Doing Good & Volunteer Opportunities
Do your volunteer in your community? Please report your service hours!
Delta Gamma wants to know how our members give back to their community! This includes non-profit organizations or service groups where you volunteer your time such as PTA, Harvesters, Habitat for Humanity and more. It does not have to be limited to “Service for Sight” service hours. Anyone can report their hours-officers as well as non-officers. Our alumnae chapter is comprised of many civic minded, service-oriented women, so let’s let EO know!
The alumnae chapter president is responsible for submitting hours to Executive Office two times per year. To make reporting easier for members, Cathy Lemon would like your hours submitted quarterly. Since Do Good week was Sept 3-9, lots of you should have hours to report this October.
Submit your July, August and September service hours by October 31 to president@kcdg.org.
Volunteers Needed - VisionServe Alliance Leadership Conference
April 14th - April 17th
InterContinental Hotel
Country Club Plaza
Kansas City, MO
The Conference planners still need volunteers to help at the information table and provide sighted guides for blind and visually impaired attendees during mealtime and breakout sessions. Because they are expecting about 300 guests to attend, they are asking for help from Alphapointe, CCVI, Delta Gamma and Lions Club members, to name a few. Let’s show them that DGs love to do good for the visually impaired!
Below are the dates and times volunteers are needed. Please contact either Beth Kelloff at bethkelloff@gmail.com or Polly Prendergast at Prendergastp@umkc.edu to sign up.
Sunday, April 14, 2024
• 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm 2 or 4-hr shifts available – info table and offer sighted guide as needed
• 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm 2 or 4-hr shifts available – info table and offer sighted guide as needed
• 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception buffet sighted guide
Monday, April 15, 2024
• 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 2 or 4-hr shifts available – info table and offer sighted guide as needed
• 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm 2 or 4-hr shifts available – info table and offer sighted guide as needed
• 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast buffet sighted guide • 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch buffet sighted guide
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
• 8:00 am - 12:00 pm 2 or 4-hr shifts available – info table and offer sighted guide as needed
• 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm 2 or 4-hr shifts available – info table and offer sighted guide as needed
• 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast buffet sighted guide
• 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch buffet sighted guide
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
• 8:30 am - 12:30 am 2 or 4-hr shifts available – info table and offer sighted guide as needed, packing up post-conference
• 7:30 am – 9:00 am Breakfast buffet sighted guide
• 7:30am-10:30am Centurion Shifts to assist with above tasks
• 8:30am-1:00pm Centurion Shifts to assist with above tasks
The VisionServe Alliance Leadership Conference is focused on innovation, leadership + collaboration. The best and brightest in the field of blindness and vision loss will attend this conference to help chart the course for the vision serving industry.
To Learn More about the Event: https://web.cvent.com/event/dc6e5de9-70ab-4bab-a053-4b10ab22263d/summary
To Learn More about VisionServe Alliance: www.visionservealliance.org
CCVI Sighted Peer Availability
Do you have a loved one looking for a preschool? They might be eligible to attend CCVI as a sighted peer. Enroll in an inclusive environment to promote belonging, friendships, understanding and acceptance of other that are different. Sighted Peer students learn confidence, empathy, and school readiness skills while supporting the educational needs of their peers by being a leader and a friend. With affordable pricing and a low student to teacher ratio, this is a viable option for kindergarten readiness. Learn more by visiting the website at www.ccvi.org/ccvisightedpeerprogram
Volunteer at Alphapointe!
Here are the upcoming dates. Please consider helping
on any of these dates!
Saturday, March 9th, 2024 | 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Alpha Art
Saturday, March 16th, 2024 | 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Kids in the Kitchen
Saturday, April 13th, 2024 | 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Alpha Art
Saturday, April 20th, 2024 | 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Kids in the Kitchen
Saturday, May 11th, 2024 | 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Alpha Art
Saturday, May 18th, 2024 | 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
The Borough
8026 Paseo Blvd
Kansas City, MO
Kids in the Kitchen Celebration
Students will prepare and serve a meal (10am-1pm) for family and friends at The Borough (8026 Paseo Blvd.) at 1pm.
Contact Beth Kelloff and let her know which dates you can help!
Kansas City Delta Gamma Announces Award Winners
Gold Medal: Kristin Wing
The Gold Medal is awarded to Delta Gammas who have displayed outstanding service as an officer of the Board or as an Interest Group leader. The time, effort and creativity shown in their work for the Fraternity have allowed them to stand out as respected and admired leaders.
New Girl in Town Award: Polly Pendergast, Meredith Ashley
This award is for a new girl who jumps right in and says “YES”, I want to do that job (or jobs).”
Stellar Award: Kathy Dusenbery, Susan Durbian
The Stellar Award is derived from the stars in the Delta Gamma crest. It recognizes achievement in career or community involvement or an unusual and noteworthy service to Delta Gamma for a single event.
Dorothy Rotenhagen Award: Anna Cecil
This award recognizes a member whose tremendous loyalty, generosity, love and devotion to the ideals of Delta Gamma have been constant in her life.
Spirit Award: Kathy Zammataro
The Spirit Award is given to the cheerleaders of our chapter. These alumnae display contagious enthusiasm for Delta Gamma in all their dealings with the Fraternity.
Cream Rose Award: Cori Wallace
This award is unique to Kansas City and is presented to alumnae whom we believe deserve special recognition not only for their interest in our Fraternity business, but also in community affairs.
DGs visited CCVI for Hope Serving!
In July, Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired hosted a combination of seven Delta Gamma Fraternity students and alumnae for a week-long learning experience. This event, Hope Serving, was held from July 10-14 at the Children’s Center Campus and involved a deep, rich agenda with a spirit of service. Hope Serving is a service-learning experience that offers Delta Gammas the opportunity to develop as leaders on a local, regional and international level.
The Hope Serving program encourages learning and critical thinking through hands-on service, community involvement, civic and social justice education. These trips can be extremely transformative experiences for women. Activities at CCVI for the DGs included an in-depth tour, a blind etiquette seminar, a blindfold session, classroom time, information on programming, and a walkthrough of nonprofit leadership. These women from chapters across North America will go back to their local universities as better advocates for individuals with visual impairment and ensure that career paths related to CCVI services are promoted as a viable future occupation.
The nation is experiencing a critical shortage of certified Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs), which means that reaching students currently enrolled in higher education quicker and more effectively has never been more important. Opportunities like this work to embed our mission in these chapters by creating leaders with a mindset for service. “The topics we’re talking about here are things I’ve always wondered about and how I should be more inclusive with our Delta Gamma national communications,” said one DG on the first day of the event.
Delta Gamma Alumnae Chapter of Greater Kansas City was a founding body for CCVI in 1952 and has continued to engage with our organization for our 70 year history. By creating several family teams in the CCVI Trolley Run and hosting the Delta Gamma Night of Knowledge and Nonsense in the winter, they continue to serve as active community members. “I have so many ideas to bring back to my chapter and a new appreciation for service,” said one DG. “As someone going into education, I have found new paths at CCVI in special education that pique my interest.”
Delta Gammas Doing Good
Delta Gammas have been Doing Good in the greater Kansas City area for over 100 years! We invite you to continue this legacy by paying your local dues. Simply click the Pay Now button in The Splash newsletter you received by e-mail. These funds stay right here in KC and allow our alumnae chapter to offer opportunities for friendship, leadership, networking, and philanthropy. Visit our website and follow us on Facebook/Instagram for the latest news. Our monthly newsletter, The Splash, brings all these details right to your inbox. Contact our Membership Team (membership@kcdg.org) if you're not on the mailing list. Thank you for supporting our lifetime sisterhood!
