapter meetings. New topics were added that include identifying each person’s strengths by using a “Strength Finder Survey.” Another new topic was technology skills, intro-ducing new hardware and applications for par-ticipants to use during the seminar. Many used their iPhone or iPad.
Several participants from the 2014 Leadership Seminar attended Mu State Fall Workshop, pre-sented at a workshop session on Leadership, and shared their story and experiences. The Leadership Committee was available to answer questions about the seminar and how it can enrich an individual’s leadership skills.
The next Leadership Seminar will be held in June of 2016.
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Donations for Leadership
Seminar
Beverly StaggMu State Treasurerbastagg@hotmail.
com
The following donors were presenters and participants at the Leadership Seminar held on June 22 - 25, 2014, at the Lake Mary Marriott.
2014 Leadership Class Mary Andrews Julie Barger
Barbara BelangerPatricia K. Bell
Trina Bailey del Valle Barbara Davis
Carrie Frye, in Memory of Ann Freeman &
in Appreciation of Beta Chi MembersGerry Hacker,
in Memory of Lillian MacGarrah in Honor of Andrea Geigerin Honor of Terry Steinilonis
in Honor of Ruth Casiusin Honor of Pat Litterick
Merle Jones, in Honor of Myra PonderSharon Lasseter
Merle LearPat Litterick
Ann S. Lumsden, in Honor of 2014 Seminar Presenters
Joan Lutton, in Honor of Barbara GillisBeverly McKinny
Katrina McMenamy Andrea McNally
Terry Mosley, in Honor of Linda Zeiler Ronda O’Dell
Dianne PhillipsPriscilla I. Smith (Pat),
in Memory of Audrey LanierCarleen Spano
Jane TeutonAngie Williams
A grand total of $2,118 was collected at Leadership Seminar for the Leadership Committee Fund.
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Nominations
Pat Eckstein, [email protected]
This past spring each district elected a new representative for the Mu State Nomination Committee. The new members are as follows:
District I- Arlene OehlerDistrict II- Martha "Sam" Wright
District III- Shirley Bassford District IV- Peggy DuBose
District V- Joan Lutton District VI- Joann Higgins
Congratulations and thank you for your willingness to serve Mu State!
Now it is time for members in all districts to give serious consid-eration to candidates for the 2015 - 2017 Mu State officers. Look for applications on our website at www.dkgmustateflor-ida.weebly.comunder the heading of Mu State Forms. Applications may be submitted for the following offices:
PresidentFirst Vice President
Second Vice President Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
All districts are encouraged to submit applications. Don't wait! Forms must be postmarked by December 1, 2014.
Strategic Action Planning
Gerry Hacker, SAP ChairMu State First Vice-President
Let’s join together to meet the Mu State Goal of 100% SAP participation. Chapters who have submitted Strategic Action Plans before the April 2015 Convention will be honored at the April Convention. Send it to Gerry ([email protected]) or any one of our committee members. Committee members include Elizabeth Decker ([email protected]), Judith Mix ([email protected]), Faye Murphy ([email protected]), and Barbara VanDiepen ([email protected]) Kudos to all Mu State Chapters who shared their Strategic Action Plans at. Fall Workshop. Presentations were exciting, enthusiastic, and very helpful to all members! We look forward to seeing all of the chapter SAP goals and achievements!
Strategic Action Plans provide ways for chapters to grow. Leaders from Generations Y and X are becoming more and more involved in the chapters and in Mu State. Strategic Action Plans have helped to pro-mote this. Included in many of the SAPs are the Mu State 7 Purposes are listed below:
1. To unite women educators of the world in a genuine spiritual fellow-ship
2. To honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any field of education
3. To advance the professional interest and position of women in educa-tion
4. To initiate, endorse and support desirable legislation or other suitable endeavors in the interests of education and of women educators
5. To endow scholarships to aid outstanding women educators in pur-suing graduate study and to grant fellowships to non-member women educators
6. To stimulate the personal and professional growth of members and to encourage their participation in appropriate programs of action
7. To inform the members of current economic, social, political and edu-cational issues so that they may participate effectively in a world society
I recently became aware of the use of Strategic Action Planning throughout the business world. To know that Delta Kappa Gamma, and specifically Mu State, has been involved in the use of SAP for a consid-erable number of years made me very proud. We want to promote DKG’s vision, strengthen the society, and represent the value and importance of being a part of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society Interna-tional.
Membership/Expansion
Ann LumsdenCommittee Member
The focus of this committee is to improve communication with members, reconnect with absent mem-bers, increase active member-ship, and in-crease meeting attendance. On September 14th, a workshop with the committee was presented, and members signed up for the following responsibilities:
1. Be the email communicators sending out information to all members with email.
2. Be the phoners for people who do not have email. The chairperson or acting president will call or get written informa-tion to them for this purpose.
3. Take roll every meeting and assign attending members to contact the members who are not present.
4. Send birthday cards to members.
5. Send get-well cards to mem-bers. Use the communicators (1 and 2) to keep everyone informed.
6. Provide name tags at every meeting.
7. Encourage people to think about potential new members.
Emily Moises Center” will con-tinue to involve our members in supporting teachers, provid-ing necessary materials, and volunteering in special activi-ties. Our state and international involvement continues. Dr. Joan Lutton was elected to the Mu State Nomination Commit-tee. Trina Bailey Del Valle attended The Jesslyn McBride Leadership Seminar. Ginny Hunter and Joan Soltz attend-ed the Educational Foundation Purposeful Living Seminar and the DKG 2014 International Convention in Indiana.
Gamma Nu proudly an-nounces two award-win-ning chap-ter mem-bers. Terri Whitacre, director of
Food & Nutrition Services for Charlotte County Public Schools, was the recipient of the Dave Gayler Leadership Award, which is voted upon by district leaders and pre-sented to an administrator who displays character, com-petence, and collegiality. The honor included a plaque, which states that Terri, “whose care, optimism, compassion and expertise elevate the nutritional programs for children.”
Congratula-tions are also extended to Gamma Nu member Sha-ron Bruno, eighth grade - Career Technology - STEM Lab Teacher, for being named Char-lotte County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.
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Members Designing Their Future
Alpha Sigma President Kim Baggs (left), new member Lynn Chastain (center), and Putnam County School Su-perintendent Phyllis Criswell discuss DKG plans as they exit Alpha Sigma’s October 4, 2014, chapter meeting.
Mu State’s Immediate Past President Carrie Frye (left) is pictured with Alpha Sigma’s President Kim Baggs (right) and newly initiated member Lynn Chastain at Alpha Sig-ma’s October 2014 chapter meeting, held in the San Ma-teo Women’s Club in Putnam County.
On October 18 in Deland, the Beta Chapter of Mu State sponsored Linda Gray Kelley portraying the first woman doctor.
Within Epsilon Chapter, shared leadership is expanding from co-presidents to committee chairs. Programs, such as Dr. Paul George, Miami historian, are being planned to engage members, guests, other chap-ters, and prospective mem-bers. Our community projects, “Schools in Need” and “The
From DKG International First
Vice President
Dear MU State friends,
Attending the MU State re-ception during the 2014 DKG International Convention was for me a highlight of the week’s activities! You provid-ed an atmosphere of colle-giality and relaxation that allowed all of your guests to rekindle friendships and make new connections – all with great refreshments. I’ve added your “Florida shell” remembrance to the shell collection I keep in my home office. It reminds me of MU State’s warm hospitality.
Looking forward to working with you and MU State this biennium!
My best,
Cathy P. Daugherty11174 Elmont RoadAshland, VA 23005
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Memories of Mu State at DKG International @ Indy
THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION CELEBRATES
Ann Blosfield, [email protected]
The Educational Foundation continued its 50th Anniversary celebration in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with its 25th Seminar in Purposeful Living entitled A Golden Dream in 2014, held from July 23 - 26. Of the 101 participants, fourteen were from Florida. Our own Dr. Elsie Gross was the chair of the Board of Trustees and as such oversaw this most excellent event.
The Seminar included tours of an Amish community, history and ar-tifacts of Fort Wayne, the beautiful Botanical Conservatory, Firefight-ers Museum, Museum of Art and African-American Historical Society, Embassy Theater, and a Tin Caps baseball game. There were several notable speakers from the area, including Johnny Appleseed (a.k.a. John Chapman) and artist Gwen Gutwein whose specialty is painting Indiana barns.
Many of the participants then boarded a bus which took them to the International Convention in Indianapolis. The 50th An-niversary ”birthday” cake was on display at both the seminar and the convention. Several of the recipients of the fifty $1,000 project awards given by The Founda-tion to celebrate its anniversary were on hand to receive their checks at the Cel-ebration Lunchen. Of the three Florida winners – Lori Howard, Patty Walker and
Sharon Wallen- only Sharon was present at the convention. Over $10,000 was contributed to The Foundation during the seminar and convention. The money will be used for the continued support of projects and Cornetet Professional Development Awards to educators.
Don’t forget to encourage educators, both members and non-members, who need professional development assistance to check the Internation-al website at www.dkgef.org for the Lucile Cornetet Professional Devel-opment Award or Project Fund in-formation to help meet those needs. Remember that all donations to The Educational Foundation will help ad-vance its goal to support and encour-age intercultural understanding and educational excellence.
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Facebook Update
Dr. Peg Dunn-Snow Mu State Webmaster &
Corresponding Secretarywww.dkgmustateflorida.weebly.com
Mu State recently made it to the 100th member “like” on our Mu State Facebook page. Let's set a new goal of 300+ members by our spring 2015 Mu State Con-vention. To “like us” and join our Facebook page, go to the home-page of our Mu State Website and click on the Facebook icon to add your membership.
Thanks goes to chapters Beta Phi District I, Beta Theta, District III, Alpha Omega and Beta Alpha, District V, and Beta Upsilon, Gamma Upsilon, and Zeta, District VI for sending photos of your chapter activities. Each Mu State chapter presi-dent, please consider assigning a member of your chapter to post photos of your activities on our Facebook page, too. Tell us how you are initiating new members, celebrating Founders' Day, men-toring new educators, publiciz-ing DKG in your community, or recruiting the younger generation of members.
As the southeast representative of DKG Society C&P Commit-tee, I presented a workshop with other members of the committee entitled “What Every Discerning DKG Editor and Webmaster Needs to Know." Topics covered included copyright issues, new publicity resources and strat-egies, and exemplary ideas of chapter publicity projects.
Awards Committee Awaits Your Nomination
Yvonne M. McShayAwards Committee Member
[email protected] you attended your 2013 Mu State District meeting, a committee member presented an overview of the Mu State’s Awards Program. Chapters were encouraged to share their vision by selecting an exceptional member as a potential candidate to receive the Sarah B. Ferguson Award, which is the most prestigious award a member can receive from Mu State. To access an application, go to the Mu State website. Submission deadline is February 1, 2015.
We want you to “be on the look- out” (BOLO) for nominees for Mu State’s two newest awards. They are Media Friend and the Legis-lative Friend. Again, chapters are encouraged to identify and recom-mend a media personality. This person might work in print media at a local newspaper or be a television news personality. The Legislative Friend should be currently or pre-viously a friend to education during his or her political journey. Again, the application can be accessed from the Mu State website. Submis-sion deadline is January 15, 2015.
Once completed, you are to mail the complete package via certified mail to:
Barbara Van Diepen, Chair 2400 St. Andrews Road
Hollywood, FL 33021
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Betty Thornton Arts & Crafts Exhibit 2015Sandy Byars, Chair
Educational Excellence CommitteeAt the upcoming Mu State Spring Convention to be held April 17 - 19, in Lake Mary, the Educational Excellence Committee will host the Betty Thornton Arts & Crafts Exhibit. This event is named in honor of a longtime supporter of the arts and is aligned with the purposes of the committee to honor and recognize the talents and skills of our members. This event will give members a forum to display their works. Please submit the application to reserve your space in this great event. Share your talents with your DKG fellow members! All members will receive a certificate of participation. Please print or type one name per form. The application below outlines the criteria and if in doubt email Joann Higgins, Educational Excellence Program Planning liaison, at [email protected]
Purpose:To celebrate members who participate in the arts
Registration Form:Inviting all members who desire to display their artistic talents.
Name: ______________________________________________
Chapter:______________________________District:_________
Address:__________________________City:________________
State:________Zip:_______Phone:________________________
Email:________________________________________________
I plan to enter the following item(s) in the Arts & Crafts Exhibit:(Check all that apply)
Painting(s): ___oil ___watercolor ___photography ___other
(specify):_____________________________________________
Needlework(s): ___knitting ___crochet ___embroidery ___crewel ___sewing ___other (specify):__________________
Literary work(s): ___poetry ___short story ___novel ___other
(specify):_____________________________________________
Miscellaneous arts & crafts: ___fused glass ___stained glass
___other (specify):______________________________________
Musical arrangements (specify): ___________________________________________________________________________Recordings may be used to demonstrate musical expertise.
Send completed form by March 13, 2015 to Joann Higgins, 1386 Craleigh Street, North Port, FL 34288
The Florida Rays
Members are encouraged to email information to be used in The Florida
Rays to Bonnie Kelley at [email protected]
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The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Periodical PostageMu State Organization Paid at Tallahassee, FL Florida Rays Bonnie S. Kelley, [email protected] Postmaster Send address changes to The DKG Society International PO Box 1589 Austin, Texas 78767-1589
Folding the Florida Rays reduces the cost for mailing.Thanks for your patience and understanding.
Find the Mu State website on the International website. Go to www.dkg.org, click on Society Websites, click on the U.S. Flag, and then click on Florida. Click at the top of the map of Florida for the state website and on the chapter name for a chapter website. You can also visit the website at
www.dkgmustateflorida.weebly.com
Future Meeting Dates
Mu State ConventionApril 15 - 19, 2015Orlando Marriott
Lake MaryLake Mary, FL
Southeast Regional Conference
July 15 - 18, 2015 The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa Savannah, GA
DKG International Convention
July 5 - July 9, 2016Gaylord Opryland
Resort and Convention Center
Nashville, TN
Chapter President
A Form 6, Report of the Death of a Delta Kappa Gamma member, is to be prepared by the chapter president imme-diately upon the death of a member. A copy is to be sent to each of the following:
Membership Services Administration P.O. Box 1589
Austin, TX 78767-1589 or email: [email protected]
State Organization Treasurer Beverly Stagg
State Organization NecrologyRuth McCrary, Chair
P.O. Box 534Chipley, FL, 32428
or email: [email protected]
Stay in Touch with Beverly Helms
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