Zeta Beta Newsletter

TSO 2025-2027 Biennium Theme and Goals:

Aspire to create positive change through collaboration, service, and leadership opportunities.

Cultivate growth of members and chapters.

Delta Kappa Gamma Mission Statement:

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education

Delta Kappa Gamma Vision Statement:

Leading Women Educators Impacting Education Worldwide

• Saturday, Sept 6 @ 12pm: Texas Star Inn at 7621 Bandera Rd 78238 (It’s the old Grady’s)

  -Recommitment

  -Membership raffle

  -Approve S’more purchase

  -literacy activity and dental hygiene

  -Fundraiser (October and February)

  -bylaws

  
  

• Saturday, Dec 6 @ 12pm: Zeta Beta social (2 dozen cookie exchange/$10 ornament

  -Literacy activity check-in

  -Fundraiser in January

  
  

• Wednesday, Dec 10 @ 4:30pm at Driggers Elementary: Present Drive

  
  

• Wednesday, Feb 11 @ 4:30pm at Driggers Elementary: Literacy Workshop

  --->Meeting to follow at Albi’s Vite: scholarship workshop

  
  

• Wednesday, March 18 @4:30pm at Driggers Elementary: Scholarship Applications workshop

  --->Meeting to follow at Albi’s Vite: discuss dental hygiene

  
  

• Wednesday, April 15 @4:30pm at Driggers Elementary: Dental Hygiene workshop

  --->Meeting to follow at Albi’s Vite: to review scholarship applications

  
  

• May: Founders Day: May 2nd: Region 20 from 1-3pm

  
  

• Saturday, May 16 @ 1pm @ Johnny Carinos: Scholarship Award Ceremony
  

Opening:

Members present:, Ninfa, Blanche, Jennifer, Tammy, Lulu, Pam, Cindy, Darlene, Theresa

Welcome

Budget

-Approve Financial Report presented by Ninfa Poole

-It will be moved to file for audit

New Business:

• Newsletter:

• Nothing for this year yet

• Recommitment

• Blanche will give more info

• Membership raffle

• Jenn will give more info

• Winners: Theresa $80; Pam $40; Tammy $20

• Approve S’more purchase

• Jenn will give more info: we will pay $15 to have access to S’More for newsletters

• Literacy Activity ideas:

• Book: Goodnight Moon

• Activities:

• Numbers
• Colors: Jenn
• Shapes
• Sequence
• Sign Language

• Due: January 31

• Fundraiser (October & February)

• Sell Deanna Popcorn October and February

• Start: October 1st

• Due: October 22

• Drop off: Oct 25-Nov 5

• Flavors: added: Dill pickle and kettle took off: chocolate

• Bylaws

• Blanche will give more info

• SACC update:

• Nothing yet; next meeting we will have more

• -Funraiser: Lotto Board

Old Business:

• Schools for Africa collection:

• -We collected: $56.28 total last year

• Tammy will make jar to collect money
  **Update: Now called UNICEF's GIRLS Fund. It still supports education in Africa

Get update on:

• Extra stuff: Achievement Award for DKG/Zeta Beta: Blanche gave update. Stated that she will give more info stating who is eligible from Chapter for these awards consisting of Chapter, State and International
  

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