Eta Chapter held it's November meeting online, through Zoom, on Monday, November 9, 2020. Chrystal Matthews, from the Gonzales chapter of the Lions Club, was our guest speaker. She gave us a great deal of wonderful information about the Lions Club and their service projects.

Thank you Pam for arranging for Chrystal to speak with us!

The Cub Corner – This is the Lions Club's online reading program. ADK, Lion members and special guests will be reading Christmas stories that will be uploaded to the Lions YouTube Channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZn9RELlPFEeOFUAvKi4TPA

These stories will be available for everyone’s enjoyment on their website & YouTube Channel. It's easy to participate. Just choose a story that is in the public domain (no copyright infringement). Turn your phone sideways and record your reading. Be creative, dress up, read with your kids or grandkids or a pet/stuffed animal, etc. Send a text or call Pam at 225-603-3378. She will advise you on how to upload them. Here is a link to public domain stories you might like to read. Any titles are acceptable as long as they are in the public domain. The Ascension Parish Public Library can assist if you have questions.

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13213/13213-h/13213-h.htm

Gonzales Lions are thankful for your friendship with the Christmas book readings. Pam posted info on our Facebook to allow people to choose/reserve their book title. Please scroll though the link and choose your favorite and commit to it on the Gonzales Lions Facebook Page - or text Pam at 225-603-3378 and I’ll reserve it for you. Please record & submit soon so they can schedule your release date!!!

Here is a link for the Walk to End Alzheimer's.

https://act.alz.org/site/TR;jsessionid=00000000.app234a?fr_id=13478&pg=entry&NONCE_TOKEN=398409FF5A024245206D68C694D59E6C (You may have to copy and paste.)

The virtual walk took place on September 26th.

At every meeting, each sister is expected to wear her Alpha Delta Kappa badge. If you forget to wear it, you should donate at least $1.00 to the "pot", which will be donated to the food bank in addition to donations from members that will be collected in November and March.

Because we will not be able to have our annual auction to raise funds for our altruistic projects, we need to find other ways. If you have any ideas, please let our officers know!

This year we will once again award sisters for various levels of participation. Sisters earn "violets" as they complete the activities listed below. The sister with the most violets at the end of the year will receive a prize from the Violet Store. The prize will be a magnetic badge unless she already has one in which case another Violet Store prize will be awarded. The current totals earned this year are in the link below the activities.

Activities:

-one violet awarded for responding to the rsvp for each meeting

-one violet awarded for each meeting you wear the badge to

-one violet awarded for wearing pearls or ADK colors to a meeting/event

-one violet awarded for posting on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter (send screen shot to Stacey)

-one violet awarded for posting on state Facebook page (send screen shot to Stacey)

-five violets awarded for attendance at each meeting

-five violets awarded for doing something for ADK month in Oct. (treats to a school, etc.)

-five violets awarded for submitting an ADK grant

-five violets awarded for winning an ADK grant

-five violets awarded for hosting a meeting

-five violets awarded for doing an extracurricular activity at school/community outreach (retired members)

-five violets for winning a school, district, or state Award

-ten violets awarded for each prospective member brought to a meeting (Only those eligible to join will count for points.)

-other violet worthy activities may be added as the occasions arise

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14lWmNV6cubGVTb7ivkrhknAfZHrrAaiCtX4G8JbhVxo/edit?usp=sharing

Some suggestions submitted for meeting ideas include an outdoor meeting at Jeanie's, a heart health awareness meeting in Feb., something to support small businesses, yoga, craft, healthy week night meal ideas with a chef or dietitian, Lions Club speaker, and improving personal appearance on a budget. We will discuss these great ideas during our planning meeting. If you can arrange one of these or have a lead on someone that could be a guest presenter, let Stacey know.

Meetings for January-May will be set up at a later date as the climate of the COVID-19 pandemic changes.

December- Dues are due ASAP to Val via check, mailed to her home (see member list for address) or PayPal. Dues for 2020-2021 are $65. Our chapter PayPal link is :https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=AnQ86l3DjzQauiLfaj5rZi8G_XzSGXTSbMbwsP2d-jvxhOHM5vb2UoKvi_tTMT21NLXUsG&country.x=US&locale.x=. Please make sure to select family and friends so that Eta does not incur any fees.

We would like to spotlight a different member each month in our newsletter, so we can get to know each other better. Look for more information to come or better yet just go ahead and complete the form below. Thanks so much!

Check the membership list link below and make sure the information listed for you is correct. I know some have moved homes, schools, etc. Please email swascom2@gmail.com if any corrections need to be made. It should say 23 members, but I have not been able to change the number on the document for some reason.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A5Jk-5cIOqZ6lx8G9rXmQHweYBRrV6yy-MFLY7hghOE/edit?usp=sharing

New members no longer need to have two or more years of experience in order to be inducted. Teachers who have graduated and met the requirements for certification and are under contract with a school are now eligible to join. Also retired teachers are now eligible for membership.

https://ellynbraud.wixsite.com/adklaeta You may have to copy and paste it into your browser.

Email: swascom2@gmail.com
Website: www.alphadeltakappa.org
Location: 21426 Stonebridge Ct. Denham Springs, LA
Phone: 225-963-4394
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphadeltakappa.eta97708809982/
Twitter: @staceywascom