Arkansas Alpha Delta Kappa
September 2018
Hello Arkansas Sisters
I know that the first month of school is one of the busiest times of the year and it takes time to adjust to those schedules. As we begin this school year and the new biennium, please feel free to email, text or call me (501)351-1535. I will always be glad to help you in any way. I will say that I am still working and sometimes it takes a day or two to get to answering emails and texts.
Reminder - The Arkansas Leadership Conference is September 22nd. The Executive Board meeting will be held from 10:00 until 10:45 and the Leadership Conference begin at 11:15 until 2:00. The registration is in the newsletter, Carolyn Melton has received some registration forms already. The late registration date has been moved to September 11th due to the Labor Day holiday.
I hope that you have a Happy Labor Day, we have all labored throughout our lives, for many reasons. Most of them have to do with career, money and our families. Our Alpha Delta Kappa sisters enjoy our labor of love, keep it up! Enjoy your weekend and our beautiful upcoming fall.
Your Sister,
Chanetta Case
AR AΔK President
Yippee! Hooray! Yahoo!
There are not enough words to tell you how excited and happy I am to announce that Arkansas was the first in the South Central Region to have 100% of our chapters to submit their CNA (Chapter Needs Assessment). You ladies rock!!!
It is now time to begin turning our focus on increasing membership in our state. I would love to visit your chapter and discuss ways to help. We lost a lot of members this past biennium simply by nonpayment of dues. As leaders, we must be diligent in continually reaching out to our members. This is a busy world that we are living in and there are so many things that put demands on our time. We must show our members and potential members why Alpha Delta Kappa is worth their time.
Please let me know if you would like for me to visit your chapter, or if there is anything else that I can do to help you promote membership.
I am working on establishing a membership team that will be able to help out in each area of our state. I will explain more about that next month.
I hope you have a fantabulous year!
Cindy White
Arkansas Membership Consultant
AR Immediate Past President
SCR Treasurer
Altruism Corner
Ways and Means
Ways and means chairman, Ann Holcomb requests that you bring items to auction off at the Leadership Conference on September 22nd. The money collected will go tp the Altruistic project for 2018-2020. The items can be new or gently used, such as holiday items.
World Understanding News
The new ADK World Understanding project has been announced! TEACH TOO is taking us back to Haiti to continue contributing to Imagine Missions.
Rachel Shankles, SCR WU Chair
Fundraising has begun for Project TEACH TOO.
TEACH TOO requests grant funds to construct transitional housing for 48 older teens to enable them to finish their education and learn an occupation. According to Haitian law, children residing in licensed orphanages cannot remain after the age of 18. As a result, older students have had to leave the Imagine Missions Orphanage without the skills or abilities required to be independent and successful. Transitional housing with occupancy limited to two years or less enables these students to finish their most important goal - completing their education. Imagine Missions will mentor these students and assist them throughout the process.
Funds will be donated to the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation this fall, winter, and spring. and TEACH TOO will receive the funds at the 2019 International Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The target amount for the project is $50,000.
You may donate online (on the website under Foundation/Donations) OR Mail your donation to :
Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation
P.O. Box 870567
Kansas City, MO 64187-0567
AΔK
Check out these available AΔK Scholarships!
http://www.alphadeltakappa.org/ADK/MemberCenter/Scholarships_and_Grants/ADK/Member_Center/Scholarships_and_Grants.aspx?hkey=25e0ac93-1198-4dda-945a-169a4952a4d2Something to brag about...
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