Delta Kappa Gamma promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education.Visit our website at www.dkg.org for the latest news and informationFOR KEY WOMEN EDUCATORSVOL 72 NO 4 JUL/AUG 2015THE DELTA KAPPA GAMMA SOCIETY INTERNATIONALBoard sets 2016 registration fees, 92015 Educators Book Award announcedSee honorable mention too, 3 Bull hired as headquarters executiveTe International Administrative Board has approved the employment of Sandra Smith Bull as Executive Director, eective September 1, 2015. Bull has served the Society as Interim Executive director, 2014-2015; Interim Membership Services Administrator, 2010-2011; Executive Coordinator, 2003-2007; and as Business Services Administrator, 1998-2003. She has received the International Achievement Award and the Alpha State Organization Achievement Award. A graduate of the rst Texas Leadership Management Seminar and the 1999 International Leadership Management Seminar, Bull is an experienced presenter. She served as Texas area coordinator and corresponding secretary, as chair for the nominations and membership committees and as member of many state organization committees.Bull served on the International Leadership Development Committee as regional representative and as chair of the International Arts & Humanities Jury. She is a familiar face throughout the organization, taking on roles of leadership where she is needed. She brings insight and experience to her new position.A University of Texas graduate, Bull earned a B.S. in Education and a Master of Library Science. She worked in Austin Independent Schools INTERNATIONAL LINKAGESee BULL, 3Society reps provide international-to-chapter linkTey arent visitors; they arent guests. Society representatives are Administrative Board members, headquarters administrators and (sometimes) past international presidents who are assigned by the international president to attend state organization annual meetings. While fellowship is an important element, it is a business relationship between the Society representative and the state organization.Board members assignments come with responsibilities, not the least of which is to put a personal face and touch on International. Society reps are charged with updating and explaining the latest internationalSee REPRESENTATIVES, 42JUL/AUG 2015 DKG NEWS2014-2016 ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDInternational President: Dr. Lyn Babb Schmid, PennsylvaniaFirst Vice President: Cathy P. Daugherty, VirginiaSecond Vice President: Jeannette Ziga, Costa RicaExecutive Director (Interim): Sandra Smith Bull, TexasRegional DirectorsEurope: Marianne Skardus, SwedenNortheast: Dr. Kay Clawson, West VirginiaNorthwest: Dr. Phyllis VanBuren, MinnesotaSoutheast: Becky Sadowski, TennesseeSouthwest: Beth Schieber, OklahomaImmediate Past President: Dr. Beverly H. Helms, FloridaMembers-at-Large2012-2016: Barbara L. Whiting, Minnesota2014-2018: Dr. Hanna Fowler, GeorgiaArea RepresentativesCanada: Dr. Donna-Faye MadhosinghLatin America: Tamara Flores Hernndez, San Luis PotosiParliamentarian: Dr. Gwen Simmons, North CarolinaFind administrative board members email addresses at www.dkg.orgToll-free phone: 888.762.4685DKG NEWS (ISSN 0747184X) is published by The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International bimonthly in January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August (online only), September/October, and November/December at 416 West Twelfth Street, Austin, TX 78701. Periodicals Postage paid at Austin, TX. Annual international membership dues include subscription to DKG NEWS. Send news items to Dr. Jensi Souders, editor, at the address below. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DKG NEWS, P.O. Box 1589, Austin TX 787671589.By Dr. Lyn Babb Schmid2014-2016 INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTWith (Baby) Boomers retiring in record numbers and Generation X comprising a comparatively smaller demographic, organizations will turn to Generation Y as members. Like any seismic shift, this one will challenge the leaders of organizations to lead change, in this case to appeal to the largest generation ever. Tis quote from Sarah Sladeks book, Knowing Y: Engage the Next Generation Now makes me think about how DKG can recruit and serve this largest-ever population demographic of educators. Te two webinars that I conducted with these women this past spring gave me rsthand insights into their expectations for a professional organization. Having told you of the responses to the rst two webinar questions in the last edition, I complete my report from these webinars with responses given to the last three questions presented during those sessions. 3. What would the ideal association experience be?opportunities to be involved without being shoved into upper leadership earlycamaraderie, ideas for improving my performance in the classroom from more veteran AND newer teachers, involvement of all members, community service opportunitiesCPE, peer support, and networkingallowing me to become involved without pushing me into itthe way our organization oers so many ways to become involvedmore learning from mentors.Gen Y expects to have great relationships with people they work with, including an opportunity to have access and relationship-building opportunities with mentors and leaders. Tis new generation of women wants real benets, support and meaningful service projects. Tey will seek leadership positions once they feel a part of the group, but the culture for that has to be genuine and inviting. Tis list screams for mentoring within the chapter.4. What is your go-to method of getting communication? How do you like to communicate with others?email, so as to put more thought into it.texting, Facebook, email, Instagram, twitter with students and parentsold fashioned phone calls to hear emotion is nicea teaser to a new blog/web post linked into a Facebook or twitter postGoogle hangoutsa mixture of face-to-face and virtual meetingscombination of technological experiences (webinars, etc.) and a physical conference would be great. I really enjoy the face-to-face experience of conferences and conventions, but it would also be nice to have experiences like this one (the webinar) more times a year.Gen Y is the rst generation to have never known life without technology. Can you comprehend what that means? Gen Xers are never without technology, and this has empowered them in new and dierent ways. We teachers taught them how to DKG Wants to Know Y, Part IISee KNOW Y, 3DKG NEWS 3JUL/AUG 2015KNOW Y From Page 2BULL From Page 1July 15 - Chapter Treasurer Annual Report- Form 15September 1 - Arts & Humanities gallery submissionsSeptember 1 - Lucile Cornetet Award for Professional Development ApplicationSeptember 1 - State Organization Treasurer Annual Report-Form 16September 15 - International Speakers Fund Speaker ApplicationOctober 1 - Amendments to International Standing RulesOctober 15 - Nominations for elected ofcers, Administrative Board members, elected committee members & members of the Board of TrusteesDEADLINESduring her educational career as a librarian and English teacher. She continues learning in her personal life, with a certication for the Spiritual Formation Program and the Contemplative Leadership Program. International President Dr. Lyn Schmid says, Sandra is an exceptional administrator who is equipped to lead us into the next generation of the evolution of our Society. She is an encourager, a supporter, and she cares deeply about our Mission and Purposes.collaborate and love being part of the social media global conversation. Technology is how they build relationships, making it more important for DKG to engage members through social media that make them truly empowered participants.5. What adjective would you use to describe DKG as a professional association?traditional, at times antiquatedsupportivetransforming, inclusive, positivecaring, timelessfellowshipyclassy, classicwarm and fuzzyinspirationalSummary: Some answers really surprised me. For the most part, these women like their chapter experience. Tis generation expects tremendous return on investment (ROI). Not surprising, Gen Y wants to know, How will membership make a dierence in my life? On the upside, they usually follow up with the question, How will my participation make a dierence in the lives of others? However, their decision to join DKG hinges on you and your chapters being able to deliver great ROI and a meaningful membership experience.What are our teenagers really doing online?Its Complicated: Te Social Lives of Networked Teens is the 2015 winning book selected by the Educators Award Committee. Te Human Age is the honorable mention book. Its Complicated author danah boyd*, a Microsoft principal researcher and Fellow at Harvard Universitys Berkman Center for Internet and Society, looks beneath the surface of teens networked lives, searching for reasons for their behavior. (B)oyd urges becoming more digitally aware, opening ones eyes on the digital street. She stresses that empathy, not fear, is the solution. Te book gives parents, teachers, social workers, policy makers, medical people, and others a valuable, and perhapsrare, insight into the lives of teens, from the teens own perspective. Te Educators Award Honorable Mention Book for 2015 is Te Human Age: the World Shaped by Us, by Diane Ackerman. Ackerman addresses important and serious topics concerning peoples constantly altering relationships with nature.*Authors preferred spellingEducators Book Award for 2015 announcedDKG NEWS 4JUL/AUG 2015Youre so DKG ifYou have the international and chapter websites on your favorites bar so they are just a click away. -Dr. Victoria Eastman, Alpha Zeta Chapter,INactions to state organization members. Tey are to give requested speeches (separate from the Society update) and workshops. Tey are to participate in all parts of the meeting agenda so that they can help make the meeting a success. In other words, they are there to work! Tey answer questions, listen, observe, and bring back to the Administrative Board the good things that are occurring in chapters and state organizations. Tey also bring back members constructive criticism and good ideas for change, ideas and comments that help the international level of the Society better serve all members.Putting a face on international often comes with interesting comments. One Society rep (who was in her early 50s with hardly any gray hair) couldnt help but laugh when two young members said, Its so nice to meet you. We thought all international leaders had white hair!Impressions, experiences mold future thoughts, actionsShared impressions and experiences at state organization meetings help develop future international goals and action plans as well as arm or redirect policies and Society materials. Explaining 2012 changes to the international governing documents, Immediate Past International President Beverly Helms saw that the appreciation that came with understanding the exibility of not being required to have a state night precipitated two small state organizations to vote to extend an invitation to host a regional conference. Helms noted the New Jersey chapter that has a Round Table where members prepare a meal and invite new educators. Members oer materials, supplies, lesson plans, etc. Te Round Table has resulted in the initiation of 15 or more members under the age of 40. First Vice President Cathy Daugherty found that sharing interests transcends generations and locations. Its truly what DKG is all about, as she found out in Indiana through a quilting tour that gave new and experienced members a common bond beyond their educational careers. Daugherty also noted how Kentucky Gen-Y members inspired all members with their enthusiasm and energy, saying that the state that plays togetherworks well together!Member-at-Large Barbara Whiting remembers a unique chapter project, sponsoring a therapy dog for an elementary school. She says, I am always impressed with the impact chapters have on their communities.Northwest Regional Director Phyllis VanBuren noted, as do all Society reps, that leadership and membership are concerns, but that all members seem eager to promote DKG as a philanthropic organization.What is that name again?Seeing that assigned board members and administrators are sent on work assignments, as liaisons between the international level of the Society and its state organization and chapter counterparts, you can understand that the money spent to transport them to and from state organization annual meetings is not spent to send someone as a guest or visitor. Your state organization meeting is important to International. Your Society representative works to help state organization and chapters be more successful and to share your programs, projects, comments, and criticism to help ensure the future success of all. Visitor? Guest? Not on your life!REPRESENTATIVES From Page 1YourDo you know that the international Society and each state organization is directed by the Constitution to maintain a Permanent Fund? Te Permanent Fund is money set aside for the purchase of items of a more permanent nature. Tink of it as a savings account, not unlike the personal savings account from which you might replace your refrigerator or heating system or purchase a new computer. How is it funded? Te Constitution stipulates that 25% of initiation fees and annual dues income are to be deposited into this fund until the total of the funds assets are not less than 30% of the annual income of the Available Fund.What can be purchased from this fund? According to the Constitution, the money in this fund can be used topurchase initiation paraphernalia,purchase articles and equipment of a permanent nature,rent oce space,construct a headquarters building, and/orfurnish a headquarters building.Who approves expenditures from this fund? Expenditures from the international Permanent Fund are approved by the International Finance Committee and authorized by the International Executive Board. Expenditures from a state organizations Permanent Fund are authorized by the state organization executive board.moneybusinessDKG NEWS 5JUL/AUG 2015Youre so DKG ifKids come rst! -Kay Burton, Beta Phi Chapter, ILAs a member-driven organization, DKG at the international level operates under the mandates and directives determined by members who vote at the international convention in even-numbered years. At the state organization and chapter levels, these decisions are made by the members who are present at business meetings throughout the year.So, to engage in DKG is to show up and be involved at local, state organization and international levels. By commitment to DKG, each member commits to take action in order to advance professional women in education for the good of society and of the DKG Society. Share experiences in DKG with other leading women educators in order to unite women, honor women, advance women, support desirable educational legislation, endow women with scholarships and fellowships, stimulate personal and professional growth, and inform members of economic, social, political, and educational issues.Tese are the purposes of DKG. Te collegial fellowship between member and potential member begins as an orientation to the Society and evolves into a journey that enhances personal and professional growth through programs at local, state organization and international levels a journey most enriched through collaboration at all three levels. Engaged members attract new members through local, state organization and international eorts that ultimately aect the global population including enhancing and honoring the artistic endeavors of members (submitting to or supporting submission to the DKG Fine Arts Gallery);establishing technological opportunities for all ability levelsdistribution of scholarships, fellowships and grants providing emergency relief funding;providing dynamic programs and projects that focus on worldwide education, global experiences and assistance with economic and societal concerns;supporting educational excellence worldwide through funding (such as Schools for Africa) and support (local and state organization projects to support educators);publishing articles and newsletters, including submission of written work to the Bulletin or the Collegial Exchange magazine.In the coming year take action to assist women in nding spiritual fellowship as they are honored, advanced, supported, endowed, stimulated, and informed and, thus, become eective world-wide leaders for future generations. Making embers atterAssets and ActionsMarketing Our PrideTalk about a win-win project! Chapters involved in organizing and implementing community projects are helping the community and, at the same time, marketing DKG assets and actions to that same community! When DKG members work with local businesses to benet local causes, everyone wins! Te Annual Soup Bowls for Hunger occurs each year in Rutland, Vermont. Last year more than $12,000 was raised for the Rutland Community Cupboard and ve area food banks. Rutlands DKG members organize the event every year. Bowls are made and painted by Rutland High School students. Bowls also come from Otter High School, Green Mountain College, and over 200 professional potters. Local chefs ll the bowls with one of ve delicious soups. Rolls are donated by the Staord Tech culinary program. Desserts are made by a local learn-to-cook class at Rutland High School. Milk is donated by a dairy, butter by a creamery and crackers by a commercial bakery. Fifteen dollars pays for the bowl and its contents; there are three seatings.What a fabulous way for a community to learn about DKG and the dierence members are making in local communities! (Tell us about your community project and other successful ideas marketing DKG in your community. Send your stories to societyoper@dkg.org)Making Members MatterAs a member-driven organization, DKG at the international level operates under the mandates and directives determined by members who vote at the international convention in even-numbered years. At the state organization and chapter levels, these decisions are made by the members who are present at business meetings throughout the year.So, to engage in DKG is to show up and be involved at local, state organizationand international levels. By commitment to DKG, each member commits to take action in order to advance professional women ineducation for the good of society and of the DKG Society.Share experiences in DKG with other leading women educators in order to unite women, honor women, advance women, support desirable educationallegislation, endow women with scholarshipsand fellowships, stimulate personal and professional growth, and inform members of economic, social, political, and educational issues.These are the purposes of DKG. The collegial fellowship betweenmember and potential member begins as an orientation tothe Society and evolves into a journey that enhances personal and professional growth through programs at local, state organizationand international levels a journey most enriched throughcollaboration at all three levels.Engaged members attract newmembers through local, state organizationand international efforts that ultimately affect the global population including: enhancing and honoring the artistic endeavors of members (submitting to or supporting submission to the DKG Fine Arts Gallery) establishing technological opportunities for all ability levels distribution of scholarships,fellowships and grants providing emergency relief funding providing dynamic programs and projects that focus on worldwide education, global experiences and assistance with economic and societal concerns supporting educational excellenceworldwide through funding (such as Schools for Africa) and support (local and state organiation projects to support educators) publishing articles and newsletters, including submission of written work to The Bulletin or The Collegial Exchange Magazine.In the coming year take action toassist women in finding spiritual fellowship as they are honored, advanced, supported, endowed, stimulated, and informed and, thus, become effective world-wide leaders for future generations.unite honor advance support endow stimulate inform DKG NEWS 6JUL/AUG 2015Name State Region AmountSept. 2014Bohman, Gull Sweden EU $1,480Carey, Stephanie FL SE $2,000Englund, Ann Sweden EU $1,472Grace, Barbara MI $2,000Heavner, Millicent N. NC SE $950Lippitt, Janice MN NW $2,000Sherrill, Melanie NC SE $950Willis, Audra TX $388February 2015Bell, Tracy NC SE $950Byrd, Linda GA SE $1,445Hamm, Amanda AL $1,700Mangan, Sandra CT NE $1,600Moline, Karinsa Lee IL NE $1,250Myers, Christina PA NE $1,560Nunez, Judy VA SE $540O-Briant, Jackie WY NW $960O/Donnell, Erin NV $465Raines, Andrea NC $1,700Sellers, Laurie NC SE $1,800Name State Region AmountSimons, Breanne AZ $1,700Singh, Christena FL $1,700Vena, Lauren MA $1,900May 2015Gonzales, Christi LA SE $1,736Gramlich, Tammy IL NE $488Greenway, Ashley GA SE $691Hvizdos, Sue WV NE $1,835Leasure, Marilyn TX SW $1,200Loya, Patti TX SW $2,000Mazon, Brianna AZ $1,489Miller, Lou Anne NE NW $1,178Mullins, Linzie TN SE $800Royal, Kathryn PA NE $2,000Sitosky, Luke PA $1,535Umana, Maria MercedesEl Salvador SW $1,678Valencia, Aimee OR $1,000Wall, Amanda GA SE $1,732Total for September 2014-May 2015 $49,872The recipients without a region listed are not membersLucile Cornetet Award for Individual Professional Development (CIPD)recipients May 2015 CIPD awards announced by FoundationTe DKG Educational Foundation (DKGEF) has selected the newest recipients of the Cornetet Individual Professional Development Awards (CIPD). Fourteen educators (11 members and three non-members) received a total of $19,362 to attend a variety of conferences and institutes to support their educational endeavors. Awards are granted three times a year with the maximum award being $2,000. Te May 2015 award cycle included 68 applications, two-thirds of which were submitted by non-members. Te increase in applications with each award cycle supports DKGEFs growing reputation as a source for funding educators worldwide.Te next deadline for CIPD applications is September 1, 2015. Te application and additional information are posted on the Foundations website at www.dkgef.org. Fund your next conference with help from a CIPD Award.DKG NEWS 7JUL/AUG 2015YOUR FOUNDATION...Making a diferenceworldwide for over 50 yearsBegin making a dierence today at www.dkgef.org.Part One: New ProjectsAmount Project Director Location$3,500 Te Wonder of Words Dianne Caron Fredericton, NB$4,800 Field School in Interdisciplinary Medieval Research, Analysis and Public Interpretation Based on Archival, Archaeological and Geoscience Data in Walhain-Saint-Paul, BelgiumDebra Reid Charleston, IL$3,500 A Smart Start: Home Libraries for High-Risk Children Jenn Columbus Salem, OR$1,500 Honeywell Foundation Educational Outreach Program: Visual Tinking Strategies (VTS)Jo Ellen Bradley Wabash, IN$4,000 Supporting Early-Career Educators Marcia Kirkland Austin, TX$4,298.85 Parent Teachers Partnerships Susan Mary FrabottaUxbridge, MA$3,296 India Project Mother Dolores and Mother Marthas OrphanageMartha Kirgan Kirvin, TX$5,000 Geneva Reads: Bridging Cultural and Economic Diversity Anne Schuhle Geneva, NY$8,880 Seiwaloha: Building Castle Foundations Ellen Tanoura Honolulu, HI$1,751.31 Listenin and Learnin Jill Brown Ada, OK$6,000 Tanzania/United States Cultural Exchange Bettie Feruzi Mattapan, MA$11,000 Monte Tabors Excellence Kids Vianney Colombia/Campos ReyesTijuana, Baja CA$8,231 Full STEAM Ahead-Code On Melisa M. Jones Winter Springs, FL$ 65,757.16Total New Projects Educational Foundation 2015-2016 projectsDKG NEWS 8JUL/AUG 2015Part Two: Renewed Projects Amount Project Director Location$627 My 2nd Time Around...an Adult Learners Mathematical Journey Continues...Melodie A. McGee Columbus, OH$5,000 Lekotek Play/Learning Program Technology Helene Prokesch Atlanta, GA$400 Badger Girls State Scholarships Janet Bishop Janesville, WI$6,000 Developing K-5 Leaders Paula D. Roop Henrico, VA$3,500 iPad as a Tool to Excite and Learn Iida Hyvonen Helsinki, Finland$4,000 Recovering Culture thru Education:Ann-Marie SvenssonHalland, Sweden$500 CAC - Child Advocacy Center of Pierce County Rebekah Kristovich Puyallup, WA$5,000 Ahfro Berekum Elementary School Betty Jordan Hamilton, ON$5,800 Saint Agnes Girls Secondary School Nutrition Classroom ProjectNancy A. HerrmannFrancis Creek, WI$1,500 Centro Educativo Austriaco Maxeno Textbook Acquisition ProjectKim Covill Albuquerque, NM$ 32,327Total Renewed Projects$98,084.16 Total Renewed and New Projects Funded2014 Lucile Cornetet Professional Development Seminar AwardeesState organization Contact Date of event Amount awardedIllinois Beverley H. Johns June 22-24, 2015 $2,000.00North Carolina Tomasa A. Stammer June 17-20, 2015 $5,000.00Wisconsin Beverly Mantey-VanCronkhite April 24-25, 2015 $1,000.00DKG NEWS JUL/AUG 20159HowdoI knowwhatgr aphi c s I c anusef r omtheSoc i ety websi te?Ocial DKG logosmay be used by membersas long as the logos are notaltered in any way. Other graphics found on the Society website are copyrighted and are used by permission or purchase. Tose permissions do not extend to the general membership. A guide for the Use of Society Graphics has been posted to the website on the home page as a resource when deciding which graphics to use and how to use them in your print and online publications. You may also purchase a CD of available logos from the DKG store.REMIND From Page 10While it may take several invitations to get all or most members signed up, Remind is a communication tool with the potential to get more members involved and keep members aware of chapter activities. Better informed members make for more successful chapters. Administrative Board completes full agendaTe Administrative Board, in its May 6-8 meeting, made personnel salary and hiring decisions as well as recommended future conference sites and approved convention registration fees. Following are the May 2015 board actions:Set fees for 2016 International Convention: Registration Fee$175.00;Late Registration Fee$263.00; Registration Fee Host State Organization Volunteer$160.00; Non-Member Fee$225.00;Late Non-Member Fee$338.00;Member One-Day Fee$76.00;Member Two-Day Fee$140.00; Family Member or Medical Companion$20.00Approved fees for vendors and exhibitors for 2016 International Convention as amended.Approved the collection of Emergency Fund at international convention.Approved the 2015-2016 Salary Schedule with a 3% cost of living adjustment.Approved that the elected members of the Administrative Board, plus the parliamentarian, go into Executive Session on Tursday, May 7, at 5:02 p.m.Moved to enter into Executive Session 8:30 a.m., May 8, 2015.Moved to close Executive Session 2:45 p.m., May 8, 2015.By unanimous consent, approved the employment of Sandra Smith Bull as Executive Director, eective September 1, 2015, to be paid on the headquarters sta salary schedule at Level 7, step 12.Moved that Nita Scott, Membership Services Administrator be moved on the headquarters sta salary schedule from step 2 to step 5 on level 6 immediately. Also moved Phyllis Hickey, Operation Services Administrator on the headquarters sta salary schedule from step 5 to step 6 on level 6 immediately.Recommended that the Executive Board approve South Carolina as the site for the Southeast Regional Conference in 2017.Recommended that the Executive board approve the invitation of the Ontario State Organization to host the 2017 Northeast Regional Conference.Recommended that the Executive Board approve the invitation by the California State Organization to host the 2019 Southwest Regional Conference.Approved Written Information Security Policy (WISP) as amended.Agreed that the format/content for Administrative Board minutes be consistent with its parliamentary authority.Approved use of a consent agenda as an item on its agenda for Administrative Board meetings.Approved Style Guide for Administrative Board minutes as revised. Approved Policy for Digital Communication Revision.Supported recommended change in website certication by the Communications and Publicity Committee.Adopted Administrative Board Policies as amended. Approved 2015-2016 Replacement Schedule.Approved List Tree (3) of vendors/exhibitors for Regional Conferences.Approved travel partnership with Go Ahead Tours.DKG NEWS10JUL/AUG 2015This column is submitted on a rotating basis by the Europe regional director,thearearepresentativesforCanadaandLatinAmerica,and Japan.PeriodicalsPostagePAIDAustin TX USAThe Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (USPS 715-830)P.O. Box 1589, Austin, TX 78767-1589USAINTERNATIONAL UPDATECHAPTER SUCCESS STORIESWhats workingChapter StrengtheningBlue-eyed Doll Ambassador and other projects involve membersJapan State Organization, installed in October 2012, is solidifying membership as well as expanding borders. Alpha Chapter, 60 members strong, is involved in activities that motivate and challenge.In the fall of 2014, two Hawaii members created a partnership with Kochis Seiwa Girls Junior/Senior High School and Alpha Chapter. Eileen Clarke and Pat Park spent two weeks teaching English to Seiwa students, supported by our members. With a grant from the DKG Educational Foundation, two Hawaii members are slated to visit Seiwa again this summer and fall, working with Alpha Chapter members. Our goals are to improve English language instruction at Seiwa and to strengthen bonds between Japans and Hawaiis DKG chapters. Another activity is our involvement in the Education for Peace Program through sharing the story of the Blue-Eyed Doll Ambassadors. In 1927 Dr. Sidney Gulick originated the international peace doll exchange program by sending 12,739 blue-eyed American dolls to Japan. In gratitude, Japan responded by sending 58 Japanese dolls to America. Gulick believed that the development of mutual understanding and friendship between both nations children would solidify ties between the countries and lead the way for peace among all nations.When World War II broke out, the Japanese government ordered the American dolls destruction. A few, including one in Kochi, were hidden in elementary schools by brave teachers. All was forgotten until 1975 when the story was nally revealed. As educators, we need to tell students about this important, shameful part of history so we can all rethink the importance of peace.Expanding boundaries will continue to be a goal as we assist and support Hawaii State Organization to host the 2017 Southwest Regional Conference. Few of our members have been able to attend international events but we hope that participation in this nearby regional conference will encourage many more to experience international activities.See REMIND, 9Quick communication with members is a priority for chapter success. Seasoned members more often use email. Younger members are more attuned to texting. An application used by some chapters is helping to bridge that gap and replace the phone tree for nearly all members.Remind is an app that allows communication by text and/or email, at the same time, aiding rapid communication. Designed for teachers, students and parents as a means of short, regular reminders, the free app is proving useful for chapter leadership to quickly communicate with members.One chapter member, the president or other designated person, signs up at www.remind.com as the teacher. An invitation is sent to all identied members through listing email addresses and mobile phone numbers. Members then respond to the invitation, thus signing up for the reminders. Reminders must be no longer than 140 characters and are principally one-way communication.