 The Alpha Beta State Leadership Conference was held on May 5, 2018 at Bowie, MD. Kelly Griffin, Sue Morgan, Michelle Saville, Kim Sloane and Minnie Young attended. DKG Executive Director Nita Scott was the guest speaker. She spoke about expanding the definition of "educator" and exploring other possibilities for membership. There were two workshops: Money Matters with Mark Ring and Creative Writing with Lulu Delacre. Kim attended the Chapter Presidents' Training.
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Twelve sisters gathered at the Gordon Roberts House for tea service and chapter meeting on March 17, 2018. It was a special arrangement as the House will not be open to the public until April. We enjoyed a tour of the house afterwards with volunteers from the Historical Society. Director, Evan Slonaker, and Asst. Director, Lindsay Lindsay welcomed us. Docent, Amy Monaco, gave us a tour of the house. We also thank Kitchen Assistant, Linda Droll, Sue Morgan is the current president of the Historical Society.
 Sisters gathered at Patrick's Pub in Cumberland for a time of fellowship. It provided us a chance to chat and "catch up" since we hadn't seen each other since the first week of December.
Shown in photo are Florence, Sue, Kelly, Bev, Annette, Sandy, Kim, and Michelle. Photo provided by Florence Saku. The sisters of Eta Chapter gathered in December for their annual Holiday auction. Funds from the auction are used to support our scholarships. Members brought baked goods, crafts, and themed items to auction. It was fun to watch the bidding wars. Everyone had a great time!
Eta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma packed 85 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child on November 15, 2017. Members of the chapter donated hygiene items, school supplies, and toys in order to fill the boxes. Barb Arnone and her granddaughter, Riley, JP Lewis, Kelly Griffin, Sandy Stevens, Bev Hoopengardner, Annette Flanigan and Jane Belt met at Michelle Saville's Kindergarten classroom to pack the boxes. The shoeboxes are then delivered to children all over the world through the organization, Samaritan's Purse. Eta Chapter has been packing shoeboxes for the past six years, and each year the chapter increases the number of shoeboxes packed for children world-wide. Photos and Blog Post by Michelle Saville The sisters of Alpha Beta State gathered at Ashton United Methodist Church on Saturday, November 4, 2017, for a society workshop on the revitalization of our organization. We were honored to have Becky Sandowski facilitate this workshop. Becky is the current 2nd Vice President of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Becky shared statistics regarding declining membership. The goal for the day was to begin thinking about Alpha Beta State’s strategic plan. The day kicked off with sharing the strengths of Alpha Beta State. Concerns and roadblocks were also shared. After lunch, the sisters were split into three groups: Membership, Communication, and Leadership Development. Each group was asked to come up with suggestions and actions that addressed the concerns and roadblocks mentioned earlier in the day. Each group then shared their top three points to the entire assembly. The strategic plan was not written on this day, but the groundwork was laid to make it an easier task in the coming months.
    The Eta Chapter joined our Alpha Alpha sisters for a fall meeting in beautiful Garrett County. Evan West, UNISERV Director for the Allegany and Garrett County Education Associations spoke to the group about the important work being done regarding the Kirwan Commission and what actions we as educators and community members can take. We were also blessed with a visit by Sharon Darling. We were her first chapter visit of the biennium!
Eta sisters met at the Cumberland Country Club on June 10, 2017. We are very happy to welcome our new members, Annette Flanigan, Nancy Klink, and Tania Pressman. We also presented a scholarship award to our high school recipient, Ivy Swick, who attended the meeting with her mother. It was a great day to celebrate the end of another successful school year.
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