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Kansas State Convention will be held first weekend in May - Double Click on the bottle to see what's happening and to get your registration form!!
2018 – 2019 KANSAS STATE COUNCIL CALENDAR
March
1 - IC Distinguished Service Award entries due to the IC Awards Chair
1 - ESA Foundation Dues payable by this date to vote at IC Convention (postmarked March 1)
1 - IC Youth Award entries due to IC Awards Chair
8 Goodwill Client Birthday Party - at Adobe E. Douglas - Volunteer opportunity - Contact Karen Knorp Brown
9- District A meets in Leavenworth for Lunch & Fundraiser - Officer installation.
15 - Association of Arts Forms due to State Association of Arts Chair
24- District J meets with Gamma Lambda hosting
26- District F meets in Jetmore
District C meets in March - time and location to be announced.
April
1 - State Report Forms Due: (must be postmarked by April 1) Publicity form due to State Publicity Chair, Outstanding Chapter Form w/ Philanthropic Report due to State Outstanding Chapter Chair, Distinguished Athenian nomination due to State Educational Director,
Philanthropic Report due to State 2nd Vice President, Easter Seals Year-End Report due to State Easter Seals Chair, Goodwill Year-End Report due to State Goodwill Chair,
1 - Philanthropic Donations Due: Heartspring donations to State 2nd Vice President, Kansas Care & Share donations to Kansas Care & Share Chair, Disaster Fund donations to State Disaster Fund Chair, ESA Foundation donations to State ESA Foundation Senior Director, ESA for St. Jude donations to State ESA for St. Jude Senior Coordinator, Easter Seals donations to State Easter Seals Chair, Goodwill donations to State Goodwill Chair
12- Goodwill Blue Jean Bingo - Volunteer opportunity - contact Karen Knorp Brown.
27 - Prom at Heartspring
May
1 - Founder's Day
2 - 5 - ESA Week - 73rd Kansas State Convention and Spring State Council Meeting - Wichita, Kansas
ESA For St Jude Children’s Research Hospital Fund Raiser
5 - ESA Sunday
June
1 - First day of the ESA fiscal year
July
15-20 - 90th Anniversary of the International Convention to be held in Memphis Tennessee
August
1 - All dues are due to IC
24 - Mini leadership - KSC - Ulysses (Disaster Fund/Ks Care & Share fund raiser)
25 - KSC Summer Meeting - Ulysses
September
15 - TAX FACTS ARE DUE TO ESA HEADQUARTERS
October
10-12 - MARC Conference - Cincinnati, OH
November
9 - Mini Leadership KSC (Heartspring fund raiser) Wichita
10 - KSC Fall Meeting - Wichita
December
January 2020 - Happy New Year
18 - Mini Leadership - KSC - Manhattan (ESA Foundation / Easterseals Fund raiser )
19 - KSC Winter Board meeting - Manhattan
February
March
April
30- May 3 - 74th KSC State Convention - Olathe (ESA for St. Jude Fund raiser )
Why it pays to belong to ESA!
Epsilon Sigma Alpha, what is that? I had never heard of this outstanding service organization until July of 2011. I was first introduced to ESA through a dear friend Audrey Eoff, from Texas, who has been a member for a number of years. She and I had formerly worked together through our Newspaper in Education (NIE) programs and had attended several NIE conferences together. Since she was coming to the Kansas ESA convention, she invited me and another former NIE director from Sedalia, MO to join her for lunch. We met at the convention center and I was immediately intrigued by this enthusiastic group of ladies.
My first impression was of groups of women, milling around, looking at exhibits and seeming to be very excited about this event. I asked Audrey what this was and she immediately steered me towards the Kansas welcome booth, where I was introduced to several of the Zeta Epsilon, Overland Park chapter members. I asked them how I could join, as I had always been interested in joining a women’s sorority. I was in the process of moving from Missouri to Kansas and we exchanged contact information so I could be contacted after our move. Judy Christiansen was instrumental in keeping in contact and in October, 2011 I attended my first ESA meeting. I was again impressed with the warm welcome and friendliness of these new acquaintances and I knew I wanted to join this organization; still not sure of what it was all about. Since then I’ve gone through the ceremonies and training and am now a full member of this outstanding service organization. At the Kansas State convention in May, 2012, the incoming president asked the various nominees to answer one simple question. “What does ESA mean to me?” I have given that some thought and this is my unsolicited response. To me ESA means ... Each of Us — Some of Us — All of US Each of us: is unique and has something special to contribute. Some of us: carry more responsibility and leadership, while others give support and assistance. All of us: are needed to carry out the mission of ESA — to care for ourselves; for others in need; and for one another. I’m thankful for Audrey’s introduction to ESA and for my chapter and Kansas sisters for their warm welcome and continued support. So what is ESA? Come sit down with me and I’ll tell you all about it. Diane Goold - Zeta Epsilon |
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