Kappa Phi News

Kappa Phi Chapter, No, 261, Area 9, Carrollton, TX

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Texas State Organization
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
www.kappaphitexas.weebly.com smprice@hotmail.com
Vol.36, Issue 24
January, 2015
DKG Mission Statement: The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes
professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education.

News Editor; Susan Price 5100 Aztec Dr. The Colony, TX 75056

Kappa Phi January Meeting

Notes from the President

Date: Thursday, January 8, 2015

Time: 6:00 - 7:30
Place: McLaughlin Elementary
1500 Webb Chapel Rd,
Carrollton, TX, 75006
Program: Orientation & Educational
Choices for Todays Parents
If you last name begins with M-W
bring a dish to share

We will also create Valentines for our

McLaughlin/Strickland teachers. Pickup an
extra bag of peppermints, gum or chocolate
kisses to decorate our Valentines!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

A
B
C
D
E

Meeting info & Presidents notes

Member Focus, Treasure Report & Auction photos
Kappa Phi Program & A C for Dec
Strickland Project & World Fellowship
Area 9 and Misc DKG news items.

December 14, 2014

December 14, 2014
Greetings to all!
I am so happy to be a part of such a warm, caring, fun-loving
group of ladies. Our December dinner and auction was not only
a tremendous success, but it was LOTS of fun. The bidding got
really serious at times, and by the end of the evening, we made
enough to cover our scholarships! I would like to thank all of
you who brought the delicious appetizers and a special thanks to
Susan Lindsey for hosting the event in her lovely home.
One of the highlights of the December gathering was
inviting Nancy Shaheens mother, Betty Shaw, to be an
honorary member. She has opened her home to us for our
meetings many times, and she has been supportive of our
organization for years. We will formally initiate her in
February. It is very exciting to welcome her into our Kappa Phi
family.
Our work at Strickland continues to make a lot of teachers
happy. The volunteer box is usually full of requests for copies,
laminating, and cutting. They know who we are and seem to
trust us to do a good job. We are planning to put cookies in the
lounge in January. Vicky suggested that instead of trying to
remember to bring bags of cookies to the meeting, that we all
donate a dollar so that she can purchase a nice tray of cookies
for January 13th. We will put a DKG display in the lounge
along with the cookies.
Dorothy has sent some letters to prospective members and
we have some ladies who are interested in joining our group. It
isnt too late to send a letter of invitation to join DKG. They
can come to our January meeting/orientation and learn all about
our organization. Lets share the enthusiasm that we have with
Kappa Phi with other women educators.
In January, we will be honored with the presence of Michelle
Grandinetti our Area 9 Coordinator.
I hope that the New Year brings joy and happiness to all!

See you soon!

Debbie

DKG Vision Statement: Leading women educators impacting education worldwide

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MEMBER FOCUS
Received word from Vicky Herr that Debbie Shugarts mother passed away. Services were held Dec 15th.
Her mom had been in an assisted living center locally

NEWS from Celeste:

Our Kappa Phi website has gone through some major updates, and it
has received certification from DKG International. To receive this
certification, the website had to be formatted in a specific way, and it
had to have certain content and links. Because we have a certified
website, it can be accessed directly from the DKG Texas website and
the DKG International website. Be sure to check it out at

www.kappaphitexas.weebly.com.
You might be surprised at what you will find there!

January
4 Sarah Eaton
25 Sally Saar

February
3 Ida Ribbik

Please contact Susan Price if you know of a Kappa Phi member

who may need a thinking of you type card, a cheerful note, or a
note of congratulations for self for family member.

December Grant in Aid Auction

Fun, food, and laughter

More fun photos - page 7

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DKG SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

KAPPA PHI CHAPTER
TREASURERS REPORT
November 30, 2014

Exciting News from the December 4th Auction

Eighteen members and six guests attended the December
meeting! I am thrilled to report that I have deposited $1171
into our chapters account which is earmarked for our Grant-inAid fund. This will go a long way in making our Grant-in-Aid
project successful. Pat yourselves on the back for doing a great
job.
Special thanks to those of you who brought guests! It was a
wonderful turnout. Thanks, too, to those of you who padded
your donation. We should also give special recognition to
Charlotte Davis for sending us those marvelous scrubbers she
made and sent for the auction. They went like hotcakes and
many of us will have cleaner abodes. Thanks for the honey,
too.
We were grateful to Susan Lindsay for hosting in her lovely
home. We all know that was a lot of effort on her part and it
showed.
I am hoping that those members who were not able to join
us will want to contribute to the cause. You can do that by
mailing a check to me:
Pat Bielamowicz, 2101 Columbia
Dr. Richardson, TX 75081.

Pat B

Balance October, 2014

*Deposits
Available Cash
Withdrawals
Balance November 30, 20134

$9339.20*
-0$9339.20*
-0$9339.20*

*(Includes $5,786.68 designated for scholarship money)

As you can see from the Bank Statement, we had no financial

activity in November. I have received confirmation that our
dues and fees have been paid.
I also wanted to say THANK YOU for helping me
keep track of purchases at the auction by using the
individual envelope system. You cannot imagine
how much it helped me, time wise and accuracy wise. Thanks
to Vicky for helping me come up with the idea, too. I think the
method is here to stay!
Pat B

Hot Auction Item

Auctioneer: Nancy Sheen

High Bidder: Sarah Eaton Quilter: Pat Bielamowicz

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Kappa Phi Programs

Our January program is an opportunity to learn
about some of the educational choices that parents
have for their children outside of public schools.
Choices include online schools and charter
schools. It will be held at 6:00 on Jan. 8, 2015, in
the cafeteria at McLaughlin Elementary, whose
principal, DeDe Lacy, has graciously allowed us
to use for the evening.
Members whose last names begin with M-W
are asked to bring a dish to share on this
evening.
Also on this evening, we will have orientation
and be making some Valentines for our teachers
at McLaughlin/Strickland, so pick up an extra bag
of peppermints or gum or chocolate kisses to
decorate our Valentines!
Volunteer Opportunity: Tina Flatt is also in
charge of the UIL Middle School competition,
which will be held on Jan. 15, 2015 at Newman
Smith High school. She is looking for volunteers
who can judge oral speaking competitions that
begin at 5:30 and go to about 7:00. Training and
a light snack is provided at 5:00, so email her if
youd like to come and join the energy of middle
school UIL! Thanks!
Tina Flatt at flattc@cfbisd.edu

Spring notice:
Due to the timing of exhibits at the Meadows
Museum, we will reverse the programs for April
and May. Thanks to our grant in aide committee
for putting their application review process on the
fast track so we can host our grant in aide
recipients at the April meeting.

Graphics- Microsoft
**Time Sensitive Info

From Your AC,

The gift-giving season is upon us, and TSO is
requesting a gift from youyour talents. Believe it or
not, it is time to submit applications for state officers,
committee chairmen, and committee members for the
2015-2017 Biennium I have personally witnessed the
depth of talent that exists in Area 9, and I know that
there are many of you who are interested in and capable
of a position in TSO. I encourage you to consider this
opportunity for a great experience. Due dates for these
applications are **January 1 and February 1, 2015, so I
want to use this space to inform you of these
opportunities.
I also want to wish each and every one of you a
very wonderful holiday season however you celebrate
this time of year. Be safe, be happy, and may many
blessings come to you, your families, and all the special
people in your lives.
Michelle Grandinetti
Area 9 Coordinator
mrgrand@mindspring.com

HOW TO APPLY FOR TSO POSITIONS

**For state officers:

Find applications on the TSO website under Deadlines

and Forms-January 1, 2015.
To find requirements for state officers, go to the TSO
website. Click on Resources. Click on Guidelines
for TSO State Personnel. Scroll to Nominations
Committee.

*For committee chairmen, committee members, and area

coordinators:
Find applications on the TSO website under Deadlines
and Forms-February 1, 2015.
The Guidelines for the TSO State Personnel under
Resources on the TSO website will provide
descriptions and responsibilities for each position.

Tina Flatt at dcflatt@verizon.net

If you have any questions, please contact me or any member

of state personnel.
M. Grandinetti
mrgrand@mindspring.com

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Strickland Project.
Continued thanks to all who are copying,
laminating and bringing a
positive face to Strickland.
They are very appreciative
of our efforts. At our
December meeting, we did
agree that in January we
would take some cookies
for the staff as a welcome
back after Christmas break. We will
include Debbie's picture board as a way of
messaging DKG as well. So, Pat, Susan
L., Susan M., Celeste, Debbie...thank you
for being good reps. of DKG.
Vicky Herr
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Betty Shaw
Honorary Kappa Phi Member

WORLD FELLOWSHIP
Our chapter so graciously donates to
World Fellowship. This is the money that Nancy
Shaheen comes up with such creative ways to collect
from us.
Thank you.

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The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International

Get Connected

The

International Communications and Publicity

Committee

Chapter websites are a great way to

spotlight the wonderful projects in
which members are participating.
Projects shared via websites can also
help recruit potential members to your
chapter.
Take a few minutes to look at some great
examples of chapter sites.
Europe: Great Britain,
www.dkggb.org.uk/index.php/canterburyaward
OH Northwest: Alpha Nu,
http://alphanuor.weebly.com/projects.htm
OR Southeast: Beta Kappa Chapter,
http://betakappachapter.weebly.com/
literacy-project.html
We thank the webmasters of these chapters for giving
us permission to share their websites and projects.

Betty, Nancy Shaheens mom, has long been the

gracious hostess for our Annual August Get Together.

Grand Hyatt Hotel

Registration

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February Meeting
Traveling through Istanbul by Laura Harbin @ Susan Marchuss Home in Carrollton.
Website Links

TSO Website
www.alphastatetexas.org
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The Lone Star News

Copy/ paste / read:

From Your AC

http://www.alphastatetexas.org/lonestarnews/2014.fall.
pdf

Dear Area 9,
As I read your newsletters, I am grateful that
I was somehow guided to surround myself with
individuals who are about the business of improving
the world by helping others and modeling admirable
generosity and understanding. Having access to
your newsletters has deepened my perspective on the
depth and breadth of our Society, which the
collective work of its members has achieved.
So my wish for each of you is very simple:
May your 2015 be resplendent with good health,
rest, prosperity, and abundant joy and fun. May it be
the best year ever! Happy New Year, Area 9!

Preview of upcoming Auctioned

Titanic Tea

Michelle Grandinetti
Area 9 Coordinator
mrgrand@mindspring.com

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Come to San Antonio...

for the 86th TSO Convention
June 25-27, 2015
Grand Hyatt San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

June 25 - 27, 2015

See links in TSO News on Page 14.

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December Fun(d) Raiser

Tina and Chris

Marilyn & our gracious hostess, Susan

Guests and members mingle

Susan and Sally

Visiting

Donation Envelopes at the ready

Let the Bidding begin

More photos @ http://kappaphitexas.weebly.com/photo-gallery.html

1. Graphics courtesy of Microsoft Word non-commercial use graphics.
2. Photos courtesy of Celeste Craig & Susan Price