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DKGWhat a fun filled, successful weekend we had onOctober 5-7, 2018! We came from all parts ofPA to learn, have fun with sisters, and create new

friendships. I enjoyed reading the evaluations on Sundayafternoon, so let me share some of the comments with you.

~ I enjoyed looking at the Revolution through the participation of women

~ Extremely educational~ Sharing good times with friends~ Loved being in the city~ Museum was great~ City Tavern was delicious food and a very

cool place~ Loved the Fraktur presentation~ Loved Valley Forge tour and our guide~ Excellent tour guides~ Great selection of venues~ Breakout seminar –Women are great educators

Our weekend started on Friday night with ourarrivals at the Hyatt House in King of Prussia. Some sistershad enjoyed shopping at the mall prior to checking in atthe hotel! Sisters were greeted with a welcome bagincluding the program for the weekend. Dinner was at6:00 PM followed by a game of Bingo toget to know sisters in our group andfellowship time.

Saturday was a busy day. Weboarded our bus at 9:00 AM and droveto Valley Forge National Park. Our

Purposeful Seminar Reflections

Port of Call: King of Prussia & Philadelphia, PA A Tribute to the Women of the

American RevolutionEileen Little, Chi

(see Seminar page 7)

Album of Distinction.............5Workshop Presenters.........6Attendance Award...........7Nancy Grove ............9-10New Initiates..............14

In Memoriam........20Enrichment........17-20

Chapter News..21-22

Winter, 2018Volume 74Number 3

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P e n n s y l v a n i a State Organization

Officers 2017-2019President

Barbara Gasperini131 Whistle Drive

Harrison City, PA 15636h. 724-744-2579c. 724-454-7362

BarbeeMG@aol.com

First Vice President/Educational Excellence

Committee ChairEileen Little

selittle1997@gmail.com

Second Vice President/Membership Chair

Royce Boydroyceaboyd@outlook.com

Recording SecretaryJoyce Kerrick

joyce.Kerrick10@gmail.com

Corresponding SecretaryKristine M. Reynolds

KREY072101@comcast.net

TreasurerWanda Keller

WKeller879@atlanticbb.net

ParliamentarianCarolyn Sutton

clsutton21@comcast.net

WebmasterCynthia Devonshire

cynthia.devonshire@gmail.comWebsite

dkgpa.weebly.comPhotographer

Deborah Yargar-Reedd_yargarreed@yahoo.com

EditorBonnie Lee Barnesiberrylady@aol.com

Addresses and phone numbers are password protected. Contact your Chapter President for password.

We are sailing through thisyear. The hot weather isnow gone. The air has

turned crisp and it won t̀ be long be-fore we have that first snowfall. Timeis going by so quickly. The state offi-cers and committee chairs are busymaking changes to the state by-laws toadapt to the changes made at the Inter-national Convention. I will keep thechapter presidents updated as they areadapted at the state level.

What has your chapter beendoing? Make sure you share thoseevents and projects with all of us in theKeystonian’s “Chapter News.” Alsosend in the dates of upcoming chapterevents for the “Meet the Crew” sec-tion. Keep the chapter news alive.

Do you have an idea for aconvention workshop? Or do youknow of someone who would have aninteresting topic that we would enjoyhearing. Please let us know.

Remember, the Nancy GroveVisionary Fund award can be given tosomeone in your chapter at the 2019State Convention who has an innova-tive idea that she uses or wants to tryin her classroom. She may meet thecriteria for $500 award.

At the 2019 State Conven-tion, the State Achievement Awardwill be given. If you have a memberwho you feel deserves the awardplease fill out an application found onthe state web site. Remember thisaward is a secret from the person youare nominating.

I have truly enjoyed visitingchapters across the state and I amlooking forward to visiting many

more. It is won-derful to meetso many terrificmembers and see how strong yourchapter activities and projects are.Remember to invite a local Girl Scouttroop to earn the DKG Patch and learnabout our International Society.

Help spread the word thatthere is money available for Scholar-ships and Enrichment Grants forpersonal and professional growth ofour members. Check the due dateand apply. What do you have to lose?More importantly, what do you haveto gain?

Please be aware of the newchanges in the application for Albumof Distinction. The EEC committeeworked hard in making thechanges needed to keep the Album ofDistinction an honored accomplish-ment. Please see the new application,rubric, and criteria on the state website and the AOD article on page 5.

At this time, I am concernedabout our members who are in theSoutheast and have felt the effects ofHurricane Michael. The hurricane hasaffected their lives in so many ways. Ifyou would like to help, please keep inmind our Emergency Fund onwww.dkg.org where you can make a chapter or personal donation directly to our sisters in need.

The holidays will soon behere. I hope you have a memorabletime and sail into a wonderful season.

Bon Voyage,Barbara

Hello Pennsylvania!Barbara Gasperini, Alpha UpsilonPA State Organization President

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Your EEC committee met in September toreflect on our first year and make improve-ments for our second year. We met Friday

night and Saturday until noon and had many produc-tive discussions. We hope that our changes provideclarity and refinements.

The first item on our agenda was Album ofDistinction. After many discussions, opinions, andreflections, we chose to revise the nomination form,rubric, and criteria document. Look for an articlefrom Haddie Weber (page 5), Professional AffairsChair, in this Keystonian. The three documents arealready on our State website under the Awards tab.

Our second item was the Friday Night Fling.Since President Barbara is changing the format forconvention we are able to have the Friday NightFling from 8:30 – 9:30 PM. The theme will be ourcruise ship, like last year, but we have planned newdemonstrations as well as last year’s favorites likebingo, trivia, corn hole, ladder ball and the photobooth. So plan ahead and make sure you check outthe Friday Night Fling, a great time for fellowshipand friendship!

Our third item was a discussion about work-shops. This year we will have no society businessworkshops. Greta Marie Taft is busy looking forworkshop presenters. If you are interested, the formis on page 14 and on our State website under theState Convention tab. Just choose State Convention

Forms 2019 and you will find the2019 Call for Workshop Presenterform.

Our fourth item was about our State and In-ternational projects. Marjorie Paradise, ProjectsChair is your go to person to discuss the Girl Scoutsproject. Also, Marjorie can work with you and yourchapter regarding Schools for Africa and Early Ca-reer Educators, which are projects at the Interna-tional level. Check out Marjorie’s article in thisKeystonian.

Our fifth item was about US Forum and Edu-cational Legislation. Susan Fritz is our Chair andvery willing to help you and your chapter regardingthese issues. CTAUN is scheduled for April 5, 2019.Look for Susan’s article to tell you more about thisand many other topics from the US Forum/Educa-tional Legislation viewpoint.

Lastly, Nancy Hills, Visual and PerformingArts Chair discussed the upcoming choral retreats.The changes she made last year were a success ingetting more sisters involved. Stay tuned for moreinformation from Nancy as we plan for State Con-vention 2019.

Now you know why I am so proud of all the hardwork from the EEC committee: Susan Fritz, Nancy Hills,Sandi Klingensmith, Amy Miehl, Marjorie Paradise,Patti Rial, Jeanette Saulo, Greta Marie Taft, PatWalker and Haddie Weber. We make a great team!

EEC and LeadershipEileen Little, Chi

PA State First Vice-President/EEC Coordinator

Calling all Projects Shipmates!

We are “deep” into President Barbara’s biennium and so enjoying the collaboration with the Girl Scouts! Keep the good news

coming about how your chapters are supporting the DKG Council Patch!

Also, please “shout out” how your chapter has been involved with our other projects:

Schools for Africa, and Supporting Young CareerEducators. Several great projects are going

on around the state and we want to hear about them. Please email your chapter project news

to me at mparadise810@comcast.netso that I may share.

Happy sailing,Marj Paradise, Chi PA State Projects Chair

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When was the last time you checked out theDKG. org website? I mean really dugdeep..... that’s what I thought. It has been

a while, if at all. Me too, but I was looking for something new to pass along regarding membershipfor this Keystonian edition.

WOW, did I find a PowerPoint that embodiesthe DKG mem-bership vision!!Sharing OurDKG Pride:Stories fromthe Heart. It is one of manyPowerPointpresentations available on the International websitebut it is a deep dive! Allow me to share the convou-lative path:

~ Go to the resource tab acrossthe top bar

~ Pull down from there to the presentations title

~ Highlight and click PowerPoints

~ Choose: Sharing Our DKG Pride: Stories from the Heart. . . .

This PowerPoint can be used as a ChapterProgram or a “how to” lesson on marketing andrecruiting members for your Chapter. Some of youmay have brochures on membership but this Power-Point could be the template for an electronic version.Maybe you have members who are tech savvy andwould take this on as a project to promote DKG foryour Chapter.

Do yourself a favor and just check it out. It will make you think and renew your membershipspirit!!

Sharing Our DKG PrideRoyce Boyd, Alpha Beta

2nd Vice President /Membership Chair

“Climate change is the defining issueof our time – and we are at a definingmoment. If we do not change course by2020, we could miss our chance to avoidthe disastrous consequences of runawayclimate change. The tine for ambitious

#ClimateAction is now.” UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.

The World Health Organization indicates that“Everyone Everywhere” is at risk of climate change.Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expectedto cause 250,000 additional deaths per year due tomalaria, malnutrition, diarrhea, and heat stress.

Our Planet – Our Crisis – What Next? is thetitle for the 2019 Conference on Teaching About theUnited Nations (CTAUN) scheduled for April 5,2019, at the United Nations in New York City. While

details of specific topics and pan-elist’s have not been released, thistimely conference surely will provideinformation about the effects of man-made changesto our world and how we can make an impact. Regis-tration is open. The registration fee is $65 for adultsand $30 for students. College, as well as high schoolstudents, are encouraged to attend. Special hotelrates are available at the Hampton Inn located at East 43rd Street between Second and Third Avenues.

By the time this newsletter hits your inbox,the results of 2018 Midterm Elections will be shap-ing State and National dialogue. Regardless ofwhether you personally are pleased with the out-come, these will be the politicians with whom wewill be working for at least a few years. Get to knowthe people who represent you and let them get toknow you so your voice is heard.

Notes from the US ForumSusan Fritz, Chi

U.S.Forum/Educational Legislation Chair

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The Album of Distinctionwas established at the StateConvention in the year

2000. At that time there was noapplication necessary, only docu-mentation by members who re-ceived an honor during the year.Those members nominated were spot-lighted at the Birthday Luncheon.

Since then the Criteria forthe “Album of Distinction” wasestablished. It is reviewed by theEEC committee each biennium.This is to keep the Album ofDistinction Award an honor to themembers. Also, this is to clarifyany questions or concerns that ourmembers might have in nominat-ing a sister.

The Album of Distinction(AOD) award is given to recog-

nize a sister who has alreadyreceived an honor or distinctionbeyond DKG. This award sup-ports Purpose #6: To stimulatethe personal and professionalgrowth of members, and toencourage their participation inappropriate programs of action.

Nominees for AOD 2019must have received the honor /dis-tinction during the 2018 calendaryear, January 1, 2018 - December31, 2018.

A member must completethe form on behalf of anothermember. A sister who receivesan honor/ distinction afterDecember 31, 2018 could benominated for the 2020 AOD.

A completed nominationform must be submitted by e-mail

on or before March 1, 2019,and/or sent by US mail and post-marked on or before March 1,2019 to: Haddie Weber in order tobe recognized at State Convention2019.

ALL CHAPTERS are encouraged to submit candidatesfor the 2019 AOD award.Click on the Awards/Applicationtab at the top of the page to findthe form, the evaluation criteria,and the screen rubric. Current/re-cent photo (jpeg) preferred andmust be submitted with the nomination form. FYI, have afriend review and proofread yournomination form. Our committeeis looking forward to receivingyour nomination forms by nomi-nated December 31, 2018.

Album of DistinctionHaddie Weber , Alpha Phi Professional Affairs Chair

Since last we met, I have had an article pub-lished in the Keystonain asking sisters to sendme photos of presidential visits to chapters.

To date, only a few chapters have responded, so Iwill make another attempt to get photos from thechapters for the scrapbook of your biennium.

The committee is in process of collectingand making hard copies of photos of Barbara’sbiennium for the scrapbook. A power point of thesephotos will also be created soon. In the spring, thescrapbook will be completed, as will the powerpoint.

Following the death of Lu Page, her chaptercontacted me to try to find out when she served onstate committees and what they were. My researchdidn’t result in much information, as she was notlisted in the Keystonian for the last eight years, andInternational did not respond to my inquiries. Wealso tried to find her utilizing any data base availableat the Joe Paterno Library, but no such data base exists.

At our last meeting, I informed Greta MarieTaft that I would present a workshop on “WhatWorks” as per the group discussion regarding thistopic. The committee will be working on this in thenext few months.

Report from Historical Records CommitteeKathy Lauer, Beta Beta

Historical Records Chair

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The State Finance Committee is beginning togather information to prepare next year’sbudget. To ensure that our budget meets the

needs of the Pennsylvania State Organization, we arerequesting that all State Committee Chairs andOfficers submit budget requests by March 31, 2019.

Please send your requests to Mary Wilhelm,24 Sussex Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013 orWilhelm.appmor@gmail.com. If you do not sendyour request, the Finance Committee will assumethat your committee is satisfied with your presentlevel of funding.

Finance Chairs should review the guidelinesfor chapter record keeping. The guidelines are listedin your Finance Committee Guideline Booklet. Ifyour finance chair does not have a copy of the book-let, you can request a copy from the InternationalSociety website. Chapter bank statements, all

receipts, and budget report should be maintained forfour years. Copies of Membership Form 18 shouldbe maintained for seven years.

Thanks to all chapter Finance Chairs andTreasurers for your diligence in keeping the chapterrecords and for sending forms and information in atimely manner to Wanda Keller, State Treasurer, andMary Wilhelm, State Finance Chair.

I will be sending chapter First Vice Presidentsan evaluation survey asking for input on the performance of one of the following: State Treas-urer, the Keystonian Editor, or the Web Master.Please return your evaluation to Mary Wilhelm bymail or by email as soon as possible. This evaluationwill be used to determine stipends for the year.

We are again requesting that members receiveThe Keystonian by email if possible. This saves theState Organization a fair amount of money.

Finance Committee ReportMary Wilhelm, Kappa

Finance Chair

JANUARY 14, 2019 DEADLINE

Twelve Workshop Presenters areneeded for the 2019 State Conventionin June. Here is a way to get more in-volved at the state level and challenge

your Leader-ship skills. This year’s cat-egories are: Enrichment Grants and

other travel experiences; identity theftand scams; grief/loss; or other topicsthat you are passionate about and arewilling to share. If you know someonewho has an idea or would be a good

workshop presenter please encouragethem to apply. Applications are on thestate website at dkgpa.weebly.com. Thedeadline to apply is January 14, 2019.Contact: gretamarietaft@gmail.com

(The Application is also availablein this issue on page 12.)

Birthday Chapters to beRecognized at

State Convention 2019

~ 65 YearsAlpha Zeta (6.3.1954)

~ 55 YearsBeta Kappa (4.24.1964)

~ 45 YearsBeta Xi (11.23.1974)

~ 35 YearsBeta Rho (5.12.1984)

~ 15 YearsBeta Sigma (8.28.2004)

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NOW is the time for State AchievementAward Nominations!

Are you getting started with the nominationof a state member as the recipient of The StateAchievement Award? If not, it’s time to do so!Don’t dawdle or delay….

**GO to the state website and download theforms you need (Guidelines, Nomination Form orNomination Addendum). They are listed under“Awards” on the website.

**BE in touch with the committee chairman(Carol Hartley) to guide you through the process.hartleys00@gmail.com or call 717-393-5797 and

leave a message (name, best phone number andwhat time you are usually available).

**QUIETLY is the word of the day – let thestate committee chairman help you manage thenomination in secret.

**MAKE SURE you meet the Deadline forNominations: March 15, 2019. All you need toknow for submitting your nomination is on the form and in the guidelines. Be neat, be concise and be secretive….

**THANKS for honoring a state memberwith your work on her nomination!

RE: Short Reminder for Nominations for State Achievement AwardCarol Hartley, Chi

State Achievement Committee Chair

DKG - PA Convention Attendance Recognition Award

Start sailing on the USS Pennsylvania

On June 14-16, 2019

All DKG-PA Chapters will receive one $35.00 regis-tration fee award for having 10% of their chapter mem-bers in attendance at the 2019 DKG PA State Convention.

Criteria:Chapter members attending the convention must

be in attendance for ALL sessions on Saturday and Sunday of the convention.

Chapters receiving their Convention AttendanceRecognition Awards will be announced on Sunday duringthe General Session and receive their monetary award andcertificate.

Take this voyage and earn the award to be used byyour chapter for one of your members. Steer your mem-bers in the right direction by boarding a new “ship” and experience what DKG PA is all about at the State Level.Hope to see you on the USS Pennsylvania at State Convention!

Bon Voyage,Captain Barbara

NEWtour guide, BrianaKelly, was a wealth ofinformation and trulyloved sharing her ex-pertise with us. Wevisited Washington’sHeadquartersand WashingtonMemorialChapel.

John, our bus driver, did anamazing job navigating the traffic aswe took the southern route intoPhiladelphia. We passed all the stadiums and the Philadelphia airportand arrived on time at our lunch destination.

City Tavern was an amazingtreat! The food was delicious andplentiful. Ourservers shareda brief historyof City Tavernwith us prior totheir excellent service of our starter,main course and dessert.

(Seminar from page 1)

(See Museum on page 10)

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Wondering how you can beat the March Blues? Why not join yourDKG Sisters at the 2019 Creative Arts Retreat at the Olmsted Manor in

Ludlow, PA, where you will enjoy a weekend of creating, sharing, laughing, anddon’t forget, eating. Participation is limited so register early.

Saturday Night Fun - DKG-PA’S Got Talent~~~ Get Your Talent On ~~~

Saturday night fun will be an Open Mike and Talent Showcase.

It won’t be a contest. Just fun and entertainment.

So, if you can dance, sing, act, or even juggle, contact Pat Arnold

to have a time slot saved for you.

But, if you decide at the last minute,

you can be added to the lineup.

Hope to see lots of “talents” at our retreat.

Pat’s information: email: parnold@echoes.net;

text:607-743-8826; or landline: 570-879-2219

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Dear Members of the Nancy Grove VisionaryGrant Committee:

I would like to thank you for your kindness,generosity, and support. Thanks to your help, thechrome book lab has become a reality. DKGgave me the start and the courage to move forwardon this endeavor. Now my students will have theopportunity to grow through technology. This has

been a dream of mine for my students for quitesometime. The ladies at convention helped me togrow and believe in myself and now I will take thatlesson back to my classroom.

See you next year at convention. I will bringlost of pictures of the students so that you can seethe grant money in use.

Take care,Gail Franko

A THANK YOU NOTEThe 2018 Awardee for the

Nancy Grove Visionary Fund,Gail Franko, Beta Rho, utilizedher award to purchase chromebooks to be used with SCRATCH,a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the

MIT Media Lab. With SCRATCH,a teacher can program interactivestories, games, and animations to share these creations with others in the online community.Students learn to think creatively,reason systematically, and work

collaboratively.Gail is a sixth grade math

and science teacher in the Lackawanna Trail School District.She sent the following thank you.

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PENNSYLVANIA STATE ORGANIZATIONNANCY B. GROVE VISIONARY FUND APPLICATION FORM, 2019

The Pennsylvania State Organization Nancy Grove Visionary Fund awards a grant to in-service activeteacher members to fund innovative ideas and activities related to Excellence in Education within theeducational community. This annual award is administered by the Past State Presidents of the Penn-

sylvania State Organization and will be awarded at the annual state convention. The grant is to be used dur-ing the school year immediately following the state convention. Interested applicants shall complete thefollowing application form and send the completed application form postmarked by February 1, 2019 to:

Tracey R. Dusch, 316 Broad Street, Brockway, PA 15824 Phone: 814.265.0877 or 814.771.7773 Email: trae917@brockwaytv.com

Please complete the following:Name:____________________________________________________________________Address:__________________________________________________________________School District Name:_______________________________________________________Professional Position:_______________________________________________________Phone:____________________________________Email Address:_____________________________Chapter:___________________________________

Please answer the following six questions. Attach additional paper if needed:

1. Describe the proposed plan or activity. Include goals and objectives.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Describe the group to be targeted (students – grade level or age; specific minority groups; parents; community)._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How will this proposed plan/activity enhance excellence in education? (Include need and expected outcomes.)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Have you made application for this proposal to other sources of funding? If so, please name the sourceand what you expect to receive. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Outline the budget for the proposed plan/activity. i.e. specifically, how much money will be spent on

different parts of the proposal._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Go to page 10 to complete application)

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6. How will the activity be evaluated and shared? (Include outcomes to be expected and how the resultswill be shared with the educational community.)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Applicant’s Signature:_______________________________________________Signature of Chapter President:________________________________________

(Continued from page 9 - Nancy Grove Application)

Congratulations KristineReynolds and Jackie Thomas

The Arts and Humanities Jury of Delta KappaGamma Society International is pleased to an-nounce the publication of “Niagara Falls” (crossstitch) and “Niagara Falls” (digital picture) fromKristine Reynolds, Beta Kappa, and TwistedSisters`, Butterfly Effect Revisited, and Gaea`sHive from Jackie Thomas, Omicron. They have

been accepted into the DKG Gallery of Fine Artsfound on www.dkg.org. They anticipate the unveil-ing of the new Gallery works sometime in lateNovember. It will be on display at the Gallery forsix months after which it will be archived.

Congratulations Kristine and Jackie foragain setting sail on a new Craftsman-Ship. I amproud you boarded a “ship” on my DKG Circle ofMember-ships.

Barbara

DKG Gallery of Fine Arts

Has President Barbara vis-ited your chapter thisyear? If she has, would

you be so kind as to forwardphotos of that visit to the Histori-cal Records Committee so thatthey can be included in her bien-

nial scrapbook and power pointfor the archives, please? We wanther photo remembrance to be ascomplete as possible and yourcontribution would be most appre-ciated. Via email, please sendphotos to: kllold@comcast.net

my email address, or via snailmail to: Kathy Lauer,

1343 Wellington DriveYork, PA 17408.

Thank you in advance forhelping with this very importantproject!

Calling All Chapters…Help is Needed!Kathy Lauer, Beta Beta Chapter, Historical Records Chair

Next we went to the Museum of the American Revolution. Our visitbegan with the introduction film, Revolution, and a look at Washington’s WarTent. Then we had a special program, Revolutionary Women: Writing About War. Our presenter was excellent and provided lots of suggestions of things we should not miss when touring the museum. We were given time in the mu-seum to do our own self-guided tour and then time to explore the Historic Areaof Philadelphia. Our bus departed at 5:00 PM.

(Museum from page 7)

(See Bus Ride on page 15)

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Creative Arts Retreat Registration

March 29, 30, 31, 2019Olmsted Manor

Ludlow, PennsylvaniaName:_______________________________ Address:_____________________________City & Zip:___________________________ Chapter: _____________________________Phone: ______________________________Email: ______________________________Roommate___________________________

I have special dietary needs. Please specify:__________________________________________I have difficulty climbing stairs. __________I will need a handicap room: Yes_____No_____Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m.____I will be eating dinner at 6:00.____I will be arriving late but would still like dinner.____I will not be eating dinner there.

Please indicate your registration preference___Semi- Private - 2 queen beds - $165.00___3+ in a room - 2 queen beds - $150.00___Handicap room - 2 queen beds - $165.00___1 night only registration - $110.00___Saturday Only Registration- Includes 2 meals-

$60.00 If staying only one night: Friday or Saturday?

_______________________

Registration includes, meals, snacks, room,workshops, and activities. Make checks payable to:The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.* Mail check and registration form by March 4, 2019 to:

Doreen Weaber2000 State DriveLebanon, Pa. 17042717-274-0378tweaber@comcast.net

* OR register online at www.dkgpa.weebly.com

When registering online, don’t forget to send acheck to Doreen Weaber.

FridayRegistration - 3:00 - 9:00Make ‘n Take Activity- 3:00-5:00 and 7:00-8:00Meet and Greet - 5:00Dinner - 6:00Game Night - 7:00 - 9:00

Workshop SelectionsCircle Your Choices

Saturday6:30 -7:30 - YogaBreakfast - 7:308:30- 9:30 - Labyrinth Walk8:30- 10:30 - Star Photo Scrapbook8:30 -10:30 - Silk Ribbon Embroidery9:40 -10:40 - Book Discussion9:40- 11:40 - Loom Knitted Hats9:40- 11:40 - Wearable Prints9:40 -11:40 - Beaded Goddess Bracelets9:40 -11:10 - Improve10:45-11:45 -Photography

Lunch - 12:00 - 1:00Creative Arts Retreat Group Photo - 1:00 - 1:151:30 - 2:30 - DKG Signature Song1:30 - 2:30 - All that Glitters1:30- 4:30 - Hang It1:30 - 3:30 - Water Color1:30 - 3:30 - Needle Felted Sheep2:40- 3:40 - Palm Weaving2:40- 4:40 - Folded Book Art4:00 - 5:00 - Chorus Rehearsal

Dinner - 5:307:00 - DKG-PA’s Got Talent

Sunday8:30 - ReflectionsBrunch - 9:30 10:30 - Departure

Creative Arts Retreat 2019 Registration

(see pages 12-13 for Workshops Descriptions)

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Workshop Descriptions*Some workshops require a fee for materials.

**Workshop fees will be collected by presenter.

Silk Ribbon Embroidery 201 - Pat ArnoldFor those who know embroidery stitches, youwill create a 4x4 flower arrangement on wool byusing silk ribbons. Only 8 participants. Fee: $5.00

Walk the Labyrinth - Carol LaneTake in the crisp morning air while walking througha large labyrinth at the foot of the mountain. This un-hurried, peaceful walk will be a great start for your day!

Yoga - Karen PortaleA basic practice of stretching and meditation. A great way to start your day.

Hang It: Twining a Discus - Jackie ThomasTwining is a simple basket making technique.Starting from a predrilled base, use clothesline andfabric trims, for the core and yarn to stitch together acircular wall piece. This is an easy no fail projectthat creates a special treasure. Maximum of 20 participants. Fee: $5

Wearable Prints - Jackie ThomasSuch fun! Laugh! Smile! Get down and dirty! Usingfabric inks, print a random or organized pattern ontowearable clothing. Bring your own clothing in needof revitalizing or purchase a silk scarf. Maximum of 20 participants. Workshop Fee: $10 Silk Scarf Cost: $10

The Art of Improve - Karen PortaleAre you interested in reducing stress? Being morespontaneous? Having more fun in life? Then improvis for you. Improvisation is not just for actors; it is auseful skill that can be cultivated in anyone. Improv-isation can help to improve relationships, memoryand overall health. This is an interactive workshopthat is limited to 18 participants.

Book Discussion - Self GuidedLove a book and want to share or discuss it with others? This is the place to be. Don’t forget to bringyour book.

Watercolor - Kathryn CummingsWatercolor Pencils open imagination and visualizethe ‘story’ by the techniques practiced and exploredin this TWO HOUR workshop. For the person wholoves color and texture, who may feel challenged bydrawing ‘realistically,’ the experience in the classwill be fun and uplifting! Each participant will accomplish technical ‘samples,’ and a completed (ornearly completed) composition. The techniques canbe explored by any age or skill level for personalenjoyment or to integrate in the classroom. Classsize limited to 20. Fee: $10.00

Palm Weaving - Diana BorowskiPalm weaving is a folk art in many cultures, espe-cially during the Lenten season. In this course, youwill learn how to weave simple palm designs,which, when combined, can create beautiful freshand dried displays for the home. Designs taught willbe “cones,” “leaves,” and a small corsage. I firstbegan weaving palm as a child, creating designs with my mother to sell for the church Easter festival.Over the years I have taught severalweaving classesfor the Polish Americans of Lawrence County organ-ization, passing the skill on to others. Please notethat due to the intricate work of palm weaving, finger dexterity is a must. Maximum of 15 partici-pants. Please provide your own stapler. Metal,such a Swingline, is best. Fee: $10

Star Photo Scrapbook - Nancy Fondrk andSue Hilty

Learn and use scrapbooking skills to create a miniscrapbook album that can be displayed as a flat bookor standing up in a star shape on a table.Bring: *15-20 photos (no larger than 4x6) that areof a similar theme showcasing family, an event, avacation, pets, etc., *scissors,*acid free tape run-ner or glue stick (no liquid glue), and a *papertrimmer, if you have one. Limit: 15 participants.2 hours. Fee $5.00

Goddess Bracelets - Vonda ReedIn this 1 hour workshop, each of the 10 beaders willstring a lovely Goddess bracelet. It is strung on cordand has a button/loop closure. One feature thatmakes this bracelet shine is the use of jump ringscombined with the beads. The other feature thatmakes the Goddess bracelet unique is everyone

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brings their own buttons for the closure. I used onefrom my grandmother! Class limit 10. Fee: $6.00

Loom Knitted Hat - Amy MiehlLoom Knitting creates a knit fabric just like needleknitting, but the process is super simple, extremelyeasy to learn and to do! We’ll learn some basicstitches and create beautiful knit hats on a roundloom. The best part is that you can hold a conversa-tion while you work, since there’s no countingstitches! Bring your favorite yarn (1 regular sizeskein divided into two yarn balls, or one bulkyweight skein) and I’ll provide the rest. Maximum of10 participants. Fee: $6 per person

Needle Felted Sheep - Kathy LauerCreate a sheep from wool roving, using the single-needle felting technique. No sewing required! If youcan poke a needle into wool, you can do needlefelting! Materials needed: scissors and a ruler.Maximum class size 25. No fee.

DKG’s Signature Song Workshop - Marilyn Rogers

Designed for any sister who loves to sing, whether itbe solely in the shower or on stage in front of anaudience. This 1 hour workshop is bound to liftspirits. Starting with some simple rounds, sisters willthen move to singing well-known songs in harmony.Finally, the group will construct their own ‘CircleSong,’ a spontaneous layering of rhythm, movement,and sound, which when placed together, producesDKG’s own “in the moment” song.

Photography - Deborah Yargar-ReedThey say a picture paints a thousand words! “Howdo I take better photos?” Come join me and discoverthe basics when it comes to taking photos. This ses-sion offers instruction and practice to advance your

skills whether taking pictures of people or places.Let your creativity have fun while picking up a fewnew tips and techniques for taking great photos!Now go forth and shoot! Participants shouldbring a camera if they want to take pictures during the session.

Book Art - Molly KinneyYou’ve bought and read a book and decided youdon’t want to add it to your collection. What are yougoing to do? Turn it into art, of course. The beauty ofthis project is its simplicity. The image is made bysimply folding the two corners of each page. No cut-ting, gluing, or special equipment needed. If you’dlike, bring embellishments such as stickers, ribbon,beads, etc. No fee, but donations are welcome.Please, no more that 15 participants.

Reiki - Norma MateerNorma will be offering 20 minute sessions for a costof $10.00. All monies collected will be used for theBeta Theta Grant-in-Aid fund. She will be able toschedule 2 sessions in a one hour time slot. Her signup sheet will be available on site at Olmsted Manor.

All That Glitters - Karen BallFor over thirty years Karen Ball has been an avidcollector and researcher of Rhinestone Costume Jew-elry. She will share her passion for rhinestone jew-elry and explain what makes Costume Jewelry fromthe 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s, and even the 60’s, so valu-able today. View her vast collection of sparklinggems from yester-year as you learn about theirhistory, their construction and how to properly carefor, and yes, wear these treasurers today! You willleave this session talking like a professional jewelerfrom the Antiques Roadshow! Art Nouveau? ArtDeco? Torsade? Parure? Demi-Parure? Cabochon?Rivoli Stone? Come and enjoy!

(Alpha Beta Chapter News from page 22)Current president Kris Walters (2018-2020)continues this effort as one of her projects. Anticipatingaround 15 new teachers, the chapter’s project forbeginning educators took on large proportionsas we learned that there were 29 new hires inthe school districts of Bedford, Chestnut Ridge,Claysburg, Everett, Spring Cove, and TusseyMountain! The “back-to-school” gifts consisted of

mugs (some complements of member donations andsome made by Melissa Flynn), stuffed with a $5Sheetz gift card and our tri-fold chapter brochure(complements of Becky Johnen and the Executive Board).Some of the sentiments on the mugs were; “I’m aTeacher, What’s Your Super Power?” and “A GreatTeacher Changes the World.” Gifts will also be distributed mid-school year in January and at the end of the school year in May.

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Call for Workshop Presenters Pennsylvania State ConventionJune 14-16, 2019 at the Nittany Lion Inn

Workshop Title_______________________________________________ Presenter(s) Name______________________________________________________Chapter Name_______________________________________________Chapter President’s Name______________________________________Address of the Presenter(s)_____________________________________ Telephone ( )___________ E-Mail address ________________________Workshop Category (check one) Each program should be about 45 minutes long. ___Education ___Technology ___ Art, music, poetry, reading etc.___ Craft Project (include cost to participants or materials needed___Physical (self-defense, Pilates, Yoga, etc.) ___ Enrichment Grant RecipientsBrief Overview that may be used in the program booklet:

Equipment needed: *You must provide all your own electronic equipment*

I agree that if my proposal is accepted, I will be in attendance at the convention and further understand that I will be expected to pay the appropriate convention registration fee as well astravel expenses and lodging. I understand that the Pennsylvania State Organization cannot reimburse presenters or chapters for any expenses incurred for this workshop.

Signed__________________________________________

Date____________________________________________

Please return the original form no later than January 14, 2019 to:Greta Marie Taft, 869 Jemison Road, Westfield, Pa. 16950

Important Dates to Remember 2019-2020

March 29-31, 2019 - Creative Arts Retreat, Olmsted Manor, Ludlow, PA

June 14-16, 2019 - Pennsylvania State Convention, Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA

July 30- August 1, 2019 - Northeast Regional Conference, “Global Awareness,” FoxwoodsResort Casino, Mashantucket, CT

July 7-10, 2020 - International Convention,Philadelphia, PA

Alpha Zeta Ashley KoopmannJene ConklinKarlie Vaughn

Beta EpsilonTracy Durica

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Dear Convention Kate:Why is Convention the “same old” every year?You say you want more attendees, but you don’tchange ANYTHING to encourage new people tocome. You need to start thinking out of the box!

Out of the Box Thinker Dear Out of the Box Thinker:Actually there have been several subtle changes made inthe past couple years, mainly as a result of ideas noted onthe convention evaluation form. Some of these changesinclude:

~ Hard boiled eggs added to the Saturday morning continental breakfast as a protein source

~ Choice of two entrees at the banquet~ Pre-convention activities (wine tasting and golf

outing)

~ Album of Distinction presentation/reception and Friday Night Fling all in the Ballroom and thus all on the same floor, benefiting those sisters who have mobility issues

~ Cash bar during AOD reception, Friday Night Fling and prior to banquet for ease of purchase

~ First timers serving as escorts for officers’ procession at the banquet

~ First timer orientation moved from Friday night to a complimentary breakfast on Saturday morning

We welcome all you “out of the box” thinkers to submit anyideas for convention to our convention coordinator KarenTinstman at katncpa@aol.com.

Convention Evaluation FeedbackConvention Kate: Volume 2

Driving back to the HyattHouse, John took us down theSchuylkill Expressway. This gaveus the opportunity to see otherparts of Philadelphia including theArt Museum and

Boat HouseRow. Whenpassing 30th Street Station, a dis-cussion arose about coming to In-ternational in 2020 via the trainand how easy it would be to get tothe hotel.

Saturday evening’s dinnerwas followed by a presentationabout Frakturby EmilySmucker-Bei-dler. Fraktur isan AmericanFolk Art thatwas brought to

Pennsylvania bythe German im-migrants. Therewere motifs ofhearts, birds, andtulips surroundedby elaborate cal-ligraphy for birthannouncements, wedding certifi-cates, children’s bookmarks, toname a few. Emily shared someher own Fraktur work as well.

Sunday morning was aBreak Out workshop about theAmerican Revolution. So all ourknowledge was utilized as wesolved codesand clues tounlock fivelocks andsuccessfullyoutwit theBritish. Therewas amazing team effort and com-petition filling the room as ourpresenter, Susan Allen, Chi Chap-ter, provided support and directionfor the break out teams.

Our weekend ended with lots ofhugs and good-byes. We havefond memories of our time to-

gether! I ap-preciated allthe help andsupport from

Fern Detwiler, Heather Lilien-thal, and my EEC committee.Perhaps we will meet again inPhiladelphia in 2020!

(Bus Ride from page 10)

Elfreth’s Alley:Nations’s old-est residential

street inPhiladelphia

Amazingteam effort

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Pennsylvania State Scholarships and Enrich-ment Grants are available to DKG members ingood standing who have held membership for

at least three years. Scholarships will be offered forgraduate study leading to an advanced degree or cer-tification or toward job and/or self-improvement.Credits may be earned during a regular or summerterm at an accredited college or university. A schol-arship recipient may apply more than one time, butan individual’s total may not exceed the maximumof $7,000 during 2017 – 2021.

The Marian Spitzer Robling Scholarship will beawarded to one active member in her 1st, 2nd, or 3rdyear of Delta Kappa Gamma membership who isworking in graduate study. The approximate amountof $1,000 will be awarded each fiscal year. Use theScholarship Application if applying for this award.

Enrichment Grants will be awarded for enrollmentin a Road Scholar program, continuing education forpersonal and professional growth, a travel and/orstudy tour, to develop an approved independentstudy project, to author a book, or to present a paperto a professional organization.

An Enrichment Grant recipient may receive a one-time award from 2017 – 2021 in each of the follow-ing categories:

1. Road Scholar or continuing education2. Travel and/or study3. Individual project, research project, or

presentation of a paper

An applicant may not receive more than $5,000 fromEnrichment Grant monies during 2017 – 2021. Thefollowing “Pennsylvania State Scholarship AwardPoint System” will be used as criteria for selection:

1. Proposed use of scholarship (30 points)a) Purpose of proposed graduate work or

graduate travel/studyb) Projected time planc) Extent to which courses are completed

d) Use of scholarship moneye) Status of dissertation (doctoral candidate)

2. Society participation (30 points)a) Officer, Committee Chair, Committee

Membership at chapter, state, regional, and/or International levels

b) Attendance, participation, responsibili-ties at conventions/meetings at chapter, state, regional, and/or International levels

3. Professional involvement (20 points)a) Professional organizationsb) Job-related activitiesc) Special honors/awards/publicationsd) Professional letters of recommendation

for Scholarships

4. Other involvement (10 points)a) Community activities/awards/honors

Application Deadline:Postmarked by February 1, 2019Postage Due applications will be returned by thePost Office. Downloadable application forms forState Scholarships and Enrichment Grants can befound on the Alpha Alpha State website:dkgpa.weebly.com Click on AwardsClick on Scholarship or Enrichment Grant. UseWord file to complete on your computer or PDFfile to complete by hand.Please note the procedural clarification thatscholarships and enrichment grants are to beused in the fiscal year following the convention:to be used between Sunday, June 16, 2019 up tothe Friday of convention in June, 2020.

Contact:Lois Brown, PA State Scholarship Chair2458 Raleigh Drive, Lancaster PA 17601-2950717.569.4984 clbfour@verizon.net

Apply for PA State Scholarships & Enrichment GrantsLois Brown, Chi

State Scholarship Chair

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Enrichment ExcursionsPerusing Panama

Karen Snyder, Beta Gamma

Panama is a country on the isthmus linkingCentral and South America known for its rich cultureand history. Spanish is the official language of thisunique country, therefore I had various opportunitiesto sharpen my Spanish speaking skills. In addition toimproving my language skills, I was able to expandmy understanding of the culture and uniqueness ofPanama. Flying into Panama City gave me an oppor-tunity to see the people and places that make this citythe capital of Panama. In addition, I was able to meetand have dinner with a friend who I haven’t seen forthirty-two years since she lives in Panama. We haddinner, toured the city and she showed me some ofher favorite places. Throughout the trip, I took pic-tures and collected information to include in my curriculum and share with my students.

Visiting the ruins of Panama Viejo, alsoknown as Old Panama, increased my historicalknowledge of colonial times, the gateway to the Inca Empire, famous pirates, and the relationshipsbetween the English, Spanish, and Dutch in the past.The tourist attractions in this part of town offered“hands on” knowledge and experiences.

Since Panama is famous for the PanamaCanal, it was imperative to visit the Canal Museum,the Miraflores Locks, Gatun Lake, and take a cruisethrough the canal. I was fascinated with the knowl-edge, hard work and planning that made the canala masterpiece, not only in its time period, but for future generations.

Of course a trip to Central America wouldnot be complete without a hike through the rain forest to see an abundance of nature and wildlife.Monkeys, sloths, a variety of birds, plants, and ani-mals are welcome sites when exploring a jungle

atmosphere of the Panama rain forest. The Embera Indians, which number 22,000

in Panama, can be found in the Darien Jungle. Thiswild, desolate place in Panamahas no roads. A few Embera In-dians can be found living in theChagres River area. I spenttime with them to learn abouttheir tribe as well as the othertribes that inhabited Panama. I was able to donate items tomembers of the tribe, spendtime with the children, witness

a tribal dance, learnabout the unique customs and traditionsof this group of indige-nous people, watchthem make hand-made

articles, and buy something from them to supporttheir economy.

Panama offered a plethora of activities to dothroughout my visit. Bargaining at the Kuna IndianMarketplace allowed me to practice my Spanishskills, talk with another group of Indians living inPanama, and support the Kuna Indian community. I was able to witness craftsman making dozens of different products using the Mola embroidery, a wellknown craft in Panama.

Thank you Delta Kappa Gamma for award-ing me an enrichment grant. It allowed me to take atrip to Panama, enhance my cultural understanding,and improve my Spanish language skills. I will beable to share this unique country and knowledgewith my students.

Irish Genealogy Is Not for the FaintheartedFaith Jack, Alpha Xi

After a brief trip to Ireland in 2016, I decidedto research my Scots-Irish Jack ancestors. Being alibrarian and an amateur genealogist, I thought this

would be an easy task. After hours of searching, all I knew was that James Jack and his wife ElizabethMcNulty married in Ardstraw, Tyrone County between 1719-1725 and emigrated to America sometime between 1726-1755. Wanting to know

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more, I registered for a week-longIrish Genealogy course at the Genealogical Research Institute ofPittsburgh (GRIP) inJune 2018 with instructor David E.Rencher, Chief Ge-nealogical Officer ofFamily Search.

Rencher’s style wasquickly evident on the first daywhen he stated he takes exceptionwhen people who have Irish heritage are told, “Don’t bother,all records were destroyed in 1922 in the Four Courts bombingduring the Battle of Dublin.” Although many civil records weredestroyed, understanding the history and laws of Ireland canyield other resources. Mainsources of property records are:Griffith’s Valuation, the Tithe Applotment Books, estate papers,and maps. Check the National Library of Ireland https://www.nli.ie/and http://www.askaboutireland.ie/for sources.

In Irish genealogy, nega-

tive evidence plays a major role.Some resources may listCatholics, others Protestants, orpoor vs. wealthy, rural farmer vs.urban dweller, so omissions cantell you religious affiliation, socioeconomic status, occupationand locale. This process of elimination research makes Irishgenealogy painstaking, but thedogged researcher can succeedand perhaps locate the land wherean ancestor lived. In rural areas,the terrain and often the buildingshave remained unchanged for centuries.

In Ireland, many tenantfarmers had a lease of lives,meaning that as long as at leastone of the three people listed on alease was living, the family heldthe lease. In the event of the deathof one of those listed, a rental feecould be paid to add another name. In many in-stances, children werelisted, so families

held leases for several genera-tions. Perhaps the Patrick Jackwho farmed 75 acres owned bythe Marquis Abercorn in 1858, inthe townland of Meaghy, Ard-straw parish, in the barony ofLower Strabane, in County Tyrone(Source: Griffith’s Valuation) is acousin of my James Jack (1705-1776) whose father was Patrick(1678-1726). Now to find thoseelusive Abercorn family estate pa-pers….

This summer, I plan totake the second half of Rencher’scourse and eventually visit North-ern Ireland. “Go raibh maith agat”to the DKG - PA State AwardsCommittee for enabling me to extend the Irish branch of myfamily tree.

(Genealogy from page 17)

One half of class — I’m in the middle of the second row

Grand Canyon and YogaFitMelissa Flynn, Alpha Beta

My trip to the Grand Canyon is one, veryimportant piece in my journey to realizing self andcontinued practicing of deep meditation and mind-fulness. I began this journey while still working,consulting with school districts, practicing mindful-ness and doing tasks with intent while encouragingothers to do so as well. On retirement last January, Iadded the yoga practice piece, not knowing where itwould lead me, but feeling the importance of practicing.

In February 2018, I took my first YogaFitTeaching Training class. The depth of knowledge,the beauty of the physical practice, and the impor-tance of deep meditation became more clear to me.

There are many places on our earth filled withbeauty and inspiring awe, but viewing the majesty ofthe canyon felt touching, breathtaking, and spiritual,all at one time.

After a restful night in our accommodationsin Williams, Arizona, we were treated to a wild westshow and boarded our train forthe 1.5-hour trip to the south rim.The transportation there was agift itself, as I had never been inthis part of our country and wasable to absorb the beauty of avery different landscape. Andthe train car itself was topnotch!

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Arriving at the rim, we were introduced tothe splendor with a bus ride along the rim, arrivingback at our accommodations and given the rest ofthe day toexplore.Althoughthere werequite anumber ofothervisitors,the wideexpanseallowed for many moments of quiet reflection as myhusband and I walked along the rim.

The sound of the birds flying above, the windin the small trees and the echo of the voices I couldalmost hear coming from the canyon filled the needto connect with the basic goodness of the earth. Thepeacefulconnectionand open-ness wastransforma-tional andis a placein mymind andheart that Ican return to in my yoga and meditation practice.

I will continue to teach and learn yoga as Ihave now completed over 100 hours of training withYogaFit. I am grateful for the opportunity this triphas given me, expanding myself and giving me in-spiration for classes that I can share with others.The focus on helping people and especially teachersto relax, to breathe and to apply practices ofmindfulness throughout their busy days has beengratifying. Sisters - Namaste’ (The light in me,recognizes the light in you.)

(Yoga from page 18)

HOW DO YOU GET TO CARNEGIEHALL? PRACTICE, PRACTICE,

PRACTICEMari Grace Lingenfelter, Beta Epsilon

If someone made a listof the top music halls in theworld, Carnegie Hall in NewYork City would definitely beamong the top places. Thissummer I had the honor ofbeing selected to attendCarnegie Hall’s Music Educa-tor Worship July 11-14th, whichwas titled “You Are What YouPlay.” One of their top admin-istrators greeted us to open the

workshop and explained why they have a wholewing dedicated to music education. He said thatCarnegie Hall does not have a problem selling outtheir concerts, but they know they have to invest in

the future of music educationto keep their concerts alive foryears to come.

For four days we hadclasses on conducting methods,building repertoire includingstudent creativity and improvi-sation, engaging students usinginquiry and reflection, anddesigning curriculum toinclude connections in theaffective domain. Universityprofessors and professional

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musicians taught our classes as we also watched theirrehearsal strategies with local NYCstudent musicians.

The workshop treated us to one of the highestquality of performances, the Tony award-winning Broad-way musical, Carousel, featuring Renee Fleming, JesseMueller, Lindsay Mendez, and Joshua Henry. Not only wasthis a musical delight, but seeing these performers remindsus of what level we should strive for as educators.

During the workshop, we also had practices as performers ourselves. This allowed us to not only createbeautiful music, but observe the rehearsal strategies by ourconductors. The workshop closed with our group perform-ance of the orchestra and choir performing Leonard Bernstein’s “Take Care of This House.” Our conductor told us that the combined number was selected to remind us of two things:

1. It is the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernsteinand that we are in “His House” of Carnegie Hall

2. We, as educators, need to realize the “house” we have with the children weteach. It is our responsibility to take care of them.

So, as the impact of walking the halls whereLeonard Bernstein, Julie Andrews, Ella Fitzgerald, LucianoPavarotti, Benny Goodman, and countless other musicianshave walked, I think of my revived inspiration fromthe workshop to help “Take Care of the House” ofmy future music educators. I end this with Bernstein’swords, that can be an inspiration to all educators:Take Care Of This House, keep it from harm,If bandits break in, sound the alarm,Care for this house, shine it by hand,And keep it so clean, the glow can be seen

all over the land.Be careful at night,

check all the doors,If someone makes off

with a dream, the dream will be yours.

TAKE CARE OF THISHOUSE, be always on call….…

For this house is the home of us all.

(Music from page 19)

Lucretia (Lu) PageBeta

October 13, 2018

Twenty-four-year member of BetaChapter, Lucretia Page (Lu) passedaway October 13th. Lu started her ca-reer as a social worker, then onto spe-cial education, and finally, as anadministrator until her retirement in2016. Lu had been active in DKG atboth the state and local levels during her24 years, servingin many capacities. Shecontinued to work with teachersin hercommunity after retirement, mentoringthem as they furthered their educationin administration. Lu was currentlyserving as Church Council Presidentat St. Daniel’s Lutheran Church.

Ednilou Reeder lBeta Xi

November 1, 2018

Dr. Ednilou Reeder, of Beta Xi,passed away November1, 2018.Ednilou had been reinstated to DKG in2017. She was a classroom teacherand reading specialist during her teach-ing career. She also tutored studentsduring retirement and was passionateabout adult literacy. She volunteered atthe library and local food bank.

Ann Louise NataleAlpha Lambda

February 6, 2018

Ann Louise Natale passed away onFebruary 8, 2018. She was initiated in1969. She taught over 40 years in theelementary setting, 38 of which werein the Connellsville School District.In the community, Ann belonged tomany organizations that gave back andhelped children. She was very activein St. Rita RC Church, serving on manycommittees and giving of her time and talents.

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Chapter NewsBeta Gamma Alpha Iota

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Beta Kappa

Members of Beta Gamma, oneof the local chapters of DKG inYork, made blankets for peoplein need. Beta Gamma members,in partnership with St.Matthew’s Church, made blan-kets to donate to needy individ-uals in the area. In addition,some blankets will be sold sothe funds can be used to helpthose struggling financially topay some bills and other neces-sary expenses.

Patricia Heard, NancyNardo, Loretta Baran,holding the “Ageless Re-markable Erieite” Awardpresented to her at the St.Mary’s Follies, andCheryl Steele.

Alpha Iota, Erie, PA, received a largebottle of vanilla from Alpha Iota, Whar-ton, TX, as a “thank you” for the giftcards they received. At a recent meeting,members received a small cup of vanillato take home

Cheryl Steele,Loretta Baran,and LindaJohnson

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Sigma Chapter held its October meet-ing at the Packer House in Sunbury.

Co-President Brit-tany Bunting-Specht, left,presented a certifi-cate of appreciationto guest speakerShane Crosby, Ex-ecutive Director of

the Professional Standards and Prac-tices Commission in Harrisburg.

Co-President Deborah Bern-hisel, right, presented theRosebud Recog-nition Award toShikellamyteacher DanielleWilliams for herrecognition asApril, 2018, OutstandingTeacher by theSunbury Broadcasting Co. and Service 1st Federal CreditUnion.

As another school year begins, our chaptermeeting was highlighted by alocal artist whose focus is

pottery. Hespoke to us andshowed us thefinished productsof his work!

Lambda chapter has had 2wonderful meetings this year! In September, we heard from theMercer Area School Districtadministration on the challenges of a diverse populationin a rural school setting and getting students to stay inbrick and mortar school. In October, Bonnie Barnescame to our meeting to tell us all about her Golden Gift

scholarship training in Austinand also to remind us of thescholarship opportunitiesDKG offers all members.

Member Heather Hake told about her trip toKenya and anEduKenya school sheand her daughtervisited. The pictureswere amazing. The

students of Kenya have so little and are so eagerto learn. (Editor note: photos did not scan well)

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Chapter News ContinuedThe sistersof Psi havebeen active

from their first meeting of the year wherethey collected over 1,000 school suppliesfor the “new teachers welcome” in theirmulti-county region. Too, member KarenBall reprised her “All that Glitters” presen-tation that she presented at convention inJune. The next meeting featured LindaStahlman who recounted her enrichment

grant travels to Switzerland where she fol-lowed the footprint of her Anabaptist rela-tives. The third meeting, a Ways and Meansinternal fundraiser, focused on the four re-cipients of scholarships. Additionally, themembers provided a $600 donation towardthose victimized by Hurricane Michael.President Nancy Hills arranged for a secondmini-arts retreat held on November 3rd, featur-ing the many talents of Psi (Productive, Special,and Imaginative) people. The Girl Scout proj-ect is well underway with activity packetsand local enthusiasm.

Pres. Nancy Hillsand Becky Ray-

buck, ScholarshipChair, present

scholarships

Ways & Means Committee

Zeta

The Beta Pi Chapter ofPA has had a very event-

ful start to our year! First, we kicked off our year in Septem-ber with our annual Meet and Greet social. At our Meet

and Greet, current membersgot to mingle with our new in-ductees while enjoying deli-cious appetizers and drinks.

Our chapter president, Marilyn Rogers, also presented ourCalendar of Events for 2018-2019. Next, Beta Pi decided tocreate and distribute a “Back to School” favor for every

female educator in the UpperMerion Area School District. Teach-ers received a highlighter that wasattached to our DKG brochure witha tag wishing each of them a “Bright

School Year!” On the back of the tag was our chapter webaddress. The purpose of this project was to brighten an edu-cator’s day, share our chapter’s story to ALL teachers (exist-ing and new hires), and promote chapter recruitment/mem-bership. Finally, our chapter hosted our 7th Annual DesignerHandbag Bingo & Basket Raffle at the Black Rock FireCompany, Oaks, PA, on October 12, 2018. This was an ex-tremely successful event for us! We hosted over 200 partici-pants, raffled off 60 fantastic baskets, 20 lucky winners wenthome with designer bags, 1 lucky winner went home withproceeds from our 50/50, and 1 lucky winner went homewith a jackpot in gift cards!We raised a significantamount of money for ourgrant-in-aid scholarships andcommunity outreach programs! Bingo Committee

Zeta Chapter chose to take an idea for possible new membersfrom the President’s Page. At our October meeting, the mem-bership stuffed 200 bags to be distributed to the female teach-

ers at two local school districts. This “treatbag” included a DKG pencil and tablet, acandy bar (sweet) and a bag of chips or pretzels(salty) along with a DKG information pamphlet and a post-card inviting them to join us at our November meeting. We

have plans to do this again in the spring with two different school districts in our area. Our membership andprogram chair were key leaders in seeing this project to fruition.

On September 18,2018, Alpha BetaChapter members

stepped back in time and explored the roots ofthe DKG through a program“Do You Know Our Story?”Using a script prepared byMary Anne Battaglia of AlphaPhi and Becky Johnen ofAlpha Beta, all members took

on roles as one of the foundersof DKG, International President Cathy Daugh-

erty, and State President Barbara Gasperini, orrepresented key aspects of the Society. Postersof our founders, current leaders, and DKGsymbols highlighted the narrative.

Gifts for New Teachers: During Candace Claar’s presidential biennium (2016-2018) one of the chapter’s projects was GIFTSFOR BEGINNING EDUCATORS. Threet imes a year, teachers new to the dis t r ic tsrepresented by chapter membership weregiven gifts with inspirational messages.

Alpha Beta

(See Alpha Beta Chapter News on page 13)

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Why be a volunteer for the 2020 InternationalConvention in Philadelphia?

Dr. Lyn Schmid, ChiLeadership and Professional Development Chair

Pennsylvania will be joiningwith New Jersey, Delaware,Maryland, and the District of

Columbia to host the 2020 DKG International Convention in Philadel-phia July 7-10, 2020, at the DowntownMarriott Hotel. We are in the volunteercommitment stage and we have sixreasons for you to volunteer for thiswonderful event.

1. It’s Good For Your Health!No, we aren’t making this up. Studieshave found that when you stop think-ing about your own problems andfocus on a project, your stress levelsstart to decrease, your immune systemis strengthened and your overall senseof life satisfaction increases. This is be-cause helping interrupts tension-producing patterns and replaces it witha sense of purpose, positive emotions,and high confidence levels. 2. Give Back to DKG!

Your reason for volunteering shouldbegin where your passions lie. Letyour love of DKG create a positive experience for those attending the 2020 Convention. 3. Make Real Connections!

Volunteering for the 2020 Conventionwill let you meet people from all theregions and state organizations ofDKG. You could meet your new bestfriend, future business partner, or havea conversation that sparks a real change in your life.4. Gain a Whole New Perspective!

Volunteering at the International levelwill change how you see DKG. Thisshift in perspective will open yourmind to the scope of the Society.

5. The Food! The convention hotel is attached bywalkway to the Reading TerminalMarket. Beloved by locals andtourists alike, this historic indoormarket features more than 80 vendors offering an astonishingvariety of food, with some vendors operating in much thesame way that they did when themarket opened in 1892. The globally inspired food — avail-able for breakfast, lunch, dinner,and dessert, as well as for snacking — is the main draw,while butchers, bakers, choco-latiers, cheese mongers, and produce vendors offer food, ingredients and goods for sale.From scrapple and samosas, tosoul food and smoothies, ReadingTerminal Market is such a fantas-tic place to eat that it can be toughto choose what to get.6. Get Inspired in Philadelphia!

Philadelphia has something foreveryone and our hotel is close toit all. Historic sites such as Inde-pendence Hall, The Liberty Bell,and the Philadelphia Museum ofArt, (run the Rocky steps), arejust steps from the hotel. The central location also brings easyaccess to the Barnes Foundation,Kimmel Center, and Franklin In-stitute. Also worth visits are:

• National Constitution Center• National Museum of American

Jewish History• African American Museum• Museum of the American

Revolution

• Fairmount Park• Rittenhouse Square• Italian Market• One Liberty Observation Deck• Citizens Bank Park (Home of

the Phillies)• Franklin D Roosevelt Golf

Club• Longwood Gardens• Valley Forge

The New Jersey StateOrganization has developed aVolunteer Response form that isavailable for you and your chaptermembers to complete on line.Responses will be added to a data-base for easy reference. Perhapsyou have already completed apaper form that was obtained atthe 2018 PA State Convention, but please, additionally completethe Google Form at this link:goo.gl/gHKUQN This will assurethat you are in the database forvolunteering at the convention.

The KeystonianBonnie Lee Barnes, Editor

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State President̀ s ScheduleNovember 17, 2018 - Multi-Chapter Visitation

Alpha Upsilon, Theta, Upsilon, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi

March 23, 2019 - Scholarship Meeting, Lancaster, PA

March 29-31, 2019 - Creative Arts Retreat, Olmsted Manor, Ludlow, PA

April 13, 2019 - Multi-Chapter Visitation Lambda, Alpha Omicron, Alpha Sigma, Zeta,

April 27, 2019 - Xi and Nu Chapter VisitationMay 2, 2019 - Sigma Chapter VisitationMay 4, 2019 - Alpha Mu Chapter Visitation

May 10-11, 2019 - Finance Committee Meeting, Lewisburg, PA

May 18, 2019 - Alpha Zeta, Phi, Beta Rho Chapter Visitation

June 14-16, 2019 - State Convention, Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA

June 16, 2019 - Administrative Board Meet-ing, Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PAJuly 30-August 1, 2019 - Northeast Regional

Conference, “Global Awareness”, FoxwoodsResort Casino, Mashantucket, CT

July 7-10, 2020 - International Convention, J.W. Marriot, Philadelphia, PA

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