​📢 **Attention DKG MD Members!** 📢

The next deadline to apply for a Maryland State Mini-Grant is *coming up soon—November 1*! 🌟 

Have you heard? Maryland State has allocated over $2,200 to fund mini-grants, and as an active member, you’re eligible to apply for up to $200 for your own personal enhancement. This is a fantastic opportunity to fulfill one of DKG's key purposes: to stimulate the personal growth of our members. 

Don’t miss out—apply today! The annual deadlines are November 1, February 1, and May 1. Let’s support each other in growing and reaching our potential! 💫

Use the button below and fill up the application form.

📬 **DKG MD Fall Newsletter is Here!** 🍂

Our latest newsletter is now available—don’t miss out! Dive into highlights from the inspiring sessions at the International Convention, get all the details for our upcoming Society Workshop on *November 2*, and join us in celebrating the successes of our amazing committees and chapters. 

Catch up on all things DKG MD, and let’s continue to grow and connect together! 🌟

​Click the button below to read the newsletter.

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DKG MD members have been invited to join a series of webinars on Happiness Habits.  It will run for 6 weeks beginning on May 22, 2024. If you are interested, please contact Sally Nazelrod.

​I hope that you are having a great summer. Fall is on the way!

It is truly an honor and a privilege to serve as the DKG Maryland State President.
There are many things to learn, tasks to complete, and so many wonderful women
who will join together to share ideas for the upcoming years. It is an exciting time!
Our slate of officers is complete, the committees are formed, and we are all ready
to GO! The DKG Maryland 2023-2025 biennium has begun!

In June, I had the opportunity to attend officers’ training in Irving, Texas, hosted
by DKG International. Together, Janey Snyder, Sharon Darling, Weezie Carey, and
I represented DKG Maryland, participated in a wide variety of professional
learning events, interacted with other DKG members from countries throughout the
world, and gained a current understanding of our organization at the international
level. In July, Janey Snyder and I attended the DKG International Conference in
Detroit. The sessions presented there were all outstanding and provided various
insights into the potential growth of our organization as well as a focus on self-care
for our members.

At the Convention banquet this past April, I presented my theme for my next two
years as President. I chose Celebrate Success.

There are many things to celebrate at the state and chapter levels. Many of our
chapters and members are already engaged in a wide variety of activities and
projects which support the DKG Vision and Mission.

Vision: Leading Women Educators Impacting Education Worldwide
Mission: To promote professional and personal growth of womeneducators.
As we plan our goals, we need to focus on our Seven Purposes:
1. To unite women educators of the world in a genuine spiritual fellowship
2. To honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive
service in any field of education
3. To advance the professional interest and position of women in education
4. To initiate, endorse and support desirable legislation or other suitable
endeavors in the interests of education and of women educators
5. To endow scholarships to aid outstanding women educators in pursuing
graduate study and to grant fellowships to non-member women educators.
6. To stimulate the personal and professional growth of members and to
encourage their participation in appropriate programs of action
7. To inform the members of current economic, social, political and
educational issues so that they may participate effectively in a world society.

As we plan together to Celebrate Success, let’s take a look at the past, present,
and future:
What activities, projects, and events does your chapter already participate in that are
worth repeating?
What ideas does your chapter have to add to the current success?
What do you foresee as possible future short and/or long-term projects?

Remember:
The key to Success is to focus on Goals, not Obstacles!
Celebrate Success as you accomplish your Goals - Large and Small