January Business & News

January 22, 2013 Meeting
Program Information:

Our Program this month is on  Emergency Preparedness and our speaker: is Andrew Buie from the American Red Cross

Hostesses for January Meeting:  Brenda Moxley & Norine Bradley

Minutes from November:

                              KAPPA DELTA EPSILON

                               ALPHA IOTA CHAPTER

                                 NOVEMBER 27, 2012

    Vice President for Programs Dorothy Taylor called the meeting to order.  The minutes were read and accepted.  Ruth Peer gave the Treasurer’s report.  The balance on hand is $558.38.  The Martha Gaskins Scholarship Fund has a balance of $29.00.  Our chapter will be able to spend $245 on Christmas gifts for Suzanne Brown’s kindergarten class at Tarrant Elementary School.  Suzanne has already bought the gift bags and two books for each child.  Dora Jane Hicks is donating beanie babies again this year.

    Dot reviewed the programs for 2013.  They are as follows:  August --- Sharing Our Summer Adventures; September --- Crafts with Elaine Wright; October --- The Salvation Army; November --- Installation of Officers; January --- The Red Cross; February --- Book Reviews; March --- Crafts with Norine; April --- to be announced.

    Members shared prayer requests.  Dora Jane said Ruth Ellis is in Spain Rehab and is doing well after surgery.  She is hoping to regain use of her legs.  Karen Thorogood, Ruth Peer’s nephew Gordon, Jewel Carter, Dora Jane, and Brenda also need our prayers.

   Since our officers are keeping their positions for 2013, we did not have installation again.

    Chapter members donated eight boxes of gifts to Operation Christmas Child.

    The meeting was closed with the benediction.  Eight members attended.  Dora Jane, Suzanne, and Dot won the door prizes.

                                                        Respectfully submitted,

                                                                      Betty Efird,

                                                                      Recording Secretary          

Treasurer's Report:  (Didn't connect with Ruth Peer to get the Treasurer's Report this month.)


News about Our Members:
We have had two deaths since our last meeting.  Ruth Ellis died in December, 2012, and Wynell King died in January, 2013.

Projects Report:
Our annual Christmas Project was Christmas for Suzanne Brown's Kindergarten at Tarrant Elementary School.
Suzanne Brown, Dorothy Taylor, Dianne Tolbert, Betty Efird and Brenda Moxley met at Target in Trussville to purchase gifts for the students Christmas bags.
The Christmas Party was December 19, 2012.  Dianne Tolbert read Christmas stories to the students, Suzanne Brown and Dorothy Taylor helped students with Christmas Crafts, and students played Hot Potato to a Chicken Dance Chicken with Brenda Moxley.  Time prevented students playing a Santa Toss game, but Mrs. Brown kept the Santa Claus board and  marshmallows (for throwing through Santa's mouth.) to use with students as a special treat on the last day of school before Christmas.
Below are some photographs of that day.  (Did not get photos of project.  Will get those next month.)