Local Events
Programming Calendar
2025-2026
Do Good Week
October 8-15, 2025
You can make a difference in someone’s life:
• Reach out to someone you haven’t spoken to recently
• Write a note of appreciation to a friend or co-worker
• Donate to a food bank
• Pick up trash in your community
• Donate blood
• Volunteer your time
• Sign up for White Cane day at CCVI
• Read to a child at school
• Donate socks or other items to a shelter
• Sign up to package diapers at Happy Bottoms
• The possibilities are endless…
This year, Do Good Week coincides with World Sight Day (October 9) and White Cane Day (October 15). You will find resources on DeltaGamma.org to learn, do, and advocate for Service for Sight. Please see the articles and RSVP links for White Cane Day and the HappyBottoms service opportunity.
How will you do good? We all have service and volunteer activities that we are passionate about. Share yours with us—and remember to report your service hours (service for sight hours as well as general community service hours) to president@kcdg.org the first week of each month.
Help with White Cane Day/Pumpkin Patch Event at CCVI
October 17, 2025 | 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Join us for an afternoon of community, music, and fun activities as we celebrate the independence that a White Cane provides to those with low vision or blindness. Take a lap around the sensory garden with the CCVI students, family, and staff. Please let us know that you are attending. CCVI would also like a few volunteers--please indicate on your RSVP if you are willing to volunteer. RSVP here!
Happy Bottoms Volunteer Opportunity
October 21, 2025
"Holiday Open House" cooking session with Chef Terry
November 6, 2025
Annual Holiday Brunch at Pierpont's
December 6, 2025
Zoom Bingo Fundraiser in 2026
Monday nights: January 5, 12, 19, 26
Founders Day Celebration at Hallbrook Country Club
March 7, 20026
Event Recap
Hambingo at Hamburger Mary's
Thank you to Hamburger Mary's for helping us host a very successful Hambingo fundraiser on Friday, April 25. We had a full house of Delta Gammas, family and friends, and the general public showing their support for our philanthropy.
It was so great to see DG alumnae from Washburn, MU, William Woods, SMU, Baylor, U Conn, KU, Arkansas, and SLU! Priscilla, our Bingo caller, kept us all entertained and several of our DGs won Bingo prizes throughout the night. It was fantastic to see members of the community also having a good time and supporting our fundraising efforts for CCVI, Alphapointe and the Delta Gamma Foundation.
Together, we raised $2,225 which included proceeds from Bingo, two raffles, and cash donations. Congratulations and thank you to Dell Kingan who won our 50/50 raffle and donated her winnings back to our fundraiser.
Thank you, Kathy Zammataro, Jennifer Wilson, Dana Wilhite, and Cathy Lemon for selling Bingo cards and raffle tickets!
Founders Day 2025
“Sisterhood is like a warm quilt wrapped around the heart.” Sisterhood filled the Lionsgate Golf Club as fifty-two Delta Gammas gathered to celebrate our founders, honor our 50+ year members, recognize our national award recipients, enjoy a tasty brunch, and get in touch with our inner creative.
On Saturday March 1, our guest speaker, Merrie Ford, challenged us to learn how to tap into our creative side. After the presentation, each of us had the opportunity to choose a fabric anchor to glue onto a quilt square. Everyone’s squares will be turned into a couple of quilts that will be auctioned to benefit our philanthropies. Some interesting statistics about our group—there were twenty-one collegiate chapters represented, seventeen 50+ year members, three past presidents of the GKC Panhellenic Alumnae group, and women spanning over sixty years in age. This year we recognized Cable Award recipients--Sherri Downing, Kelly Henderson, and Susan Kaster; Loyalty Award recipient Kristin Wing, and Oxford Award recipient Kathy Dusenbery. We also announced our Woman of the Year, Barbara Haviland, who will be recognized at the GKC Panhellenic Scholarship Brunch in April.
Thank you again to Kristin Wing and Danita Hill, who co-chaired such a fabulous event!
Doing Good at HappyBottoms
This year, we started Do Good Week off with a bang! On October 9, ten women sorted, bundled, and shrink-wrapped about 8,000 diapers at HappyBottoms, located at 303 W 79th Street, Kansas City. These diapers will go to families all throughout Greater Kansas City. HappyBottoms is KC’s only diaper depot. They are projected to distribute 6 million diapers to those in need in 2024. Area Delta Gammas were especially happy to volunteer at HappyBottoms because the co-directors of this non-profit organization are both Delta Gammas. After our volunteering, some of us went to lunch together at Summit Grill in Waldo. We look forward to another visit to HappyBottoms to prepare more diapers for those in need.
October CCVI Tours
This October, alumnae had a chance to learn more about CCVI. The programming team planned 2 informational tours. On Friday October 18, we toured the facility and celebrated “Pumpkin Patch Day” with the students in the Sensory Garden. They were able to get a pumpkin or gourd to take home, as well as pet a pony, duck, or chicken. Alyssa Bird, CCVI Development Manager, gave another tour of the CCVI on Tuesday evening, October 22. Even though students weren’t there, we got to see the Sensory Garden before it got too dark, saw a classroom, Braille room, library, and evaluation room. We also learned about the services CCVI staff provide to low vision children and their families throughout greater KC and beyond.
Click here to contact the programming team for more information or to volunteer to host a gathering!
