Shop On-Line - Make Money for DKG

Shop OneCause - DKG Wins

At the recent meeting of the Non Dues Revenue Committee, members were shown how simple it is to go to the Society website at www.dkg.org, click on shopping then, on the word partnership and go directly to OneCause. Once there, you sign up to indicate that Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is the cause you want to support. Then, begin your shopping. 

You can shop any place you ordinarily would, such as, Macy's, JC Penny, LL Bean, Office Depot, etc. A certain percentage (from 1-3%) of the amount you spend while shopping, will automatically be returned to DKG.  It is a win-win for DKG and also, for members who like to avoid traffic and checkout lines. Often shipping is even free.

If only 10% of our members would shop online through OneCause and spend $100 during the year, DKG could receive $18,000. That's right. Simply by doing your shopping through OneCause, the organization wins. Since its initiation, about 250 members have shopped using OneCause, and earned about $1,200 for  DKG.

 

You can even make OneCause your tool bar and then if you forget to sign in using the Society Website, your purchases still earn money for DKG.

If you are an online shopper, try it for your holiday purchases. You will avoid the crowds and generate income for DKG. It is a great way to generate non-dues revenue.

If you are reading this blog, share it with your chapter. Use the DKG website as a chapter program. Surf all the different benefits that are available to members and the information shared by the non-dues revenue and other international committees. Go to www.dkg.org.

DKG - Members Helping Members

Emergency Fund Supports Members

 In October, thunderstorms and  Hurricane Sandy wrecked havoc in the lives of many up and down the east coast of the United States. Many members of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International were adversely affected.

The Society provides an Emergency Fund Award of $500 to a member who has sustained a loss due to a natural catastrophic disaster and subsequently submits an application. The fund is maintained by voluntary contributions from members. 

Following storms, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, some members are reluctant to apply for the award because they think others have been more seriously affected and may have greater need. However, this is one of the many benefits of belonging to the DKG organization. It is just another great opportunity our members have to demonstrate their support, thoughts and concerns for each other. When a member receives an Emergency Fund Award, she is reminded, again, of the wonderful organization to which she belongs.


As of today, the Society has distributed 29 Emergency Fund Awards as a result of the October storms and hurricane. The awards went to members in the following state organizations.

• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Illinois
• Kentucky
• Maryland
• New Jersey
• New York
• Pennsylvania

Another great benefit of belonging to DKG! Thanks to all who contribute to the Emergency Fund and make this possible.







Arts and Humanities Jury

Arts and Humanities Important in Education

 

In 2011, Steve Jobs introduced the iPad 2 by saying it was in Apple's DNA that technology alone is not enough. He said "technology married to both liberal arts and humanities yields the results that make our hearts sing."

 

Dr. Gay Lynn Smith, University of Phoenix at the San Diego Campus is among those who believe that skills developed through the arts include critical thinking, communication, problem solving, sequential learning, informed judgment, reading, etc. 

 

 At the 2012 International Convention, the members of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International supported the importance of the arts and humanities in the lives of its members. The membership voted to implement an Arts and Humanities Jury. The duty of the Jury is to rate and select members' artwork for online publication and/or display, including sound and motion in two-and three-dimensional art, performance art, literary efforts, photography and crafts.

 

Members have been appointed to serve on the Jury. They are Sandra Smith Bull, Texas, 2012-2014,  chair; Janye Brainard, Texas, 2012-2014,  June Bowers, Nebraska, 2012-2016,  and Catherine Bringselius Nilsson, Sweden, 2012-2016. Dr. Linda Eller will serve as the headquarters liaison for the Jury.

 

For more information on the progress of the Jury, or to share your thoughts, contact the chair, Sandra Smith Bull, or call Society Headquarters.