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The Epsilon RoseFounded April 19, 1947Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s Counties
Volume 28 No. 2 Winter February 2020
Publication of Epsilon Chapter,The Maryland State Organization,Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Important Dates
Feb 8: Community Service Project (Calvert)
March 7: Personal Growth (Charles)
Apr 4: Spring Fling (St. Mary’s)
Epsilon Officers2018-2020 BienniumPresident – Dawn Ray
1st Vice President – Alfreda Adams
2nd Vice President – Karen Neal
Recording Secretary - Deborah Grinnage-Pulley
Corresponding Secretary - Deborah Thompson
Treasurer - Barbara McKimmie
Parliamentarians - Brenda Korrow
Inside this EditionMember News Tech TipsNominations for New OfficersHoliday Brunch PicturesWorld FellowshipNew MembershipMystery SisterDKG International ConferenceMaryland DKG Mini GrantsRecipeMission StatementNewsletter Info
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Welcome to the beginning of a new decade. Hopefully, each of you had time to enjoy family and friends over the holidays. The New Year is a time for a new beginning. Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to get back to work. DKGMD is about to get busy reviewing Rules and Bylaws and getting ready for the upcoming International Conference in July. Information is available on the website to register for the conference.
We have our Community Outreach Project coming up soon. Save the date. We will meet Saturday, February 8, 2020, in Calvert County at the old public library. Be sure to bring the school supplies you have collected so that we can prepare the boxes to be donated to schools. Our chapter has been supportive to the needs of the children in our communities. With the help of all three chapters’ donations at the Christmas Brunch, we will make a donation of $700.00 to the Boys and Girls Club of Southern MD.
This year we will accomplish several tasks. We need to update our chapter’s rules and bylaws by the middle of February. If you are interested in helping the Rules and Bylaws committee please let me or a member of the committee know. Our chapter also needs to select new officers to serve the next biennium 2020-2022. If you are interested in holding a position, please inform Karen Neal. The activity for the Spring Fling has been determined and the details for the event need to be finalized.
Let’s pray that the weather cooperates with us for the upcoming events that we have already planned. Hope to see you soon.
Dawn Ray
President’s Message
New Officer Nominations
Nominations are needed for the following officers:
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Parliamentarians
Member News
GOOGLE FORMS ANDKAHOOT
Tech Tips this month include how to use a Google Forms and Kahoot to create quizzes and gather feedback in the classroom and at home.
Go to http://bit.ly/DKGtechtips for all of the Tech Tip tutorials!
Epsilon ChapterBirthdays
January10 – Susan Gagliardi12 – Jackie Gray28 – Lara Shatuck
February5 – Nicole Faveaux16 – Pat Kinzer21 – Brenda Korrow
School Supplies Needed for the Community
Service Project
We are in need of school supply donations for the Community
Project. We will be assembling school supply boxes to give out to
middle schools at the February meeting.
School supplies needed are:
Dividers# 2 PencilsHighlighters
College Rule Notebook PaperPocket folder with prongs
Pencil PouchCap Erasers
3 x 5 Ruled NotecardsPost-It Notes
Blue/Black Pens2″ or 3″ BindersColored Pencils
Glue SticksMarkers
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Holiday Brunch Photos
Thank you, ladies, for your generosity!
We raised $621 in donations that will
go toward our Recruitment Grant
Scholarships.
Secret Auction Update
Holiday Brunch Donations
We raised $700 in donations at the Holiday Brunch that was given to the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland.
Delta Kappa Gamma - Epsilon Chapter at the Holiday Luncheon
Chapter President, Dawn Ray, welcomes holiday luncheon attendees.
DKG Member, Alfreda Adams, provided the holiday entertainment from the Mt. Zion Baptist Men’s Choir. Holiday songs, new and old, were beautifully sung and shared.
Holiday Luncheon attendees enjoying brunch at the Blue Dolphin.
Door prizes were donated by the Epsilon Chapter sisters and won by attendees.
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World Fellowship
We will collect money for World Fellowship at our March meeting. The World Fellowship Program began in 1946 as a project to aid women in war-torn countries. Throughout the years, the program grew and to date more than 555 women from over 100 countries have received fellowships to enable them to pursue advanced study in the United States and Canada.
Recommendation Forms For New Member Nominations
are due in March. The form is available online at www.dkg.org. There is also a membership form attached to this newsletter. Please mail your form to Jackie Gray, PO Box 64, Prince Frederick, Md. 20678 by March 5th. Please call Jackie if you have any questions (410-535-1472).
Can you guess our Mystery Sister?
This mystery sister . . .
● For a science project I learned how to preserve real snowflakes. This led to being invited to contribute to an article about snow in National Geographic School Bulletin when I was in Junior High.
● I have a cat I started fostering 14 1/2 years ago who is still living with us.● I love to travel to see and learn about places my teachers showed me
pictures of over the years. National Parks are a favorite for the land-forms and wildlife.
● I love to read and am always looking for a recommendation of a good book. When I was young I wanted to be an inventor, so I recently enjoyed the new biography on Edison.
● I grew up in Pennsylvania, but moved to Maryland for my first teaching job.
● I met my husband at an Orioles game.● We got engaged when in the hospital with pneumonia. (I also missed the
scheduled date for my installation into Epsilon Chapter of DKG due to that hospitalization.)
● I share my birthday with my first child.● My family climbed on Chimney Rock while on a covered wagon
adventure. (We had a great time, but I must say that 24 hours in a covered wagon is enough time to make a connection with early settlers.)
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CRITERIA FOR Mini-GRANTS● The applicant must be an active member of The Society.● The grant must be for personal enhancement.● The grant may be used on graduate level, but not as part of a graduate
program.● Grants may be awarded for attendance at conventions or conferences
other than those of The Society.● An official application form (including descriptive or support literature,
signatures, etc.) must be completed and submitted to the Alpha Beta State Personal Growth and Services Chairman by the postmark deadline on the application.
● The application must be received prior to the activity and used within one year of receipt.
● Verification that the grant money was used for the intended purpose must be submitted to the State Mini-Grant Chairman on the appropriate form.
● Forms are available from the Chapter President, the Chapter Personal Growth and Services Chairman, the State Chairman of the Personal Growth and Services Committee.
● The maximum request amount for each grant is $200.00. Members may receive a Mini-Grant once during the biennium.
The postmark deadlines are: November 1, February 1, and May 1.Visit http://www.dkgmd.org/mini-grants.html to get more information and to download an application.
Maryland
DKG
MiniGrants
PersonalGrowth Grant
2020 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Philadelphia, PA | July 7-11, 2020For more information go to shorturl.at/lCX68
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Any changes to email or home
address? Please contact
Debbie Thompson
Slow-Cooker Chicken AlfredoYIELDS: 4PREP TIME: 10 MINSTOTAL TIME: 2 HOURS 30 MINS
INGREDIENTS1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 c. heavy cream
1 c. low-sodium chicken broth
4 tbsp. butter, softened
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 lb. rigatoni
1/3 c. freshly grated Parmesan
Freshly chopped parsley, for garnish
DIRECTIONS
In a slow cooker, add chicken, heavy cream, butter, and
broth. Season with garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and
pepper.
Cook on high for 2 hours, until chicken is cooked through.
Transfer to a plate and shred with two forks, then set aside.
Add rigatoni and Parmesan to slow cooker, and cook until
rigatoni is tender, 20 to 25 minutes more.
Return chicken to slow cooker and toss to combine. Garnish
with parsley before serving.
Did you guess our Mystery Sister?
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The key pin is given to each member upon initiation. It is the emblem of Society membership and is worn only over the heart. No other pin, piece of jewelry, or name tag may be worn above it. It is not to be worn pinned to scarves or on collars. Upon resignation or other situations which results in non-membership, the pin should no longer be worn and returned to the chapter.
Please visit our website. www.dkgepsilonmd.weebly.com
Join our group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dkgepsilonchaptermd/
Thank you to those who have contributed to this newsletter. If you have any news, pictures, or ideas that you would like published in
The Epsilon Rose, please email Sheila Gearhart ([email protected]) or Casey Kirk
Mission StatementThe Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes
professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education.
First Fridays!
On the first Friday of each month wear something Delta Kappa Gamma. The idea is for someone to ask you about Delta Kappa Gamma so you can tell them about us. Maybe you’ll recruit a new member! Need to buy something to promote DKG? Visit the DKG International Website Online Store at www.dkg.org
Newletter Editors:
Sheila GearhartCasey Kirk
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