%% Kappa Delta Online %%
-- An informal unofficial newsletter for members of Kappa Delta Sorority and a few friends! --
Volume 11, Issue 11
Please send comments, submissions and unsubscribe requests to aioannides@aol.com or kdonline@yahoo.com or kaydeeonline@gmail.com.
December 1, 2005
Hello everyone..
December is here! As if on cue, those of us in the Seattle area got our first snow of the season. (For me, it is my first real snow since I've lived here.) I know some of you are laughing, but living my entire life in Florida, I never experienced driving in snow. Hurricanes & tropical storms, yes. Anyway, it was beautiful, and my one-year-old son Jake loved playing in it.
In this week's mail, I also got my Kappa Delta Christmas Seals. They are adorable! I also heard that the Winter Angelos is in mailboxes too. If you haven't received yours, please make sure your address is up-to-date with KD: www.kappadelta.org.
And in email, the Kappa Delta Alumnae Advisor-E for December 2005 has been published. You can view that on HQ's site as well.
I hope to get at least one more issue out before the end of the year...so if you have any news to report, please send it in early! Thanks!
AOT,
Annie
%%%%%%%%%%
From: kdnyaa@hotmail.com
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA:
Sunday, December 4th - Join KDNYAA for a Cookie Swap beginning at 2pm.
Everyone is encouraged to bake their favorite cookie or dessert and to bring
the recipe to swap recipes and desserts. We look forward to seeing you!
KDNYAA Winter Book Club meeting will be Jan. 17th at 7pm at Blue Water Grill
(17th and Union Square). The book is 'Memoirs of a Geisha' by Arthur Golden
- pick up your copy now and start reading!
Happy Birthday to ALL our members who will be celebrating this November and
December 2005! Have a wonderful day!
If you are interested in more information on the Kappa Delta New York
Alumnae Association, please visit our local website at
www.kdnyaa.homestead.com or email kdnyaa@hotmail.com.
%%%%%%%%%%
From: law4jlg@hotmail.com
The Washington DC Alumane Association (WDCAA) has a fun and festive December planned. Check out the event listings below or visit our website at http://www.wdcaaofkd.com. We hope to see you at an event or two. Happy Holidays!
Celebrate the season with your sisters at the WDCAA annual holiday party on Saturday, December 3 from 7pm-10pm. This year, Jen and Whitney will graciously open their home in Falls Church to us. All attending are asked to bring either an appetizer or dessert to share. We will also be having an ornament exchange, so if you would like to participate, please bring a gift-wrapped ornament. A collection of holiday items will be taken for the Alternative House and a suggested donation "wish list" will be sent to all attending. This is a WDCAA Members-Only event. Significant others welcome. Dress is festive! To RSVP and for directions, contact Whitney at swp391@hotmail.com.
The WDCAA has a fabulous way to ring in the holidays...join us for a beautiful candlelight tour of the Mount Vernon mansion on Sunday, December 11 at 6:30pm. The tour includes the third floor of the mansion, not normally included on tours, as well as cider, cookies, caroling, and a bonfire on the grounds. Friends and family are welcome! Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children under 11. We have purchased a set amount of tickets, so contact Sarah at advantageswc@erols.com to check on availability.
The WDCAA Bethesda-area KD Ladies Who Lunch will be meeting on Tuesday, December 13 at 12pm at Trattoria Sorrento, located at 4930 Cordell Avenue. Take a break from work-day stress and join your sisters for lunch. RSVP to Jen at law4jlg@hotmail.com.
The WDCAA Tysons-area KD Ladies Who Lunch will be meeting on Wednesday, December 14 at 12pm at Essential Grill, located at 8521 Leesburg Pike. Take a break from work-day stress and join your sisters for lunch. RSVP to Christy at CWBalisle@aol.com.
Join the WDCAA Crooked Halos for our 2nd December social hour on Thursday, December 15 at 6:30pm. Location TBA, but it will be near the National Christmas Tree, which we will be visiting after the social hour. Contact Jen at law4jlg@hotmail.com for more details.
The WDCAA K Street-area KD Ladies Who Lunch will be meeting on Friday, December 16 at 12pm. Location TBA. Contact Anne at annie.hoar@gmail.com for more details.
The WDCAA Scrapbooking Group will be holding their monthly KD Crop session on Sunday, December 18 at 2pm at Kelly's apartment in Alexandria. Bring your photos and scrapbooking materials for a fun and productive afternoon. For directions and to RSVP, contact Kelly at klybly@att.net.
The WDCAA Alexandria-area KD Ladies Who Lunch will be meeting on Monday, December 19 at 1pm at Fuddrucker's, located at 4141 Duke Street. Take a break from work-day stress and join your sisters for lunch. RSVP to Gina at gina.fink@uspto.gov.
Join the WDCAA Crooked Halos for our 3rd December social hour on Thursday, December 29 at 6:30pm. Location TBA. Contact Kelly at klybly@att.net for more details.
%%%%%%%%%%
From: un55kd@earthlink.net
The Coachella Valley AA will meet for dinner and an ornament ecchange on Monday, December 12. If you are new to the Palm Springs area or just getting away from snow during the winter, we would love to have you join us. Please contact Mary Doyle at un55kd@earthlink.net.
%%%%%%%%%%
From: MarieK1@aol.com
San Fernando Valley Kappa Delta AA Holiday Brunch
Location: Rosanne McCracken's
When: Saturday, December 10, 10:30am
PUT THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR
- YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT
The San Fernando Valley Kappa Delta AA will meet at 10:30 AM on
Saturday, December 10 in the home of Rosanne McCracken for a Potluck
Holiday Brunch & Ornament Exchange. Please bring a wrapped ornament for
the exchange and an unwrapped Teddy Bear which we will take to the Los
Angeles Police department to distribute to traumatized children.
All Kappa Deltas are invited to attend. If you are not a current member
of the SFV Kappa Delta AA, please come as our guest. You do not have to
bring any food. You may bring another KD as a guest. Just indicate how
many are coming in your response.
You won't want to miss this event as Rosanne goes all out in decorating
her home with animated Christmas toys and decorations.
San Fernando Valley Kappa Delta AA.
For information and directions and suggestions on what food to bring,
e-mail Marie Kaden at MarieK1@aol.com
%%%%%%%%%%
From: msellers@crc4pr.com
Hello KD Ladies,
Just wanted to share my excitement - I am engaged!! Jason proposed to me in Newport, RI and we are planning a Sept 2006 wedding in Arlington, VA. Jason and I met in 2003 at a wedding, I was the wedding planner and he was a groomsmen. Yipeeee, its my turn to be a bride.
AOT
Meredith Sellers
ZN Lynchburg, College
%%%%%%%%%%
From: shannon_caywood@hotmail.com
My husband and I welcomed our first child into the world on Saturday,
November 5. His name is Kaleb Thomas Henning Caywood - he was 7lbs 12oz and
20 1/2 inches long. All of us are tired, but doing well.
Thanks,
Shannon Stanley Caywood
Delta Pi - 1989
%%%%%%%%%%
[ed. note: I was reading past issues, and my good friend Ellen Utschig sent this in several years ago...thought I'd repost it one more time. :) - Annie]
A FRIEND OF THE HEART
Is a friend you can trust,
Who's always there for you,
Sharing your secrets,
Encouraging dreams,
And understanding, too.
A FRIEND OF THE HEART
Is a friend for a lifetime,
For whether you're near or apart,
A friend is as close
As your happiest memories --
And, as always, as close as your heart.
- Emily Matthews
%%%%%%%%%%
* TO GET AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED, just email aioannides@aol.com or kdonline@yahoo.com. ARTICLES ARE PUBLISHED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE RECEIVED, UNLESS TIMING IS OF IMPORTANCE (just let me know). You may submit msgs as often as you like. Please do not submit personal information, such as phone numbers or addresses; these will be edited and replaced with your email address. All newsletters can be found at http://kdonliner.tripod.com. This is NOT a password-protected area; it can be accessed by anyone. Keep this in mind when posting your messages. If you have a concern about something that was published, please email aioannides@aol.com.
The KD Online newsletter is not official an publication of Kappa Delta Headquarters or its entities. The views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of the newsletter editor and/or Kappa Delta Headquarters. Anyone posting a message is solely responsible for the truth and accuracy of such communication.
* Please add aioannides@aol.com and kaydeeonline@gmail.com to your address book (or "buddy", "safe", "approved", or "trusted sender" lists) to ensure you will continue to receive these newsletters.
* There is a discussion group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kappa_Delta/join, also unofficial. To subscribe, email a blank msg to Kappa_Delta-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. This requires you to obtain a YahooID and each message contains an advertisement, not endorsed by Kappa Delta or the moderator.
* Kappa Delta Headquarters has established an internet policy: http://www.kappadelta.org/MemberServices/InternetPolicy.htm
* For any questions about subscribing or unsubscribing from this newsletter, please send email to aioannides@aol.com. Send general questions about Kappa Delta (snail mail addresses changes, AA or chapter locations) to Headquarters at kappadelta@kappadelta.org or call 800-536-1897.
###