On July 21-23 officers participated in officer training via Zoom. The meetings were very helpful to each of us as we begin new roles or continue with previously held offices.

The next meeting will be a planning meeting for the upcoming year. It was suggested that we do that meeting on Zoom as well. We may have to use the free Zoom with a 40 minute limit unless someone has a paid subscription we can use. If you are new to Zoom, feel free to ask Ellyn or Stacey if you have any questions.

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 walk has been changed to a virtual walk on September 26th. We will discuss it more during our planning meeting.

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.

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)

-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 Jeanies, 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.

Aug. 17 - Planning Meeting on Zoom at 5:30

Aug. 29 - Regional Conference (an online event with more info to follow)

Sept. 26 - Walk to End Alzheimer's virtual event

Oct. 10 - Virtual Founders' Day

Nov. - open for suggestions

Dec. - Christmas party and auction (may have to rethink due to covid)

Jan. - open for suggestions

Feb. - open for suggestions

Mar. - state convention ?

Apr. - open for suggestions

May - open for suggestions/new member initiation?

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.

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

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