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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: [email protected] 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 [email protected]. 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, [email protected], 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 [email protected]m. Thank you for everything, Marilyn The DKG Maryland Executive Board Meeting will be on March 5, 2022. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Please register to RSVP for the meeting. Thank you!
International Information
The pandemic has changed “how we do things” within DKG, particularly training and conferences. This past summer, DKG International provided two different options to attend the International Conference in San Antonio Texas as well as the Leadership Training and Retreat held in Atlanta, Georgia (in-person and virtual). The conference in San Antonio held July 22 - 24 was either in-person and accessible virtually through the DKG International App, while the leadership training could be attended in person and through a webinar format. Because of the online format and the ability to record sessions, members could attend the workshop and training during the allotted time or view at a later date. Looking ahead, the DKG International Convention is scheduled for July 12 - 16th in New Orleans - Save the Date. State Information June, July, and August were busy with the formation and establishment of Committee chairs and members for the 2021 -2023 biennium. The Leadership Development Committee met in June and July to plan and organize the online Committee chair training which was conducted and well attended August 14th. The committee chairs received a “hard copy” of the International Bylaws and an updated electronic Committee chair manual. With Highland United Methodist Church still closed to outside groups as of early August, it was decided that the September 18th Executive Board Meeting be held via Zoom. The Executive Committee successfully organized the meeting business and the LDC committee effectively implemented the Leadership Development moment, which focused on - what are chapters doing to move forward the theme of Rise, Evolve, Flourish. The ideas captured in breakout rooms during the LD moment, were collated and emailed to chapter presidents. In late summer and early fall, the initial plan and intent was to hold the November Society Workshop in person. Unfortunately with the rise and new strain of COVID and an informal poll, it was decided, in mid October, that more people would attend if the workshop was held virtually. Our plans changed from an in-person to an online format. The Educational Excellence Committee did a fantastic job reorganizing the agenda from in-person to online through the leadership of Sally Nazelrod. Thank you for your flexibility and efforts! Looking ahead, the Executive Committee is planning the March 5th Executive Board Meeting - tentatively at Highland United Methodist Church, with more details coming after the new year. The Leadership Development Committee is also busy planning the Leadership Development Conference to be held on May 14th. The conference will include a speaker from DKG International, a Brain Based Leadership talk and session, an Energy Bus presentation, the President's training, and the presentation of scholarships. COVID-19 had thrown a loop into how we function personally and as an organization. Chapters are looking into ways to use a combination of in-person, zoom gatherings, the use of outside locations with the nice fall weather, and the use of larger spaces in churches and schools. As I visited chapters this fall and into the winter season, I can see that our chapter meetings, programs, and gatherings are continuing to Evolve, Rise, and Flourish. Thank you for your enthusiasm and creativity! Please continue to keep me ([email protected]) and Sally Nazelrod, First Vice President ([email protected]) informed about your chapter activities. Please send us and the newsletter editor Patty Simon, ([email protected]) a copy of your chapter’s newsletter. Thank you and Happy New Year! Marilyn Keane, Upsilon 2021 - 2023 DKG Maryland State President |
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