We are moving closer and closer to time for convention and it is so exciting! I look forward to meeting new friends and re-connecting with old ones while in New York City in July. I have been working with the schedule for breakout sessions, and I am once again amazed by the talent and professionalism of our members. We will have over 100 breakout sessions with some amazing topics! I hope you have registered for the 2012 International Convention, because you won't want to miss it this year.
I am looking forward to visiting in Kansas and Ohio as a Society representative to their state conventions. After visits to Kansas in March and Ohio in April, I will be excited to share pictures and news with you in the coming months!
I am looking forward to finally gathering my family together again. We have found a home in the Austin area and so my husband will finally move here in the coming month. How nice it will be to visit our barn each evening and have our dogs at my feet once again. My excitement, however, also brings to mind those members who faced the recent tornados here in the United States. How difficult it must be for those who lost homes and suffered damage or injuries in these last rounds of storms. Remember, your membership in DKG brings so many benefits - including the refuge of deep friendships and even some financial relief from the storms of life through our Emergency Fund. My heart and thoughts are with those who are facing the difficulties of cleaning up after the storms – If you live near an area touched by disaster, consider reaching out to those members in your state organization and chapter who have suffered losses.
As a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, you are a part of an extraordinary Society of women who are making a difference in the world. I am proud to be a member and proud to work for you. You should be proud of your membership, too. Of course, as my dear mother always said about anything in which I was involved, “you get out of it what you put into it.” So, get involved! Attend meetings when you can. Volunteer for a committee or a project. Take a leadership position. Go to state and international conventions. Enjoy the friendships you will build all the while.
So if I do not see you along the way, I really do hope to see you in New York City in July!
