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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE As I continue my presidency for the 2006-2008 biennium, I look forward to sharing with you the activities that are planned. Thank you for your support last year and congratulations to you for a successful year. Don’t hesitate to share your ideas and suggestions with me about things that can make our chapter even better for you ALPHA PI OF President Martha Scarbrough ALPHA PI MEETINGS 2006-2007 August 14.……… COMMITTEE CORNER , continued. The Membership Committee will be looking for nominations for membership to be submitted by September 1. Form 11 has been sent to membership and will be available at the August meeting. International President Barbara Day is encouraging chapters to initiate at least four new members who have three to ten years educating experience. The Social/ ProgramCommittee will be looking for volunteers to present devotional thoughts and for volunteers to serve as hostesses at our meetings . Look for the sign-up sheets at the August meeting. The Website Committee will be including Alpha Pi member pictures on the website during the year. Each member is asked to complete the permission form to give or not give permission for that member’s picture to be used. Look for the permission form at the August meeting. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE … --- to Virginia Davis for serving as past president for the Coffee County Retired Teachers Association, --- to Anne Frisby for serving as Vice-President for the Coffee County Retired Teachers Association, --- to Jane Modrall for serving as treasurer for the Coffee County Retired Teachers Association, -- to Linda Walden for support, as a Lion’s Club member, of the Lion’s Club vision program and its vision van screenings in elementary schools. REMEMBER THE ALPHA PI WEBSITE: http://www.deltakappagamma.org/TN-alphapi/
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AGENDA August 13 Meeting CONGRATULATIONS --- ---to Alpha Pi Chapter for receiving The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Xi State 2006-2007 Chapter Excellence Bronze Award, ---to Alpha Pi Chapter for receiving The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Xi State Highest Honors Communication Award, ---to Alpha Pi Chapter for receiving the Xi State 2007 Membership Explosion Award, ---to Alpha Pi member Bertha Ashley on her approaching 99 th birthday, ---to Alpha Pi member Nancy Underwood for celebrating her 65 th wedding anniversary. COMMITTEE CORNER Proposed changes in the Committee section of the Alpha Pi Chapter Rules will be discussed at the August meeting. These proposed changes include more detail in the described responsibilities of committees. Proposed changes will be sent to members by email before the August meeting, and copies will be available at that meeting. XI STATE NOTES ----The 2 nd Annual Statewide Sign-up for theBooks from Birth project is planned forthe week of September 16-22. Individual chapters are encouraged to sign up children between the ages of birth to five years in the respective area; these children will receive one book per month through the mail at no charge until the age of five. Sign-up brochures may be procured from the area Books from Birth representative involved with the Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation. Accountability forms for this project will be sent to new area directors for distribution to the respective chapters so that points may be received toward Chapter Excellence Awards. --- To benefit the Emergency Fund of Delta Kappa International and the Emergency Fund of Florida , a cookbook called “Delta Kappa Gamma Entertains” has been compiled using a collection of recipes from each of the 11 Southeast Region States Delta Kappa Gamma members. The format has a section for each state, such as “Tennessee Entertains” which includes six entertainment menus with all recipes for each of the entertainment events. This will be a great addition to any kitchen library. Cookbooks will be available for $15 at Alpha Pi meetings. Contact Martha Scarbrough for information. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! July 13 Carmen Morrell July 13 Joan Pockrus July 14 Hilda Hale July 17 Becky Langford July 21 Reba Walters July 31 Lucy Deal August 5 Leslie Wurst August 7 Rebecca Bingham August 17 Suzi Boyd August 17 Jennifer Ray August 18 Sarah King August 22 Bertha Ashley August 26 Martha Scarbrough
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