Volume 3 - Issue 7 | January 15, 2024

Cathy Tenney, Editor

A word or two from your Board of Directors…


The ADSOEF Board of Directors look with great anticipation to 2024!  It has been said, it is good to anticipate…good to open the door to hope and that feeling of I simply cannot wait.  To anticipate means we, as a Board, have something to lean into and to talk about.  Anticipation goodness helps to build in moments that glimmer with promise, plus has a way of adding wind to our sails (and to our mission and purpose).   It is good to anticipate and as a board we are looking forward to and anticipating a promising and productive year in 2024.   We anticipate and expect to:


  • Continue to serve and work, openly and with transparency, with the OSO/ADSOEF membership by further advancing our mission and purpose of providing funding to serve charitable purposes related to professional and personal growth of our OSO/ADSOEF educators and uplift the educational excellence in Ohio’s communities.


  • Continue to support the fundraising campaign to grow the funding of excellence in education. Ladies would it not be amazing to help the Fundraising Campaign double their original goal of $8,600! Certainly a challenge and a goal for all of us to think about and work towards!


  • Award numerous scholarships, grants, and fellowships in 2024. 


  • Make preparations for the annual ADSOEF Board Meeting on April 6, 2024, to be held at the Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grove City, Ohio. 


  • Elect five directors on April 6, at the ADSOEF Annual Meeting. Remember the ADSOEF Director Electronic Applications are due by February 1, 2024, and can be found at adsoef.org Apply today! 


  • See all of you at our annual Board meeting in Grove City on April 6, 2024, from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.


Thank you for supporting ADSOEF!  It allows us (you included) to collectively impact the future of education in Ohio.  


With sincere gratitude,

The ADSOEF Board of Directors

Thank You for Planting Seeds for the Future!



The generosity of our Delta Kappa Gamma members throughout Ohio is amazing!  The response to  November’s fundraising campaign was simply overwhelming!  Many thanks to all who opened their hearts and generously donated to ADSOEF in a united effort to promote the future of educational excellence.  A special thank you goes out to the two anonymous donors who matched the individual giving up to $1,000 each.  These two donors elevated the  amount donated by our members to a higher level.  Donations continued coming in during the month of December, bringing our current overall total to $11,113.20.


We are pleased to announce that we have exceeded our goal of $8,600 in honor of Ohio State Organization's 86th birthday. Thanks to all who have helped us to continue forward moving ever! For every additional $500 donated, another seed will fall from our logo seed packet.


When looking for a way to honor or remember a special person, consider donating to one of the many funds of ADSOEF in their name.  This is an excellent way to show that you value that special person’s contribution to the field of education. 


As the New Year begins, we look forward to seeing the fruition of our Planting Seeds for the Future of education.  OSO/ADSOEF continues working to award grants, fellowships, financial support for classroom projects, and scholarships to worthy educators and those in training to become educators.  This can only happen through your thoughtful donations!  


The ADSOEF Fundraising Committee:

Joan Avery, Chi

Holly Buente, Gamma Pi

Nancy Russell, Beta Kappa

Linda Diltz, Beta Rho, Co-chairman

Barb Zirke, Alpha Psi, Co-chairman


ADSOEF Contribution Form

Reminder


Be sure to use the email address below for all email correspondence to Dr. Lois Harkins.


1978lash@gmail.com

Time is Running Out!



When you read this newsletter article it will be January 15, 2024.  Yes, a new year is upon us and only sixteen more days to the February 1, 2024, deadline!  At the writing of this article, we have yet to receive any applications for the five Director positions that will be available at the end of June 2024.


Please consider volunteering your time, enthusiasm, skills and knowledge to keep ADSOEF strong and to support its mission of helping not only our own OSO/ADSOEF members, but those who desire to become educators.  


Go to adsoef.org to find the Director’s job description, as well as the interactive electronic application.  Ladies, time is running out…apply today!


We look forward to hearing from YOU!


The ADSOEF Nominating Committee:

Debby Canter, Delta Epsilon                           

Tammy Schroeder, Beta Eta                           

Barbara Smith, Zeta                                        

Nancy Waters, Alpha Psi                                 

Sue Loader, Alpha Psi, Chairman 

Student Teaching Semester: Autumn 2023

Sydney Bacon

In the spring of 2023, I received an Esther H. Strickland Student Teaching Grant. I simply could not wait for fall to get into my own classroom and teach the many wonderful minds that I was imagining.   As I progressed through the fall semester, I couldn’t help but feel more secure of my future vocation, because I was able to fully concentrate and focus on my teacher education and student teaching, rather than how I was going to cover my expenses for the semester. 


I started in a social studies classroom for the first half of the semester.  With that, I attended the teacher workday leading up to school starting and was introduced to the teachers who would be mentoring me for the semester.  I was a student teacher assigned to both 7th grade social studies and language arts. It was a wonderful experience because I had a prior opportunity to substitute for this same group of students last year.  I was familiar with a lot of them but was ever so excited to have the chance to get to know them better.


Read all of Sydney's Article

Deborah Canter

In honor of Ann Todd

Marilyn Slusser

Jay Bahnsen

In Memory of Patricia Stetson

Donna DeWitt

In Memory of Ann Sickels

Dr. Norma Kirby

In memory of Esther Zellers

July Valentine

In memory of Eileen Young

Mary Kathryn McClendon

In honor of Barbara J. Smith, Zeta

Mary Kathyrn McClendon

In honor of Zeta Chapter

Anonymous

Karyn Kern-Lazear

Karen Dunn

Barbara Murray

In honor Barbara Ade

Sandra Procaccio

Jane E. Meese

In honor of Alpha Xi Officers

Katie Gantz

In memory of Ester Zellers

Sandy Royer

In memory of Esther Zellers

Patricia Cermak

In memory of Florence Woodward

Gamma Tau Chapter

Dr. Lois Harkins

In honor of Diana Kirkpatrick

in memory of her mother,

Esther Zellers

Dr. Lois Harkins

In honor of Cathy Tenney

in memory of her mother,

Marilyn Williamson

Bonnie Lillibridge

(part of Gamma Iota)

Patricia Humphrey

(part of Gamma Iota)

Barbara Taraska

(part of Gamma Iota)

Gamma Iota Chapter

Alpha Gamma Chapter

Anonymous

Zeta Chapter

Karen Dunn

J. Michael Evans

JoAnn Krock

In honor of Dottie Pickering

Margaret Murph

In memory of Gloria A. Barnes

Cathy Tenney

In honor of Dr. Lois Harkins,

in memory of her husband,

Bill Harkins


Into the Future…ADSOEF Dates to Remember

 


January 15, 2024

7:00 PM

ADSOEF Board of Directors Meeting


February 1, 2024

Scholarship, Grant and Fellowship Applications Due


February 1, 2024

ADSOEF Director Electronic Applications Due


February 6, 2024

6:30 PM

Fundraising Committee Meeting


February 18, 2024

7:00 PM

ADSOEF Board of Directors Meeting


March 18, 2024

7:00 PM

ADSOEF Board of Directors Meeting


April 6, 2024

9:30 - 10:30 AM

ADSOEF Annual Meeting

The Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church

Grove City, Ohio


FOUNDATION DIRECTORS

Brenda Armstrong, OSO State Member

2023-2025


Linda Diltz, Beta Rho

2023-2025


Debra (Debbie) Frazier, Beta Rho

2021-2024


Dr. Lois Harkins, Alpha Lambda

2021-2024

Treasurer


Millie Holzer, Beta Zeta

2021-2024


Diana Kirkpatrick, Alpha Delta

2023-2025

Chairman


Sue Loader, Alpha Psi

2023-2025

Vice Chairman


Tammy Schroeder, Beta Eta

2023-2025


Barbara Smith, Zeta

2023-2024


Christine (Chris) Snoddy, Alpha Lambda

2021-2024

Secretary


Melodie McGee, Gamma Nu

2023-2025

Ex-officio Ohio State Organization Liaison

OSO President


Dr. Norma K. Kirby, Alpha Delta

ADSOEF Registered Statutory Agent

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