ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DECEMBER 2010 - Gedung Kuning

Fraternal Fellowship in Action
Washington alpha upsilon
Chapter proVides state ConVention
CenterpieCes
Chapter members said they enjoyed
digging in the dirt, making fresh flower
baskets to decorate banquet tables at the
2010 Washington State Convention with help
from the local Sunnyside Nursery staff. The
worrisome part was keeping the baskets
fresh. Members said they learned the
“number one rule for baskets: have a ‘thriller,
filler and spiller.’”
three generations share founders’
day brunCh
At the 2009 Colorado Metro Area Founders’
Day brunch, former Colorado Xi Chapter member Patricia Goss
was joined by her mother, Donna Goss, and grandmother, Wilma Hirst.
Donna and Wilma are members of Wyoming Delta Chapter. Wilma, a
charter member of the Wyoming Alpha Chapter, has since joined Omega
Chapter.
patriotiC perforManCe presented to 2010 Virginia state ConVention
Third grade
students from Tussing
Elementary School
in Colonial Heights,
Virginia performed for
the 2010 Virginia State
Convention April 10.
More than 400 members
and guests were
present for a song
dedicated to soldiers
and veterans, “Thank
You, Solders!”
Michael Souders, Tussing’s music teacher and 2010 Teacher of the Year for Colonial Heights Public Schools, wrote
“Thank You, Soldiers!” with his wife Angela. Michael said he wanted to write a song that would be very sweet, from the
students’ hearts, and felt the song would be a way to thank as many soldiers as possible.
The students have received much recognition for their performance, including certificates from the Military Chaplains
Association of the United States of America and Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America; radio segments
all over the country; and television appearances on the local CBS News affiliate, which may be viewed on Youtube.
com (“Thank You Soldiers on CBS News”), and on the local PBS station, which may be seen on http://ideastations.org/
currentsondemand (Virginia Currents, #1926). Michael and the students are also receiving letters and e-mails from all
over the world, from active-duty soldiers, veterans and military families.
“Thank You, Soldiers!” has been viewed more than a million times on Youtube and more than 2,000 schools and churches
performed the song between Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day 2010. Since writing “Thank You Soldiers!” Michael and
Angela have written another song to pay tribute to emergency medical technicians, police and firefighters, “There’s A Hero
On The Way - 9/11 Tribute.” Performed by Tussing’s third-fifth grade chorus, the song is also on Youtube.
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