All members are invited to attend the DKG Maryland State Convention, April 14-16. 2023. There is space in the hallway to allow for a silent auction. This fundraiser will supplement the DKG Maryland State Available Fund and the International Emergency Fund. Any chapter or individual member is welcome to participate. There will be 1-2 tables in the Ball Room Foyer for placement of items. Items should be available for placement on the tables before 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning. For more information, please contact Brenda Patterson. Return this form or email this information to Brenda Patterson by April 1, 2023.
DKG Maryland Members are invited and encouraged to share their artistic and creative talents at the DKG Maryland State Convention which will be held at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center on April 14 – 16, 2023.
Artists may drop off their work(s)on Friday, April 14th from 3:00PM to 6:00PM in the designated exhibit area. Submissions will need to be picked up by 6:00PM on Saturday, April 15th. Viewing times include Friday evening and will be scheduled at specific times on Saturday. Submissions include, but are not limited to: Paintings: oil, watercolor, other Needlework: knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, other Literary Works: poetry, short story, novel, other Miscellaneous Arts and Crafts: stained glass, quilts, scrapbooks, cards, baskets, mosaics, calligraphy, family histories, jewelry. ornaments Music Composition: Dance, Other Please complete the form (link below) and return it to: Sally Nazelrod, email: Sally4280@aol.com or USPS: Sally Nazelrod, 2714 Bert Fowler Rd., Manchester, MD 21102 no later than March 15, 2023. Questions for Sally: call or text- 443-277-0112. Janey Snyder, Alpha, DKG MD 2nd Vice President
Are you ready for a fun weekend? Time with DKG sisters, old and new? Lots of activities are planned for the State Convention in April. Many of us have not seen each other for almost three years. The hotel is in Hyattsville, the Conference Center for the University of Maryland. It is beautiful, modern and the place that you want to be in April, 2023. The State Officers, Committee Chairs and Delta, Theta, Iota, Rho, and Upsilon Hostess Chapters are looking forward to greeting you and presenting a great convention for all of our members and their guests. The Convention Committee invites you to attend the convention for all or part of the weekend. The convention opens Friday night with a fun and entertaining social event. Saturday morning will be the business meeting followed by the luncheon, with a message from International as well as other activities. The committee is planning several workshops for the afternoon. Do you have a topic that you would like to have presented? If so, send a message to Janey Snyder at janeysnyder1@gmail.com. A banquet will be held on Saturday evening. New officers will be installed followed by a brief message from our new president for the 2023-2025 biennium. Sunday morning there will be a remembrance service for all members who passed since 2019. (Yes, that includes the previous biennium, 2019-2021 as well as 2021-2023.) Chapter presidents, please make sure that Sharon Darling, Nu, has information about any members of your chapter who have passed since the spring of 2019. There will be a Women in the Arts exhibit. Any member is free to bring an item for the exhibit: needlework, photographs, arts, crafts, etc. Please begin working now on an exhibit entry. There will also be a silent auction, and we are asking all chapters and/or individual members to bring an item or a basket for the auction. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Emergency Fund as well DKG MD available funds. More details on both of these will be available soon. Below is information about the hotel and hotel reservation information. If you prefer to register online, just send a message to Janey Snyder, janeysnyder1@gmail.com, and you will be sent a direct link to the hotel reservation desk. (The link address is too long for this article.) College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center | 3501 University Blvd E, Hyattsville, MD 20783 For a virtual tour of the hotel: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=TMH78Kx9pMw Hotel Reservation Phone 1-800-228-9290 Rates are from $149 to $189, varies for 1 King bed to 2 Queen beds Book at these rates through March 16, 2023. After that time, rates may change. Happy New Year! The next days are critical as our Scholarship deadline is January 15, 2022. Remember, you may be eligible for the Life Long Learning $1,500 Scholarship. There are also mini-grants of $200 for personal growth. The forms are available on the Scholarships page.
The Strategic Intent and list of Chapter Ideas for events, activities, and finding members, are posted under RESOURCES. - Note posted by Minnie Young
Thank you to everyone who attended today’s (March 5) executive board meeting. Just a few announcements:
If you plan to attend the International Convention in New Orleans, please contact Sharon Darling at darlingsh.abs@gmail.com. Thank you for everything, Marilyn |
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