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Spring 2020
Discovering Our Members
The December meeting was a lot of fun. Members shared items during
the Me-In-A-Box Activity. The items that each brought dealt with something
that helped others gain insight into members’ personalities and lives. The
chapter saw pictures and heard stories about children, grandchildren, and
other family members. Travel experiences were shared. They talked about
countries that they visited, travel companions, and funny travel experiences.
Lisa brought a model airplane to represent the travel that she wants to do
after she retires this school year. Many showed items for their favorite hobbies
such as a song book to represent loving to sing in the choir or a mini camper to represent camping with the family. Beta Omega found out that Susan is an avid bird watcher, Linda collects old fashioned button hooks, and Chris is traveling north to see the aurora borealis. During the meeting and program, members enjoyed good food and company and the annual auction raised $170 for chapter projects.
Cooking With Betas
Beta Omega got cooking this year and put together a Chapter Cookbook. Members submitted their favorite recipe for the cookbook. At a chapter meeting, everyone presented their recipe and highlighted the story of how that recipe ended up in their recipe box. Some recipes were handed down from generation to generation and became a family tradition served on holidays and other special occasions. Friendships were also responsible for some inspired recipes and sharing. Other recipes came from popular restaurants. Recipes submitted include appetizers, soups, main dishes, casseroles, and desserts. The Betas are going to have a delightful time cooking and eating their way through these delicious recipe creations.
In The Spotlight
Rose Brown has been a member of Beta Omega Chapter of DKG since 2001.
She is chairperson of the Scholarship/Grant in Aid Committee where she puts
in many hours contacting schools, mailing applications, and evaluating
candidates. Rose volunteers on the SEE Committee as well.
She is a dedicated and active member of Beta Omega. Rose
studied zoology at Eastern Illinois University and received
her teaching degree from Lindenwood University in St. Charles. Her first teaching
position was for the Warrenton School District, where she taught for 2 years
before being hired to teach in the Francis Howell School District. There she
taught Science for 22 years at Hollenbeck Middle School. Rose was voted
Teacher of the Year in 2006, received the district’s Abilities Awareness Award,
and served as PDC chairperson. Rose is married and has 3 children and 6
grandchildren. She enjoys singing in her church choir, crocheting baby blankets,
and traveling. She has been to the Caribbean, St. Thomas, Alaska, Hawaii, and
both east coast and west coast beaches. She is a valued member of Beta Omega.
President's Message
Happy New Year to all. I wish everyone health and happiness.
Our chapter goals are: increasing our membership, supporting the SEE program,
and fighting hunger through our partnership with Operation Food Search.
We have met all of our goals for this biennium, but we do struggle with increasing our membership. Think about your own teaching situation. Does anyone come to mind that would be a good fit for our chapter and organization?
Reach out to them and invite them to one of our meetings. Share information about Delta Kappa Gamma with them. Encourage them to pursue this interest and turn their name in to the membership committee.
I appreciate the support, participation, and attendance of our members. What can we do to make meeting attendance easier? What would be the ideal meeting day? Bring your ideas to the next meeting or send me an email.
I am looking forward to serving you and wish you a great rest of the school year.
Peg
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