September 2017 Mail Forms 18 & 18a to Treasurer, Sharon Vinson, sjvins4@gmail.com, and Form 6, Report of the Death of a Member to Membership Chair Joan Rog, vp2.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com; Treasurer Sharon Vinson, and mail to International Exec. Director, PO Box 1589, Austin, TX 1 2 Registration for Ex. Bd. Mtg. due 78767 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 UV Purpose 1: Update the website by making it user-friendly and easy to find information. 10 11 12 13 14 15 Lambda State Executive 16 Board Mtg. Holiday Inn & Suites in Bloomington, IL Last date for C.A.R. registration Beta Alpha 1954 without a late fee 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Oct. mailing info due to Debbie LeBlanc - Beta Eta 1958 Delta Gamma 1983 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Foundation application due Nov. 1 to Jan Shawgo, chisoxfan_13@comcast.net 1
October 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final day for F.A. Cook Recruitment Grant and Grant in Aid applications due Creative Arts Retreat, Lorado C.A.R. Feb. 1 Taft Campus, Oregon, IL; Friday registration evening through Sunday with late fee Zeta 1936 morning 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 C.A.R. ends UV Purpose 2: Volunteer for school and community projects by getting your chapter involved. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 LS Officer and Chair Newscaster Nov. mailing info due to Debbie articles due to Debbie LeBlanc, Beta Phi 1964 LeBlanc,. Gamma Tau 1976 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Chapter yearbooks due Dec. 1 to Debbie LeBlanc,, Bev Johns, vp1.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com, Pi 1938 and Kammie Richter, execassistlambdast@gmail.com. Gamma Alpha Chi 1951 Epsilon 1967 29 30 31 Mu 1937 Chapter budgets to Teena Zindel-Williams,stb87@comcast.net Foundation stipend applications to Jan Shawgo, chisoxfan_13@comcast.net 2018 convention workshop forms to Bev Johns, vp1.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com 2
November 2017 1 2 3 4 Chapter news events due Dec. 1 to Pat DeWitt, editor.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com for the Newscaster Complete Achievement Award Nominations form and send to Pam Painter, Achieve.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com Send chapter budget to Teena Zindel-Williams, stb87@comcast.net Beta Tau 1962 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 F.A. Cook Recruitment Grant and Grant in Aid applications due Chapter dues Feb. 1 due to LS Alpha Delta Treasurer Beta Gamma 1955 1941 Beta Delta 1956 Beta Pi 1961 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Lambda 1959 Alpha Tau 1948 Leadership Dev. and convention fees due to Treasurer, Sharon Vinson, sjvins4@gmail.com Beta Kappa 1959 Last day to file 990N. Gamma Phi 1976 Eta 1936 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 UV Purpose 3: Provide Professional Development immediately after your chapter meetings. Dec. mailing Info due to Debbie LeBlanc, Alpha 1935 26 27 28 29 30 Chapter yearbooks due Dec. 1 to Debbie LeBlanc,, Bev Johns, vp1.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com, and Kammie Richter, execassistlambdast@gmail.com. Send International fund contributions to DKG International. PO Box 1589, Austin, TX 78767-1589 3
December 2017 February 1, F.A. Cook Recruitment Grant due to Jennifer Stringfellow, eecfacook@gmail.com; Grant in Aid due to Joan Funk, eecgrantinaid@gmail.com Scholarship applications due to Delores Jones, djjones60626@yahoo.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Jan. mailing Info 21 due to 22 23 Debbie LeBlanc, pres.lambda.ilstate@gmail. com 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Gamma Alpha 1965 Gamma Iota 1970 Beta Theta 1958 Beta Epsilon 1956 Achievement Awards due to Pam Painter, achieve.lambda.ilstate @gmail.com UV Purpose 4: Utilize electronic means for meetings by using various media that may allow members to participate from their homes. Send Convention Workshop Recommendations and/or Convention Workshop Proposals to Bev Johns, vp1.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com. Applications for treasurer should be sent to LaVonne Chaney, lavonnec45@gmail.com 4
January 2018 Plan for the LS Convention, April 15-17, at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Scholarship or Stipend Applications 11 12 13 due to Delores Jones, djjones60626@yahoo.com Beta Iota 1959 Beta 1936 14 15 16 17 LS Officer and Chair articles for Newscaster due to 18 19 20 Send requests for bylaws/rules changes to Britta Gamma Debbie LeBlanc, Peterson, Brittom68@gmail.com Gamma Nu 1938 - Rho 1939 Feb. mailing Info due to Debbie LeBlanc, 1967 Alpha Kappa 1944 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 UV Purpose 5: Reduce the amount of time for business meetings by sending items to be voted on electronically before the meeting. Gamma Upsilon 1976 Upsilon 1940 28 29 30 31 January 15, Convention workshop proposals or recommendations due to Bev Johns, Send Form 6 to Treasurer, Sharon vp1.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com Vinson, sjvins4@gmail.com and February 1, F.A. Cook Recruitment Grant due to Joan Rog, Jennifer Stringfellow, eecfacook@gmail.com; Grant vp2.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com by in Aid due to Joan Funk, eecgrantinaid@gmail.com Feb. 1 for inclusion in the Scholarship applications due to Delores Jones, Celebration of Life ceremony. scholcomm.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com Theta 1937 5
February 2018 February 1, Chapter news events due to Pat DeWitt, editor.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com for the Newscaster 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 UV Purpose 6: Provide support for struggling chapters with mentoring and frequent communication. Gamma Rho 1976 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Chapter Literacy form due to Suzy Perkins, literacy.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com Gamma 1936 Order pins for 40-60 year members. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 LS Annual reports due to March mailing Info due to Debbie Debbie LeBlanc, LeBlanc, pres.lambda.ilstate@gmail. com Alpha Epsilon 1942 Delta 1942 25 26 27 28 Make reservations for convention at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center April 20-22. 6
March 2018 Working hard for something we don t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion. Sinek, 2016 Beta Rho 1962 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 UV Purpose 7: Offer child care at meetings while helping secondary students attain service hours. Gamma Zeta 1968 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Lambda State 1935 Phi 1940 Kappa 1937 Iota 1937 Alpha Nu 1946 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Omicron 1938 April mailing Info due to Debbie LeBlanc, pres.lambda.ilstate @gmail.com Convention registration, & tour forms should be sent to the Registrar, Renata Butauskiene, rbutauskiene@ccsd180.org 1 Send Malawi and 2 Schools for Africa 3 donation forms to Teresa Maguire, internproj.lambda.ilst@gmail.com 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Xi 1938 Chi 1940 7
April 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Alpha Lambda Alpha Upsilon 1944 1949 Psi 1940 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 UV Purpose 8: Stress our name by emphasizing members and their activities. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 LS Officer and Chair articles for Lambda State Convention at the Westin Lombard Newscaster due to Debbie LeBlanc, Yorktown Center in Lombard! Gamma Theta Sigma 1939 1970 Omega 1940 Alpha Beta 1941 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LS Convention May mailing Info due to Debbie LeBlanc, 29 30 Installation of new chapter officers. Register to attend Training for Chapter Leaders June 2 in Belleville or June 9 in Ottawa Foundation Stipend Applications due May 1 to Jan Shawgo, chisoxfan_13@comcast.net 8
May 2018 1 2 3 4 5 May 1, Chapter news events due to Pat DeWitt, editor.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com for the Newscaster 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Register for Training for Chapter Leaders Alpha Theta 1943 Alpha Mu 1945 Register for the DKG International Convention in Austin, TX from July 16-20, 2018 Gamma Xi 1974 DKG 1929 Beta Zeta 1958 Gamma Eta 1968 Alpha Zeta 1942 14 15 16 17 18 19 Alpha Iota 1943 Gamma Nu 1973 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 June mailing Info due to Debbie LeBlanc, pres.lambda.ilstate@gm Alpha Rho 1948 ail.com Beta Beta 1955 Beta Psi 1965 Alpha Eta 1942 27 28 29 30 31 UV Purpose 9: Establish a meaningful marketing campaign to advance the accomplishments of our members. Beta Sigma 1962 9
June 2018 UV Purpose 10: Simplify Bylaws and Standing Rules. 1 2 TCL in Belleville at Central Junior High School 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TCL in Ottawa at Ottawa High Delta Epsilon Alpha Phi 1950 Beta Omega 1965 School 1994 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Chapter initiate fees due to Treasurer, Sharon Vinson, sjvins4@gmail.com Alpha Sigma 1948 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 July mailing Info due to Debbie LeBlanc, 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Register for the DKG International Convention in Austin, TX from July 16-20, 2018 10
July 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Unite; honor; advance; initiate, endorse, & support; endow; stimulate; and inform: These are the seven purposes of DKG! 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 LS Officer and Chair Newscaster articles due to Debbie LeBlanc, pres.lambda.ilstate @gmail.com DKG International Convention in Austin, TX from July 16-20, 2018 22 23 Aug. mailing Info due to Debbie LeBlanc, pres.lambda.ilstat e@gmail.com 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 July 15 - Annual report of Chapter Treasurer due to LS Treasurer, Sharon Vinson, sjvins4@gmail.com 11
August 2018 August 1, Chapter news events due to Pat DeWitt, editor.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com for the Newscaster 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DKG Vision: Leading women educators impacting education worldwide 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Sept. mailing Info due to Debbie LeBlanc, 26 27 28 29 30 31 12
September 2018 Mail Forms 18 & 18a to Treasurer Sharon Vinson, sjvins4@gmail.com, and Form 6, Report of the Death of a Member to LS Membership Chair Joan Rog, vp2.lambda.ilstate@gmail.com; Treasurer Sharon Vinson, and mail to International Exec. Director, PO Box 1589, Austin, TX 78767 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 excellence in education. Last date to register for C.A.R. without a Beta Alpha 1954 late fee 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Oct. mailing Info due to Debbie LeBlanc, pres.lambda.ilstat@gmail.com LS Executive Board mtg. Delta Gamma Beta Eta 1958 Holiday Inn & Suites 1983 Bloomington, IL 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 Registration for Ex. Bd. Mtg. due DKG Mission: The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and 30 Foundation application due Nov. 1 to Jan Shawgo, chisoxfan_13@comcast.net 13