ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DECEMBER 2010 - Gedung Kuning

Altruism in Action
Altruism in Action
Colorado of fiCerS, memberS raCe for the Cure
Wearing visors decorated with the Alpha Delta Kappa logo, Immediate Past
President and team captain Becky Worford, State President-Elect Carol Grams,
State Treasurer Patty Redifer, State President Joyce Brown, and Colorado Xi
Chapter members Beth Murphy and Norma Wick participated in Colorado’s
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, held October 3, 2009. This was Becky’s state
altruistic project and she received a folding sports chair for organizing the group. From left: Becky Worford, Carol
Grams, Norma Wick, Beth Murphy,
Patty Redifer, and Joyce Brown
wiSCoNSiN Nu Chapter reCeiveS graNt to beNefit readiNg
partNer program
In spring 2010, the chapter was awarded a $400 Wisconsin Alpha Delta Kappa Barbara
Beetow Fund grant to benefit the Eau Claire Area School District’s (ECASD) Reading Partner
Program. Established in 1985, the ECASD Reading Partner Program is a literacy project
in which university student volunteers are paired with elementary school students to spend
extra reading time in the children’s homes. Volunteers and children become reading partners
for one hour per week over the course of an academic year. Ninety percent of the children
enrolled in the program are English language learners and struggling readers. In fall 2009,
the program matched 320 children with 210 volunteers.
North daKota gamma Chapter SupportS proJeCt S.a.v.e.
The chapter is collecting contributions for the Alpha Delta Kappa School in Vietnam. During
each meeting, donations are placed in a hand-painted chest, decorated by a local artist and created
especially for Project S.A.V.E.
wiSCoNSiN iota Chapter CoNtiNueS altruiStiC traditioN
Over the past 49 years, chapter members and guests have bonded while raising a community’s spirit. Recently Wisconsin
Iota Chapter, Madison, donated $3,000 from the proceeds of its annual silent auction to 10 community organizations
which reach out locally to women and children.
The following groups each received $300: Bethel Horizons Camp for scholarships; Boys and Girls Club of Dane
County; Domestic Abuse Intervention Services; Holly House, a Salvation Army program; Madison Children’s Museum;
Project Hugs; Rape Crisis Center; Respite Center; Three Gaits Inc.; and UW Odyssey Project.
“With a continued passion for altruistic endeavors, Iota members eagerly look forward to celebrating the chapter’s
50th anniversary in April 2011,” said member Shirley Steinbach.
illiNoiS mu awardS SCholarShipS
Chapter sisters recently presented two $500 scholarships to future teachers Laurie
Torbert and Courtney Kerley, both currently enrolled in the Professional Adult Comprehensive
Education program at Millikin University. Laurie and Courtney were recently
inducted into the Phi Delta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda, a national honor society for
adult students.
Since 1988, the chapter has awarded 28 scholarships, totaling approximately
$12,000, to future educators. Fundraising activities for scholarships and other altruistic
projects have included fish-fry dinners, cookouts at local grocery stores and raffles.
virgiNia gamma Nu Chapter fillS empty bowlS
Earlier this year, sisters participated in the second annual “Empty Bowls” event
Excellence in Action in Altruism
North Dakota Gamma
Chapter members, from
left, seated: Meme May,
Rita Klemin and Phyllis
Carlson. From left,
standing: Jan Feeney
and Judy Kocis.
From left: Chapter Co-
President Davida Stivers,
scholarship recipients Lauri
Torbert and Courtney Kerley,
and Chapter Co-President
Dottie Hendricks
created by Our Daily Bread (ODB). ODB is a local, non-profit organization whose mission is to “. . . identify and address
the unmet fundamental needs of Fairfax area residents, and empower the community to help our neighbors maintain selfsufficiency”
by providing food, financial assistance and financial training.
In winter 2008, when the chapter was still in its infancy, the first “Empty Bowls” event took place. ODB raised over
$16,000 that evening. Members say they will continue to support ODB and “Think globally. Act Locally.”
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