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Alpha Kappa Chapter - Florida in Tallahassee
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Chapter Events 
CHAPTER PROJECTS Hope Community Project services homeless families, children and adults (specifically homeless veterans). AK will collect books for all age. The materials for Hope do not have to be new. Nikki Abels will collect the books and they can be brought to chapter events. FSU Southern Scholarship Foundation House, the Lundquist House. We plan to meet at the house with the residents, bring meals to them and enjoy getting to know them. The chapter provides supplies to "pack their pantry" and other items the ladies have on their wish list. . They refer to AK members as their "House Champions". Please select from the items on the Lundquist House Wish List. Other items may be selected from here. Nancy Watson is our contact member. Supplies for AK Educators - members submit their supply needs list on Amazon. Please help support our AK teachers as they prepare for this new year. The list is linked and can be found on the AK Facebook page. Stacy Thompson is our contact person. The Second Harvest of the Big Bend "Back Pack" program (3rd year) provides 1,200 bags of nutritious food to food insecure students every week. Donations grow their ability to feed more students this school year. Without this important program, students may go hungry over the weekend and return to school distracted and struggle to reach their full potential. Since 2010, the Backpack Program has provided more than 1,000 bags of food weekly to children in the Big Bend Area. In Leon County alone, over 30 percent of our children in Tallahassee are food insecure. World Fellowship - DKG promotes professional and personal growth of its members and excellence in education. The World Fellowship Fund was established to provide opportunities for women from foreign countries to pursue graduate studies in Canada and the United States. We collect coins at each meeting to give to World Fellowship. Last year we gave $295.00. Thank you Alpha Kappa members! EVENTS
Chapter Minutes The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Business Meeting March 12, 2026 Northeast Library Branch Submitted by Nikki Abels Alpha Kappa Chapter Members Attending: Nikki Abels, Paulette Mainwood, Lisa Phillips, Isabel Mazyck, Patte Casey, Nancy Watson, Susan Vinson, Catherine Conner and Stacy Thompson Call to Order: Stacy T. called the meeting to order at 5:45 pm. Minutes: The minutes of December 16, 2025 were approved by voice vote. Treasurer's Report: Patte C. reported that we added $35.00 for the World Fellowship Fund. We have a cash balance of $2253.09 as of March 12, 2026. All dues are paid. There were no other changes. The report will be filed for audit. Patte addressed the District Meeting to be held on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at Chipley High School. Registration is still open. A notice will be sent to members to complete a new registration even if they signed up for the original date of January 31. Nancy W. inquired why we have such a large balance at this time. Patte said that we have been given some donations by members and that we still have monies to pay for the Lundquist House seniors. There is also monies that will be due for the Leadership Conference in May in Lake Mary. Lisa P., Catherine C. and Cathy Drake have been invited to attend. New Business: Lundquist Updates: Nancy W. reported that our brunch with the ladies was quite successful. Everyone enjoyed it. There are 3 seniors who will graduate this year. Nancy W. suggested that each girl get $25.00 gift certificate. She also asked for a total of $275.00 for the certificates, dinner for the end of the year for the house as a whole, and reimbursement to her for items she has already purchased. That was passed. She encouraged all the members to continue to donate supplies, etc. She asked that whatever we donate, to please let her know what and how much, as the scholarship foundation will use that for matching funds, etc. There was some discussion on how to handle and separate the funding for the house from our general budget. It was suggested that this be brought to the next board meeting for further discussion. Leadership Conference: It will be held in May of this year in Lake Mary. Lisa P., Catherine C. and Cathy Drake are invited to attend from our chapter. Founders' Day: This will be held on April 25, 2026 at 10:30 am at St. Stephen's Church. Note that this is a new time and location. Installation of officers will also be held at this meeting. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:23 pm by Stacy T. Program: Our seedling/plant exchange was held after our business meeting. |