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ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL OF DALLAS, TEXAS, INC.

DISTRICT NINE AUGUST 2014
"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a com-
mon vision. The ability to direct individual accomplish-
ment toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that
allows common people to attain uncommon results."
--Andrew Carnegie
Last Club year, President Sabras theme was
Championing Altrusa. Her desire was for us to not only
sing the praises of our Club to the public, but for us to
champion and support one another and committee to
committee. While this may not be the theme for this
Club year, it continues to be a goal. The teamwork that
was part of Sabras theme is essential for the success of
our projects and our Club.
Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is
progress. Working together is success.
--Henry Ford
As we enter the third month of our Club year, as our
goals and plans are in place and we are executing our
ideas, we see the importance of teamwork. No one com-
mittee can do their work alone; it needs the support of
the Club. Working together, cooperating with one anoth-
er, and supporting the work of others will help to make
us a strong, cohesive unit that can achieve great things.
This year, our Membership Development Committee has
put together some great ideas to help us become a more
unified group. The Friendship Basket gives us an op-
portunity to get to know one another better on a one to
one basis and the Fun of the Month allows us to spend
social time together as a group. These are great team
building activities and should truly help us with our re-
tention efforts. The recruitment side of Membership De-
velopment will require your help and support. The com-
mittee needs your help to get potential members to
meetings or events. They depend on each of you to invite
your friends and colleagues, talk about Altrusa with peo-
ple you meet, and encourage membership to guests.
The committee cannot do all this work alone, they need
the team.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much
--Helen Keller
We have many opportunities this year to do work with
our Service Committee. This year, we have created
hands on service projects that will give to our community
in new ways. This work is harder than writing a check,
but in many ways it is more rewarding. When we work
together, giving with our hands and our hearts, we get to
spend time together, side by side, making a difference.
So far this year, we have created the blankets for Mosa-
ic, working together on a couple of different occasions.
There will be many more opportunities for us to work
together this year and support the Service Committee.
We all joined this organization to help our community
and do service work, this year we will need to work to-
gether as a team to make that happen.
Communications needs the team behind them as well.
When each committee submits its information in a time-
ly matter it is easier to get the newsletter complete. If
we share the photos we all take at different events we
will have a more complete picture of who we are for our
Club display. We can also support our communications
team by sharing the information posted on social media.
The Communications committee can only get
Presidents Message

Deborah Hecht
2014-2015 President
Altrusa International
of Dallas, Texas, INC.
deborahahecht@gmail.com
THIS MONTH
August 2
Dinner for Mosaic
August 5
Board Meeting
Business Meeting - Ways and Means
Presentation
August 12
UN International Youth day
Assembly of Goodnight Bags for Mosaic at
Whole Foods Preston Forest
August 16
Called Board Meeting - Noon, Deborahs
home
August 19
Program Meeting - Mosaic speaker and
presentation of Good Night Bags

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
Sharron Vance.18
Carolyn Hollingsworth.26


SERVICE REQUEST
We need solid pillowcases for our Good-
night, Sleep Tight bags for Mosaic. If you
have any gently used pillowcases you can
spare, please bring them to our meeting
on August 5th so we will have them availa-
ble for bag assembly August 12.





information out to a limited amount of people, its up to each of
you to share it and get the word out there.
"Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with
them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about
one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help
one another achieve it."
--Bill Bradley
Each year, we have choices to make on how we raise money for
our projects. We could simply ask each member to write a check
and be done with it. Unfortunately, that method, while simple,
brings very little besides money to our Club. Our Finances Commit-
tee, and specifically our Ways and Means Committee, works to cre-
ate fundraising programs that not only bring in the dollars for our
projects, but also get our name and image out to the community.
The other committees can support the work they do in so many
ways. Their work also depends on the individuals in the Club to
invite their friends, ask for the donations, purchase what is being
sold, and other tasks. This year, the Ways and Means Committee
has aggressive goals and they will depend on having the team sup-
port them to get the job done.
We are a team. Each of us chose to join this organization. The
option to simply volunteer for agencies or write checks has always
been available, yet we chose Altrusa. We are a team, a family, a
gang, a troop, a unit, and partners. Please remember when we
work as a team we are at our best.
Karen and Sheryl shopping at the Meadows Museum Gift Shop
Susie, Jan, Betty making blankets for Good Night Sleep Tight
bags for Mosaic
COMMITTEE
NEWS
Communications
Deborah and Carolyn worked on getting the
club web site (http://dallas.altrusa.org) up-to-
date. The club history is now available under
the "Who We Are" tab. Links to the June and
July Communique issues are under News
Room/Club News. If anyone has updates that
they want added to the site, please send them
to Carolyn. Susie distributed the small roster
books in July. The full yearbook will be issued
in August. The committee was in charge of the
Altrusa You program on July 1. We encourage
all of you to explore the International web site
at www.altrusa.org using the Index tab to locate
the information you need. As you can see, your
Communications Committee has been very
busy!
Service
After our club meeting on August 5, we will
have a Service Committee meeting to make
plans for our activities at Martin Luther King
Learning Center. We will be using money from
an Altrusa International Grant to create an Ear-
ly Readers Club. We will have parties for each
First Grade class where we will give the stu-
dents a book, a book mark, and a t-shirt. All
members are invited and encouraged to stay
for the meeting. All club members are encour-
aged to stay for the meeting.
Scottish Rite Volunteer opportunities in August
include: tentatively 8/10/14 volunteers need-
ed to stuff envelopes for a premier event.
Sharron will provide details at the meetings;
8/23/14 Volunteers needed for the Dallas
Sporting Club Clay Shoot. Contact Sharron for
details.
Volunteer opportunities with DCAC to spend
some time with the children are available.
Please see Karen for details.
Finances
We are now set up on PayPal on our web site
for online donations. We can also use this for
other fund raising events through out the year.
Phyllis presented the Club financials for June @
the 1st meeting and our bank account
FUN OF THE MONTH AT
THE MEADOWS MUSEUM






JUNE BOARD ACTIONS
Board approved the Ways and Means proposal
JUNE CLUB ACTIONS
Club was made aware of a possible to change to our Founda-
tion. Policy 27 means we will need to make changes to the
name of our Foundation and possibly come under the um-
brella of the International Foundation. We are wait to hear
the results of the International Board meeting of July before
the Board and Club make any decisions.
By Meg Muller
11 Atrusans and 2 Altrousers enjoyed an interesting tour at the
Meadows Museum on Saturday 7/19/14. Some of the group
met beforehand at La Madeline and then at 3 PM our docent
Mary led us on our tour. We began with the history of the muse-
um and Algur Meadows love of art and in particular Spanish
art. Next we toured "The Spanish Gesture" exhibit which were
drawings from Murillo to Goya. These were sketches drawn by
the artists before creating the paintings and were filled with in-
tricate detail. Many were used to develop prints. We learned
about the numerous steps to complete one print. Our tour con-
tinued on through halls of paintings where we learned about the
history of the ruling families. Also which ones were martyrs. Did
you know that portraits were completed throughout their lives
so the people could see what the ruling family looked like? We
all commented on the deep reds and rich blues and green col-
ors used in all of the paintings. They were so vivid without being
bright. Of course we had to support the Museum gift shop and
then ended out day at the Trinity Hall Irish Pub. What a wonder-
ful and informative afternoon spent with Altrusans. Stay tuned
to next months "Fun of the Month"!
August Principle and Responsibility
balanced. Meg presented the financials for June
from the Foundation financials and our bank ac-
count is balanced!
Membership Development
Dont forget to call your Buddy between meet-
ings. Stay tuned for more Fun of the Month
events!

Principle: Election to Altrusa is an evidence of confidence
which imposes upon the recipient the obligation to strive to be
true to the highest standards of life in her personal and busi-
ness relations.

Responsibility: Know the bylaws and policies necessary to
meaningful participation and keep informed on the organiza-
tion by reading all Altrusa publications.
International Youth Day 12 August 2014: Mental Health Matters
International Youth Day gives an opportunity to celebrate young peoples energy, imagination and initiatives. Cele-
brations at the United Nations Headquarters and around the world will recognize the vital contributions young peo-
ple make to promoting mental health and overcoming challenges. With access to the right support, every person
can reach their potential.
Committee News
Continued

Betty, Sheryl, Frances, Latonya, and Anne at Fun of the Month

SAVE THE DATE

Fall Leadership Event - Nov. 15, 2014
(Sat, Nov 15, 2014)

District Nine is hosting the Fall Leadership
Event in Allen, Texas at the Hilton Garden
Inn, Saturday November 15, 2014.

A special Altrusa University workshop will be
held for newer Altrusans after lunch. Every-
one is welcome.

Friday dinner with the Board of Directors
will be an option for those staying overnight.
Kindness is a language which the deaf
can hear, and the blind can read
Mark Twain