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 CALIFORNIA - Newport Harbor, Calif., alumnae chapter's annual holiday brunch was held at the home of Kathy Tucker, and was a wonderful day of eating, talking and meeting with friends. Members donationed gift cards and toys to help support the children at Newport Harbor’s local charity, Women’s Transitional Living Center (WTLC). 34 members and spouses attended the festive event. |
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 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Members of the Nation's Capital alumnae chapter assisted with some of the behind-the-scenes work at the Kids On Ice holiday ice-show, giving the parents of these disadvantaged youth an opportunity to enjoy their child's show. |
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 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Members of the Washington, D.C., alumnae chapter had a wonderful time touring the city during the 2009 holidays. One of the highlights of the night was a visit to the National Christmas Tree. |
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 GEORGIA - Members of the Americus, Ga., alumnae chapter met in January for a night of reconnecting, fun and fellowship. 14 KDs attended the event. Everyone was very excited about the new alumnae chapter and shared many ideas for future meetings and events to the table. |
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 GEORGIA - Four members of the Atlanta Night, Ga., alumnae chapter got in the holiday spirit by participating in the Virginia Highlands annual 5K race. |
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 GEORGIA - The Atlanta Night, Ga., alumnae chapter enjoyed a huge turnout for its trivia night at Tin Lizzy's in Buckhead. Members spent a fabulous evening putting their collective brains together in the name of trivia while enjoying good food and fun with friends. |
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 GEORGIA - At a recent meeting, the Atlanta Day, Ga., alumnae chapter was honored to hear from its own Pat Fuqua Nagle about her father Sam G. Fuqua (a graduate of Annapolis), the last man to leave the sinking USS Arizona at the start of World War II on December 7, 1941. He was called the Hero of the USS Arizona by the New York Times. Pat told about his rescuing the sailors and the wounded, and how he tried to go back down to get the sailors below but the 2nd and 3rd floors were melted together. After being the last man to leave the ship, he found a small motorboat and went back to pull sailors out of the water. In 1958 he was on the TV program “This is Your Life” by Ralph Edwards. Pat was also on the show with her father, mother, husband and two sons. Ralph Edwards told the story of Fuqua’s heroics and also how Rear Admiral Fuqua received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Ralph Edwards’ appeal for donations provided the seed money for the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii. Those of us attending the meeting gained a new appreciation of Pearl Harbor. Everyone was touched by the history of the moment. |
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 GEORGIA - Members of the Gwinnett County, Ga., alumnae chapter enjoyed a night together attending The Blind Side, a movie featuring the heartwarming story of Leigh Anne Touhy, Alpha Mu - Missisippi, and her families opening of their home and life to Michael Oher. |
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 ILLINOIS - Members of the Greater Naperville, Ill., alumnae chapter enjoyed a fun Christmas cookie exchange. Each person attending shared four dozen cookies and the recipe. Each KD took four of each kind of cookie home. Great fun was had by all, not to mention getting to eat all the wonderful cookies! |
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 MINNESOTA - Members of the Twin Cities, Minn., alumnae chapter enjoyed a holiday potluck supper at the home of Elise Mullen. Members sang Christmas carols, collected money for the Children's Hospital in Richmond, Va., and donated candy to fill a tin for each of the KD chapters in the area. Everyone in attendance had a wonderful time at the kick-off to the holiday season. |
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 NORTH CAROLINA - Members of the Charlotte, N.C., alumnae chapter volunteered with recently with Changed Choices. Changed Choices is a charitable organization that "works with female inmates...providing a range of counseling and support services...Women who continue as clients of Changed Choices throughout their incarceration and who demonstrate a high capacity for complete rehabilitation, may be offered additional services upon release..." Members worked on turning a rundown house into a inhabitable HOME (Home Of Meaningful Encouragement) for ladies in transition. |
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 TENNESSEE - The Nashville, Tenn., alumnae chapter raised more than $7,500 at its annual Moonlight and Mistletoe fund-raiser. The chapter was excited to learn that the new Executive Director of the Exchange Club Family Center, Dawn Eaton, is a KD from Delta Pi - Middle TN State University. |
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 TEXAS - The Richardson/Plano, Texas, alumnae chapter continued its annual tradition of making Valentine's goodie bags for the children served by Family Outreach of Richardson, Plano and Collin County. At the chapter's January 14 meeting, members donated more than $1000 worth of candy, toys, toiletries and paper goods that were used to fill the 70 kids' bags and provide items that cannot be purchased with food stamps, like toiletries, paper towels and toilet paper, for the mothers. Family Outreach is a network of community-based volunteers working to prevent child abuse and neglect through one-on-one support to families. Since 1973, Family Outreach has been committed to preventing child abuse with a variety of programs and support services. |
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 TEXAS - Phoebe Chenoweth, Richardson/Plano, Texas, alumnae chapter president, was the guest speaker for high school senior members of the Golden Corridor Chapter of the National Charity League on January 10, 2010. Phoebe, an NCL member and local Panhellenic recruitment chair, spoke on the benefits of sorority life, the importance of recommendations and the collegiate recruitment process. Handouts were distributed and questions were entertained at the end. |
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