2014.8.newsletter
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ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL OF DALLAS, TEXAS, INC.
DISTRICT NINE AUGUST 2014
" Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a com-mon vision. The ability to direct individual accomplish-ment toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel thatallows common people to attain uncommon results."
--Andrew Carnegie
Last Club year, President Sabra’s theme was“Championing Altrusa”. Her desire was for us to not onlysing the praises of our Club to the public, but for us tochampion and support one another and committee tocommittee. While this may not be the theme for thisClub year, it continues to be a goal. The teamwork thatwas part of Sabra’s theme is essential for the success ofour projects and our Club.
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together isprogress. Working together is success.”
--Henry Ford
As we enter the third month of our Club year, as ourgoals and plans are in place and we are executing ourideas, we see the importance of teamwork. No one com-mittee can do their work alone; it needs the support ofthe Club. Working together, cooperating with one anoth-er, and supporting the work of others will help to makeus a strong, cohesive unit that can achieve great things.
This year, our Membership Development Committee has
put together some great ideas to help us become a more
unified group. The “Friendship Basket” gives us an op-portunity to get to know one another better on a one toone basis and the “Fun of the Month” allows us to spendsocial time together as a group. These are great teambuilding activities and should truly help us with our re-tention efforts. The recruitment side of Membership De-velopment will require your help and support. The com-mittee needs your help to get potential members tomeetings or events. They depend on each of you to inviteyour friends and colleagues, talk about Altrusa with peo-ple you meet, and encourage membership to guests.The committee cannot do all this work alone, they needthe team.
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” --Helen Keller
We have many opportunities this year to do work withour Service Committee. This year, we have createdhands on service projects that will give to our communityin new ways. This work is harder than writing a check,but in many ways it is more rewarding. When we worktogether, giving with our hands and our hearts, we get tospend time together, side by side, making a difference.So far this year, we have created the blankets for Mosa-ic, working together on a couple of different occasions.There will be many more opportunities for us to worktogether this year and support the Service Committee.We all joined this organization to help our communityand do service work, this year we will need to work to-gether as a team to make that happen.
Communications needs the team behind them as well.When each committee submits its information in a time-ly matter it is easier to get the newsletter complete. Ifwe share the photos we all take at different events wewill have a more complete picture of who we are for ourClub display. We can also support our communicationsteam by sharing the information posted on social media.
The Communications committee can only get
President’s Message
Deborah Hecht
2014-2015 PresidentAltrusa Internationalof Dallas, Texas, INC.
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THIS MONTHAugust 2
Dinner for Mosaic
August 5
Board MeetingBusiness Meeting - Ways and MeansPresentation
August 12
UN International Youth day
Assembly of Goodnight Bags for Mosaic atWhole Foods Preston Forest
August 16
Called Board Meeting - Noon, Deborah’shome
August 19
Program Meeting - Mosaic speaker andpresentation of Good Night Bags
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
Sharron Vance………………………………….18
Carolyn Hollingsworth……………………….26
SERVICE REQUEST
We need solid pillowcases for our Good-night, Sleep Tight bags for Mosaic. If youhave any gently used pillowcases you canspare, please bring them to our meetingon August 5th so we will have them availa-
ble for bag assembly August 12.
information out to a limited amount of people, it’s up to each ofyou to share it and get the word out there.
"Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree withthem honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts aboutone another candidly, work together for a common goal and helpone another achieve it."
--Bill Bradley
Each year, we have choices to make on how we raise money forour projects. We could simply ask each member to write a checkand be done with it. Unfortunately, that method, while simple,brings very little besides money to our Club. Our Finances Commit-tee, and specifically our Ways and Means Committee, works to cre-ate fundraising programs that not only bring in the dollars for ourprojects, but also get our name and image out to the community.The other committees can support the work they do in so manyways. Their work also depends on the individuals in the Club toinvite their friends, ask for the donations, purchase what is beingsold, and other tasks. This year, the Ways and Means Committeehas aggressive goals and they will depend on having the team sup-
port them to get the job done.We are a team. Each of us chose to join this organization. Theoption to simply volunteer for agencies or write checks has alwaysbeen available, yet we chose Altrusa. We are a team, a family, agang, a troop, a unit, and partners. Please remember when wework as a team we are at our best.
Karen and Sheryl shopping at the Meadows Museum Gift Shop
Susie Jan Betty making blankets for Good Night Sleep Tightbags for Mosaic
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COMMITTEENEWS
Communications
Deborah and Carolyn worked on getting theclub web site ( http://dallas.altrusa.org) up-to-date. The club history is now available underthe "Who We Are" tab. Links to the June andJuly Communique issues are under NewsRoom/Club News. If anyone has updates thatthey want added to the site, please send themto Carolyn. Susie distributed the small rosterbooks in July. The full yearbook will be issuedin August. The committee was in charge of theAltrusa You program on July 1. We encourageall of you to explore the International web siteat www.altrusa.org using the Index tab to locatethe information you need. As you can see, yourCommunications Committee has been verybusy!
Service
After our club meeting on August 5, we willhave a Service Committee meeting to makeplans for our activities at Martin Luther KingLearning Center. We will be using money froman Altrusa International Grant to create an Ear-ly Readers Club. We will have parties for eachFirst Grade class where we will give the stu-dents a book, a book mark, and a t-shirt. Allmembers are invited and encouraged to stayfor the meeting. All club members are encour-aged to stay for the meeting.
Scottish Rite Volunteer opportunities in Augustinclude: tentatively 8/10/14 volunteers need-ed to stuff envelopes for a premier event.Sharron will provide details at the meetings;8/23/14 Volunteers needed for the DallasSporting Club Clay Shoot. Contact Sharron fordetails.
Volunteer opportunities with DCAC to spendsome time with the children are available.Please see Karen for details.
FinancesWe are now set up on PayPal on our web sitefor online donations. We can also use this forother fund raising events through out the year.Phyllis presented the Club financials for June @the 1st meeting and our bank account
FUN OF THE MONTH T
THE ME DOWS MUSEUM
JUNE BOARD ACTIONSBoard approved the Ways and Means proposal
JUNE CLUB ACTIONSClub was made aware of a possible to change to our Founda-tion. Policy 27 means we will need to make changes to thename of our Foundation and possibly come under the um-brella of the International Foundation. We are wait to hearthe results of the International Board meeting of July beforethe Board and Club make any decisions.
By Meg Muller
11 Atrusans and 2 Altrousers enjoyed an interesting tour at theMeadows Museum on Saturday 7/19/14. Some of the groupmet beforehand at La Madeline and then at 3 PM our docentMary led us on our tour. We began with the history of the muse-um and Algur Meadows love of art and in particular Spanishart. Next we toured "The Spanish Gesture" exhibit which weredrawings from Murillo to Goya. These were sketches drawn bythe artists before creating the paintings and were filled with in-tricate detail. Many were used to develop prints. We learnedabout the numerous steps to complete one print. Our tour con-tinued on through halls of paintings where we learned about thehistory of the ruling families. Also which ones were martyrs. Did
you know that portraits were completed throughout their livesso the people could see what the ruling family looked like? Weall commented on the deep reds and rich blues and green col-ors used in all of the paintings. They were so vivid without beingbright. Of course we had to support the Museum gift shop andthen ended out day at the Trinity Hall Irish Pub. What a wonder-ful and informative afternoon spent with Altrusans. Stay tunedto next months "Fun of the Month"!
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August Principle and Responsibility
balanced. Meg presented the financials for Junefrom the Foundation financials and our bank ac-count is balanced!
Membership Development
Don’t forget to call your “Buddy” between meet-ings. Stay tuned for more Fun of the Monthevents!
Principle: Election to Altrusa is an evidence of confidencewhich imposes upon the recipient the obligation to strive to betrue to the highest standards of life in her personal and busi-ness relations.
Responsibility : Know the bylaws and policies necessary tomeaningful participation and keep informed on the organiza-tion by reading all Altrusa publications.
International Youth Day 12 August 2014: Mental Health Matters
International Youth Day gives an opportunity to celebrate young peoples’ energy, imagination and initiatives. Cele-brations at the United Nations Headquarters and around the world will recognize the vital contributions young peo-
ple make to promoting mental health and overcoming challenges. With access to the right support, every personcan reach their potential.
Committee News
Continued
Betty Sheryl Frances Latonya and Anne at Fun of the Month
S VE THE D TE
Fall Leadership Event - Nov. 15 2014 (Sat, Nov 15, 2014)
District Nine is hosting the Fall LeadershipEvent in Allen, Texas at the Hilton GardenInn, Saturday November 15, 2014.
A special Altrusa University workshop will beheld for newer Altrusans after lunch. Every-
one is welcome.
Friday dinner with the Board of Directorswill be an option for those staying overnight.
indness is a language which the deafcan hear and the blind can read”
Mark Twain