Delta Kappa Gamma - Alpha Iota

What a great weekend we had in Augusta at the Delta Hostel!

Please welcome our newest members Barbara, Velmarea, Charity and Dusty! Officers for the next biennium were also installed at the chapter meeting this morning. We enjoyed games of DKG founders bingo and donated breakfast items to Calvary Refuge Center. Members also collected books for free little libraries and enjoyed lunch from Chicken Salad Chick.

What a fun morning supporting literacy!

Delta Kappa Gamma – Alpha Iota chapter (professional honorary society of women educators) had a dramatic guest at their Carmen Sandiego Clue By Clue table—Carmen Sandiego herself!! Thank you ladies for helping Ferst Readers of Henry County advance our mission to strengthen Henry County by providing children and their families with quality books and useful literacy resources at home during the earliest stages of development. (https://ferstreadershenry.org )

Yesterday our Henry County community showed up to celebrate and raise funds so that more young children and their families will own great children’s books and have the tools to develop pre-literacy skills.

We hosted our 15th Ferst Readers Spring Luncheon and attendees were treated to guest speakers, mother/son duo, Surishtha (Sue) and Kabir Sehgal . What a delight they are!
Check out their blog about yesterday’s event at https://bucket.art/3-takeaways-from-ferst-readers-of-henry-county/

We had a wonderful💖 joint meeting with Gamma Alpha yesterday!

We had so much fun yesterday morning! We enjoyed Christmas carols by Anita, a guest Barbara Sudduth and a wonderful program about healthy living by Cathy Geis. Bonnie was recognized for 40 years of membership and Anita and Cindy for their work in raising $1,130 for the Ferst Readers of Henry County. We brought back the silent auction and raised almost $500 for 4-H camp scholarships. Books were collected for Free Little Libraries and members donated items for Debra's homeless outreach. We decorated tables for the holidays and our friend and caterer Dawn Carter provided a wonderful meal.

Janice (president), Cheryl and Flora enjoyed the Friends of the Library meeting this morning at the new NW branch library. After taking care of FOL business, we heard from 3 local authors and learned about the vast resources available at the library. We collected food for the NW library, board games for Headquarters and books for Free Little Libraries. Members also enjoyed lunch and fellowship.

The Friends of the Library Clayton County General Membership Meeting
Saturday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Brunch will be provided.
Location: 6131 Riverdale Rd, Riverdale, GA 30274
Phone: 770.347.0290
Members of the public interested in lifelong learning, reading, literacy, & libraries are invited.
R.S.V.P. by email: [email protected] preferred but not required.
Speakers: Kimberly Oliver, Branch Manager Northwest Branch Library
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Local Authors: Cheryl Hughes (Parkinson's Caregivers: Yes There is Hope & related Blog, https://parkinsonscaregivernet.wordpress.com/)
Mary & Otis Reliford (https://otisreliford.com/)

We had a fun tailgate party themed meeting today. We inducted one new sister, decorated tables for our favorite college, heard an informative presentation from our Clayton County extension agents, collected materials for new teachers and enjoyed a pot luck lunch.

Rebecca hard at work!

Anyone interested? There are workshops to make the butterfly lantern.

Everyone is invited to make a butterfly lantern and march in the parade! Ring in spring in style with Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons & the Seed & Feed Marching Abominables! Parade attire is Floral Galore.
The Butterfly Lantern Parade is a Main Street Hapeville project with artist Chantelle Rytter, creator and founder of the Beltline Lantern Parade. The event begins 6pm and will include the pop-up art market Bizarre Bazaar as well as food and beverage vendors. The parade kicks off from Jess Lucas at 8:15pm, and you can visit https://www.weirdgonepro.com/butterfly-parade to learn more about the parade route, butterfly lantern making workshops, and more.

We enjoyed meeting with the wonderful ladies of Gamma Alpha today!

Check out today’s program!

Alpha Iota had a wonderful chapter meeting yesterday with a tea party theme. We decorated tables and voted for our favorite with cash. The winning table determined the recipient of the funds, which will be Clayton County Friends of the Library. Mr. Willie McDowell presented tips for self defense and the chapter voted to donate gift cards to Clayton County Public School Homeless Department to help families this holiday season.

President Vance Wallace and District III Director Cheryl Goff attended the GSO Executive Board and Membership Meeting in Macon on Saturday.

Dr. Vance Wallace, new chapter President, presided over her first meeting on September 10. Sandra Richardson, Executive Director at Gigi's House, shared information about their work with girls who were victims of s*x trafficking. The chapter made a donation to Gigi's house and prepared gift bags for new teachers at Haynie Elementary School and Callaway Elementary School.

Members met today for lunch and a planning session at Silver Bay in Stockbridge. Check out the programs and service projects for next year on our chapter website at http://alphaiotaga.weebly.com/meetings.html.

Thank you Alpha Iota for making this happen!

Our sixth grade students met their mystery pen pals this morning! To see more photos and a list of the community leaders who volunteered as pen pals visit our school website. https://024.clayton.k12.ga.us/news/what_s_new/pen_pal_reveal

Thank you SO much to the Alpha Iota chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma for sponsoring SIX scholarships for Spivey Hall’s Summer Music Camp! The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education.

Pictured with Spivey Hall Education Assistant Mary Miller is chapter president Cheryl Goff and chapter treasurer Tonia Lindsey.

Tonia and I presented Mary Miller, Education Assistant at Spivey Hall, with a check for $1,110 to the Clayton State University Foundation. The funds will provide scholarships for six students to attend summer music camp.

Alpha Iota hosted a table at the Ferst Reader's Luncheon and our "The Library Dragon" themed table was a hit! We are a small group of phenomenal educators making a difference for the children in our community.

Alpha Iota installed new officers and hosted a Power of Sisterhood Luncheon at Magnolia House in Jonesboro today. Through tickets sales, a silent auction and donations we raised over $700 to send children to summer music camp at Clayton State University's Spivey Hall. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!