ESA IC News December

ESA IC News Bulletin

December 2017






















ESA IC News Bulletin



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2017-2018 International Council President
Sandy Alexander, Colorado
[email protected]


Hope you had a memorable Thanksgiving
Holiday with family, friends, food and football.
It is one of my favorite times of the year as
it reminds us to stop, reflect on our many
blessings of the year and give heartfelt Contents
thanks.
President…….………… 2
As you are enjoying this edition of the December News Bulletin,
numerous ESA members are participating with the St. Jude HQ……………..……….. 4
Memphis Marathon the first weekend in December. I know each 1 VP………….……….. 6
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of us want to thank all of you for your donations, support and
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encouragement as we represent ESA at this awesome event. 2 VP……………..…… 7
Being a first timer, I am so excited to experience all this weekend Workshop……………… 8
has to offer. What a thrill to tour the hospital once again, visit the
gift shop, be a volunteer at registration, pig out on pasta, walk Treasurer………….…… 8
with hundreds for a terrific cause, cheer on our marathon
runners, and have fellowship with the other ESA participants. It is Philanthropic……….… 9
so “Inspiring” to be apart of giving back and supporting St. Jude Chaplain…………….…. 10
so that “no child should die in the dawn of life”. I would like to
thank our ESA for St. Jude Senior Coordinator, Celeste Webb and St. Jude……….………... 11
ESA for St. Jude Junior Coordinator for all their hard work and
dedication on behalf of ESA. Can’t wait to hear the totals from Easter Seals………….… 12
all the fundraising events we have planned and participated ESA Foundation………. 13
with. Did you submit your event to the “Inspiration Library”?
Hope for Hearoes……. 15
On December 18 the Chili’s Grill and Bar will host their traditional Editor………….……...… 17
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event to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
This is just another way we can eat out, do no dishes and support Membership…………… 19
St Jude in another way. Hope it is on your calendar.
RockStar………..……… 20
Another exciting event coming up March 1-3, 2018 is the Annual Chapter Anniversaries. 21
Leadership Conference, Holiday Inn Denver East-Stapleton. The
deadline for registration is January 1, 2018 and after that date States…………………… 24
the registration fee is increased. This amazing and informative Forms…….………...…… 43
conference is open to everyone whether you hold an office or
not. Please consider participating with us as we explore this “all-
new content” in leadership skills development. ESA
Headquarters will “Inspire”. Please find the registration form in this
news bulletin on pages 44-45.


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After the season of Thanksgiving, the next task at hand is the much-celebrated Holidays with all
the decorating, parties, food consumption and yep the shopping. What is your chapter or
council doing to celebrate? This is the perfect opportunity to invite those potential new
members. Invite and bring someone new to your events and not only share the ESA story but let
them experience the joy and friendship of belonging to this awesome and unique organization.
Give the gift of ESA this Holiday season!!

I saw this “Inspiring” quote on Facebook, “Always try to leave people better than you found
them. Hug the hurt. Kiss the broken. Befriend the lost. Love the Lonely” and this, “The world is
changed by your example not by your opinion.” “Inspire”

May love, peace, and joy be yours this holiday season and may it last throughout the new year!!!













































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ESA Headquarters
Charlotte Carloni, Colorado
[email protected]


Wow! How is it already December!? I know I promised stories of people who
have inspired me on my journey, but time has gotten away from my (I’m sure
you all can relate), so I apologize for not getting my articles started sooner.
But there’s no time like the present, right?!

I spent a week and a half in late October traveling across the state of Pennsylvania and down
into Washington, DC visiting with five of our collegiate chapters. What an incredible group of
bright, talented, passionate and hard-working members. Believe me when I say that the future
of ESA is looking very bright!

I started my journey with the University of Pittsburgh, a chapter that, while only founded in 2010,
has grown to one of our largest chapters with more than 250 members. This co-ed chapter is
making a big name for themselves in collegiate ESA, having won the ESA Hearts St. Jude
campaign last year. I learned that many grads stay in the Pittsburgh area – I’m sensing some new
Pittsburgh community chapters in our future!

























My next stop was Penn State University in State College, PA. This vibrant group of ladies chartered
their chapter in 2014 and have already grown to 100 members. Penn State holds a huge event
every year called THON for their local children’s hospital, and our chapter was thrilled to be 4
th
in fundraising for a non-Greek organization. For such a new chapter we are so excited about
their success and can’t wait to see what the future holds!

Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA was up next.
Another co-ed group, these students were excited to
be able to share with me what they have been doing
for St. Jude throughout the year, and the big plans they
have for the year ahead. Expect alot of good things
coming from them!
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My final PA stop was to La Salle University in
Philadelphia. Also co-ed, these chapter
members were kind enough to give up their
Saturday morning to meet with me (and I
remember Saturday mornings in college – it’s
quite the feat to be somewhere by 10am!). Not
only did these students participate and share
their thoughts on the future of ESA, but they
also planned a service event for after the
meeting. We made PB&J sandwiches for a
local food kitchen and I was able to chat (and
laugh) with the members – I loved it!













My fifth and final stop was to
George Washington University in
Washington, DC. This visit was extra
special to me because I was able
to bring my new pledge, my sister
Hannah, to the meeting. Hannah is
a DC Public School teacher and
spoke with the Executive Board
about some possible service
opportunities. I was so impressed
by the diversity and dedication to ESA in this chapter. They have multiple big events every year
and raise lots of money for St. Jude. They also know a ton about ESA – in fact, they helped me
out a few times as I was telling the ESA history! Lots of students from GW hope to stay in the DC
area, so we are planning on creating some community chapters here as well!

Whew! Are you tired yet? I was! But I was also reenergized and excited to return to work to
continue working with our collegiate chapters on developing a post-collegiate ESA that they will
be excited to join. We tend to lose a lot of our students when they graduate, but I’m hoping that
by teaching them about the opportunities for ESA beyond college and keeping in touch with
our grads throughout the year we will be able to convert them into life-long ESA members!
If you or anyone you know is in college or works at a university and you think they would be
interested in learning more about starting an ESA chapter on their campus, please reach out to
me. What a wonderful legacy it would be to charter a collegiate chapter!

Enjoy a few photos from my trip!


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1 Vice President
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Kim Kummer, Kansas
[email protected]


Be an inspiration to the 1 Vice President in your state. She is actively seeking
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people to step up and run for office as well as encouraging members in your
state to fill her board for the coming year. It can be a daunting task. If you
have “been there and done that” you know what I am talking about. Mentor your 1 VP through
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this process. Encourage members in your state to share their gifts.

Yes, it can be scary to run for office or serve on the board but the reward outweighs the fear.
Looking back I remember ALL the things I thought were scary as I ran for office in my state: I
didn’t want to make a mistake, I couldn’t stand up there and talk, I don’t have good ideas….
but now I realize what was important was taking the first step and saying YES. ESA is about
developing leaders, fostering friendships and doing good works. Bring a smile to the 1 Vice
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President in your state and say YES!

Merry Christmas!




























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2 Vice President
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Terri Olson, Minnesota
[email protected]



Are you thinking about going to IC Convention in Phoenix? Have you started
your monthly savings so that you make sure you get there? Did you make your
room reservation at the Sheraton Grand Phoenix yet? Did you know that the room rates are $139
for a single or double and $149 for a triple or quad? Have you started checking the cost for airline
flights yet?


Just so you know, there are good bargains on flights I’ve found when looking on a Friday around
the dinner hour. I thought Tuesday was the good day to look, but what a nice surprise to find
good bargains on a Friday!

Want to learn about what’s going on
at IC Convention this year? Just go to
the ESA International website and
sign in to the Member Center. Then
select Chapter/Council Mgmt. A
drop-down list appears. Scroll to 2018
IC Convention. Click on this link to see
everything you need to know about
the Convention.





The green links indicate the information is
located there. The blue links are still
inactive, and the information will be
coming soon. You really need to check
out the fun, interesting tours that have
been planned. Take a peek and look;
you’re in for a big surprise! Sandy has
cleared the agenda for Friday night so
that you’ll have a choice to attend the
baseball game (it’s the Diamondbacks
versus the Rockies!) a short walk from the
hotel and take a trip to the Casino to test
your chances with Lady Luck.



Sure hope to see you in Phoenix next July!




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Workshop Coordinator
Robin Bussey, South Carolina
[email protected]


Happy Fall Everyone!

I know after all our hot weather
we are all ready for a break in our seasons. Enjoy
the cooler weather and let’s all get ready for the
holidays to enjoy with your family and friends!

I am very excited about how our workshops for our
2018 IC Convention in Phoenix are coming
together. At this time, we have several confirmed
workshops which include a wonderful renowned
Indian flute player from Arizona. He will display his
works of carved flutes and sharing his beautiful
music. Also, the chef from the hotel in Phoenix will
share his story and a demonstration of his cooking
talents. In another, we will have an ESA member
instructing members making greeting cards to
send to our troops overseas to send to out to family members.

Also, I have heard that many of you would like a “How To” workshop. These could include how
to prepare a Proposed Budget or how to fill out St. Jude Award/Philanthropic Forms. I would love
your input on what you would be interested in learning. Please do not hesitate to contact me!






Treasurer
LeAnn Wray, Michigan
[email protected]

Just a friendly reminder, your IC Dues are
due! Why don’t you send them right now,
before the festivities begin with family and
friends? Chapter, district or auxiliary dues
are $40 and state and multi state councils owe $45. Let me
mark your chapter PAID; make sure my mailbox is
overflowing with forms and checks.

Merry Christmas to all!

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Philanthropic
Brenda Meyers, Ohio
[email protected]

Happy Holidays everyone!

This month’s showcase event starts off the
holiday season in a big way for Sigma Chi, Ohio.

Their event “Shop for St. Jude”
not only raises funds and
awareness for a very special
charity, it supports their local
entrepreneurs. A large hall is
filled with tables and booths of
local vendors and artisans with
everything from wine to mittens!
Sigma Chi makes and sells
homemade chocolate candies
and raffles amazing baskets full of contributions from local
businesses including hotels & restaurants. They provide quite a
variety of finger foods and sweet treats for vendors and shoppers
to enjoy at no charge too!

Form Jean Bryant, Ohio Philanthropic Chairman:

“…a lot of time mostly contacting vendors several times and
soliciting for our baskets. We also spend at least 3 days making
candy. Then 2 of our ladies make up the floor plan. The Boy Scouts
set up our tables a couple of days before and several of us are there
to monitor that. There are several who prepare food and then the
decorating and setting up the day of the Event. Janet prints
everything from basket lists, raffle tickets, big sheets, our Angel
Board and Vendor's Lists.”

If you would like more information about this event contact me and I will put you in touch with
Jean!

Some important reminders about reporting your philanthropic activities:

1. Chapter monthly and/or annual reports are to be sent to the State philanthropic chair.
Not to the IC philanthropic chair.
2. Only forms signed by the State Philanthropic Chair are valid.
3. Forms must be mailed and postmarked by deadline date.

Please be sure to share with the chapters that all forms must come through you!

Thanks so much and have a fabulous holiday season! 9

Chaplain
Linda Schmidt, Kansas
[email protected]




Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a
friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. --Edith Sitwell

Please continue prayers for all of those we have lost in 2017, and those who are struggling with health
or personal issues. Your prayers make a difference.

The holidays are often stressful and sad for many people for various reasons. Some must work extra
“holiday” hours and some may be struggling with a lack of funds to buy the presents they want to for
their loved ones. Others may be dealing with personal health issues or with family issues like death,
health problems, or just struggles within their own family. Please try to take some time for yourself
each day, and try not to overdo. Take a few minutes to listen to your favorite music or make a call
to your best friend just to chat. Take a walk or read a couple of chapters in that book that you’re
trying to get through. And if you see someone struggling with stress or with sadness, please reach out
to her and let her know you care. You can make her day better.

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season and a prosperous 2018! You matter to me!

Much love.












Chili's Grill and Bar is a huge supporter of St Jude Children's Research Hospital, and have raised and
donated over $60 million dollars to help the kids fighting cancer. They even have a building named
for them on the St Jude campus in Memphis!


Traditionally, every September, Chili's Grill and Bars across the United Stages designate one day in
September to donate all profits in their 1,700 restaurants to St Jude Hospital. They also have a month
long 'Create a Pepper' event in the restaurants to raise even more money for the hospital.


This year, they have moved their entire Create A Pepper campaign to the month of December with
the St. Jude Profits Day to be held on December 18. The change is for this year only and the campaign
will return to September in 2018. We are always happy to help spread the word about people and
companies raising money for St Jude Children's Research Hospital! 10

Sr. St. Jude Chair
Celeste Webb, Illinois
[email protected]

Hello ESA!

At press time, 50 of your ESA family will be
in Memphis participating in the Memphis
Marathon. Updates and picture will follow in January.
Remember, Team ESA has a $75,000 goal to reach as a
sponsor. If you have not made your donation please help
us reach that goal. Any amount is appreciated.

For the past few months I have shared stories of St. Jude
patients with you. Kids and adults who have touched my
heart and hopefully yours. Some were success stories of
remission, some still battling and, sadly, Cora Peters’ story of
loss. I’ve tried to inspire you to do more, but it is you who
inspire me. I receive copies of your booked and
completed events every day. I see the countless hours, the President Brittany Covey
money, the miles, all ESA donates to St. Jude. I love seeing welcomes guests, Ruth Williams
watches on
those booked and completed forms, the love and effort put
into each event. Thank you all for all you do.

On Saturday, November 11, I traveled to
Rho Chi in St. Charles MO for their annual
St. Jude luncheon/ auction. As I said, I love
seeing the events other chapters sponsor.
The theme this year for their event was “Be
a Super Hero for St. Jude”. It was an
afternoon of fun with friends who share the
passion for the kids at St. Jude. Lunch
included the world famous pretzel salad of
Les Echele and there were silent and live
These are the Illinois and 1 Indiana members who auctions. Sandy Hosack wore her
traveled to St. Charles MO for the St. Jude luncheon. superhero cape from the IC Challenge we
Adrian Sperduto, Fran Harris Shaffer,Jill Shull, BJ Voll,
Celeste Webb and Kathleen Grissom had in July. It was fun!

As the educational director for my chapter, I tried some ESA Trivia at the October model meeting.
The Illinois Educational chair, Suzy Coffman, supplied me with a great game to play. Did you
know that in 1971, ESA sisters were encouraged to enclose $1.00 in a Christmas card to Danny
Thomas as the sorority’s first contribution to what? St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the
correct answer! Look how far we have come!

Enjoy the holidays, count your blessings. Carpe Diem


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Easter Seals Chairman
Theda Hall, Arkansas
[email protected]


Merry Christmas one and all and a happy and prosperous New Year!

Where did this year go—I have much to do before I say goodbye to 2017.

For the month of December if you are playing the Easterseals Challenge game and I hope you
and your state are, you will note that you should put a dime in the bank for each present or gift
card you buy. I might as well just throw in $20 and be done with it as Robert and I go all “out”
for Christmas. But, we also remember, it is a celebration for the birth of Jesus. Christmas is a joyful
time and I wish each of you a very special celebration with your loved ones.

And, as you are making your charitable contributions this December, remember Easterseals, St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Hope for Heroes, in addition to your other charitable giving.

Easterseals is the indispensable resource to millions of people facing disability. Easterseals serves
not only the children, but adults, veterans and caregivers. They provide training, lots of support,
and unending encouragement. They change the lives of the people they serve. They help them
live to their fullest potential, learn or relearn basic functions, master skills needed to thrive or stay
sharp and active. In addition, they provide training and placement service for people so they
can be active in the workforce, help the clients connect with friends and engage in constructive
activities. And, this is where ESA comes in -- volunteering, advocating, donating and
participating in events to “Inspire” us all. Easterseals needs us and we need Easterseals.

For those of you who do not have a copy
of the Easterseals year- end or chapter
report, go to the
www.epsilonsigmaalpha.org website
and click on Chapter-Council
Management. Go to Forms, then
International Council Forms – scroll down
to Easterseals and click on Easterseals
State Report (Word or PDF) and or
Easterseals chapter report (Word or PDF).
Follow this link for a direct route. If you
have any problems, email me
([email protected]) and I will help you.

Again, enjoy this Holiday Season------See
you next year.



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ESA Foundation Chairman
Ann Southall, Arkansas
[email protected]



Happy Holidays!

As we approach Thanksgiving we have much to be thankful for – our health, our families, ESA
and the ESA Foundation. It’s remarkable to think that our efforts in creating and maintaining
scholarships has impacted so many students’ lives over the years!

The members of the ESA Foundation Board of Directors and me, as the Foundation Fund Fest
Chair, look forward to having another successful event at IC Convention in Phoenix. We can’t
do it alone. WE NEED YOUR HELP!

In the past, many of you have supported the annual Foundation Fund Fest financially, as well as
working the actual event and we really appreciate you. This year’s event will be held on Tuesday,
July 17, and I’m asking you to consider joining us this year in all the FUN. There will be a few new
things that you won’t want to miss!

I specifically need the following assistance before and during the actual event:


1. Sponsorships – Would you consider sponsoring a table? They start at $100 and go all the
way up to $1,000. Your name will proudly be displayed and remember, this sponsorship is
tax deductible.
2. Working an event/table.
3. Assisting with the Silent Auction.
4. Donating items for the Silent Auction or the Oral Auction.
5. Donating state and chapter baskets for Auction.
6. Set up and Tear Down of the event.

Please consider helping raise money at the Foundation Fund Fest and make a difference in the
lives of our future leaders – the recipients of the ESA Foundation scholarships. I can’t do this
without you!

Happy Holidays!















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ESA Foundation Vice Chairman
Kim Mandrell, Minnesota
[email protected]


Are you a member of the ESA Foundation? If so, great and we appreciate you
very much! If not, did you know that membership in the Foundation is separate
from membership in ESA? ESA Foundation members do include ESA members but you don’t
have to be an ESA member to be an ESA Foundation member. As a matter of fact, you don’t
have to be an individual to be an ESA Foundation member. The Foundation’s members also
include chapters, ESA councils, ESA past presidents’ groups, and businesses outside of ESA.

The ESA Foundation is the 501c branch of ESA and we are best known for providing scholarships
to college students and grants to individuals who are looking to grow their career potential.
Membership dues to join the Foundation are $25 to join and $15 each year after that. Doesn’t
that sound like a real bargain? Where else can you contribute just $15 or $25 a year and help
making such a big difference in someone’s life?

Another membership option is Life Active Membership. Members, chapters, councils or any
person or organization can choose to become a Life Active Member. Life Active Membership is
$500 and can be accomplished by either making a one-time donation of $500 or two payments
of $250 over two years. The great thing about Life Active Memberships is that the return on
investment from these memberships is used to fund our Career Enhancement grants. Another
wonderful way to make a difference in someone’s life and career. Personally, it can help you
too -- if you are like me and have trouble remembering if you’ve paid your dues or not, it is one
less thing to worry about because you pay it once and never have to think about dues for the
Foundation again. So it is a win-win – your dues are paid for your lifetime while you are providing
opportunities to people to advance their careers.

Due to the update of our ESA website, our on-line donation link is not currently working, but if you
want to join the Foundation (or pay your dues prior to the annual reminder mailing) you can
download the contribution form from the ESA website:
https://www.epsilonsigmaalpha.org/about/ESA-Foundation/contribute and mail it to the ESA
Headquarters. We hope to have the donation link working by the end of the year.

This is also a great gift opportunity for a parent, sister, brother, friend – you can start a membership
for them, pay their yearly dues or invest in their Life Active Membership. It is a great way to give
a gift that keeps on giving. Also, don’t forget chapters, councils or any outside people or
organizations can participate.

If you have any questions about ESA Foundation membership, feel free to contact me,
[email protected], Ann Southall at [email protected] or your state’s Foundation
counselor.


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Hope For Heroes
Deana Walters, Nevada
[email protected]


Hope everyone shared a smile, a thank you, a hand shake and maybe an
event for our veterans over the Veterans’ Day weekend. I was very fortunate
to attend the Aviation Nation at Nellis Air Force base as the Air Force is celebrating a 70-year
anniversary. It was my first time to the air show and it was amazing. These pilots are awesome.
(FYI - darn good
looking too!!!) The
Vegas Strong
airplane was on
display all
weekend. We are
so proud of the
“Vegas Strong”
plane that several
of the pilots at Nellis
worked long and
numerous hours on
this plane. It was
beautiful. It
continues to unite
the people of
Vegas!!! We R
VEGAS STRONG!!!

While at the base for the air show I stopped by the USO tent and talked to the ladies working
there. They need volunteers to help with their projects and she talked about the USO facilities at
some of the airports.

Let’s talk about USO’s at the airports.

Have you checked your airport to see if there is a
USO? They are always looking for volunteers. Why
don’t you check into the needs? Maybe you and
your chapter members could find a couple of hours a
month to help them out. Some of the airport USO’s
are: Ft. Lauderdale, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Denver,
San Antonio, Seattle, Reagan, Phoenix, Dallas Ft.
Worth, and Charlotte Douglas. I am sure there are
more, but here are some of them. As we begin the holiday travel season, you might be able to
drop an item or two that they need and then you could also ask what their volunteer needs are.
U can make a difference. All you must do is ask, introduce yourself and ESA. Who knows what
could come from that conversation. The sky is the limit!!
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Here are a couple of happenings that I was made aware of.
Denver honored a veteran nurse from World War II. Her story
aired on Channel 7 News in Denver. Her story is unbelievable
and some of the things that she saw are still vivid in her mind at
the age of 93. Also, there was another surprise, our own Hope
for Hero’s State Chairman in CO, Phyllis Minch was honored for
your dedication to the USO and her trips on the Honor Flights.
Hats off to both wonderful women. You are our hero’s too!!

There was a first- time event in Ft. Wayne, IN that I was told
about. In a Senior Community, a dinner was held by the Alpha
Zeta Chapter in Indiana. They hosted it for the veterans and
residents on November 10 . Each veteran was given a gift bag
th
put together by the chapter members. The members donated
water bottles, candy, chips, popcorn and a pair of socks;
remember, it gets cold in Ft. Wayne in the winter! Also, one of
the chapter members works at an afterschool day care at a
local Y and she had the children write thank you notes to place Phyllis Minch
in the bags for the veterans. They were all so grateful for the Gamma Chi, CO
notes from the children. The children will touch their hearts every
time. Plus, it teaches our children how special all our veterans are and that their service has
given them the freedoms that so many takes for granted. Also at the luncheon was a couple
that live there who met while serving in the military and married while in the service. They were
able to go on an Honor Flight together. This event has opened new conversations in the chapter
and hopefully more Hope for Hero’s projects! Thanks Alpha Zeta!!

As we approached the holidays, look around your community. Ask what could I do for someone
to maybe put a smile on their face. Can we visit a Senior Citizens retirement home and maybe
take in some goodies or help with a dinner that they have planned? What is happening at your
local VFW, American Legion, Viet Nam Vets or at a USO? Maybe approach them to see if you
can volunteer during the holidays and into the New Year. We need to celebrate our Veterans
all year long not just on certain holidays. They are our Hero’s and we need to let them know how
much we appreciate them!

Please let me hear from you on all your projects. If you can take photos, please share with me
so I can share with all the members.

Hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving. As you set around the table with family and
friends, please remember our military who cannot set around the table with their families this
year. Please pray for their safe return and prayers to their families who are missing them.

Travel Safe
Hugs to all of you for all that you do.





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News Bulletin Editor
Lisa Zachau, Queensland & Texas
[email protected]


I hope you enjoy the last 2017 issue of the ESA IC News Bulletin. Where has
the year gone?

Please be sure to share the News Bulletin Website with all your members. There are loads of
inspirational ideas from all the great newsletters throughout ESA. Currently, 24 states and 2
regionals have contributed. If you don’t see your state represented, please be sure to email me
a copy of newsletters.

As requested by our fearless leader, we have a column to showcase Chapter Anniversaries. I’m
looking to celebrate more Cof them. It’s quite inspirational to meet these chapters that would
otherwise have been in the shadows. Please consider adding your chapter for the coming
months.

I must apologize to Rose Pasilllas and her members of Sigma Nu in
Leesburg, Texas. Rose was Rockstar of the month (November) and I
published the wrong photo of the chapter. I have since replaced it and
it can be viewed on both versions. Should you want a new copy, Click
here to view it.























Sending each and everyone of you

Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses 17

Annual

Leadership




Conference















March 1-4, 2018



We hope you will join us in Denver, CO for a great weekend of training, friendship, and personal
development during the ESA Leadership Conference! This conference is for ANY ESA member
who would like to gain valuable experience to help them grow not only in their ESA journey, but
in their professional and personal lives as well.

Some topics that will be covered this year:
 Media/Publicity training
 Personal branding/Passion mapping
 Communication styles and how to work across different styles
 Public Speaking best practices
 State Presidents track (for incoming state presidents in attendance)
 …and more!


See the Leadership form on pages 44 & 45 for more information

or contact Kristin Hall at [email protected].

Early Bird deadline is January 1, 2018
so send in your registration forms soon!







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Membership Chairman
Jennifer May-Dennis, Texas
[email protected]


ESA Members – I am so excited to see all the new pledges coming
through.


Great job sponsors! This month we are kicking off the new Facebook Group – ESA
Membership Ideas. This Group is dedicated to sharing ideas for recruitment and
retention for ESA membership. The group is like any other brainstorming activity -
there is no bad idea. And just because it did not work for one group does not mean
it can't be WILDLY successful for someone else. We want everyone to think outside
the box, encourage others to join and build off new ideas. Be creative and INSPIRE

each other.

Go to www.facebook.com/groups/ESAmembershipIdeas to join this group. We
look forward to sharing ideas and videos with each of you.












































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Rock star of the Month





Membership Director
Tracy Swanson, Colorado
[email protected]



Gamma Pi #2335, Indianapolis


At IC Convention in St. Louis, last
July, Gamma Pi was honored as
one of the top chapters in the
country, having recruited a
hugely impressive 12 new
members for the 2016-17
membership year.

What’s even more remarkable is
that they’ve done it again, 12
more new members since June
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Chapter president Diane Callon
shares;

“The enthusiasm is just
unbelievable, and one of
the things we are
especially proud of is that many of our most recent group of new members were
sponsored by our new members from last year.

That tells us they already love ESA and Gamma Pi membership enough to want to
share it with friends, absolutely fabulous! Every member of Gamma Pi is on a
committee of some sort, and some of our newer members have already served as
chairs. They’ve just run with it. Many of them have earned their First Pearl awards
because of their outstanding participation.

We love all the different, new ideas and that our chapter has truly become multi-
generational as a result of this new influx of members. Our members now range in
years of service from a few weeks to over 50 years. Our capabilities to accomplish
great things have skyrocketed. We’re just so proud of ALL of us!”
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Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Alpha Rho was formed in early 1993 and
later chartered on 11 Dec 1993.

Since it's inception, the ladies of Mackay
have raised in excess of $500,000 that has
been contributed to Cancer Council of
Queensland as well as the Leukaemeia
Foundation. Donations were also given to
local charities such as Mackay State
Emergency Service, Red Cross, Sarina and
Mackay Meals on Wheels, Francis of Assisi
Nursing Home, Mater Hospital Palliative
Care Unite and the Mackay Base Hospital Oncology Ward, just to name a few.

Their support also reflects in ESA Australia's State Cancer projects by hosting Biggest Morning Teas,
and the sale of merchandise for Daffodil Day, Pink Ribbon Day and Lavender for Leukaemia.

Alpha Rho concentrates a lot of their efforts by selling Art Union tickets which raises money for
Cancer Research and other related projects.

Every year, the locals of Mackay have come to
"expect" to see the ladies gift-wrapping at
Caneland Central Shopping Centre as well as
catering at the local Bunnings with a Sausage
Sizzle. All the collected money goes toward a
deserving local nonprofit organisation.

Although it appears they spend alot of their time
helping others, they also spend time with their
education programs where they have lots of fun
and laughter while learning new crafts, and
listening to guest speakers.

If they aren't busy helping others or learning new
things, you will see them bring their families together for more personal social events.




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Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia

Beta Epsilon was chartered on 11
December 1975. During their
inception, the key state project was
"Ride for Life" which raised money for
cancer research. Bike riders with

support crew rode from Cairns to the
Gold Coast (1800 km) raising money
for cancer as the riders were billeted
by ESA branches along the way.

One of the first programs Gin Gin
formed is the Gin Gin State High
School Bursary for year 11 students. It is an encouragement award, influencing the
students to stay in school and complete year 12. Forty Years later, this award is still
being utilized.

The list goes on and on for what the Gin Gin ladies support within their
community. They are also involved with the Driver Reviver program where motorists

can enjoy a cuppa with the ladies as the weary drivers break their long journey with
a rest and great conversation.

Beta Epsilon can be seen assisting in all types of educational programs such as Girl
Guides, Scouts, Junior Football, Little Athletics, Gin Gin
Kindergarten, Driver Education Programs and the Gin Gin
Schools Chaplaincy. They can also be found in the town of
Kolan helping at the swimming pool as well as the Kolan
Gardens Care Facility.

It is obvious to say that Beta Epsilon ladies have hearts of
gold and willing to help their neighbours in need. Their
contributions do not just stay within their community. They
are equal to the rest of the Queensland members helping
out with Daffodil Day, Lavender for Leukaemia, and the
Greatest Morning Tea.


In 2013, Beta Epsilon members were key elements in making
the Queensland's 50th Celebration such a sensation. Being so close to our celebration
site of Childers, Qld (the location of ESA Australia's first branch), they were instrumental
in planning, catering, and supporting the event with much hard work and deserve to
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Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia (Part 2)

Last month, we published a portion of the Redcliffe Branch (Alpha Pi) Anniversary.
Here are a few more photos from days gone by within that branch.

To read the full story (as well as others) and view all the photos, you may click here

for the November 2017 issue of “The Queenslander”.























































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Alaska



Shari Furer, President

Hello from the Far
North,

Winter has finally
arrived with its cold
temps, wind, snow and less daylight
however, this doesn’t make us hunker
down inside by the fire but instead we put
on those parkas, boots, hats, and mitts,
grab those shovels and begin to make
pathways to our community projects for this
year.

Alpha Iota, Anchorage, has begun with
freshening up the artificial wreaths they
had made in the past for the room doors at Lynn Roering, Deborah Lawrence,
Fisher House (see work party pic and Dawn Bishop-Kleweno, Shari Fuhrer

delivery pic). The members are continuing to
collect items for the Christmas Stockings for
Fisher House which they will deliver in early
December. Other projects some of the members
will be participating in are working the table at the
Remembrance Tree for Hospice of Anchorage as
well as others will be helping serve at the Senior
Center Annual Christmas Dinner. The members
have not forgotten about the Day of Giving which
is the distribution of a Thanksgiving Meal to those
in need as several will be helping out at that
project.

Dawn Bishop-Kleweno and Alpha Zeta, Anchorage, is working on their shoe
Melissa Roediger boxes (with personal items) for those at the Brother
Francis Shelter which they will distribute the first of
December. Some of Zeta’s members will also be
working the Senior Center Annual Christmas
Dinner and the Day of Giving.

So, just as the snow continues to fall, the members of ESA continue to move forward with their
community projects.

ESA’ers of Alaska are thankful for each and every one of their sisters and wish them a Blessed Holiday
Season.
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California




Charlene Lumpkins, President
Jennifer West, Newsletter Editor
www.cacouncilesa.org


Visit to Camp Harmon
Contributed by Virginia Leabo

Members of Epsilon Rho of Turlock traveled to the
beautiful Santa Cruz Mountain area of Easter Seals’
Camp Harmon to deliver arts and craft supplies and
Dress-up clothes for theatre time from California
members. This is a project that members each year
support for the camp that features a variety of
activities for their clients. The camp is for children
and adults with disabilities and also for the Military,
Veterans and their families that have a special
summer time set aside just for them.





























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Contributed by Marcella Gauna

Beta Zeta Chapter 4137
from Fortuna, CA had their
first Educational on
Wednesday, October 25,
2017. They visited several
downtown businesses in
Fortuna. They had lunch
at the Redwood Café, had
a tour of Batow’s Jewerly,
Strehl’s Family Shoe and
Repair, as well as Gobles Mortuary. Jackie Still joined us for lunch and from left to right are Wincel
Nacholas, Imogene DeWarns, Bonnie Reback, Gayle Godoy, Marcella Gauna and owner of
Bartow’s Jewelry. They learned much about the businesses in Fortuna and had a wonderful get-
together with theirl sisters.







Contributed by Virginia Leabo






Children from Ms. Virginia’s class
at New Hope Preschool, in Galt,
CA ~ created Holiday Cards for
the troops. They will be placed
in boxes that will be sent to our
Service Men and Women that
serve our country to be shared
with one another.


Pre-school children and
teacher with Holiday cards for
the troops.
“Our Peace is in Good Hands
with You”



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Contributed by Dorothy Morey


Theta Mu #2790 in Bakersfield, California recently held our 3 Paint Nite for St Jude. We had 45
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participants and everyone had a great time, especially knowing the profits all go to St Jude.

Our participants include members, relatives, co-workers and friends. Most of them had signed
up during the first week after our flyer was posted on Facebook.

The great spaghetti dinner was donated and prepared by the owners of Rancho Rio Equestrian
Center, who also let us use their facility for a small clean-up fee. Our artists are always local high
school art teachers who are happy to donate their time. We now own enough easels, brushes
and aprons made from St Jude tee-shirts for 50 people so our only expenses each time are for
canvases and paint.

Shannon O’Nale, our ALSAC rep., attended and gave a great shout-out to our chapter for our
St Jude activities.

We also make our equipment available for loan
to locale non-profits for their events. This event
raised $1200 for St Jude. We will hold another
Paint Nite in the spring for Second Star to the
Right, a local non-profit that helps families
dealing with pediatric cancer.

As a side note, we had 3 people ask for
membership info and materials that evening!


Shannon, a member,
and her sister and daughter.

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Colorado





Kathy Garrison, President
Hellen Hagel, Newsletter Editor
www.esacolorado.org




Greetings in ESA! We have been busy
here in Colorado. After all the excitement and fun at IC,
we took a few weeks and rested before winding back up
again to have another great year here in Colorado.

Our Fall Leadership was held in Montrose at the Ute Indian
Museum and what a treat that was! The Director of the
Museum, B J Brafford, a Lakota Sioux raised on the Pine
Ridge Reservation gave an awesome presentation on the
Native People and their culture. She came in her full
regalia and taught us some sign language. She also
played the flute and the double flute and told a story in
sign language with music.
BJ Brafford, Director of
the Ute Indian Museum
The members enjoyed
some crazy games
based on the National
Parks. We had three
“park rangers” host
the games.

As we “Embrace the
Journey” this year
we are working on
new ways to share
the wonder and
fulfillment of
belonging to ESA.
The memories we
create, and the fun
we have doing it as well as the relationships we
form for life.

Wishing you all “Happy Holidays”.
Kathy Ellingson Disaster
Chair with Raffle


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Contributed by Leslie Stevens


St. Jude Dream Home - Denver

At the Grand Opening of the St. Jude Dream Home in
Denver this year, we were honored to have St. Jude
patient, Kaylee Chavez and her family join us for the
day! What a delightful young lady! I didn't get the
name of her little sister in the photo with us, but from left
to right is Kaylee, me, her sister & Nancy Cameron. We
had 500+ people come see the house that day!

Denver Philantropic Project

Denver Alpha Council holds
one Philanthropic project at
each of our meetings. A
Chapter from the Council
gets to decide what we will
do, on a rotating basis.

At our September meeting,
Beta Alpha #5416, Aurora,
CO chose to make
Halloween Hats for their local V.A. Home. Think we busted out over 50
hats in an hour. Was a lot of fun!






























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Florida




Dr. Trudie Myers, President
Sue Ceriale, Newsletter Editor
www.esaflorida.net


Florida sisters would like to wish all of our sisters around the world a Happy and
Blessed holiday season. May you find comfort and renewed energy with family
and friends while you help those in need. Christmas reminds us of our teachings of God’s son and
the New Year gives us rebirth in our pursuit of helping others.

Nine sisters from Florida attended a wonderful SERC convention in Huntsville. Thank you Alabama
sisters. We’d also like to thank Denise Holdaway for a wonderful year and congratulate Malinda
Remington as our new President. We were excited to see our own Pinky Barbour installed as First
Vice President/President elect.

There are so many activities
happening across Florida.
There are walks and projects
for St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital and
Easterseals. There are
projects going on for the
Disaster Fund, Florida School
for the Deaf and the Blind,
Hope for Heroes and local
charities.

Our sisters are very busy. But
we haven’t forgotten the
need to share the love of our
organization with others. I’m
seeing new pledges on our
report from Headquarters,
but hope to see more. ESA
Day will be held in Tampa on
February 3 . I am hoping
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many of you will plan to
attend this event. Come on
down and enjoy the sun and
warm weather of Florida!


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Michigan




Christine Sooper-Neill, President
Heather Persh, Newsletter Editor
www.esamichigan.com




Pohots below are from the Michigan Fall Board Meeting during a “Team Building” exercise by
the Educational Director, Lorraine Persh.


































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Nebraska




Deb Frahm, President
Dora Dill, Newsletter Editor

Greetings everyone.

I find it hard to
believe that
Thanksgiving and
Christmas is right
around the corner.

I want to thank all of you that
attended the Nebraska State Spring
Council Meeting. It was held at the
Kearney Library and the staff at the
Library was awesome. We were able
to have technology at our fingertips
for a very affordable price of $0.

My theme for the Fall Council meeting was “We are all part of the puzzle”. We did a team building
exercise of putting the puzzle together in small groups and then putting the whole puzzle together in under
a few minutes. Any project can have remarkable success with all the members working together as a
team.

We had 2 guests at our event, my sister Karen Ronspies
from Missouri and Betty Ziska from Atkinson NE. Betty is
an ESA member that has recently relocated from
Colorado. Betty is shown here with Carolyn Borland.

I showed a short video entitled “Make your Bed” by
Admiral McRaven. I would recommend watching it on
YouTube.





















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Our Speaker for the day was Renae Zimmer. She
helps others cope with a suicide as she experienced
it personally as her brother took his life.


























Lastly I had everyone pick 5 words that described
themselves and then transferred those to a 4x4
puzzle piece. I plan to put all the pieces together
to be displayed at State Convention.


Please put on your 2018 calendar our Spring Council Meeting. The meeting will be held at the Kearney
Library on Saturday, April 21 . I look forward to seeing many of you there. I promise a catered meal from
st
HyVee.

Hoping for a wonderful Holiday Season and onward and upward to 2018.


















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North Carolina



Mary Smith, President
Debbie Willoughby, Newsletter Editor
www.northcarolinaesa.wixsite.com/ncesa


Greetings from North Carolina:

I want to highlight one of our chapters that was formed in an unusual manner.
In NC, we had a large list of Members At Large who were very active in the State Council. Most
of these MAL’s were past State Presidents. In order to be official and participate in all areas of
ESA, we needed to belong to a chapter. So, Gamma Sigma was born. The name was
resurrected from a disbanded chapter of one of the MAL’s. We asked headquarters if we could
use the name again; and, after some thought, they said yes and issued Gamma Sigma a new
number. We decided that the chapter would be chartered at our State Convention and would
be a secret until that time. Vickie Jones, the IC Rep for that year, agreed to do the ceremony.

We chartered at the Saturday night banquet to the surprise of all our NC sisters. It was a very
special time in our state’s history. All the members of Gamma Sigma are past state presidents
and live all over the state. We converse by email and meet at each council meeting. Each
member still participates in the philanthropic events of their choosing and sometimes, a large
number of us work at the same event. The nine members are very close and share a lot of ESA
Love.






















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Oklahoma






Peggie Speinkle, President
Linda Jones, Newsletter Editor
www.oklaesa.org


This has been a busy, fun fall in Oklahoma.

From gathering together for a paint and sip at Tulsa’s Pinot’s Palette, to
collecting socks for Hope for Heroes, chapters have been busy raising money and supporting
organizations across the state.

Oklahoma welcomed a new chapter in Marlow, Oklahoma with 16 wonderful members. ESA was
also recognized by Oklahoma School for the Deaf with a plaque for ongoing support.

Alpha Rho chapter held their 45 Annual Arts and Crafts Bazaar, giving other ESA chapters an
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opportunity to set up booths and raise money for the charities they support.

We look forward to the holidays to celebrate and unwind before the New Year.

Happy Holidays to everyone!




























Painting for St. Jude

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Silent Auction benefiting Clarehouse & St. Jude













Kappa Alpha at Alpha Rho’s 45 Annual Craft Bazaar
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Oklahoma School for the Deaf

Recognition of ESA














Hope for Heroes Sock Project








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Oklahoma School for the Deaf Tour
and Halloween party










































New chapter chartered in Marlow, Oklahoma

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South Dakota




Melanie Niehus, President
Emmy Neustroml, Newsletter Editor
Contributed by Trudy Zalud

Greetings from South Dakota!


On November 4 , the Theta Omega Chapter of Vermillion held its 3 annual
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‘She Said Yes to the Dress’ event! This historical wedding dress fashion show - which raises money for
Relay for Life – featured 26 charming dresses and represented 10 amazing decades of bridal fashion.
The oldest gown in the narrated parade dated back to 1927. A true Flapper dress, it was fun, flirty,
and a bit daring for its time…Zelda Fizgerald would surely approve!

This year, international flair was added to the mix of gowns! Honoring the Vietnamese culture, a
vibrant red and gold bridal ensemble in the Ao Dai tradition enthralled the guests. In addition, the
one-of-a-kind designer gown of Morgan Peck Kronaizl, Miss South Dakota 2009, definitely impressed.
Amazingly, this gown has a connection to ‘Project Runway’! Anita Kealey, its designer, trained at
the Parson School of Design, where Tim Gunn served on faculty for 25 years.

Following the show, guests enjoyed light refreshments - a piece of wedding cake, along with
homemade mints (a wedding staple of yesteryear, but a rarity today), nuts, punch, and coffee.
During this reception, guests were invited to peruse the array of wedding memorabilia on display –
guaranteed to delight, inform, and entertain.

This popular event – a wonderful blend of history, romance, nostalgia, and fun – generated $3560 for
Relay for the Life! Such a welcome outcome commandingly exceeded the chapter’s goal of $3000!
Needless to say, the Theta Omegas are thrilled to make a difference in the fight against cancer.

A final note: in context of publicity, this was a banner year! ‘She Said Yes to the Dress’ was featured
in two magazines (Etc. for Women and Sioux Falls Woman), two TV segments (KSFY and KELO, both
of Sioux Falls), and two local newspaper articles (Vermillion Plain Talk). This magnitude of media
coverage promises to benefit not only this event, but also the ESA organization!




selected
gowns from
1986 (left),
1997 (middle),
2017 (right)




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Texas





Linda Waters, President
Cheryl Deleranko, Newsletter Editor
www.esatexas.org

Yee-haa Greetings!


When I saw this star, I felt like I had truly “experienced” it this past weekend, on a drive to West Texas. Our
Texas State Board meeting & Holiday Bazaar was held in Odessa, Texas from November 10-12, 2017. For
those of us native Texans, we always love to hear a story or two about our hard working Cowboys. Those
are always “Inspiring Tales!” A tad different now. Driving from San Antonio to Odessa is a pretty “wide-
open” ride of 350 miles one way, witnessing more wild country than most ‘city-slickers’ see in a lifetime.
The posted speed limit out there is 80 mph & the “rush hour” brings about 5 extra cars onto the road for a
total of 10. You see more oil derricks than vehicles. Then there are miles & miles of wind turbines. I guess
the modern Cowboys are involved in more than cattle and horses these days. The rotor diameter of one
turbine is longer than a football field!

I must admit that I was not looking forward to driving out into
what I’d call true Texas wilderness. My two ESA sisters
accompanying me made the trip fun & entertaining. We each
admired God’s creations, from the rolling Hill Country, heading
into small mountains, driving through Cuts of limestone that you
knew aged back a million years or more. Truly incredible sights.

Then ..…we arrived in Odessa! Yes, that was exciting after a 6 hour drive.
The best part of our trip was seeing our ESA Sisters, visiting with them, and
shopping through a multitude of hand-made items that these truly
incredible ladies spent hours creating. Our lovely Texas State President,
Linda Waters, made homemade fruitcakes! Now then, who takes time
for that anymore?—and they are delicious! My Mom said so!!

The inspiration of each of our members, their devotion to serving others and
doing for one another, continues to make ESA a special place in each of our
hearts. We were extremely saddened to lose one of our Texas Past State
Presidents this November. Our truly beloved Pat Polk has recruited her own
heavenly chapter. Every single member brings a glow to our lives. We’ve
heard so many stories of how ESA impacts our communities in such positive
ways.

So many of our ESA Sisters have impacted our lives & inspired us to
greatness. Please share your vibrance in ESA. Invite a guest to your
next meeting or social. Let the light that shines brightly in your life,
due to our wonderful organization, become “their light”. Someone
cared enough to “just ask” me to join them. It changed my life,
forever! What about yours?
May your blessings be as abundant as your smiles!
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Utah




Carol Priest, President
Terry Marsh, Newsletter Editor


The Holiday Season is upon us. The Utah Chapters are busy with projects to
support many different organizations. We have held garage sales and a
few of our chapters sell nuts at this time of year to raise money we can
donate during this season.

Many of our chapters also did
special programs for our Veterans
this month. As part of Hope for
Hero’s, our state is helping the
veterans with gifts for the
Veteran’s Christmas store. This is
a store where veterans can go
and get gifts for their family.

There are so many places during
the Christmas season that need
donations of food, clothing, toys,
etc. Each of our chapters fill this
need in its own special way.

Alpha Rho, in Moab, held its annual Golf Tournament for St. Jude on November 11 . It is a
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wonderful event supported by many of our local merchants. We raised $3601.50 to be donated
to St. Jude.

For those of you who know Nori Swanson,
she has gone to Member at Large. She
will be missed by her Alpha Rho sisters as
well as the rest of her Utah sisters. We
hope to see her back soon.

All of Utah hope that you can spend time
with family and friends over
Thanksgiving. If you are traveling, may
your journey return you home safely.



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Wisconsin





Valerie Priebe, President
Roberta Evans, Newsletter Editor


Wisconsin is trying some new things this year. The Leadership and Business
Meetings were combined. We have a small attendance and so were able
to meet aa Condo Complex’s social building. It was cozy, friendly, and
perfect for socializing and the newly added Potluck Luncheon.








Jeanne Williamson, Education/Leadership Chair, introduced Margaret Jankowski, The Sewing
Machine Project Founder and Director. The Sewing Machine Project collects and distributes
sewing machines to groups committed to using the machines to provide opportunities to create,
learn new skills, build confidence and contribute to their own livelihoods.

She has made 17 trips to New Orleans after Katrina. The Sewing Machine Project has given over
1,000 machines there and over 2,500 over in total. Currently, the Project is working to gather
machines for Houston. She teaches those receiving machines how to use them. After training
them, they are asked to “Pay It Forward” in their community.

In Madison, Wisconsin, the home of the Project, she and volunteers have set up several Mending
Programs in the Public Library, Community Centers, etc. to provide for the homeless population
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Go to their Website for more information: www.thesewingmachineproject.org

Jeanne also led a hands-on session of Mental Acuity Exercises. The afternoon Business Meeting
was accomplished in 2 hours. The State Council membership certainly did their homework to be
able to enact the two-year Budget, Bylaw changes, and other usual business.

We hope your Holidays are Happy, the weather is not too bad, and your Projects are successful.







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MARC Midwest Area Regional Council






Celeste Webb, President
[email protected]

Greetings from the Midwest Area
Regional Council. The MARC
Conference was held in Dearborn MI
on October 13 and 14 . If you have
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not been to a MARC Conference you need to attend as
it focuses on the E in ESA, Educationals. This year we had
three women entrepreneurs at our workshops.

The first, Maggie Varney, started a nonprofit organization
that provides wigs for kids with diseases, Wigs 4 Kids. This
is the only nonprofit in the country that offers this service
and it’s in Michigan! Most wigs for kids don’t fit as they
are made for adults and they are styles for adults too.
Maggie works with the kids to provide the wigs and she
works with them on care, nutrition, and acceptance.

The second workshop speaker was Alexis Clark. This
young, energetic woman shared her story of trying to find herself and become the best version of
herself that she could be. She traveled the world and decided to be the best chocolatier and I
believe she attained that goal! She opened shops in Detroit and Hamtramck called Bon Bon Bon. If
you ever get the opportunity to buy these chocolates do! Alex Clark made it to the Forbes 30 under
30 list!

Our final speaker was Yvette Jenkins who is the owner of Love Travels Imports. She told how her job
was downsized and how she decided to find artisan products from around the world to support
women and their families through their trade. She is helping women in poor countries by sharing their
art.

Now MARC likes to play. When MARC was started it was to
provide educationals and give members a chance to get to
know each other through fellowship and fun. We had a
wonderful time with a dance contest for the foundation, there
was time to do some sightseeing and the banquet and
installation of officers made dreams come true. In October of
2018 we will Party on the Plains! Mark your calendar now to
travel to Sioux Falls SD, October 12- 14. You won’t be sorry!



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