DKG Member- A Top Principal

 

 

Canadian Member wins National Principal Award

Starla Grebinski, a member of Alpha Chapter in Regina, SK, was recently recognized by The Learning Partnership - a group dedicated to championing a strong public education system in Canada -  as one of Canada's top principals. She is Principal of Sacred Heart Community School in Regina. An article about Starla appeared in Regina's daily, the Leader Post.

 

Director of Education for the Regina Catholic Schools division, Rob Currie, recognized Grebinski by saying, "The school, under her direction, has really worked with the philosopy that if you can read, the world is open to you."

 

Grebinski will go to Toronto in late February, along with other nominated principals,  to share ideas at a conference.

 

Original Photo by Bryan Schlosser, Leader-Post

Congratulations Starla.

For more information or to read the article, go to link http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Reading+excellence+nets+award+Sacred+Heart+principal/7923886/story.html



 



 

 

Milestone Birthdays

Celebrating with our members

 

 

I am honored to receive requests to share in the birthday celebrations of Delta Kappa Gamma members.  Several of you have notified me  of members who are celebrating their 90+ birthdays and, at least four who have reached their 100th. What a joy it is for me to share a greeting from  Society Headquarters.

 

 

Unfortunately our data base does not allow us to locate members by birthdates. We can, however,  identify members by their date of initiation into Delta Kappa Gamma.  If you have a member in your chapter who is celebrating a milestone birthday, let me know. I will be honored to send a personal greeting and note of appreciation. But, I can only do it if you let me know.

 

 

Pictured above, (standing, l to r), Iota chapter president, Maria Carmen King, and Joanna Jones, Iota chapter member and Spearfish Co-chair. To the left of Miss Thelma Davis, who celebrated her 100th birthday on January 11, 2013, is Darlene Telkamp, past Alpha Pi (South Dakota) state organization president and current Iota chapter parliamentarian.

 

Continue to read my blogs as well as DKG NEWS, Presidents' Page, and President to President. All are posted on the Society website at www.dkg.org. Let's keep communicating, connecting  and celebrating with each other.









 

 



PA - receives CTAUN Award.

CTAUN Recognizes Pennsylvania

 

Pictured above, from left to right, are Karen Ball, Pennsylvania state organization projects chair, and Louann Schraeder, Pennsylvania's state organization president, receiving a certificate at the CTAUN conference in New York on January 19, 2013.

The certificate was a result of the state organization project, Hey Sister, Can You Spare A Pair, which focused on education as a human right and the need to impact education globally. In many African countries young women are denied the right to attend school during their cycle each month.  The PA project provided proper undergarments to facilitate the use of pads for the young women. Alpha Alpha state organization collected over 3,800 pair of cotton panties and impacted education worldwide.



At right is the trifold used by the PA state organization to communicate the manner in which it is impacting education world wide.

Welcome Back - Reinstate

Reinstatements - A Win - Win

Approximately 70% of members who dropped their membership during 2011 indicated that, if asked, they would reinstate. The efforts from Nita Scott, membership services administrator, and others, support that finding.

Several former members who completed the dropped survey were contacted by their chapter presidents. Within the day, they were no longer former members.

A state organization president called a former member when given the contact information by Nita. Following a ten minute conversation the state organization membership grew and a member was welcomed back.

Another former member who  had simply not completed the transfer process agreed  for her information to be shared with chapter presidents in her new area. Even though she had been a member she did not feel comfortable attending a new chapter without an invitation. She was invited by a chapter president and is now attending her chapter meetings.

Nita also contacted a former member who told her she did not intend to drop her membership, but neglected to get her dues to the treasurer. Nita made contact with the appropriate treasurer and the former member was reinstated. Unfortunately, the member told Nita that she was the only person who had contacted her regarding her dropped membership.

While Nita Scott is a wonderful Membership Services Administrator, she needs your help. Look at the list of members who have been dropped from membership in your chapter. Even if you are not president, or, an officer in your chapter, contact the former members to see if they will come back. When they do, help them to become actively involved in your chapter activities, projects and programs.

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.