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Alpha Alpha State Projects 2013 - 2015 |
Schools For Africa
In September 2009, an additional agreement was signed which extended Schools for Africa into 11 countries including Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ethiopia and Madagascar. In these countries as well as the new additions, UNICEF is working with governments, local authorities, communities and other partners to:
More information on Schools for Africa
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Project Patricia................."Hey Sister…Can you Spare a Pair?”
Young women in Africa are falling behind in their studies because they are unable to attend school during their monthly cycle. WHY, you ask? Because they do not have any feminine hygiene products. They cannot use disposables because they have no way to properly dispose of those articles. All across the United States, women in Methodist churches are busy cutting, sewing and making reusable pads for these young ladies to use. One of the largest obstacles to overcome is that the girls have no underwear in which to place the pads!
So we asked ourselves… ” How can the Delta Kappa Gamma sisters of Alpha Alpha State assist these volunteers in their Herculean effort to assure education can continue for these young women? ”
The question to you, the member is: “ Hey Sister…can you Spare a Pair? ” Can you help us…help those girls in Africa?
We need plain white cotton briefs for ladies in sizes 6,7 & 8 and for girls in sizes 12,14 &16.
On Friday night at state convention …. Please consider donating a package of panties as your admission ticket to the Friday Night Fling! Let ’ s fill our display to the brim with cotton panties that are destined for these young women!
Submitted by Karen Ball, EEC/POW Projects Committee Chairman
Update: The Patricia Project was and outstanding success. We collected over 3,900 pairs of panties. Thank you members!
In September 2009, an additional agreement was signed which extended Schools for Africa into 11 countries including Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ethiopia and Madagascar. In these countries as well as the new additions, UNICEF is working with governments, local authorities, communities and other partners to:
- Build and rehabilitate 1,000 schools
- Create schools that offer a safe and protective environment where children can learn
and play - Provide access to clean water and separate sanitation facilities for boys and girls in
those schools - Supply exercise books, pens, proper furniture and other school and sports materials
- Train 100,000 teachers to provide children with quality education and basic life skills
- Educate children about proper hygiene and HIV prevention; this knowledge is passed on to siblings, parents, and the community at large.
More information on Schools for Africa
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Project Patricia................."Hey Sister…Can you Spare a Pair?”
Young women in Africa are falling behind in their studies because they are unable to attend school during their monthly cycle. WHY, you ask? Because they do not have any feminine hygiene products. They cannot use disposables because they have no way to properly dispose of those articles. All across the United States, women in Methodist churches are busy cutting, sewing and making reusable pads for these young ladies to use. One of the largest obstacles to overcome is that the girls have no underwear in which to place the pads!
So we asked ourselves… ” How can the Delta Kappa Gamma sisters of Alpha Alpha State assist these volunteers in their Herculean effort to assure education can continue for these young women? ”
The question to you, the member is: “ Hey Sister…can you Spare a Pair? ” Can you help us…help those girls in Africa?
We need plain white cotton briefs for ladies in sizes 6,7 & 8 and for girls in sizes 12,14 &16.
On Friday night at state convention …. Please consider donating a package of panties as your admission ticket to the Friday Night Fling! Let ’ s fill our display to the brim with cotton panties that are destined for these young women!
Submitted by Karen Ball, EEC/POW Projects Committee Chairman
Update: The Patricia Project was and outstanding success. We collected over 3,900 pairs of panties. Thank you members!
- Karen Ingram Ball ~ Hey y'all! I was contacted by my friend in Kansas City! THE SHIPMENT ARRIVED today on the 3rd of JULY! They are elated!!! Will send and post pictures when possible! They are going to carry our project theme of, "Hey Sister can you spare a pair" forward and use it in conjunction with Project Patricia. Thank you to the USPS for a timely delivery!!!
We even made a slight profit on this project..thanks to all the donations! The money will go into the Project Committee's Fund for next years efforts! Thanks to all the chapters across the state for embracing this project and making it such a huge success!!!!
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Delta Kappa Gamma is pleased to announce a new partnership with Capella University. Capella has a formal alliance with Delta Kappa Gamma Society International that offers all members special benefits, including a 10% tuition discount.
Benefits to DKG members include:
- 10% tuition discount to members and their immediate family members
- Waived application fee
- Professional Development Webinar Series (new topics each quarter). Current offerings are:
- Career, Visibility, Possibility: Taking Charge of Your Career Development
- Managing Your Time & Energy: Get More Done with Less Time and Stress!
- Learning Lessons on “Lessons Learned”
The International Educational Excellence Committee
The international Educational Excellence Committee is a brand new committee established by the 2010 international convention. Throughout the Society members have raised questions about this new committee and how it intends to carry out the responsibilities assigned to it in the DKG Constitution and Standing Rules. To answer those questions, the Educational Excellence Committee has written the attached article, providing a definition of the Committee’s role and stating its goals for the 2010-2012 biennium.
Members are reminder that the Constitution gives state organizations and chapters the authority to establish whatever committee structure they choose in order to carry out the state organization and chapter level work represented in the constitutional description of the Educational Excellence Committee.
Understand that if state organizations and chapters decide to shift to the international committee structure, they may also choose to adopt the international committee’s definition statement for their respective Educational Excellence committees. In addition, they may wish to have their Educational Excellence committees present programs and spearhead activities that reflect the goals of the international committee. In this way, state organizations and chapters can fulfill their state organization and chapter level responsibilities for the work represented in the constitutional description of the Educational Excellence Committee.
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