A∆K Calendar

from December 2021 KAPPAN

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A∆K Dates and Deadlines

December 8 ...............................................Buddha’s Enlightenment Day December 16 .......................National Chocolate Covered Anything Day December 21 .....................................................Shortest Day of the Year December 24–31 ....................................................Headquarters Closed December 25 ...........................................................................Christmas December 31 .................................................................... New Year’s Eve

January 1 .............................................................................Happy 2022 International dues are due KAPPAN submission deadline for March issue

January 8 ...................... 2021-2022 ITE Scholars in a Virtual Gathering January 15 ............................ S/P/N Excellence in Education application packet deadline (members nominated by Nov. 15 of 2021) S/P/N President’s report to IVP for region deadline January 17 ..............................................................Headquarters Closed January 18 ...............................Birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King January 26 ......................................................................... Australia Day January 31 ......Deadline for paying International dues to avoid $5 late fee S/P/N Report Membership Consultant Report #2 to RMC deadline Regional Professional Development Scholarship Application deadline February 1 ................................................ Start of Black History Month Start of Chinese New Year – Year of the Tiger February 14 .....................................................................Valentine’s Day February 15 .........................Agnes Robertson Global Outreach (ARGO) Scholarship deadline Fine Arts Grant application deadline February 21 ............................................................ Headquarters Closed March–May............ H-107 Report of Chapter Officers due immediately following chapter elections March 1 ................................................Start of Women’s History Month Future Educator Scholarship for Collegiate Club members application deadline (for A∆KCC students only) Making a Better World Initiative deadline March 15 ......... Chapter Altruistic Report to S/P/N Altruistic Chairman deadline

For Your 2022 Calendar

Be sure to include attending a Regional Conference in your summer plans. Here are the dates and locations. Regional Conference season begins with the combined Northwest-Southwest May 31 to June 3 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii. The first conference in July is South Central at the Hyatt Regency, Wichita, Kansas, July 5-8. Gulf Conference runs July 10-13 is at the South Banks Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. North Central region meets July 17-20 at the Bavarian Inn Lodge, Frankenmuth, Michigan. The site of the Northeast conference July 21-24 has not been confirmed. The last regional conference is Southeast, July 28-31 at the Hotel Ballast, Wilmington, North Carolina.

Donate to New World Understanding Project

Donations to the new World Understanding project, C.H.E.A.R. will help the children and youth of Babati, Tanzania have a happier new year and a new start on life. Children’s Hope with Education and Agricultural Reality (C.H.E.A.R.) purpose is to empower the disadvantaged through education and job training. Donations will go toward building a school.

To contribute to the project, make donations to the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation and write C.H.E.A.R. on the memo line, or donate online through the Foundation page.

Quilts Artists

As seen on pages 12, 13 and back cover 1. Jean Davis, ME Beta 2. Shannon Lorenzo-Rivero, TN Chi 3. Pat Coggin, TN Chi 4. Catherine Mayfield, SC Iota 5. Connie Cathey, NC Beta Upsilon 6. Lynn Gibson, TN Gamma 7. Susan Raffo, CA Beta Rho 8. Dorothy Morrison, IL Eta 9. Carolyn Johnson, TN Beta Zeta 10. Barbara Nore, AK Gamma 11. Paula Davis, WV Xi 12. Conway Blankenship, VA Gamma 13. Carolyn Daniel, TN Alpha Beta 14. Edna Warf, NC Fidelis

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