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January 2012Volume 20, Issue 5Editor Jerrie [email protected]
THE DELTA KAPPA GAMMA SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL
BETA ZETA BUZZMeeting:
Monday, January 23
4:00 p.m. - Social
4:20 p.m.- Meeting
Fredericksburg
Elementary School Library
Hostesses:
Andrea Hudson, Lead Evelyn Weinheimer Karen Loeffler Floye Burnett
Elena Howard Jo Dodd Carolyn Kuhlmann
Program:
CASA-Helping Children in CPS Care
-presented by
Dianne Oehler- Hill CountryCasa
Purpose 6: To stimulate the
personal and professional growthof members and toencourage their participation inappropriate programs of action.
Purpose 7: To inform themembership of current economic,social, political, and educationalissues so that they becomeeffective members of a worldsociety.
Service: Bring items
for the Boys and Girls
Club Music: “Lean on Me”
Beta Zeta website: http://betazeta.weebly.com/
State website: www.alphastatetexas.org International website: www.deltakappagamma.org
FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS
MISSION STATEMEN
The Delta Kap
Gamma Socie
International promot
professional a
personal growth
women educators a
excellence in education
VISION STATEMEN
Leading wom
educators impacti
education worldwide.
.
Fourth MondayMeeting
Please note, Januahas 5 Mondays anour meeting is on th4th Monday not thlast Monday as usually is. MondaJanuary 23 is oumeeting date. Thankto everyone whremembers to bringames, toys, supplieand teaching itemeach month for thB&G Club childreThanks also fodonations Thanksgiving anChristmas. Yobrought happiness many people.
President's Message by Tammy Vitek
“The Big Question Is Whether You Are Going to Say
a Hearty Yes to Your Adventure!”
You hear a lot of horror stories about proposing
and things going horribly wrong – it went
really, really well, and I was really pleased
when she said yes. -- Prince William
On November 16, 2010, it was announced that
Prince William and Catherine Middleton were tomarry. The engagement ring was the 18 carat
sapphire engagement ring of Diana, Princess of
Wales. The wedding day was made a bank holiday in
the UK, and two billion people around the globe
watched the wedding on TV.
Beta Zeta asks for your hand in commitment.
We selected you because we know you will lead with
conscientiousness and grace -- because we love you
and want to grow old with you!
We ask you humbly and nervously because it
is a privilege to be chosen to be an officer. You haveshown your interest in our chapter by your care for
our members, your esteem for the Purposes of the
Society, and your intent to perform well. You will be
our voice, we trust you, but will your mouth say
“Yes?”
We are down on one knee because you will
assume a place of great honor and great obligation in
our lives. It will be a challenge and hard work! Do
you accept our proposal?
It is a huge responsibility on our part too. We
will work with and support you. We are ready tolighten your load whenever possible. We will follow
you easily and willingly. We pledge you our love,
loyalty, and support in sickness and in health.
Your eyes are like diamonds tonight! Your
light already shines in our lives and enlightens the
minds of your students. Will you say “Yes?”
“ And then I asked him with my eyes to ask
again yes and then he asked me would I yes and his
heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will yes.”
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CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, began in Seattle, WA in 1977 in response to a
judge’s concern that he was making decisions without sufficient information about children removed fromtheir homes due to abuse or neglect. A citizen volunteer group was formed to gather information about a
child and speak up in the courtroom on behalf of their assigned child in the foster care system.
CASA has grown to almost 1000 programs in 49 states. Volunteers are recruited, trained, andsupported in their work by professionals in the social service field. Last year, more than 75,000 CASA and
guardian ad litem (GAL) volunteers helped 240,000 abused and neglected children nationwide to find safe,
permanent homes. CASA volunteers are everyday citizens who have a desire to help a child.Ms. Oehler heads up the Hill Country CASA chapter. She has a wealth of experience in program
management. Based in Kerrville, it provides Casa volunteers to children in Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, and
Bandera counties. Currently, over 100 volunteers serve children in these counties.According to the state CASA website, “Volunteers get to know the child by talking with everyone in
that child's life; parents and relatives, foster parents, teachers, medical professionals, attorneys, social
workers and others. They use the information they gather to inform judges and others of what the child
needs and what will be the best permanent home for them.”
Says one volunteer, “We can’t make everything all right, but we really do make a difference.”
Monday’s Program: CASA: Helping Children in CPS Care When you hear the phrase “making a difference in the life of a child”, one
special group of people comes to mind: CASA volunteers. Dianne Oehler,Executive Director of Hill Country CASA, will bring us news and stories on this
worthy cause and on how we can help these children in need.
Carolyn Otto Leads State
Yearbook CommitteeCarolyn and her band of seven assistants
will take on the task of evaluating 225
yearbooks submitted by chapters across thestate. Meeting on January 21st, Carolyn, two
other Beta Zetas, Jerrie Dooley, and Jan
Appleby, and five members from surroundingchapters will use a checklist to rate the books
for completeness and accuracy. Exemplary
Awards are based on the scores, which are alsosubmitted to the state president for
consideration as one item in the Pace award.
Publishing a yearbook each year insures
that members have accurate information aboutDelta Kappa Gamma and pertinent chapter
information. In Beta Zeta, Andrea Hudson has
served as Yearbook Chairman for thisbiennium. Her entry last year received both the
Early Bird and Exemplary Yearbook Awards.
Glenda Fritz-28
Carolyn Kuhlmann-28
February
January Tammy Vitek-3
Carolyn Otto-2 Helen Weiss-4
Beverly Harrell-4 Catherine Davis-17
Donna Itz-6 Vondell Jordan-25
Join about 1000 of your friends and sisters at LasColinas in Irving, TX for the TX State DKGConvention. Plans are being made now! Fourhotel rooms have been reserved to share with ourBeta Zeta sisters Thursday, June 21 throughSaturday, June 23. Please let Tammy know if youwant to be part of this group. Joanne Davis willpreside at what is sure to be an unforgettableconvention. Check the website at
http://tsoconvention.weebly.com/index.html .
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Winter Edition of Lone Star News Online
Winter Lone Star News OnlineThe winter edition of Lone Star News is now posted on the Texas State DKG
website at http://www.alphastatetexas.org/lonestarnews/winter.2011.pdf Sixteenpages are filled with great news, program ideas, convention info, and much more.
Click on this link and check out these items:
Scholarships-- deadline is March 1 for member scholarships and grants as wellas aspiring educator scholarships.
A wonderful story about our sisters in Bastrop and how they coped with thedevastating fires.
News about a special project in the Dominican Republic to bring education tochildren there.News on a wonderful unifying project for the convention called United inReading. Chapters will bring children’s books and blank DVD’s for militaryparents to record themselves reading the book for their child. These are then
given to children to ease the anxiety of being separated from their parent. Conference information and activities at state level of DKG. Read it today!
W
From our Young Friends at the Boys and Girls Club “Love is what is in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”
Bobby, age 7We sincerely thank you for the gifts of love you have so generously shared with the youth of the Boysand Girls Club. We hope this glorious season brings joy and peace to you and your loved ones from theBoard, Advisory Council, members, and staff of the Boys and Girls Club of Fredericksburg.
Catherine Davis will be oneof 10 past state presidentswho will be featured inAutobiographies of Texas Presidents 1991-2011.Copies of the book must bepreordered with the form inthe winter Lone Star News.
These 10 women give insight into their earlyyears and how they came to be leaders inboth their educational careers and in DeltaKappa Gamma. What an honor to be chosento lead DKG in Texas and what fun it will belearn more about Catherine!
Save the date!Special Olympics is
set for Thurs. Apr.
5, 8:30-2:00 in
Marble Falls. Let’stake a crew of
volunteers again.
As Ann Pfeiffer, who participated last year
said after the event: “Volunteering with theSpecial Olympics in Marble Falls was very
rewarding spiritually as well as personally.
Seeing such shining grace, love, and
determination give the watcher a sense of
wonder at the strength of the human spirit.”
Sign up at the meeting to be a part of this
special event.
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Beta Zeta closed out 2011 with a November meeting and a December Christmas party.
In November, members learned about opportunities we have to help children in a program titled“It takes a whole village”. Speaker Trish Torres from the Needs Council spoke about their servicesincluding Food 4 Kids, and members brought items to fill bags of food for school children to take homefor the weekend. Other members spoke on opportunities like mentoring, Special Olympics, Boys andGirls Club, and Otter Reading Program. This month, we continue this theme with our CASA program.
In December, Cynthia Berkmann’s beautiful home was the setting for the Christmas party.Members enjoyed tasty treats and lively conversation. Tammy Vitek provided the music on piano andLindy Haley led the sing-along that has become a Beta Zeta holiday tradition. The last picture is the gifts
you brought for 2 families in need. The items were wonderful and surely brought joy to the families.
Pictures by CarolynOtto.
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Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Beta Zeta Chapter Minutes- November 28, 2011
Presiding President- Tammy Vitek
Meeting called to order at 4:20 with 36 members present.
New members were introduced- Floye Burnett, Barbara Heinen, Judy Mayo, Marsha Pape
Minutes of September 26 meeting were approved as electronically communicated.
Treasurer’s Report was submitted. President Vitek will ask Treasurer, Tisha Clements,
about money from Initiation Dinner.
Correspondence was received from Area VI Coordinator thanking us for Dinner at Initiation.
Committee Reports were heard.
There was no New Business.
Unfinished Business: Christmas Gathering Hostesses were asked to meet with House
Hostess, Cynthia Berkman after meeting.
Program- Gave ideas for how we could volunteer to serve the children of Fredericksburg
such as giving toward “Friday Food Backpacks” or school supplies or Coats for Kids
through Hill Country Needs Council; members interested in mentoring in the public schools
or college were asked to contact Jerrie Dooley. Members were also told of other efforts by
the Needs Council to help Senior Citizens by volunteering to visit with them for 30 minutes a
week. They also need volunteer drivers to take people to doctor’s appointments. At
Christmas, the Needs Council also does an Angel Wish List where you can adopt a family
to provide needed items (often things like laundry soap and toilet paper).
Closing song was “You’ve Got a Friend”
Next meeting will be the Christmas Party on Monday, December 19th at 5:00PM at Cynthia
Berkman’s home.
